Stories from Salman Rashid
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Truthful inaccuracy
I fear Zero Dark Thirty may well turn out to be prophetic: that one day, we will totally succumb to Arab imperialism.
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No quiet place
Across Pakistan, Qingqi retain their original silencers. But Punjab is with the curse where they must operate without.
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The Alafis’ refuge
About an hour after leaving the transport and grinding ever upward through Kech Bund one comes to Kussui Kalat.
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The Alafis in Sindh
When the Arabs consolidated their hold on Makran, the Alafis fled east to Sindh, seeking refuge with Raja Dahar.
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Invasion of Sindh
The Chachnama tells us that in the year 632 Mughera led the first assault, a naval expedition, on Debal.
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The Chachnama
In 1216, Ali bin Mohammad Kufi, wishing to learn about the history of Sindh sought out true sources & wrote the book.
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He came by sea?
MbQ was instructed by Hujaj bin Yusuf to travel through Shiraz, Iran. Thus his route was south by east by way of Kech.
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Ari Pir
Ari Pir was a staging post between Sehwan to Lahut Valley for malangs who passed through from former to latter.
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The man and the ‘naseeb’
When one fetes a traveller, it is not long after that one finds oneself on the lonely road in need of hospitality.