Pakistani Postcards!

I sent them to my family and one to myself while I was in Islamabad.

I drank this camel's milk for a month on daily basis....it tastes good..

Alma, a Kazakh friend brought me these two things from Kazakhstan: flour and a soviet-style pot...love it! Hey, thanks!!

Pakistani camel's milk in a Kazakh pot.. ^^

I made myself a chapati with the Kazakh flour...it was very soft even though it is not a whole wheat!

My favorite is the sarsoon ka saag, a small plot dedicated to it at home in Islamabad.

Missing them already - the season is just around the corner in Pakistan...Amrud/guava in Korea are used as a decorative plant....one can't find them in Korea.

Pakistan is so rich in fruits and vegetables and that too for throw away prices....can't beat that!

Fish being sold near my house in Islamabad...for only a dollar a kilo.

Islamabad Beyond Barricades!

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Walking Through Islamabad: Between G-11 and F-11



A mazar's door of an unknown saint!





Dirt-cheap oranges can be seen everywhere- near a crossing!



Cattle Herd that supplies milk to the locals.



Malnourished calf  :-( A perfect pose!



Adorable and scared!





A Chicken in husk houses..



Enjoying the day...

More of them...



Most solid structure - a masjid (mosque)  in the neighborhood built illegally!



Mosque from afar...



A vey unique grave - solid stone carved!



A husk-house and apartments in backdrop...



Kitchen area!

A gardener trimming his beard and a hukkah on his side!



Gardener's traditional shoes called Khussa (made with pure leather and hand stiched)



Apartments for Federal Government Officials and some of them are rented out to Afghan Familes by the proud owners!

PTI 's (Imran Khan's Party) Flag rising high on a husk-house - PTI picking up real roots at the grass-root level!



Margalla Hills in the backdrop!



Mobile ice-cream vendor



Carpets being sold at the road -side in Islamabad - the most frequent scene!



More carpets: how much does CDA and Islamabad Police get in kickbacks???



More Pakistani rugs and carpets



Mahasher (also called Mahseer or Indian Salmon or Tiger Fish) - such fish stalls are found on the road sides in Islamabad!