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The diversity in Pakistan

Dawn.com Published April 21, 2011
Farmers gather around trucks loaded with watermelons as they bargain with dealers at a fruit market in Lahore. ? Photo by AFP
Farmers gather around trucks loaded with watermelons as they bargain with dealers at a fruit market in Lahore. ? Photo by AFP
A rally against Raymond Davis takes place in Lahore. Tensions triggered by the arrest of the CIA contractor have hardly ebbed since he was released last month. ? Photo by AP
A rally against Raymond Davis takes place in Lahore. Tensions triggered by the arrest of the CIA contractor have hardly ebbed since he was released last month. ? Photo by AP
A worker cleans a used guitar at a shop in Karachi, for the resale of used music items, as local companies import second-hand instruments from abroad and resell them to people who cannot afford to buy new expensive items. ? Photo by AFP
A worker cleans a used guitar at a shop in Karachi, for the resale of used music items, as local companies import second-hand instruments from abroad and resell them to people who cannot afford to buy new expensive items. ? Photo by AFP
Actress Veena Malik displays the new collection of designer Riyaz Gangji. ? Photo by AFP
Actress Veena Malik displays the new collection of designer Riyaz Gangji. ? Photo by AFP
A girl watches from her window during the protests of Hizb ut Tahrir in Rawalpindi. ? Photo by AFP
A girl watches from her window during the protests of Hizb ut Tahrir in Rawalpindi. ? Photo by AFP
A man unloads bales of used clothes from a truck on the outskirts of Lahore. ? Photo by Reuters
A man unloads bales of used clothes from a truck on the outskirts of Lahore. ? Photo by Reuters
A family flees their village due to the ongoing clashes between militants and the army. ? Photo by AP
A family flees their village due to the ongoing clashes between militants and the army. ? Photo by AP
People celebrate a victory with their dog in a dog fight in Lahore. ? Photo by AFP
People celebrate a victory with their dog in a dog fight in Lahore. ? Photo by AFP
Christians hold palm fronds during blessing rites outside a church in Lahore, on Sunday. Roman Catholics across the country observe Palm Sunday to mark the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem and to usher the start of Holy Week. ? Photo by AP
Christians hold palm fronds during blessing rites outside a church in Lahore, on Sunday. Roman Catholics across the country observe Palm Sunday to mark the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem and to usher the start of Holy Week. ? Photo by AP
Children help their family members to construct their house in a slum in Karachi. ? Photo by AP
Children help their family members to construct their house in a slum in Karachi. ? Photo by AP
A man peels Neem twigs at a sidewalk in Karachi. Branches of the Neem tree are commonly used as traditional toothbrushes for medical purposes. ? Photo by Reuters
A man peels Neem twigs at a sidewalk in Karachi. Branches of the Neem tree are commonly used as traditional toothbrushes for medical purposes. ? Photo by Reuters
Carpenters work on a fishing boat in Karachi harbor. ? Photo by AP
Carpenters work on a fishing boat in Karachi harbor. ? Photo by AP
A man cleans the hoofs of his donkey in Karachi. ? Photo by Reuters
A man cleans the hoofs of his donkey in Karachi. ? Photo by Reuters

Pakistan, being one of the most populous countries in the world, is home to an array of citizens from different cultures and ethnicity. Images from Veena Malik to workers in Karachi explain it all.

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irfan
Apr 22, 2011 10:35am
hats off to the photographer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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prince
Apr 22, 2011 12:41pm
perhaps, now it is time that we made this diversity our strength and show the world that we are a strong and a most capable nation in the world.
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deba
Apr 22, 2011 01:41pm
i am from india..i am a regular reader of dawn newspaper...pakistani brothers and sisters are like we Indians only. our tradition and culture is same.. its acceptable fact in every indian heart there is a pakistani ..Pakistan is the country closest to Indian culture....and yes i love the photos...
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Ravi
Apr 22, 2011 02:30pm
When you say diversity of pakistan, i see no pic of Sikh's and Hindu walks of life? That's funny... Are they not part of your country or you do not consider them at all?
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keroro
Apr 22, 2011 03:52pm
Also there is no picture of Muslim. Ravi don't be so extreme......
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Raza
Apr 25, 2011 09:10pm
Excellent point... and more over the pictures revolve around lahore and karachi where is Balochistan and Khyber pakhtoonkhuwah or Sindh Per Se. This is not diversity in Pakistan...This is randomness in Pakistan.
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Raza Mujtaba
Apr 25, 2011 09:14pm
People celebrating a dog fight is a diversity.... what a shame... would that not have better if he had gone to look into the lives of chitral kaghan and mardan rather than a dog fight.
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