Okara village says hello

Published November 6, 2010
A man stands next to bicycle repair stall  in Okara village in Punjab province, Pakistan, Friday, Nov. 5, 2010.
A man stands next to bicycle repair stall in Okara village in Punjab province, Pakistan, Friday, Nov. 5, 2010.
A woman picks cotton in a field.
A woman picks cotton in a field.
Fruit vendors sit by their stalls on the roadside.
Fruit vendors sit by their stalls on the roadside.
A man sits inside his bicycle repair stall waiting for customers.
A man sits inside his bicycle repair stall waiting for customers.
A man walks a sheep he bought from a livestock market.
A man walks a sheep he bought from a livestock market.
Men waiting their turn to have a haircut at a street barber wait patiently.
Men waiting their turn to have a haircut at a street barber wait patiently.
Women pick cotton in a field.
Women pick cotton in a field.
A man having a haircut at a street barber is reflected in his mirror while others wait their turn.
A man having a haircut at a street barber is reflected in his mirror while others wait their turn.

Tricky time never stops, that moment walked me by without bothering to say. Say hello. - Photos by AP.

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