PAKISTAN

Location - Indian Subcontinent; Capital - Islamabad; Population - 164 million; Currency - Pakistan Rupee MORE PAKISTAN

I flew to Karachi in 1993, and headed north to the Punjab.

The Pakistani currency - 5 rupees

The Maqbools at their nursery in Gujranwala, Punjab

With the Maqbool family, Gujranwala

Mr Maqbool, Gujranwala

Travelling through the streets of Gujranwala

Visiting family of friends, in Sialkot

Peshawar market, near the Khyber Pass

Streets of Darra Adam Khel in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan, near the Afghan border

Making replica AK-47 guns amongst others, in Darra. Also for sale were surface-to-air missiles, grenades etc

Gun seller, Darra. I was assigned a guide and bodyguard on arrival at Darra, and fired bullets from the rooftop. Many locals seemed to be doing the same..

Central Rawalpindi

Badshahi Mosque, Lahore

Courtyard of the Badshahi Mosque, Lahore

Mosque in Lahore

Lahore - It's not too long before the kids gather around the camera..

Inside Lahore Fort - Lahore

Market in Lahore

Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore. Site of the demand for the creation of a homeland for the Muslims of India in 1940

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