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					<title><![CDATA[What Giants Offer To Aspiring Anthropologists: Lessons From Travel Literature]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Travel is easy to undertake, convenient to describe, difficult to write, and harder still to write well about.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:02:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Can There Be A People-Centred Approach to Tourism in Gilgit-Baltistan?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Gilgit-Baltistan has the potential to attract millions of tourists because of its unique natural landscape and beauty.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:01:17 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Stranded In Paradise – Surviving Hurricane Lala In Kauai]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[How could someone be stranded in paradise? Paradise is a place with unlimited pleasures.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:23:02 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Sightseeing To Living: A New Way To Experience China]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When British traveller Wilko Wanders walked into a park in Shanghai, he expected to be just an observer, watching local people enjoy their daily lives.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:41:49 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Margalla To Nairobi: A Tale Of Two Environmental Visions]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[From Nairobi to the many streets in India, the student protests have brought smiles to millions if not billions of souls.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nilofer Afridi Qazi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nilofer Afridi Qazi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:23:34 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Antilibrary Of Hyderabad: Inside Akbar Dhamrah’s 10,000-Book Sanctuary]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The name Akbar may mislead some readers.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:35:19 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Paradise Hijacked: How One Of The World’s Finest Destinations Turned Into A Land Of Mafias]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan was handed everything on a silver platter by nature.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mansoor Riaz]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:22:01 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Step Inside The Indus Valley Civilisation: Essential Sites To Visit At Mohenjo-Daro’s Lower City]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The HR Area is a large building complex at the Mohenjo-Daro Archaeological Site.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:15:55 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[ Step Inside The Indus Valley Civilisation: Essential Sites To Visit At Mohenjo-Daro – II]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Click here for the first part of this guide


City-states in the Indus Valley Civilisation operated as autonomous, highly organised urban centres governed by councils of rulers, governors, officials, landowners, religious leaders, traders, and merchants.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:45:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Step Inside The Indus Valley Civilisation: Essential Sites To Visit At Mohenjo-Daro]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Ancient Indus Valley Civilisation was dominated by various major urban centres that functioned as highly organised regional capitals or city-states.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:32:58 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Trading Forests For Concrete – The Illusion Of Eco-Tourism In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan is no longer approaching a climate emergency; it is experiencing its consequences in real time.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fazal Maula Zahid]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fazal Maula Zahid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 16:50:22 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pilgrim’s Progress: A Journey Of The Soul Through Punjab’s Heart]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The journey began at the stroke of nine on a Saturday morning, the Islamabad air still holding the crisp, translucent promise of the north before the sun climbed too high.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Madiha Arsalan Haneef]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Madiha Arsalan Haneef]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:05:01 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Hainan Playbook: Transforming A Consumer Expo Into A Global Carnival]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Click here to read about how the Hainan Expo is redefining wellness travel - the first half of our coverage 

 
This was not your ordinary expo.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, SPOTLIGHT, Technology, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:28:41 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Finding Books, Buddhism And Bars: A First Trip To Cambodia]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Ever since I was a little child, I wanted to go to the country called Cambodia.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Danial Tanvir]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Danial Tanvir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:19:38 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Unfinished Tragedy: How The Shadows Of The American Civil War Still Linger]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Civil War was massive in scale for a conflict that was waged in the 19th century.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:22:47 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Cairo - City Of A Thousand Minarets And Countless Stories]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Cairo is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa, with a population of 10 million.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:08:55 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Encountering Caesar’s Rome And His Muddy Grave]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I studied at Catholic schools in Hyderabad, Sukkur and Karachi.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Diary, Editor's Picks, Features, History, Legacy, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:53:35 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Experiencing Cancun As The Gateway To Mayan Civilisation]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Mayan civilization developed across the areas that now constitute southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and Honduras, from ~2000 BC to the Spanish arrival, with a peak during a period known as the Classic Period (200&ndash;900 AD).]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:15:09 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[What Paris Taught Me About Tourism - And Why Pakistan Still Struggles To Unlock Its Potential]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I am writing this from Paris, a city that does not loudly announce its greatness, yet somehow reminds you of it at every step.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zalmay Azad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Diary, Economy, Features, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zalmay Azad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 22:58:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Lincoln's Language Saved The Union]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[This may sound incredible, but Lincoln never attended college.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:43:50 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Valid Visas, Yet Offloaded: The FIA's Controversial 'Profile Checking' At Pakistani Airports]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistani travellers holding valid visas, airline tickets and hotel bookings are increasingly being stopped at airports by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for what officials call &ldquo;profile checking,&rdquo; raising serious concerns over transparency, legality and human rights.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zalmay Azad]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zalmay Azad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 22:25:26 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[An Explorer's Guide To Mohenjo-Daro - II]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Click here for the first part of this guide
The Indus people perhaps spoke a proto-Dravidian language and followed a polytheistic religion.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 21:41:24 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[An Explorer's Guide To Mohenjo-Daro - I]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Sir John Marshall writes in the Annual Report of the Archaeological Survey of India 1925-26 that: &ldquo;By the beginning of December (1925), when I arrived at Mohenjo-Daro, the following officers, with their staffs, were already assembled in camp;-Mr H Hargaves (Superintendent, Frontier Circle), Mr MS Vats (Officiating Superintendent, Northern.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sheikh Javed Ali Sindhi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 21:52:01 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Seeing The World Firsthand: The True Value Of Time And Money Spent On Travel]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/11-Nov-2025/seeing-world-firsthand-true-value-time-money-spent-travel]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Traveling&mdash;it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:12:32 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Yin And Yang of Travel: Adventures That Killed My Interest]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Traveling is always an adventure.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Diary, Features, Travel, Adventure]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 02:58:09 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Beyond The Great Wall: Uncovering The Layers Of Modern China]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Our plane banked on its approach into Beijing and the Great Wall swung into view.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 01:36:32 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From San Marco To Murano: A Journey Through Europe's Finest Drawing Room]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been a while since I was there, but memories of Venice are still fresh.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:15:47 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Beyond Sightseeing: Baku As A Mirror For Islamabad's Potential]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Last year, I had the privilege of visiting Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, a city where the Caspian Sea kisses the shorelines of history and modernity.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zalmay Azad]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zalmay Azad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:07:41 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[It Is Virtually Impossible To Get Bored In Hawaii]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Last month, we visited Hawaii for the 40th time since our first visit in 1992.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 04:22:53 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Case For Killing Tourism]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Growing up, we are often told that travel makes us better as human beings.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Meezan Zahra Khwaja]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Book Review, Books, Editor's Picks, Features, Review, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Meezan Zahra Khwaja]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2025 03:52:37 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Gobustan And The Caspian: Tracing Humanity’s First Footsteps In Azerbaijan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan is a pleasant and vibrant city.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fateh-ul-Mulk Ali Nasir]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fateh-ul-Mulk Ali Nasir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 01:20:08 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Memory And Metros: A Pakistani Homecoming To Moscow’s New-Old Charm]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Returning to Moscow after 30 years, I wasn't quite sure if I would remember or feel anything.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nilofer Afridi Qazi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Food, Heritage, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nilofer Afridi Qazi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 17:20:44 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Buddhist Trail Less Traveled: Faxian’s Journey Through Today’s Pakistan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Faxian wasn&rsquo;t the first Chinese monk to travel west in search of Buddhist wisdom, but his account stands out for its detail.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadir Mansoor]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadir Mansoor]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 05:01:52 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Canal Colonies To Solar Wells: A Journey Through Pakistan's Breadbasket]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[It took me sixty years to keep the promise, but finally I was there in his village Noor Shah, at a distance of 160 kilometres from Lahore.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Diary, Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, SPOTLIGHT, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2025 22:22:47 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Bloom And Explore: Pakistan’s Springtime Escapes]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Spring in Pakistan is like the country hitting the refresh button.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sohaib Rumi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sohaib Rumi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 23:45:38 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Experencing Sargodha As Pakistan's Very Own California]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Nestled in the fertile plains of Punjab, Pakistan, lies the city of Sargodha, a region synonymous with a citrus delight&mdash;the kinnow fruit.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maj Gen Dr Muhammad Masudul Hasan Nuri]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Maj Gen Dr Muhammad Masudul Hasan Nuri]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 20:22:37 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA["Here I Am, Labbayk”: A Travelogue - II]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Click here for the previous entry in this series
Wherever you turn there is the face of God (Surah al-Baqarah, 2:115)
At the Ka&rsquo;ba, you spiral the great Oneness, now drifting closer, now farther, keeping your gaze centered, raising your hands to your lips and sending a kiss in the direction of &ldquo;Hajar-e-Aswad&rdquo; or the.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shadab Zeest Hashmi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shadab Zeest Hashmi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:57:57 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA["Here I Am, Labbayk”: A Travelogue - I]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[You arrive in Makkah, a stranger.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shadab Zeest Hashmi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shadab Zeest Hashmi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:50:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[On The Hippie Trail From London To Rawalpindi]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[It was September 1970, and my two companions and I had camped for the night in the small garden of a run-down hotel that European travellers aptly nicknamed the "Herat Hotel of Horrors.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Major General Syed Ali Hamid]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Major General Syed Ali Hamid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 19:13:37 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[Sometimes the most remarkable journeys begin with a simple twist of fate.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Patton]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Robert Patton]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:27:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Trials, Tribulations And Joys Of A Helicopter Ride]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[After showing us the towering surf at the North Shore on the island of Oahu in the state of Hawaii, the pilot of the blue helicopter turned the craft around.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 17:40:23 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[To Iznik, Land Of Pottery, Olives And Lemons]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The fruit of a day trip to Iznik was a car laden with fresh peaches, grapes the size of thumbs and bottles of olive oil from the local orchards and farms.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Momina Aijazuddin]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Momina Aijazuddin]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2024 13:44:09 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[To Sao Paulo, The Waterfalls At Iguacu, And Rio De Janeiro]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I had long wanted to go to Brazil, which occupies half of Latin America.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2024 20:09:01 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[Frank Sinatra called New York a city that doesn&rsquo;t sleep.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 18:44:39 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[After a prolonged period of ten years, on the sixth day of Eid Al-Azha, we went to Gadani, one of the coastal cities of Balochistan, to immerse ourselves in perfect weather and explore the charms of these coastal climes.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shahmeer Masood]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2024 10:09:39 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve just returned from a trip to Spain and Sweden.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nilofer Afridi Qazi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nilofer Afridi Qazi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 15:52:21 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Solo Trip Through Balochistan In Winter 1977]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[After having crossed the border from India into Pakistan, I was looking forward to visit the famous towns Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro which are two places from the Indus civilisation built around 2600 BC.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank van den Berge]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Frank van den Berge]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 01:31:41 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[After a brief bus ride from my hotel in Pest, I got off on the Buda side of Budapest.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Syed Amir]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2024 23:06:17 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[Whether it be the distinctive Omani tradition of Ardhah, where locals exhibit great skills in dealing with and taming horses and camels, or the preservation of traditional architectural marvels, Oman&rsquo;s tourism industry fosters pride in preserving and appreciating its cultural heritage for future generations.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Momina Khan]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:24:31 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[One morning, we embarked on an expedition to explore Kohistan &ndash;rugged terrain once inhabited by humans predating the mature Indus civilisation.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Farooq Sargani]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 14:08:29 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan, a nation graced with a rich tapestry of history and cultural diversity, proudly showcases its heritage in a collection of renowned museums.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali Kashif]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:44:46 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Dry And The Cold: In A Rare Sight, Snow Covers Sand Dunes Of Sarfaranga Dessert]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Nature has its own diversity and elegance; a mesmerizing sight was witnessed in the Sarfaranga Cold Desert when it received snowfall on Sunday.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adeel Daniel]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 17:01:41 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Taste Of Mexico In San Jose Del Cabo]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[It was the 21st of December and the peak of the holiday season.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 10:59:30 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan Listed In Top 50 Countries For Tourism]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Lonely Planet, an international travel guidebook publisher, has listed Pakistan in the top 50 places for tourism.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[News Desk]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 11 Nov 2023 16:30:14 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Cats And Dogs Of Istanbul]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/19-Oct-2023/cats-and-dogs-of-istanbul]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The way a society treats its animals is reflective of its humanity.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Momina Aijazuddin]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Diary, Features, Travel, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Momina Aijazuddin]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 12:18:04 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Anarkali Is An Evocative Bazaar]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Some historical places, where you start spending a considerable amount of time, unknowingly become an inseparable part of yourself.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Usama Malik]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Cricket, Diary, Features, Travel, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Usama Malik]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 13:07:06 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Walk Down The Streets Of Ottoman Hungary]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In my student days in England in the 1960s, I yearned to visit Budapest, the capital of Hungary and reputed to be one of the world&rsquo;s most beautiful cities.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Syed Amir]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, Legacy, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 06:12:07 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Of Turkish Delights And Istanbul Football]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[We have been discovering Istanbul this month.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Momina Aijazuddin]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Sport, Travel, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Momina Aijazuddin]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2023 20:02:54 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Mexi-stan – As We Could Have Been]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I ran to the plaza in front of the Basilica of Guadalupe, my eyes fixated on the dazzling procession before me.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahnoor Fatima]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Diary, Features, Travel, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mahnoor Fatima]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 14:58:45 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[My Summer Of Intentional Travels: Bangkok, Oxford, Accra, Istanbul]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[What a year of globetrotting it&rsquo;s been thus far, encompassing Southeast Asia, West Africa, the UK and the seat of former Ottoman power, Istanbul.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fawzia Afzal-Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Diary, Editor's Picks, Features, Perspective, Travel, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fawzia Afzal-Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 20:44:44 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The North Remembers: A Message To Pakistani Domestic Tourists]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[With the increasing heat, and an increasing population in the cities, many people wish to spend a few days away from the commotion, heatwaves, daily stress and dirt of Pakistani cities.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zubair Torwali]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Travel, Features, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zubair Torwali]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2023 12:34:56 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Encountering The Deep South In Charleston, South Carolina]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I was talking to a woman in Washington, DC, whose conference badge showed her name and Carolina.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Travel, Features, Diary, History, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 21:56:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Town Called Albuquerque In A State Called New Mexico]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Everyone knows where Mexico is.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Travel, Features, Diary]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 22:35:05 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Experiencing The Golden Flavours Of Samarkand]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Travelling through Central Asia the last few decades has been one of the side benefits of my professional career.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Momina Aijazuddin]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Travel, Features, Diary]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 21:43:48 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Of Dangerous Dreamers And A Sojourn In Wadi Rum]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Wadi Rum – the very name echoes the sound of rippling sand and lurching camels.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Momina Aijazuddin]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Travel, Features, Diary, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2023 20:51:34 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[NHA And A Private Company Ruined The Chitral-Shandur Road]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Infrastructure is the main consideration for the development of a country.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adil Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 21:58:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Drive Through The Bible Belt In The American South]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I flew from San Francisco, California to Atlanta, Georgia with the intention of driving to Chattanooga and Nashville in Tennessee.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Travel, Features, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 13:36:53 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Integrated Development Projects In KP — Boon Or Bane?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In June 2019, the World Bank, according to its website, approved the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Integrated Tourism Development Project (KITE).]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zubair Torwali]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Travel, Features, Economy, Reports]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 21:55:05 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Nine Days In Berlin]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[This trip had been long in the making.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2023 17:58:52 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Epiphany In Hong Kong]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Mar-2023/epiphany-in-hong-kong]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Many people have a fear of flying.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Travel, Features, Diary]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 21:29:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Karachi Kaleidoscope]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Dashing from pillar to post trying to squeeze in visits to relatives and friends alongside interviews of 2 feminist activist-artists for my unfolding book project on Queer Pakistani Performativities, and a third with the first Black Pakistani woman elected to parliamentary office for the major political party in the province of Sindh, the PPP or.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fawzia Afzal-Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Art, Travel, Features, Culture]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fawzia Afzal-Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 11:23:01 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Second Visit To Egypt’s Great Pyramids Cast A Spell On Me]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The pyramids at Giza near Cairo are the only surviving members of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Travel, Features, Diary, Heritage]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2023 08:49:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Treasures Of Mexico's Puerto Vallarta]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Puerto Vallarta lies in southern Mexico on the Pacific coast.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Travel, Features, Culture]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2023 07:55:58 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Seeing London Again After Four Decades]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[After a gap of more than 44 years, I decided to revisit London in August 2022.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Khalid Siddiqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Travel, Features, Diary, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Khalid Siddiqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 07:06:28 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Describing Lahore Through The Ages: From Walled City To Suburban Housing Societies]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[This author spent his formative years within the walled city of Lahore.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, SPOTLIGHT, Travel, Features, Perspective, Reflections, History, Heritage, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 21:31:28 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Experiencing Chile: From The High Andes To Valparaiso And Beyond]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In the darkness of the early morning hours, a driver and tour guide were taking us up the High Andes of Chile in a small German-made SUV.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Travel, Features, Culture, Diary, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 21:53:24 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Looking For Penguins In Australia And Finding Much More]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[While touring the urban delights of Melbourne, we discovered that there was a place called Phillip Island, which was worth visiting to catch a sight of the penguins.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Travel, Features, Adventure, Diary]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2022 07:21:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Journey Into The Soul Of Asia: 5 Perfect Days In South Korea]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Ever since we saw the Eight Immortals opera in Beijing, we had been planning to visit South Korea.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Travel, Features, Culture, Diary]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2022 18:34:44 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Searching For Alligators In The Everglades Of Florida]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When I was invited to speak at a conference in Naples, I imagined I would be heading to Italy.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Travel, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 05:46:54 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Searching For Civil War Memorabilia In Georgia]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Nov-2022/searching-for-civil-war-memorabilia-in-georgia]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[I saw the all-time epic Gone with the Wind in Karachi in the late 1960s.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Travel, Features, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2022 13:24:14 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Of 'Vaapsi' And Peace: Careem-ing To Mughal Lahore]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Boarding the Careem car that I had earlier booked, the Captain gave me a quizzical look and asked if I was from Karachi.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Fazli]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Travel, Features, Photo Feature, Culture, Diary, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sarah Fazli]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2022 22:34:56 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Reflections On A Journey Through Pakistan's Northern Areas]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/20-Oct-2022/reflections-on-a-journey-through-pakistan-s-northern-areas]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[This is the seventh and last part of my travelogue to Naran, Gilgit and Naltar valleys.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Travel, Features, Perspective, Reflections, Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 18:34:52 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Rainfall Has Turned The Thar Desert Green]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Thar is the 17th largest desert in the world and the ninth largest sub-tropical desert.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vavek Bharwani]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Travel, Features, Diary, Reports, Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Vavek Bharwani]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 20:50:06 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Unmatched Majesty Of Alpine Pakistan: An Overview]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Geological forces are immense, perhaps beyond calculation.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Travel, Features, Reflections, Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 11:23:42 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Best Of Boston]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Boston is in many ways the epicentre of New England.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Travel, Features, Photo Feature, Diary]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2022 18:14:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Journey To The Naltar Valley]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In the previous article, I had described our stay in Gilgit.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Travel, Features, Diary]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2022 11:44:57 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Three Perfect Days In Los Angeles]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[An opportunity came to spend three days in LA and it was hard to pass.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Travel, Features, Photo Feature, Culture, Diary]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 10:41:42 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Road To Gilgit And Beyond]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/21-Sep-2022/the-road-to-gilgit-and-beyond]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In the previous article in this series, the journey from Babusar Top to Gilgit was recounted.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Travel, Features, Diary]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2022 07:39:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Tale Of Two Valleys: The Kunhar And The Indus]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In the previous part of this travelogue, our drive from Naran to Lulusar Lake and upto the Triple Point ahead of Gittidas was narrated.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Travel, Features, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:06:31 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Road To Kaghan - II]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Aug-2022/road-to-kaghan-ii]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The present write-up is on a family trip that this author undertook to the Kaghan, Indus and Naltar valleys this season.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Travel, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2022 01:26:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Road To Kaghan - I]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Aug-2022/road-to-kaghan-i]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In recent years, our country has witnessed a surge in internal tourism.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Travel, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2022 03:00:34 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[K2 Registers Record Climbing Season]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan's K2 -- the second highest mountain in the world received a record-breaking number of climbers in July courtesy favorable weather.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[News Desk]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[News, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2022 17:05:53 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Sojourn Along The Line Of Control]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[There was once a beautiful lake called Karewa Lake.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aiman Aftab]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Travel, Features, Diary]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Aiman Aftab]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 06:03:50 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Four Wonderful Days In Fiji]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Jul-2022/four-wonderful-days-in-fiji]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[After watching the classic South Pacific, I was convinced that the South Seas, with their golden sunsets, were the closest you could get to Heaven on Earth.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2022 02:33:32 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Where Have All The Staff Gone?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I have just returned to America after 3 weeks in Britain.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[William Milam]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Travel, Features, Perspective, Reflections]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[William Milam]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2022 09:02:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Diwan Laxmi Chand's Palace Is Part Of The Crumbling Heritage Of Rural Punjab]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When Arundhati Roy wrote ““History’s smell.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saba Ch]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Travel, Features, Heritage]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Saba Ch]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2022 05:20:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Escapades In Ceylon: A Tale Of Three Cities]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I was making my way through Gangaramaya temple at night when it's glowing like a pearl suitably perched in the middle of Colombo Lake, to a totally diverse scene of Valentine’s celebrations by young and old.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Madiha Arsalan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Travel, Features, Culture]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Madiha Arsalan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 08:15:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Planning To Travel? Here Are The 3 Best Ski Resorts In Pakistan]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/21-Jan-2022/planning-to-travel-here-are-the-3-best-ski-resorts-in-pakistan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The best way to make your winter holiday an exhilarating experience is by heading out to Northern Pakistan’s ski slopes.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shehnaz Johar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shehnaz Johar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 18:46:14 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Another Route To China: Can CPEC Open Up More Secure Alternatives To The Khunjerab Pass?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a very well-thought-out and executed project.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fateh-ul-Mulk Ali Nasir]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Strategy, Travel, Analysis, Features, Economy, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fateh-ul-Mulk Ali Nasir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2021 18:09:17 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Tourism Can Help Address Pakistan’s Economic Crisis - But Not In Its Current Form]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Tourism is helping economies thrive around the world.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mian Abdul Mateen]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Travel, Features, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mian Abdul Mateen]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2021 07:04:27 +0500</pubDate>

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