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Lahore

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Lahore , city (1998 pop. 5,063,499), capital of Punjab prov., E central Pakistan, on the Ravi River. It is the second largest city of Pakistan. A railway and air transport center near the Indo-Pakistani border, Lahore is a banking and commercial city that markets the products of the surrounding fertile agricultural area. The city is home to c.20% of Pakistan's industrial producers; manufactures include textiles, rubber, iron, and steel. Handicrafts, especially gold and silver work, also flourish. According to Hindu legend, Lahore was founded by Loh, or Lava, son of Rama, the hero of the Sanskrit... Read more

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Roi de Lahore, Le (The King of Lahore). Opera in 5 acts by Massenet to lib. by L. Gallet after Comte de Beauvoir's Voyage autour du monde , based on story from the Hindu epic Mahabharata . Comp. 1875–6. Prod. Paris 1877, CG 1879, New Orleans 1883, Met 1924, Vancouver 1977. Read more

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	Lahore Lost and Found This anthology of mixed delights evokes the smells and sounds of Lahore but does not quite explain if the city has outgrown the pangs of Partition ; CITY OF SIN AND SPLENDOUR: WRITINGS ON LAHORE Edited by Bapsi Sidhwa Penguin Price...in hypnotic detail a night spent at the Lahore railway station. As memorable is Urvashi...the story of her uncle who stayed in Lahore after Independence and converted to Islam... Read more
	worldview: Lahore, Pakistan ; The rapid growth in Lahore's development started in 2004-not just...Population: Nearly 10 million. That makes Lahore the second-largest city in Pakistan...country's largest province. Economy: Lahore's development is fueled by a variety... Read more
	A museum for British Lahore.(Lahore Museum, Lahore, Pakistan) ; When the British first arrived in Lahore after their treaty with the Sikhs in 1846...this venture. Over the next few decades Lahore grew into a bustling and prosperous town...and entrepreneurs - had also gathered in Lahore. These Europeans had their own leisure... Read more
	The Altar Of Culture ; While public protests mark Islamabad and Karachi, Lahore seems unaffected and immune, celebrating instead with a cultural extravaganza ; ...Allama Iqbal International airport in Lahore is surprisingly calm, more so for the...Indians who have arrived on the weekly Delhi-Lahore Air-India flight. Hoping for some action...that everything is well in the country. Lahore is a surprise, and it starts at the airport... Read more
	Lahore Declaration is first step toward reconciliation ; India Abroad 03-05-1999 Lahore Declaration is first step toward reconciliation Lahore, the Pakistani city just across the volatile border...not be ignored. If the Vajpayee-Sharif summit in Lahore represented a thawing at the tip, there was a whole... Read more
	Crik: Lahore prepares to welcome Indian cricketers ; AAP Sports News (Australia) 03-09-2004 Crik: Lahore prepares to welcome Indian cricketers LAHORE, Pakistan, March 9 AFP - Brisk preparations...hoping it will spur the bilateral peace process. Lahore's main Gaddafi Stadium is receiving a facelift... Read more
	Glasgow signs twinning agreement with Lahore Pakistan link 'will boost business, trade and culture' ; GLASGOW has signed a twinning agreement with Lahore in Pakistan to boost business, trade and...people born in, or with family ties to Lahore, now live in and around Glasgow. The agreement...of Glasgow Liz Cameron and the Mayor of Lahore Mian Amer Mahmood. City Councillor Hansala... Read more
	2 suicide bombings kill dozens in Lahore ; ...03-12-2008 2 suicide bombings kill dozens in Lahore Byline: Salman Masood The New York Times...rocked the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday, killing 24 people, the Interior...said. The first blast ripped through the Lahore regional office of the Federal Investigation... Read more
	Muslim rivalry continues with Lahore bombing ; Lahore - Sunni Muslim militants, angered by a bomb blast that...Iranian cultural centre on fire in the Pakistani city of Lahore yesterday. Saturday's bombing, which Sunni hardliners blamed...the Iranian centre in a two-storey building in central Lahore, capital of Punjab province. There were no reports of ... Read more
	At least 23 are killed by bomb in Lahore Most victims police; more than 70 hurt, many critically ; ...01-11-2008 At least 23 are killed by bomb in Lahore Most victims police; more than 70 hurt...suicide bomber in the eastern city of Lahore on Thursday killed at least 23 people...held by militants supporting the Taliban. Lahore, the capital of Punjab Province, is considered... Read more

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