This weekend I paid a visit to "I-11", a sector of Islamabad that had turned into a huge Afghan refugee settlement/squatter camp. It's estimated that over 30,000 people made their homes here, building shelters out of mud and bricks, and turning an open expanse of land into a medium-sized city. Over the past few years the authorities have been wo...

Traveling in the capital, on highways and in nearby towns one sees the mix of people that make up this fascinating land. While many wealthy people live in the capital, the vast majority of Pakistanis are poor. The population numbers approximately 160 million and is growing rapidly. People from different areas of Pakistan wear headgear and clothi...

Getting to Pakistan is an adventure in itself. We decided to fly PIA (Pakistan International Airline) because there was a direct flight from Toronto to Islamabad. Our research found that this flight saved time waiting in airports and so arrived at 8:00pm instead of early the next morning as other flights did. Most Pakistanis eat dinner at 9:00 o...