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A full of flavor traditional and popular Pakistani chicken dish. For a great main course or side dish for family or friends. Chicken Tikka is prepared with a marinade of yogurt and spices. Delicious with salad lemon raita and ketchup.

Chaukundi Graveyards Karachi Sindh Pakistan

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Chaukundi (Urdu: چوکنڈی) tombs, are attributed to Jokhio and Baloch tribes and were build between 15th and 18th centuries. It is situated 29 km east of Karachi on N-5 National Highway near Landhi Town.The Chaukundi tombs are remarkable for the elaborate and exquisite carving; the style of architecture is not only typical to the region of Sindh but unique in the sense that it is no where else to be found in the Islamic world.

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Chaukundi (Urdu: چوکنڈی) tombs, are attributed to Jokhio and Baloch tribes and were build between 15th and 18th centuries. It is situated 29 km east of Karachi on N-5 National Highway near Landhi Town.The Chaukundi tombs are remarkable for the elaborate and exquisite carving; the style of architecture is not only typical to the region of Sindh but unique in the sense that it is no where else to be found in the Islamic world.

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Talking to this correspondent here, a researcher of Kalash culture, Shah Murad Baig, said that Kalash womenfolk always hesitate to be dressed in costumes other than their traditional one even if they have go out of the valleys.He said that the costumes worn by the Kalash women essentially consist of three components; bore (a long shirt with jewellery on it); kopesi (a cap embroidered with beads) and a simple shalwar (loose trouser).

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