October 15, 2005
Scenes from a suicide bombingPhotos
Aizaz Akram, half of the NYC DJ duo Mixer Assassin, has posted some wildly contrasting photos from a trip to Pakistan.
The scene of a mosque suicide bombing in Sialkot, Pakistan which tragically hit his own family:
The suicide bomber packed the briefcase with tiny ball bearings. The force of the explosion sent the ball bearings through this door frame… Adjacent to the front pillar is where my Uncle Ghazanfar was seated, reading his prayers… He suffered cranial fractures and has had 14 pieces of his skull removed…
The row directly in front of the crater is where a few of my cousins were sitting. They were shredded instantly…
Clubbing at a socialite’s haveli in Heera Mandi, Lahore:
A view of Yousuf [Salahuddin’s] (or Sallu for short) Haveli (mansion) in Heera Mandi, Lahore, Pakistan. This entire building is his. There are at least 50 rooms. At least that I SAW. It’s practically a castle…
The man himself… the Hugh Hefner of Lahore, and possibly even Pakistan, Mr. Yousuf [Salahuddin], complete with bling-bling white hair. Yup. Bottles of liquor everywhere.
Admission? 6,000 rupees for an invite, or $100 dollars… The party was also protected by policemen outside. Unbelieveable.
manish on October 15, 2005 05:16 PM in Photos · T·r·a·c·k·b·a·c·k address · Direct link · Email post
Brown Pride,
Stay on topic please or I will delete and ban you (your comment is WILDLY off-topic). If you want to tip us off to something use the tip line. These kind of comments start flame-wars and then nothing gets accomplished.
1) Brown Pride - What was the point of linking that except to stir up hatred
2) Lahore is the most impossibly beautiful city in South Asia. It reminds of Delhi 20 years ago, with the wide roads, beautiful gardens, teeming old city and pace of life.
3) Hockey in Gaddafi stadium is one of the greatest sporting experiences, period.
Salli's haveli! I've had a LOT of very drunk nights there. I don't think it's *quite* as grand as your photographer is making it out to be, but if you ever decide to go on a walking tour of Lahore's inner city, there's no better way to start off than with breakfast (puris and bhajia etc.) at Salli's.
Also, what's all this paying for invites guff then?
wat da fukin city is lahore i visited tis nnnnnnnnnnn
da ppl of lhar is tottaly fukeddddddddddddddddddddddd