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The tomb of Javindi Bibi, a famous shrine in a famous Darbar in Uch Sharif

Letting your guard down, or trying to: travels in southern Pakistan

We've been to Pakistan before. It felt familiar and comfortable. But I was too quick to let my guard down. Literally. The immigration officer reappeared and informed us that it wasn't safe for us to travel alone to Peshawar. As foreigners we wouldn't be allowed to spend the night there, either. And so we found ourselves in the back of another taxi, this time riding through Khyber Pass with an armed guard in the front seat.

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