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From: mughal@alumni.caltech.edu (Asim Mughal)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.pakistan,news.answers,soc.answers
Subject: [soc.culture.pakistan] FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Contents:
1) History & Charter of Soc.Culture.Pakistan
2) Info on Pakistan
3) Addresses of Pakistan Embassy & Consulates in US
4) Pakistan Government Listing 1/10/94
5) Information on Remitting Money to Pakistan
6) FTP sites for Info on Pakistan [gifs, info etc]
7) Pakistani Newspapers / Magazine Subscriptions
8) Pakistan News Service [News & Info on Pakistan]
9) Network Domains In Pakistan
10) Electronic Services to Pakistan [Email/Fax etc]
11) Rates & Charges of Electronic Services to Pakistan
12) Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah - The Founder of Pakistan
13) Allama Iqbal - The National Poet of Pakistan
14) Telephone Area Codes for All Cities
15) Currency Exchange Rates for Pakistani Rupees
16) Baby Names!
17) USENET Statistics on Soc.Culture.Pakistan.
18) History of this FAQ.
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Subject: 1) History & Charter of Soc.Culture.Pakistan
A- Call for Discussion: By: Ali Raja
(araja@smu!ti-csl!m2.ti.com)
Posted: 6 Feb '90
B- Call for Votes: By: Junaid Ahmed Zubairi
(jzubairi@rodan.acs.syr.edu)
Posted: 1 Mar '90
Voting Period: 26 Feb '90 - 18 Mar '90
______________________________________________________________________________
CALL FOR DISCUSSION: [Original Text]
____________________________________
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.turkish,soc.culture.arabic,talk.polit
ics.mideast,news.announce.newgroups
Subject: Call for discussion -- soc.culture.pakistan
Date: 6 Feb 90 21:24:33 GMT
Sender: news@smu!ti-csl!ti-csl.ti.com
Lines: 20
This is a formal call for discussion for the creation of the newsgroup
soc.culture.pakistan.
Discussions related to Pakistani issues are usually carried out in
soc.culture.indian. However, there are a number of issues that are
relevant to Pakistan that are not relevant to soc.culture.indian.
I feel that the number of articles seems to justify the creation of
this newsgroup.
I am making a formal call for discussion for the newsgroup. The
discussion period will extend for two weeks until at least, 21st
Feburary 1990. A call for votes, if it is deemed suitable will
them be issued after that point.
Please post all discussion articles to news.groups, where such discussions
usually take place, and/or soc.culture.indian, which has seen more than
its fair share of such discussions.
_____________________________________________________________________________
CALL FOR VOTES: [Original Text] INCLUDES CHARTER
________________________________________________
From jzubairi@rodan.acs.syr.edu Tue Feb 18 00:21:38 1992
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 90 11:24:52 EST
From: jzubairi@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Junaid Ahmed Zubairi)
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups
Subject: CALL FOR VOTES: soc.culture.pakistan
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
This is the formal "call for votes" for the creation of a world-wide,
UNMODERATED Soc.Culture.Pakistan newsgroup on USENET.
The discussion period for creation of soc.culture.pakistan has already
ended and a lot of interest was observed during the discussion period.
The proposed newsgroup is intended to generally provide a medium for those
interested to express, share, and exchange their views, ideas, and feelings
about Pakistan and Pakistani culture.
Possible discussion issues include aspects of Pakistani
- culture, history, philosophy, ideology, geography;
- societies, traditions, customs;
- literature, poetry, art, folklore;
- languages, books;
- science, technology;
- food, cookery;
- local events, news, programs, economy;
- communities abroad, problems, needs; and
- *things* normally discussed in the "soc.culture" newsgroups.
To Vote, send an e-mail to:
jzubairi@rodan.acs.syr.edu
OR simply reply to this message.
Voting period will last from Feb 26th, until Midnight, March 18th, 1990.
As per USENET newsgroup creation guidelines,
- Votes MUST be explicit; they should be of the form "I vote (YES) for
the creation of newsgroup soc.culture.Pakistan as proposed" or "I vote
against (NO for) the creation of newsgroup soc.culture.Pakistan as
proposed". The wording doesn't have to be exact, it just needs to be
unambiguous.
In particular, statements of the form "I would vote for this group
if..." are considered COMMENTS and will NOT be counted as votes.
- Only votes that arrive DURING the voting period will be counted.
- ONLY votes E-MAILED to the vote-taker will count.
- Votes POSTED to the net for any reason (including inability to get
mail to the vote-taker) and proxy votes (such as having a mailing
list maintainer claim a vote for each member of the list) will NOT
be counted.
- At the end of the voting period, if 100 more YES/create votes are
received than NO/don't create votes AND at least 2/3 of the total
number of valid votes received are in favor of the creation, a
newgroup control message will be sent out. If the 100 vote margin
or 2/3 portion is not met, the newsgroup will not be created.
Junaid Zubairi
Vote-taker
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Subject: 2) Info on Pakistan
PAKISTAN GEOGRAPHY:
Total area: 803,940 km2
Land area: 778,720 km2
Land boundaries: 6,774 km total; Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 523 km,
India 2,912 km, Iran 909 km
Climate: mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north
Environment: frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe especially in
north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains (July and
August); deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; water logging
PAKISTAN PEOPLE:
Population: 121,664,539 (July 1992), growth rate 2.9% (199222)
Birth rate: 43 births/1,000 population (1992)
Death rate: 13 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
Net migration rate: -1 migrant/1,000 population (1992)
Infant mortality rate: 105 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
Life expectancy at birth: 56 years male, 57 years female (1992)
Total fertility rate: 6.6 children born/woman (1992)
Nationality: noun - Pakistani(s); adjective - Pakistani
Ethnic divisions: Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir
Religions: Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi`a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and
other 3%
Languages: Urdu and English (both official); total spoken languages -
Punjabi 64%, Sindhi 12%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu 7%, Balochi and other 9%;
English is lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government
ministries, but official policies are promoting its gradual replacement
by Urdu
Literacy: 35% (male 47%, female 21%) age 15 and over can read and write
(1990 est.)
Labor force: 28,900,000; agriculture 54%, mining and manufacturing 13%,
services 33%; extensive export of labor (1987 est.)
Organized labor: about 10% of industrial work force
PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT:
Long-form name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Type: Parliamentary with strong executive, federal republic
Capital: Islamabad
Administrative divisions: 4 provinces, 1 territory*, and 1 capital
territory**; Balochistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas*,
Islamabad Capital Territory**, North-West Frontier, Punjab, Sindh; note
- the Pakistani-administered portion of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir
region includes Azad Kashmir and the Northern Areas
Independence: 14 August 1947 (from UK; formerly West Pakistan)
Constitution: 10 April 1973, suspended 5 July 1977, restored with
amendments, 30 December 1985
Legal system: based on English common law with provisions to accommodate
Pakistan's stature as an Islamic state; accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction, with reservations
National holiday: Pakistan Resolution Day (proclamation of the republic),
23 March (1956)
Executive branch: president, prime minister, Cabinet
Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament (Majlis-e-Shoora) consists of
an upper house or Senate and a lower house or National Assembly
Judicial branch: Supreme Court, Federal Islamic (Shari`at) Court
Flag:
Green with a vertical white band on the hoist side; a large white
crescent and star are centered in the green field; the crescent, star,
and color green are traditional symbols of Islam
PAKISTAN ECONOMY:
GNP: exchange rate conversion - $45.4 billion, per capita $380; real
growth rate 4.8% (FY91 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 12.3% (FY91)
Unemployment rate: 10% (FY91 est.)
Budget: revenues $6.4 billion; expenditures $10 billion, including
capital expenditures of $2.6 billion (FY92 est.)
Ports: Gwadar, Karachi, Port Muhammad bin Qasim
Airports: 112 total, 104 usable; 75 with permanent-surface runways; 1
with runways over 3,659 m; 31 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 43 with
runways 1,220-2,439 m
Telecommunications: good international communication service over
microwave and INTELSAT satellite; domestic communications poor; 813,000
telephones (1990); broadcast service good; broadcast stations - 19 AM, 8
FM, 29 TV; satellite earth stations - 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT and 2
Indian Ocean INTELS
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Subject: 3) Addresses of Pakistan Embassy & Consulates in U.S.
Telephone FAX Address
CHANCERY (202)939-6200 (202)387-0484 2315 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.
Washington DC. 20008
ANNEXE: (202)939-6205 (202)387-0578 2201 "R" St., NW
A) Education Division Washington, DC. 20008
B) Finance & Accounts
C) Food & Agriculture
COMMERCIAL (202)939-6585 (202)939-6587 1825 Connecticut Ave. N.W.
Suite-217
Washington, DC. 20009
CONSULATE GENERAL (New York)
Mr. Iqbal Ahmad Khan ( Consul General )
(212)879-5800 (212)517-6987 12 East 65th St.
New York, N.Y. 10021
CONSULATE GENERAL (Los Angeles)
Mr. Aziz Ahmad Khan ( Consul General )
(310)-441-5114 (310)-441-9256 10850 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite - 1100
Los Angeles, CA. 90024
Courtesy: Pakistan News Service
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Subject: 4) Pakistan Government Listing 1/10/94
The following is an official list of the Government of Pakistan:
PRESIDENT
Mr. Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari
PRIME MINISTER
Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto
MINISTERS
Mr. Aftab Shahban Mirani Defence
Sardar Aseff Ahmad Ali Foreign Affairs
Brig. (Retd) Muhammad Asghar Industries, Production
Maj. Genl. (Retd) Nasirullah Khan Babar Interior
Mr. Mohammad Afzal Khan States and Frontier Regions
Syed Iqbal Haider Law, Justice, Parliamentary Aff.
Dr. Sher Afghan Khan Niazi Social Welfare, Special Education
MINISTERS OF STATE
Ch. Ahmed Mukhtar Commerce
Mr. Safdar Abbas Zaidi Pakistan Investment Board
ADVISER TO THE PRIME MINISTER
Mr. V. A. Jafarey Finance and Economic Affairs
SPECIAL ASSISTANTS
Mrs. Shahnaz Wazir Ali Social Sector
Mr. Shahid Hasan Khan Economic Sector
Mr. Hussain Haqqani Press Assistant
Courtesy: Pakistan News Service PAKISTAN@ASUACAD.BITnet
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Subject: 5) Information on Remitting Money to Pakistan
Money may be sent through a Bank Draft written or a wire transfer. Fees
vary depending on your local bank. Average Bank Draft $15, Average Wire
Transfer $ 35. Wire Transfer takes five working days as opposed to two
months for a bank draft.
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Subject: 6) FTP sites for Info on Pakistan [gifs, info etc]
Pictures of Pakistan in gif format & general info on Pakistan is kept on
the following FTP site:
ftp.ugcs.caltech.edu
IP # (131.215.139.82, 131.215.134.135)
Login: anonymous Password: anything
directory: cd /pub/gifs/Pakistan
Courtesy: Pakistan News Service PAKISTAN@ASUACAD.BITnet
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Subject: 7) Pakistani Newspapers / Magazine Subscriptions
Pakistani Newspapers & Magazines including The Dawn, Jang, Nation,
Herald etc are available by:
Asian Publications
P.O. Box 580
Elmsford, N.Y. 10523
Tel: 914-429-5577
Courtesy: Pakistan News Service PAKISTAN @ ASUACAD.BITnet
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Subject: 8) Pakistan News Service [News & Info on Pakistan]
The latest News & Information on Pakistan is provided by Pakistan News
Service (PNS), an independent volunteer effort. The variety of services
vary from news bulletin to receipes of Pakistani food to database on
Pakistanis.
The news compiled in a newsletter form is distributed through LISTSERVs
in Arizona & Pennsylvania on average thrice a week.
The informational files are available on LISTSERV at ASUACAD and on FTP
site at ftp.ugcs.caltech.edu.
PNS CONTACT ADDRESS: PAKISTAN @ ASUACAD.BITnet
The following is a reference guide on services provided by Pakistan News
Service.
T H E P A K I S T A N N E W S S E R V I C E
__________________________________________________________________
A QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
_______________________
BASIC CONCEPTS:
a. Email addresses of Pakistan News Service are:
PAKISTAN@ASUACAD.BITnet
pakistan@asuvm.inre.asu.edu
PAKISTAN@PSUVM.BITnet
pakistan@psuvm.psu.edu
Any contributions of News/Articles/comments may be sent to any
of the above email addresses.
b. A number of services are handled automagically by the LISTSERV.
c. These services include:
SUB PAKISTAN name - Subscribe to Pakistan News Service (PNS)
SIGNOFF PAKISTAN - Cancel Subscription to PNS
SET PAKISTAN NOMAIL - Put subscription on hold
SET PAKISTAN MAIL - Re-activate subscription
INDEX PAKISTAN - Get listing of files available thorough PNS
GET PAKISTAN filename - Get a copy of available file named 'filename'
d. To use the LISTSERV services:
Step 1: Send email to: LISTSERV@ASUACAD.BITnet
Step 2: 'Subject' field is optional (can be left blank)
Step 3: List the appropriate service (listed in 'c') as text of
your email.
e. Example: To subscribe from a unix machine my screen should look as
follows:
__________________________________________________________________
% mail listserv@asuacad.bitnet
Subject: subscription to PNS
SUB PAKISTAN Asim Mughal
<CTRL-D>
%
_________________________________________________________________
f. Accessing Pakistan News Service forums thru USENET.
As of Oct 1, '93. PNS forums are available thru usenet as:
bit.listserv.pakistan
bit.listserv.pns-l
bit.listserv.muslims
To access: On Unix machines: type: 'rn' or 'trn'
go <name>
On VAX/VMS : type: 'VNEWS'
If USENET is not available on your site or your site doesn't get PNS
forums, please contact your system administrator and request for PNS
forums to be available.
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Subject: 9) Network Domains In Pakistan
Last Updated: Dec 21, 1993
NETWORK DOMAINS IN PAKISTAN
1. Ali Medical Complex, Lahore ali.com.pk
2. Mail Hub for Karachi khi.imran.ar.pk
3. Sajid Group of Schools, Lahore sajid.edu.pk
4. University of Engineering & Technology
Lahore uet.edu.pk
5. B.R.A.I.N. Inc brain.com
Courtesy: Pakistan News Service Pakistan@Asuacad.bitnet
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Subject: 10) Electronic Services to Pakistan [Email/Fax etc]
SUMMARY OF INTERNET RELATED AND EMAIL BASED SERVICES FOR PAKISTAN
=================================================================
DISCLAIMER: The following is provided for information only. No
warrantees or guarantees are being made. Please use it
at your own risk -Asim
BASIC EMAIL: Nodes in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad & Sialkot.
CORPORATE/GROUP/SUB-DOMAIN EMAIL: High volume users.
CORPORATE/HEAVY VOLUME DATA TRANSFER: One way to Pakistan.
POSTAL EMAIL TO PAKISTAN: Email sent printed in Pakistan & sent
thru postal services [POST-PAK]
POSTAL EMAIL *FROM* PAKISTAN: Email received from Pakistan is printed
out and sent by Mail [INTER-MAIL]
Disclaimer: Info provided by Imran Anwar (imran@panix.com)
Ashar Nisar (a9@btr.com)
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Subject: 11) Rates & Charges of Electronic Services to Pakistan.
DISCLAIMER: The following is provided for information only. No
warrantees or guarantees are being made. Please use it
at your own risk -Asim
Dated: August 1993
Cost of a Modem in Pakistan: Rs 3,000 to Rs 30,000
Installation Cost of Email : NIL
Contact for Email Installation: imran@panix.com or a9@btr.com U.S.A
830847 Lahore
455-9448 Karachi
Voice becomes 583-0847 from 83-0847
Fax becomes 583-0111 from 83-0111
Data becomes 583-8801 from 83-8801
Outgoing messages to international internet addresses or other cities are
billed per 1000 characters [including spaces!].
Incoming messages from the same city or from another Pakistani city are
not charged at all. Users only pay for mail coming in from international
locations. e.g. a Lahore internet user will not pay to receive email from
another user in Lahore or Karachi or Islamabad, but will be charged for
email coming from USA, or other international locations. These rates also
are per 1000 characters. These rates have fallen as much as 70%.
There is a minimum monthly charge of Rs 250/-
ELECTRONIC MAIL RATE CARD W.E.F. AUGUST 1993 FOR USERS IN PAKISTAN
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(FIGURES IN PARANTHESES SHOW REDUCTION OVER EXISTING RATES)
ACCOUNT MONTHLY OUTGOING Add'l INCOMING
TYPES MINIMUM MESSAGES 1000 MESSAGES
INT'l & chrctrs INT'L ONLY
DOMESTIC outgoing /1000 chrs
(PakRs) /1000 ch
INDIVIDUAL
Light 250 10 5 (50%) 5 (50%)
Heavy 500 5 (50%) 3 (70%) 3 (70%)
BUSINESS
Light 500 10 5 (50%) 5 (50%)
Heavy 1000 5 (50%) 3 (70%) 3 (70%)
Please remember that the "incoming" email rates are only charged on
INTERNET email from outside Pakistan.
$200 per MegaByte for heavy users 500K-1MB per week
$150 per Megabyte for heavier users 1MB-4MB per week
POST-PAK internet email to Pak Post mail server $2 first page (2000 character)
INTER-MAIL Pak Mail to Internet Email server Rs. 100 per 2000 characters
EMail to Fax Service In Pakistan:
One page letter (2K text) $4.00
Two pages (4K text) $7.00
Three pages (6K text) $9.00
NOTE: These rates are for faxes going to cities OTHER than Lahore. The
rates for Lahore ONLY are $2, $3, and $4 respectively for the above.
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Subject: 12) Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah - The Founder of Pakistan
QUAID-E-AZAM -- The Founder of Pakistan.
Amjad Shah <S.A.H.S.Shah1@lut.ac.uk>
Baba-e Qaum, Quaid-e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinah was born in Karachi on
December the 25th, 1876, in a building known as Wazir Mansion. He got
his early education at Karachi and Bombay. He did his barristery from
England. He saw the name of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) on the top of the
gate of Lincoln's Inn. So he decided to study there. After his return,
Jinah started his practice in barristery. He joined All India National
Congress in 1906. He attended for the first time a meeting of All India
Muslim League in 1912. Later he Joined All India Muslim League in 1913.
The third political party he joined was the Home Rule League.
He was member of both the Congress and Muslim League at the same time.
Initially he remained working with the Hindu leaders of Congress. He was
given the title of "Ambassador of Hindu Muslim Unity" by prominent
politicians. With the passage of time he realised that the Hindu leaders
of Congress have a different agenda. He left Congress and became fully
involved with Muslim League.
Jinah was a man of principles. He was probably the only person among all
the big leaders of the subcontinent, who never went to jail. His motto
was: Unity, Faith and Discipline.
When Muslim League finally decided to have a separate country for
Muslims of the subcontinent, it was the leadership of Jinah which led
the nation to achieve this goal. Because of these leadership qualities
and his firm stand on the issue, Britishers found no way to reject the
demand of Muslims of the subcontinent for a separate homeland. He took
charge as the first Governor General of Pakistan on 14th of August 1947
in a ceremony at Karachi.
India never took risk of invading Hyderabad or Junagarh in his life.
Jinah died on September the 11th, 1948, at Ziarat near Quetta. He was
buried in Karachi. His tomb is a beautiful piece of architecture and is
worth visiting.
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Subject: 13) Allama Iqbal - The National Poet of Pakistan
ALLAMA IQBAL ---
by Amjad Shah
Hakeem-ul-Ummat Shaair-e-Mashriq Dr. Sir Allama Muhammad Iqbal was born
in Sialkot on November the 9th, 1877. He got his school and college
education from Sialkot. He got his B.A. and M.A. from Government College
Lahore. He got Gold Medal in M.A. Philosophy from University of the
Punjab. During his studies, his personality was influenced by Maulvi Mir
Hasan (one of his school teachers) and Prof. Arnold (his teacher of
philosophy at Government College Lahore and later at Cambridge).
Iqbal started his career as Reader (a teaching grade below
professorship) in Arabic at Government College Lahore. During this time
he wrote a first ever book on islamic economics in Urdu. By the time he
was a popular poet in the literary circles of Lahore.
Iqbal Stayed in Europe from 1903 to 1907 for higher studies. He studied
at Cambridge (England) and Munich (Germany). Finally he got his PhD
degree from Munich University. The title of his thesis was "The
Development of Metaphysics in Persia". Once, during his stay in Europe
Iqbal decided to stop saying poetry in Urdu at all and to say in Persian
only. Because there were ready made compound words in Persian and it was
much easier to describe one's thoughts in Persian as compared with Urdu.
On the request of some Muslim Scholars, he refrain from doing so. They
told him that his audience is hindi, so he must write in Urdu as well,
so that maximum people can benefit from his visualizations. He also did
barristery during his stay at Europe.
After his return to Lahore, he was an advocate at Lahore High Court. Now
he was a very popular poet. In the fund raising public meetings of the
charity Anjuman-e Himaeyat-e Islam, his poems like "Naala-e Yateem",
"Shikwah" and "Jawab-e Shikwah" were sold as high as Rs. 50/- per copy.
Iqbal in his political career, joined All India Muslim League. He also
participated two out of three round table conferences at London. In 1930
he presided over the Annual Convention of All India Muslim League in
Allah Abad. In his famous presidential address he told the nation that
he is seeing a muslim rule in the muslim majority areas soon to be
established. This is also known as the dream of Iqbal, which became
reality as Pakistan in 1947.
Iqbal died in Lahore on April the 21st, 1938, after an illness of about
four months. He is buried near the footsteps of the Badshahi Mosque
Lahore. His desire was that his age should not be more than the age of
Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH).
His poetry books are:
Urdu -- Baal-e Jibreel, Baang-e Dara, Zarb-e Kaleem, Armaghan-e Hijaz
(This book is both in Urdu and Persian)
Persian -- Asrar-e Khudi, Ramooz-e Be-khudi, Piyaam-e Mashriq, P'as Cheh
Baa-eyad Kard ai Aqwaam-e Sharq, Javed Nameh, Armaghan-e Hijaz.
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Subject: 14) Telephone Area Codes for All Cities
From: al369@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Ayub Gaya)
92 Pakistan
21 Karachi
221 Hyderabad
221 Tando Adam
224 Tando Mohammad Khan
229 Dadu
23 Mirpur Hkas
241 Nawab-Shah
27 Uthal
29 Thatta
411 Faisalabad
42 Lahore
431 Gujranwala
432 Sialkot
4331 Gujrat
441 Sahiwal
442 Okara
448 Main Channu
451 Sargodha
459 Mianwali
47 Jhang
492 Kasur
4931 Qila Shiekhupura
51 Islamabad
51 Rawalpindi
521 Peshawar
522 Kohat
5231 Noshera
528 Bannu
529 Khan D.I.
531 Mardan
536 Mingora
536 Saidu Sharif, Swat
572 Gilgit
58 Muzaffarabad
5921 Abbottabad
593 Murree
5941 Jhelum
595 Haripur
596 Taxila
61 Multan
621 Bahawalpur
631 Bahawainagar
64 Khan D.G.
692 Khanewal
71 Sukkur
721 Jacobabad
731 Rahimyar Khan
741 Larkana
752 Moro
792 Kaipur
81 Quetta
83 Sibi
87 Khuzdar
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Subject: 15) Currency Exchange Rates for Pakistani Rupees
Dated: Wed, 02 Mar 1994
Australia dlr .7130 .7133 1.4025 1.4019
China yuan .1149 .1148 8.7046 8.7046
HongKong dlr .1294 .1294 7.7287 7.7263
India rupee .0322 .0321 31.09 31.09
Indo'sa rupia .000466 .000466 2144.04 2144.04
Japan yen .009565 .009569 104.55 104.50
Japan 1-mo .009575 .009579 104.44 104.39
Japan 3-mo .009600 .009603 104.17 104.14
Japan 6-mo .009646 .009647 103.67 103.65
N.Zealand dlr .5759 .5758 1.7365 1.7367
Pakistn rupee .0330 .0330 30.33 30.33
P'pnes peso .0367 .0367 27.25 27.25
Singapore dlr .6317 .6323 1.5830 1.5815
S.Africa rand .2896 .2879 3.4525 3.4738
S.Korea won .001238 .001237 808.00 808.00
Taiwan dollar .0378 .0377 26.49 25.29
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Subject: 16) Baby Names!
Female: Razia,RabiaRukhi,ruksana,zeba,shamimara,Rubina,Rabia,Sara,Fouzia,
Shumaila,Shazia,Shela,Hafza,Fara,Iram,Nadia
Male : AMIR,ASIM,ASLAM,ZAKI,ZUBAIR,SULEMAN,SALEM,FARAZ,ASAD,FARHAN
Nadir Sohail Shafiq Sohrab Shumail Noor Qarin
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Subject: 17) USENET Statistics on Soc.Culture.Pakistan
Per April '94 USENET statistics:
Ranking of soc.culture.pakistan: 283 out of 3190 newsgroups
Estimated readers on USENET: 110,000
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Subject: 18) History of this FAQ.
V 1.0 Released Dec 25, 1993
V 1.1 Released Jan 31, 1994 Expanded to 11 Items, new items: #3,#9,#10,#11
V 1.2 Released Feb 18, 1994 New items in # 11, # 12 Total items 13
V 1.3 Released Mar 10, 1994 New Items in # 11, # 13. Total items 15
V 1.4 Released Apr 04, 1994 New item # 14, Total items 16
V 1.5 Released Apr 29, 1994 Format Touchups
V 1.6 Released May 06 1994 New items # 1 & # 17 [Auto posting]
End of Soc.Culture.Pakistan FAQ
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