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    Reviving Pakistan's Ancient Script

    The Kharoṣṭhī script is an ancient script used by the ancient Gandhara culture of South Asia primarily in modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan to write the Gāndhārī language (a dialect of Prakrit) and the Sanskrit language. An alphasyllabary, it was in use from the middle of the 3rd century BCE...
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    Language families

    altaic afro-asiatic indo-european
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    Language families

    uralic austronesian sino-tibetan
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    Language families

    overview @Lux de Veritas
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    India did it all Eons Ago Cars, Stem Cell research & All that

    hehehe... negative rating, BANNED. hahahahaha
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    Saudis told not to marry women from Pakistan, 3 other states

    really? which self respecting nation wouldn't be glad at such news. hindus might feel proud, so go ahead send your girls to the arabs. just like olden times :lol:
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    Rule of Law Index 2014: Sri Lanka top in South Asia

    good for sri lanka. but not much of an achievement considering the comparisons though. that's like some warsaw pact country being declared the most sober nation in eastern europe :lol:
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    America be prepared

    i bet putin was a dweeb in college. taking out his frustrations on the world lol
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    Breaking | Indian soldier arrested by Pakistan

    probably drunk, but should be thoroughly checked/interrogated just in case.
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    World War III And Allies

    another world war 3 thread on pdf. what's new pussycat ? :sleep:
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    Net National Wealth of top 30 nations

    there is a reason why gdp/gni are used as standard measures for national production/value of output.. not some strange list on wikipedia. i mean, belgium has greater total wealth than russia? really? :cheesy:
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    China City Bans Long Beards, Islamic Clothing on Buses: Report

    i'll wait for better sources, as am quite sure cpc leaders are too intelligent and sensible to do this. when faced with terrorists, most important thing is to have the local populace on your side firmly, not antagonize them. kindly remove those images from your post.
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    The Jats of Sindh

    british colonel? what next, are u going to quote some mughal scribe. we couldn't care less what foreigners think, ask jatts themselves whether they have anything to do with rajputs. there is no relation for pure jatt tribes. honestly i've only come across such mention of it online, in real life...
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    The Jats of Sindh

    yeah i dont know what's up with that. first time i'm hearing many of the purely jatt surnames claiming rajput origins, including mine apparently too lol. i understand bhatti, janjua etc. as they are just rajputs, but never heard anything remotely like that from elders or family friends about...
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    The Jats of Sindh

    some agriculturalists, primarily livestock herders. though modern generation like any biraderi has branched off into business and professional fields, and old ways are slowly being lost with urbanisation. jats in sindh are actually a complex 'group' with varied identities and origins, some are...
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    The Jats of Sindh

    this paper elaborates on the excavations of jewellery. it says the materials for various ornaments was limited and very similar in early phase, so heavy circular bangles would be worn both on arms or ankles. that's why they can be normal to very thick, just like armwear. even the patterns on...
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    The Jats of Sindh

    last one is their clan elder, or head of tribe in the village
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    The Jats of Sindh

    rebadi, also known as rabari or rewari, another semi nomadic group of kutch possibly related to jats spread between sindh, gujarat, rajistan and punjab. look at the anklets on the baby, i remember reading of excavations from IVC sites that found bangles and thick anklets very...
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    The Jats of Sindh

    found other pics of dhaneta jats. i find all remote tribal people the most interesting, their isolation allows insight into many ancient traditions. they bear striking resemblance to another nomadic goat/cattle herding tribe of the kutch called rebadi. from their dress, lifestyle to customs...
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    The Jats of Sindh

    Major Jat clans Below are brief descriptions of the main Jat clans in Punjab:[19] Aheer The Aheer have two theories of their origin. Some claim descent from Qutub Shah, who is also the ancestor of the Awan tribe, while other connect themselves with the Yaduvanshi Ahirs tribe of North India...
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