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  2. Akhtar Husain - Wikipedia

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    Akhtar Husain (1912-1992, [1] Urdu: اختر حسین) also known as Dr Akhtar Husain Raipuri [2] was a Pakistani scholar, journalist and lexicographer. [1] He is also the author of the book The Dust of the Road: A Translation of Gard-e-Raah that was translated into English by Amina Azfar many years after his death.

  3. Truck apron - Wikipedia

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    Truck aprons are between the road portion of the roundabout and the inner circle of the roundabout. [2] On slip lanes, the truck apron is located between the road surface (bitumen) and the sidewalk. Both in roundabouts and slip lanes the truck apron is raised slightly, in an attempt to keep light vehicles on the main road surface.

  4. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    from Hindi पश्मीना, Urdu پشمينه, ultimately from Persian پشمينه. Punch from Hindi and Urdu panch پانچ, meaning "five". The drink was originally made with five ingredients: alcohol, sugar, lemon, water, and tea or spices. [15] [16] The original drink was named paantsch. Pundit

  5. Roads in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Provincial Highways of Khyber Pakthunkhwa consists of all public highways maintained by Khyber Pakthunkhwa.The Pakhtunkhwa Highways Authority under the Department of Transportation maintains over 3,089.65 kilometres (1,919.82 mi) of roadways organized into various classifications which criss-cross the province and provides access to major population centers.

  6. Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee - Wikipedia

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    The Oxford English-Urdu Dictionary is a translation of the eighth and ninth editions of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary. [ 1 ] One of his personal friends was the former Chairman of Pakistan Academy of Letters and National Language Authority , Iftikhar Arif , who remembers him fondly.

  7. Islamabad International Airport - Wikipedia

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    The terminal includes 15 gates with ten remote gates, duty-free shops, a food court and 42 immigration counters. [8] Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority is acquiring 2,833 acres (11.46 km 2 / 4.42 sq mi) of land to build a third runway. It is the first airport in Pakistan that has double airbirdges capable of handling the Airbus A380. New Gwadar ...

  8. National highways of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    National Highways are not to be confused with provincial highways, which are roads maintained by the respective provinces. Pakistan's national highways include the famous Grand Trunk Road, Indus Highway, Karakoram Highway and Makran Coastal Highway. All national highways in Pakistan are pre-fixed with the letter 'N' (for "national") followed by ...

  9. The Mall, Lahore - Wikipedia

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    Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam (Urdu: شاہراہ قائد اعظم), formerly known as The Mall or Mall Road (Urdu: سڑک مال, Sarak-e-Mall), is a major road in Lahore, Pakistan. [ 1 ] The road was laid out during the British Raj on a route leading to the Governor's House , lined on both sides with Mughal shrines and kilns.