• Photography: Manual vs Auto mode

    Photography: Manual vs Auto mode

    The first pic is taken using the preset Night Mode and the second one in full manual mode. The above...
  • Valentine’s Day in Islamabad

    Valentine’s Day in Islamabad

    Vendors selling flowers and balloons on Valentine’s Day in Islamabad. Like rest of the world, Valentine’s Day is also...
  • First full moon of 2010

    First full moon of 2010

    This the first full moon of the year 2010 and it was the biggest and the brightest astronomical body visible...
  • Oranges of Pakistan

    Oranges of Pakistan

    Pakistan’s export target set at 200,000 tonnes as country looks to beat last year’s volumes, which hit 150,000 tonnes. Total...
  • The sugarcane harvest in Pakistan

    The sugarcane harvest in Pakistan

    Sugarcane harvesting and crushing at sugar plants is in full swing in Sargodha district of Pakistan, some 185 kilometers southwest...
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    School children die in train-bus crash

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  • Bloodbath in Karachi again

    Bloodbath in Karachi again

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  • Conspiracy by whom?

    Conspiracy by whom?

    President Asif Ali Zardari, who is also the co-chairman of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party, has started talking about a...
  • Obama calls Pakistan’s Zardari before Afghan strategy

    Obama calls Pakistan’s Zardari before Afghan strategy

    US President Barack Obama Tuesday night telephoned President Asif Ali Zardari, a few hours before the launch of the new...

Photography: Manual vs Auto mode

manual vs auto mode photography

The first pic is taken using the preset Night Mode and the second one in full manual mode. The above shots were taken to tell the difference and prove that manual mode shooting is better.

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Valentine’s Day in Islamabad

Valentine's Day sale at a flower market in Islamabad
Vendors selling flowers and balloons on Valentine’s Day in Islamabad. Like rest of the world, Valentine’s Day is also celebrated in Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Though not approved by Muslim clerics, young people actively indulge in exchanging Valentine’s Day gifts to express their love.

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First full moon of 2010

First full moon of 2010

This the first full moon of the year 2010 and it was the biggest and the brightest astronomical body visible from the earth on Saturday night, January 30, 2010.

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Oranges of Pakistan

Pakistan’s export target set at 200,000 tonnes as country looks to beat last year’s volumes, which hit 150,000 tonnes. Total orange export volumes from Pakistan are expected to increase this year after the All-Pakistan Fruits and Vegetable Exporters and Importers Association set the seasonal target at 200,000 tonnes.

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The sugarcane harvest in Pakistan

A rural family carrying sugarcane home on their donkey cart

Sugarcane harvesting and crushing at sugar plants is in full swing in Sargodha district of Pakistan, some 185 kilometers southwest of capital Islamabad. I traveled to the town of Sargodha on Jan 17-18, 2009. Here are some glimpses on the way via Islamabad-Lahore motorway.

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