The Taliban would not be amused. On a sunny winter afternoon in Lahore, the local culturati have turned out in force for the annual show at the National College of Arts. In the main courtyard young men and women mingle easily, smoking and sipping from cans of Red Bull. Some of the men sport ponytails, and one has a pierced eyebrow.
Published: July 2010
Pakistan
Pakistan's Heartland Under Threat
West meets East in prosperous, populous Punjab. But the Taliban wants to change the status quo.
Photograph by Ed Kashi
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