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For us -- like many other Indians crossing the border -- Pakistan was not so much a geographical journey as an emotional one. Our grandmother was one of the many that crossed over to India during the bloodbath that was the partition, and her village Sargodah -- located in the Punjab district of Pakistan -- featured prominently in the stories she told of her childhood. Unfortunately the strained relationships between the two countries have made visa procedures on both ends extremely difficult to navigate, and thanks to the single-city visa policy we did not end up getting to visit either our grandmother's ancestral village or the Nanakana Sahib Gurudwara. Thankfully, where politics fails cricket delivers, and the visa procedure got a lot easier with tickets to a match between India and Pakistan at the Gaddafi stadium.
While the match itself was an electrifying experience, we used the excuse to explore the city over the next few days. This is a glimpse of some of our favourite experiences in Lahore -- and while it may not serve as a comprehensive guide to the city, we hope it inspires you to take a trip to a place that must be experienced to be believed.








