Qalandar

This event is known as Qalandar's urs, or wedding-night, to signify his union with God.

Bloggers.Pakistan 2009

Qalandar says it is time to remove those shackles from the market.

Kashmir Traders: Line of Control Commerce Key to Prosperity, Peace 2011

The services should also be included, said Qalandar.

Kashmir Traders: Line of Control Commerce Key to Prosperity, Peace 2011

I don't see any reason why the government of India is having any reservation, or the government of Pakistan is having any reservation, in putting the banking mechanism in place, said Qalandar.

Kashmir Traders: Line of Control Commerce Key to Prosperity, Peace 2011

Shakeel Qalandar was a senior commerce official in Jammu and Kashmir, and is now an entrepreneur.

Kashmir Traders: Line of Control Commerce Key to Prosperity, Peace 2011

I don't see any reason why the government of India is having any reservation, or the government of Pakistan is having any reservation, in putting the banking mechanism in place, said Qalandar.

Kashmir Traders: Line of Control Commerce Key to Prosperity, Peace 2011

Their main source of strength was Qalandar, the saint, several said.

Still marooned: plight of flood-stricken villagers in Pakistan's Sindh province Declan Walsh in Sehwan Sharif 2010

For Qalandar and other proponents of intra-Kashmir trade, the numbers make a convincing argument for removing impediments.

Kashmir Traders: Line of Control Commerce Key to Prosperity, Peace 2011

Refugee camps crowd around a giant, gold-roofed shrine over the tomb of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, a 13th-century saint.

Still marooned: plight of flood-stricken villagers in Pakistan's Sindh province Declan Walsh in Sehwan Sharif 2010

I think this trade is worth not less than two billion dollars a year, Qalandar said.

Kashmir Traders: Line of Control Commerce Key to Prosperity, Peace 2011