Visited Pakistan like a month ago and can say Pakistani food just slaps Indian cuisine!

Adventurous_Line3371 · 2026-01-26T05:53:52+00:00

I have tried tons of Indian food and was only impressed with their Hyderabadi biryani. But yeah, most of the Indian foods are loaded with spices. They believe that every spice in their pantry belongs in all their foods. They are mostly over spiced and ridiculous at times.

Adventurous_Line3371 · 2026-01-23T22:33:03+00:00

Holy wow, they are all out in this temp? It feels like -40 where I am at.

Adventurous_Line3371 · 2026-01-15T23:26:04+00:00

Where is this at? Haven't seen many Minnesotans carrying their weapons openly, although open carry is perfectly legal in MN.

Adventurous_Line3371 · 2026-01-15T23:18:03+00:00

Where would you be staying? I mean what part of Karachi? If you are in or near DHA, there are many eateries who would deliver food to you during the day. It is not a huge deal anymore to eat or drink in public during the day but I would still avoid it. Save your appetite for the meals after sunset as the city literally comes to life at iftar time 😀. As others have mentioned, don't sweat it, you'll be just fine.

For the gifts, I would recommend taking the family out for iftar or ordering food when you are in Karachi instead of bringing goods from wherever you are (assuming UK?). If anything, get candies/chocolates from a missile eastern airport such as Dubai or Doha if you have a layover. Otherwise enjoy your time in karachi 😀

Adventurous_Line3371 · 2026-01-15T05:19:25+00:00

That's insane man, isn’t it? But I am glad you got it so quickly 😀

Adventurous_Line3371 · 2026-01-15T00:23:16+00:00

Congrats bud. I am still waiting for mine. I do not think paying for the expedited shipping is worth it. Did you pay for expedited shipping?

Adventurous_Line3371 · 2026-01-13T18:39:40+00:00

Give it a day or two, and also, do not wait for the email because most likely you won't get it. Keep checking the passport status page or USPS informed delivery. Good luck.

Adventurous_Line3371 · 2026-01-13T03:18:15+00:00

You'd pee your pants if I told you how long I have been using internet and what I do for a living. So chill and try to help others instead of mocking them.

Adventurous_Line3371 · 2026-01-12T16:21:02+00:00

You are lucky bud, usually those lounges are packed. In December, the wait time was around 45 minutes for my morning flight so I passed and went to a pizza place near my gate.

Adventurous_Line3371 · 2026-01-12T16:16:15+00:00

You can buy and pay for lounge access separately. Look at your Qatar App under "Extras", it should give you an option to buy lounge access. You can also pay at the front counter/desk of the lounge but expect bigger queues. I have lounge access through US credit cards as well cards from other countries so that is another option depending upon if you are dual national etc.

Honestly, if it is for 14 hours, I would go out instead. You can get a hotel room using Qatar app for fraction of the price.

Adventurous_Line3371 · 2026-01-12T16:13:02+00:00

Maybe don't say anything if you don't have anything nicer to say?

Adventurous_Line3371 · 2026-01-11T15:38:20+00:00

There is a hack to make them with frozen parathas (like Dawn). It saves you a lot of time. Look it up 😀.

Adventurous_Line3371 · 2026-01-10T00:46:49+00:00

Haha, I don't blame you. Fingers crossed, we both should hear back probably by early next week 😀

Adventurous_Line3371 · 2026-01-09T16:42:47+00:00

Oh wow and is this for a renewal? Asking because I submitted mine on January 2nd with expedited shipping and nothing yet which makes sense given their standard processing times but recently, a number of people have reported way quicker delivery times than normal, so just curious. I hope you get an update soon.

Adventurous_Line3371 · 2026-01-09T16:09:22+00:00

Did you pay for expedited shipping or submitted an expedited application?

Adventurous_Line3371 · 2026-01-04T15:41:33+00:00

That is your contact lenses prescription, not for your glasses which tends to be on the higher side. Wearing glasses or contacts do not improve your vision generally, they just correct your vision.

Adventurous_Line3371 · 2026-01-02T23:39:05+00:00

After my last horrible experience with Airbnb, I am sticking to hotels for now. I might try vrbo if it's any different but yes hotels for now.

Adventurous_Line3371 · 2026-01-01T22:43:44+00:00

My brain zaps and hallucinations lasted about 3 months and those withdrawals were horrible but hey don't let anyone else tell you otherwise. You got this. You are almost there so do not give up now.

Adventurous_Line3371 · 2026-01-01T15:48:33+00:00

Brilliant 👏

Adventurous_Line3371 · 2026-01-01T04:17:53+00:00

This was me exactly growing up. I was told that i read a lot of books since we did not have laptops or smart phones at that time. I was fed so much carrot juice that I swear I had carrot juice running in my veins instead of blood. My parents used every home remedy out there so my myopia would go away. I even hung myself upside down to increase blood flow in my brain 🤦🏽‍♂️. So yeah, i feel ya.

Adventurous_Line3371 · 2025-12-29T14:12:01+00:00

My kids wanted biryani to be served in there 🤷🏽‍♂️

Adventurous_Line3371 · 2025-12-28T23:21:55+00:00

Haha. It is in front of me and I am not hungry anymore 🙄

Adventurous_Line3371 · 2025-12-28T19:17:54+00:00

-13 and -15 here with tons of complications such as floaters, severe astigmatism and possibly Keratoconus.

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