The history of a nation as young as Pakistan is necessarily a living history. After all, the generation that witnessed Partition and the subsequent events that shaped the nation is still with us. Their memories and stories comprise the most vital account of how this country came to be what it is today.
In recognition of this fact, Dawn.com presents oral histories of Pakistan’s first citizens as documented by the Citizens Archive of Pakistan (CAP), a non-profit educational institution and heritage centre.
In this audio slideshow, Razia Hamid recalls the details of her life – from tonga rides to communal tensions – as a young girl in post-Partition Quetta.
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