Hi there
I am planning a trip to Lahore and from there I want to go to India. anyone of u been to India from Lahore with the bus???how is it?I mean is it safe and what does it cost?and what about the visa for a short 2-3 days trip???
i think its safe 
veer zara mein dikhaya tha na …
btw, I wear hijaab and ppl r telling me to switch over to dupatta when going to India to avoid sending strong signals...any experience hijaabi girls????
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*Originally posted by Chameli420: *
btw, I wear hijaab and ppl r telling me to switch over to dupatta when going to India to avoid sending strong signals...any experience hijaabi girls????
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naah...india mein everywhere u'll see ppl in burqe n stuff...
par still koee shak hai to therez nothing rong with switching to dopatta...:-p
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*Originally posted by Rani Pakistani: *
naah...india mein everywhere u'll see ppl in burqe n stuff...
par still koee shak hai to therez nothing rong with switching to dopatta...:-p
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dont wanna wear dupatta na..u can see the hair in that...burka...yeicks that too much:D
hmm I'll find out when I get there inshallah in feb!!!looking so much forward to that...first a trip to London, then Lahore and then India:D
no no im not telling U to wear a burqa…lol
hmmm…its upto u…if u wear dopatta properly i think therez nothing rong with it…
hehhe…have fun :k:…
Thanks dear. I am going with my college friend. Both very eager females. lets see koun sa pahar fattah kar ke atti hain:D
lolzzzzz…ohhh that must be funnnnnnnnn :halo: ..
hehehe stay safe 
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n dun worry…india is jus like pakistan
go listen to that song…aesa des hai meraaaaaaaaa hoooo aes des hai mera
jesa des hai tera…
lol 
veer zara in remaking!
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*Originally posted by Zombie: *
veer zara in remaking!
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yeah I'll fall in love too:P
hey chameli.......do give us update on the trip. I wanted to travel from pak to india as well. i got some relatives there who i havnt even met lol. As far as i remember (this is back almost 3 years now) a canadian friend of my took a trip there. well he was a guy but he told me its pretty safe. As for wearing hijab or dupatta, as rani wrote........lot of muslim women wear hijab in india. its very common there. Also depending on the state you travel to, just take the small precautions as u prob know already like staying together all times, not roaming around late night, one of u should have cell, important emergency numbers at hand and those small things. just make sure to ENJOY.
haha.....just dont repeat the story of veerzara, it was really sad for the most part rite.
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yeah i agree. i saw women with hijabs on too. its not thaaat common, but i think its getting to be popular amongst girls going to university and work.
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I haven’t personally travelled via bus…so i can’t vouch the service..i tried looking up info for you but couldn’t find the info from pakistani side..maybe, someone from lahore can tell you..or maybe you can contact ptdc or punjab tourism..that’s something i found from the delhi side..it might be helpful to you i hope: http://dtc.nic.in/lahorebus.htm
i did travelled last year from pakistan to india via PIA from karachi though..and i got my visa from toronto’s indian embassy before leaving for pakistan-india’s trip. I do wear hijab myself..and i never found any problems. I, landed in delhi and then i took a train to kanpur…they have a fairly big muslim population..and most of the regions i visited were in UP..including lucknow and some villages..and most of the people there are used to hijabs, burkas, niqabs etc.
I am sure you’ll have a fun trip:) …it seems that you’ll be visiting delhi as you mentioned that your trip is only for 2/3 days..
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Chameli you can wear what ever you want. Eastern western , traditional, modern whatever, no body cares. you will have problem if you are beautiful and wear sexy clothes ( i mean streets are full of majnoos). j/k.
Regarding safety, dont worry about it. you will be as safe as any indian is . If you tell me which city r u going then may be i can give you some info about where to go.
BTW dont tell people there that you are Chameli 420.( you know what i mean)
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I you are a person who wears hijab for the right reasons, why would you considering switching to dupatta? I am not advocating one or the other but if you chose to wear hijab why consider the change for something as trivial as traveling to India.
It would be more understandable if you had to switch to dupatta if you were going to a western airport and they wouldnt let you go through unless you showed your face to match with the passport picture.
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My mother and sister travelled from lahore to india a few years ago by the bus. Apart from it just being a long ride, they said it was pretty comfortable. I’m not sure about the ticket or visa costs though.