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Fair winds for Pakistan's bagpipe industry

City of Sialkot exporting unique sound of instrument as far afield as China, Australia and even Scotland.
Last Modified: 13 Feb 2013 10:56

The unique sound of the bagpipe is not something you would traditionally associate with Pakistan.

But the city of Sialkot has planted itself firmly on the map for making the instrument and selling them around the world.

Al Jazeera’s Imtiaz Tyab reports from Sialkot.

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