When it came time for a musical demonstration of the bagpipe maker’s finest product, the player wasn’t wearing traditional Scottish highland dress but rather Pakistan’s national outfit, a salwar ...

Umer Farooq's grandfather and father made bagpipes. Now he is the third generation to take up the tradition in Pakistan, which is thousands of kilometres from Scotland yet sells thousands of bagpipes ...

Bagpipes and Scotland? Aye, it's a natural association: Played for centuries, the instrument is especially identified with the Scottish military and traditional Scottish dress, tartan kilts and shawls ...

SIALKOT, Pakistan – It's not a sound you expect to hear in Pakistan. And yet, here we stand, in the heart of the country's Punjab province, listening to the theme song from “The Titanic” played on ...

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Umer Farooq's grandfather and father made bagpipes. Now he is the third generation to take up the tradition in Pakistan, which is thousands of kilometres from Scotland yet sells thousands of bagpipes ...

In this picture taken on January 25, 2019, a Pakistani worker plays and tests a set of bagpipes at the Mid East bagpipe factory in the eastern city of Sialkot. Photo: AFP SIALKOT: Umer Farooq's ...

Umer Farooq's grandfather and father made bagpipes. Now he is the third generation to take up the tradition in Pakistan, which is thousands of kilometres from Scotland yet sells thousands of bagpipes ...

Thousands of kilometers from Scotland, the town of Sialkot in Pakistan produces an estimated 10,000 bagpipes a year. Image: AFP/Aamir Qureshi Umer Farooq’s grandfather and father made bagpipes. Now he ...

A Pakistani musical band perform with bagpipes made at the Mid East bagpipe factory in the eastern city of Sialkot. (AFP pic) Umer Farooq’s grandfather and father made bagpipes. Now he is the third ...