Re: [ATM] At Last

[Saqib Sajjad <saqibsajjad@yahoo.com>]

thanks for your concern. i am in islamabad, far away 
from lahore-delhi bus route. the mirror cost would have 
been 10 times higher than normal.i have contacted indian 
telescope making companies in the past and they were 
all charging way too much freight/parcel charges for 
islamabad. i can never order the kit as import is banned 
from india except for few items.


Saqib



--- Ulhas Deshpande <ulhas_ngp@sancharnet.in> wrote:

> Congrats Saqib
> I had been monitoring your mails regularly with a fervent prayer that
> you 
> get the package but did not dare post for the fear of further damaging
> your 
> chances of getting the package.
> Such are the travesties of politics.
> Now that you have got the package , I wish to point out that had you
> taken 
> the Lahore - Delhi bus , you could have easily got a kit for making a
> six 
> inch reflector, minus of course the tube , stand and eyepieces ,for 
> about 
> Rs.5000/- Indian ( about US$ 100) . Whether  you would have been able to
> 
> take it into Pakistan is still a moot point.
> The situation in India was as bad a few years ago. One just could not
> get 
> any thing thru customs without paying a hefty bribe but now with the 
> relaxation in rules one can easily bring in items as personal baggage
> upto a 
> limit of Rs 12000/-(US$250) without attacting the custons attention.
> Friends 
> of mine have brought in mirrors upto 6 inches ,eyepieces ,focussers etc 
> without  any problem.
> Hope Saquib will also be able to do so soon . Also hope that very soon
> he 
> and his friends will be able to establish local sources  for equivalent 
> items so that they will not have to depend upon imports to sustain their
> 
> hobby.
> Cheers and Best Luck to Saquib and Mahmood
> Ulhas Deshpande
> India
> 
> >
> > atlast.....things turned out to be in favor of us. after detail
> > discussions and fighting with customs people,they decreased
> > the duty to around 50$. now i am planning to get the package
> > on monday with mahmood.
> >
> >
> >
> > Saqib
> 
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