In Landi Kotal, a peculiar legacy of colonialism lingers with a banyan tree that has been chained since 1898. Legend tells of British officer James Squid, allegedly inebriated, mistaking the tree's sway for rebellion, leading to its bizarre 'arrest'.
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October 4, 2026 at 7:37 AM
A banyan tree in Pakistan has been chained and ‘arrested’ since 1898
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