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Sights and Sounds of Pakistan: Peshawar Part-2 When the British built a paved road through the Khyber Pass, they needed to build numerous forts and pickets to guard it. These pickets can still be seen along the road to Torkham, the Pakistan-Afghanistan border town. While in Peshawar, and specially the inner city, one is […]
Sights and Sounds of Pakistan: Peshawar Part-1 Peshawar – the capital of Khyber Pakhtonkhawa is not new to the historians and tourists. It is an old – rather so old that its origins are lost in antiquity. Some believe that it was founded over 2,000 years ago by the Kushan Kings of Gandhara. Alexander’s […]
Sights and Sounds of Pakistan: Sukkur-Last part According to official census of 1998, Sukkur has a population of 908,370. Besides 96% Muslims, Sukkur also has relatively greater proportion of Hindus, mostly settled in urban areas and engaged in trade and services sector. Ethnically Sindhis share the biggest segment of population (74%), followed by Muhajirs […]
Sights and Sounds of Pakistan: Sukkur Part-2 The ruins of this ancient town still exist, 8 km east of Rohri, in Sukkur district. In 711 AD, Muhammad Bin Qasim led a Muslim army and invaded Sindh, whole os Sindh (including Sukkur) and lower Punjab became part of Umayyad Caliphate. Later Mughals and many semi-autonomous […]
Sights and Sounds of Pakistan: Sukkur part-1 Sakhar, or Sukkur as commonly written but pronounced as the former had been a town situated on the right bank of the Indus, and part of Sind province even before the British India. It commanded the trade of Sind, and the river was once crossed by a […]
Sialkot: Sights & Sounds of the Export Capital of Pakistan-Last part The SIAL has 223 directors, who contributed Rs 5 million each for the airport. The 1,002-acre airport is13 kilometres west of Sialkot and is linked by a road to Gujranwala, Wazirabad, Gujrat, Narowal, the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) and the Sialkot Dry […]
Sialkot: Sights & Sounds of the Export Capital of Pakistan Part-3 Besides other sports good, Sialkot makes headlines all over the world for its very high quality footballs. As per an estimate approximately 80-85% high-quality hand-stitched inflatable balls production of the world originates from Sialkot. The local football industry earned $164 million in […]
Sialkot: Sights & Sounds of the Export Capital of Pakistan Part-2 The Sialkot district is spread over an area of over 5,000 square kilometers, stretching from the Ravi valley on the southeast to the Chenab River on the northwest. The city, the district headquarters, lies just north of the Aik Nullah and south […]
Sialkot: Sights & Sounds of the Export Capital of Pakistan Part-1 While most of the cities of Punjab are famous for their long history and possession of Mogul architecture, there two cities which are famous for their exports – Faisalabad for world famous cotton bed sheets and hosiery and Sialkot for its sports and […]
Sights and Sounds of Kohat-Last part In its small but carefully tilled glens, the plane, palm, fig and many orchard trees flourish luxuriantly; while brushwood of wild olive, mimosa and other thorny bushes clothes the rugged ravines upon the upper slopes. Occasional grassy glades upon their sides form favorite pasture grounds for the Waziri […]
Sights and Sounds of Kohat Part-2 Nevertheless, the British were never at peace in this part of their Kingdom as resistance and opposition always cropped from one quarter or the other. But their tactics of "Divide and Rule" ultimately strengthened their hold over the region. They put one tribe against the other by giving […]
Sights and Sounds of Kohat Part-1 Kohat is a famous city of NWFP, located 37 miles south of Peshawar by the Kohat Pass. The Kohat district is spread over an area of some 3000 square miles. The city centres on a British-era fort, various bazaars, and a military cantonment. There are a number of shrines […]
