Old pictures of Pakistani Cities

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A market of Rawalpindi in 1960's.

 

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Cinema on the wheels, 1953. Peshawar.

 

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Karachi's traffic police performing his duty; 1950s

 

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Faisal Masjid in the making.. Islamabad

 

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An Aerial View Of Peshawar City, c. 1935.

This rare aerial photograph captures the historic city of Peshawar during the final decades of British colonial rule. Visible in the image are the densely packed houses, narrow winding streets, and prominent landmarks that shaped the urban landscape of this ancient frontier city.

Once a vital outpost on the Silk Road and the gateway to the Indian subcontinent, Peshawar in the 1930s reflected a unique blend of Central Asian, Afghan, and colonial British influences—visible in its architecture, bazaars, and fortifications.

The city, steeped in thousands of years of history, was then a cultural and administrative hub of the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), serving as a strategic center for trade, politics, and military operations.

 

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Clock Tower, Lyallpur (Faisalabad) — 1943

 

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LAKSHMI BUILDING KARACHI

Laxmi Building, built by Lala Lajpat Rai, owner of the Lahore Insurance Company, was inaugurated by Mrs. Sarojini Naidu on 24 December 1938.
From its inception until the construction of Qamar House in 1955, it was the tallest building in Karachi, visible even from Lalu Khet.

 

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Freemasons Hall known by the locals Jadoo Ghar Lahore built 1914s

 

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Picture of a British family's first car, a 1914 Ford Model T Touring Car, in Karachi on Elphinstone St., Karachi

 

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Peshawar, 1960's

 

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Street scene, Peshawar 1987.

 

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A Bedford bus at Landi Kotal Pakistan ,the border to Afganistan 10th March 1978.

 

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Karachi , 1951.

 

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1903..Kabuli gate, Peshawar.

 

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1960's,
Double decker bus I.I. Chandigarh Road.. Karachi.




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