Old pictures of Pakistani Cities
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India should have a similar history. Why not start a similar thread?These pictures look impressive
It's threads like these that give me an appreciation for other countries during a past time.
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Karachi was one of the youngest of big cities in India. Before 1725 there is no mention of the settlement of Karachi. The mention is of a harbour at Kharak on the river Hab. By 1729, the entrance to Kharak harbour was blocked by sand. Commerce now shifted to Kalāchi Kun, at the present spot where stands Karachi Harbour.
A small fort was raised here to protect it from bandits and a canon installed in it. In a few years the nearby trading settlement of Shahbundar too got blocked by sand. It was then that most trade along the coast as also the population shifted to Kalāchi.
Over time the name Kalāchi got corrupted to Karachi and Karachi emerged as one of the biggest cities in India.
Pic. Hassam Ahmad, 2006
A small fort was raised here to protect it from bandits and a canon installed in it. In a few years the nearby trading settlement of Shahbundar too got blocked by sand. It was then that most trade along the coast as also the population shifted to Kalāchi.
Over time the name Kalāchi got corrupted to Karachi and Karachi emerged as one of the biggest cities in India.
Pic. Hassam Ahmad, 2006
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Whenever I am in a foreign city, I make time to take in the architecture. Being an engineer, I have an appreciation for the work that went into creating the buildings I am looking at.
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Timeline of Peshawar History
Prior to 19th century
127 CE - Purushapura becomes eastern capital of Buddhist kingdom Gandhara (approximate date).
978 CE - Sabaktagin defeats Jayapala.
1001 - 27 November: Battle of Peshawar; Mahmud of Ghazni in power.
1006 - Mahmud of Ghazni defeats Anandapala.
1180 - Mu'izz-Ud-Din Muhammad Ibn Sam in power.
1630 - Mohabbat Khan Mosque built.
1758 - 8 May: Battle of Peshawar; Marathas in power.
19th century
1810 - Wazir Bagh (garden) laid out.[citation needed]
1825 - Sikh Ranjit Singh in power.
1834--Hari Singh Nalwa in power. Bala Hissar (fort) rebuilt.
1838 - Italian Paolo Avitabile in power.
1849- British in power. Gorak Nath Temple built.
1850 - Grand Trunk Road Lahore-Peshawar extension constructed (approximate date).
1851 - Peshawar cemetery established.
1860 - Flood.
1867 - Municipality constituted.
1868- British Peshawar Cantonment laid out near city.
Population: 56,589 (city); 58,555 (municipality).
1881 - Population: 79,982.
1882 - Sethi Mohallah residence built.
1883 - All Saints Church opens in cantonment.
1891 - Population: 54,191.
20th century
1900-- Cunningham clock tower built. Edwardes College established.
1901-- City becomes capital of the North-West Frontier Province.
Population: 95,147.
1906 - Victoria Hall built.
1907 - Peshawar Museum founded.
1909 - Ancient Buddhist Kanishka casket discovered by archaeologists in Shah-ji-Dheri near city.
1913 - Islamia College established.[
1922 - Kapoor Haveli (residence) built.
1925 - Khaiber railway built.
1930. 23 April: Qissa Khwani Bazaar massacre.
Novelty cinema opens.
1932 - Khyber Mail newspaper begins publication.
1934 - Landsdowne cinema opens.
1936 - Radio station begins broadcasting.
1939 - Al Falah newspaper begins publication.
1941--Al-Jamiat-e-Sarhad newspaper begins publication.
Population: 130,967.
1947 - City becomes part of the Dominion of Pakistan.
1948 - City becomes capital of the Peshawar province.
1949 - Frontier Corps military reserve headquartered in Bala Hissar (fort).
1950 - University of Peshawar established.
Shahab-e-saqib and Qallandar Urdu-language newspapers begin publication.
1951 - Population: 114,000.[6]
1954 - Khyber Medical College established.
1955 --City becomes part of West Pakistan.
The Statesman English-language newspaper begins publication.
Abasin Arts Society established.
1956 - City becomes part of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
1958 - Amal newspaper begins publication.[20]
1964 - Peshawar Press Club founded.
1965 - Bacha Khan International Airport in operation.
1975 -- Qayyum Stadium opens... Hayatabad suburb established.
1976 - Wahdat Pashto-language newspaper begins publication.
1977 - Shahādat newspaper begins publication.
1980 - May: Explosion at Jamiat Islami Afghanistan headquarters.
1981 - Population: 555,000..Kacha Garhi refugee camp established near city.
1982 -- Jalozai Afghan refugee camp in operation.
Afghan Islamic Press news agency established.
1984 - Mujāhid Wulas newspaper begins publication.
1985 -- Karkhano Market and Nishtar Hall established.
The Frontier Post (English-language) newspaper begins publication.
1987 - Frontier Times in publication (approximate date).
1988 - Al-Qaeda Islamist group organized.
1996 - Qalb-e-Asia Cultural Centre established.
1998 - Population: 982,816.
Prior to 19th century
127 CE - Purushapura becomes eastern capital of Buddhist kingdom Gandhara (approximate date).
978 CE - Sabaktagin defeats Jayapala.
1001 - 27 November: Battle of Peshawar; Mahmud of Ghazni in power.
1006 - Mahmud of Ghazni defeats Anandapala.
1180 - Mu'izz-Ud-Din Muhammad Ibn Sam in power.
1630 - Mohabbat Khan Mosque built.
1758 - 8 May: Battle of Peshawar; Marathas in power.
19th century
1810 - Wazir Bagh (garden) laid out.[citation needed]
1825 - Sikh Ranjit Singh in power.
1834--Hari Singh Nalwa in power. Bala Hissar (fort) rebuilt.
1838 - Italian Paolo Avitabile in power.
1849- British in power. Gorak Nath Temple built.
1850 - Grand Trunk Road Lahore-Peshawar extension constructed (approximate date).
1851 - Peshawar cemetery established.
1860 - Flood.
1867 - Municipality constituted.
1868- British Peshawar Cantonment laid out near city.
Population: 56,589 (city); 58,555 (municipality).
1881 - Population: 79,982.
1882 - Sethi Mohallah residence built.
1883 - All Saints Church opens in cantonment.
1891 - Population: 54,191.
20th century
1900-- Cunningham clock tower built. Edwardes College established.
1901-- City becomes capital of the North-West Frontier Province.
Population: 95,147.
1906 - Victoria Hall built.
1907 - Peshawar Museum founded.
1909 - Ancient Buddhist Kanishka casket discovered by archaeologists in Shah-ji-Dheri near city.
1913 - Islamia College established.[
1922 - Kapoor Haveli (residence) built.
1925 - Khaiber railway built.
1930. 23 April: Qissa Khwani Bazaar massacre.
Novelty cinema opens.
1932 - Khyber Mail newspaper begins publication.
1934 - Landsdowne cinema opens.
1936 - Radio station begins broadcasting.
1939 - Al Falah newspaper begins publication.
1941--Al-Jamiat-e-Sarhad newspaper begins publication.
Population: 130,967.
1947 - City becomes part of the Dominion of Pakistan.
1948 - City becomes capital of the Peshawar province.
1949 - Frontier Corps military reserve headquartered in Bala Hissar (fort).
1950 - University of Peshawar established.
Shahab-e-saqib and Qallandar Urdu-language newspapers begin publication.
1951 - Population: 114,000.[6]
1954 - Khyber Medical College established.
1955 --City becomes part of West Pakistan.
The Statesman English-language newspaper begins publication.
Abasin Arts Society established.
1956 - City becomes part of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
1958 - Amal newspaper begins publication.[20]
1964 - Peshawar Press Club founded.
1965 - Bacha Khan International Airport in operation.
1975 -- Qayyum Stadium opens... Hayatabad suburb established.
1976 - Wahdat Pashto-language newspaper begins publication.
1977 - Shahādat newspaper begins publication.
1980 - May: Explosion at Jamiat Islami Afghanistan headquarters.
1981 - Population: 555,000..Kacha Garhi refugee camp established near city.
1982 -- Jalozai Afghan refugee camp in operation.
Afghan Islamic Press news agency established.
1984 - Mujāhid Wulas newspaper begins publication.
1985 -- Karkhano Market and Nishtar Hall established.
The Frontier Post (English-language) newspaper begins publication.
1987 - Frontier Times in publication (approximate date).
1988 - Al-Qaeda Islamist group organized.
1996 - Qalb-e-Asia Cultural Centre established.
1998 - Population: 982,816.
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Nice. Very nice............Lahore anarkali bazaar..............
The popular food street of Anarkali Bazaar, Lahore
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.Old Lahore
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ghazi52
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Shahi Hammam, Delhi Gate, Walled City, Lahore
SCAFFOLDING poles cover a portion of the Shahi Hammam, located near the Delhi Gate in the walled city, Lahore.
WAZIR Khan, a physician, built the Shahi Hammam for Emperor Jehangir’s wife. But why? “She had a blister on her foot and wanted someone to cure it without any physical contact. Wazir Khan asked her to walk on sand where her feet left imprints. He identified the area of the blister, placed a piece of mirror there on the sand and told her to walk again on her own footprints. When she did this, the mirror burst the blister and the injury was healed. She rewarded him for this and he reciprocated by building her the Royal Bath.”
Farhan Shah narrated this story to me avidly, clearly reflecting his affiliation with old Lahore. His family moved to the walled city in the mid-1700s. Shah’s company, Old Lahore Walkabouts, takes people on tours to the walled city, which for him is a monument in itself. I was fascinated but also curious whether the story he had told me was a myth or actual history. But for Shah, the stories behind the structure are just as important as the tangible restoration. “I don’t see a story as true or false and don’t concoct any on my own,” he tells me. “Restoring myths is important for us. I want people to experience the ethos of that time when they come here. These stories have existed for hundreds of years. They are reflective of the thought process of the people of the subcontinent.”
SCAFFOLDING poles cover a portion of the Shahi Hammam, located near the Delhi Gate in the walled city, Lahore.
WAZIR Khan, a physician, built the Shahi Hammam for Emperor Jehangir’s wife. But why? “She had a blister on her foot and wanted someone to cure it without any physical contact. Wazir Khan asked her to walk on sand where her feet left imprints. He identified the area of the blister, placed a piece of mirror there on the sand and told her to walk again on her own footprints. When she did this, the mirror burst the blister and the injury was healed. She rewarded him for this and he reciprocated by building her the Royal Bath.”
Farhan Shah narrated this story to me avidly, clearly reflecting his affiliation with old Lahore. His family moved to the walled city in the mid-1700s. Shah’s company, Old Lahore Walkabouts, takes people on tours to the walled city, which for him is a monument in itself. I was fascinated but also curious whether the story he had told me was a myth or actual history. But for Shah, the stories behind the structure are just as important as the tangible restoration. “I don’t see a story as true or false and don’t concoct any on my own,” he tells me. “Restoring myths is important for us. I want people to experience the ethos of that time when they come here. These stories have existed for hundreds of years. They are reflective of the thought process of the people of the subcontinent.”
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