Old pictures of Pakistani Cities

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Street Scene In Darra Adam Khel, Mid 1970's. Tribal areas.
Drug center.
Arms manufacturing units.

 

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Tribal Men Examining 303 Lee-Enfield Rifle At Gun shop In Darra Adam Khel, August 1980.

© Michael Freeman

 

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Darra Adam khel Bazaar, 1986 (c).

In the tribal area near Peshawar and Kohat Pass, is Pakistan's largest weapons bazaar and factory, renowned for its gun making expertise since the late 19th century,

Darra is a sprawl of hundreds of workshops where some 3,500 gunsmiths toil on replica weapons.

 

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Under Construction: Tibet Centre, 1965 | M.A. Jinnah Road & Preedy Street.

This historic photo captures a powerful moment in time — the Tibet Centre rising from the ground in 1965, at the bustling corner of M.A. Jinnah Road and Preedy Street.

The signboard reads “Tibet Market – Steel Supplied by General Iron & Steel Works Ltd.,” giving us a glimpse into the construction era and the companies involved.

Notice the classic 1957 model black Ford Anglia Car in the foreground, adding a true vintage touch to Karachi’s evolving cityscape.

 

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A nostalgic view of Sakhi Hassan Roundabout – North Nazimabad, Karachi!

In the background, you can see the white dome of Jama Masjid Faizan-e-Wahidia, a well-known landmark in this area.

Just nearby, within the same locality, lies the tomb of renowned Urdu poet Behzad Lakhnavi, whose soulful poetry still lives on.

 

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Karachi

 

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Karachi Saddar

 

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Old Sabzi Mandi
University Road Karachi, 1998.

 

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View Of The Mall Rawalpindi, Punjab, 1900's (c).

© East India Company & Raj Research Group


The statue is fixed in the garden of British high commission Islamabad - it was traced by them some years back lying laterally in junk yard of Cantonment board Rawalpindi.

A long procedure between the two governments finally permitted them to take possession of the marble piece.

It is in the yard with two broken hands. It stands in BHC, with a plaque beneath saying all this .

 

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The Raja Bazaar (Main Street) of Rawalpindi City. D. C. Mehra & Sons, Rawalpindi, 1910 (c).

A rich bazaar view by a little known publisher once based in Peshawar whose wide variety of postcards of Punjab and NWFP is possibly unrivaled in the region during the early 20th century. Moorli Dhur & Sons of Amballa, and H.A. Mirza of Delhi may have published more postcards, but Mehra's offerings in these two regions of real photo postcards seems to be more extensive.

© Paper Jewels

 

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West Ridge Of Rawalpindi, Punjab, 1900's (c).

 

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Lansdowne Institute, Rawalpindi, 1907 (c).

It is on Mall Road Rawalpindi, The Odeon Cinema and Cantonment Library.

Sardar Kirpal Singh Rai Bahadur and Sardar Sujan Singh Rai Bahadur, built the building known as Lansdowne Institute at The Mall,

The institute used as a place of entertainment and instructions.”

Afterwards the building was used as cinema and library. The Shah Baloot Park has also historical significance. The Sikh brothers used to throw parties for the English officers there.

Offices of the Rawalpindi and Chaklala cantonment boards are also housed in Lansdowne Trust building. The Lansdowne Trust Library, now commonly known as Cantonment Library.

 

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Charlotte Wood, Marlborough House, Rawalpindi, 1866 (c).

Taken By Pioneering Photographer Colonel Henry Wood (Rifle Brigade).

 

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The Mall, Rawalpindi with Lockhart's Memorial in the distance, Punjab, 1900's (c).

This Image Is Restored And Watermarked By East India Company And Raj Research Group.

 

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A wedding procession in Peshawar, 1920 (c).

Photo by R.B.Holmes.