Chanhudaro
Chanhudaro (also Chanhu Daro) is an archaeological site belonging to the post-urban Jhukar phase of Indus valley civilization. The site is located 130 kilometers (81 miles) south of Mohenjodaro, in Sindh, Pakistan. The settlement was inhabited between 4000-1700 BCE, and is considered to have been a centre for manufacturing carnelian beads. This site is a [...]
Pirak
Pirak is an archaeological site belonging to the Indus Valley Civilization located in Balochistan, Pakistan. It is 20 km south of Sibi east of the Nari River. The mound is 8m high and covers approximately 12 acres (49,000 m2). The site of Pirak was first reported by Robert Raikes in 1963. It was excavated, between 1968 and 1974, [...]
Tomb of Jahangir
Tomb of Jahangir, (Urdu: جهانگير کا مقبرہ) is the mausoleum built for the Mughal Emperor Jahangir who ruled from 1605 to 1627. The mausoleum is located near the town of Shahdara Bagh in Lahore, Pakistan. His son Shah Jahan built the mausoleum 10 years after his father’s death. It is sited in an attractive walled [...]
Hazuri Bagh and Baradari
Hazuri Bagh, lined with cloisters for mendicants and holy men, was built as a forecourt for the grand mosque. The Hazuri Bagh pavilion that dominates the centre of the quad was built by Ranjit Singh. Opposite (south) is the Hazuri Bagh Gate, which was built as part of a boarding house for scholars and students [...]
Quaid-e-Azam house Museum
Located directly opposite the contemporary tower of Avari Towers Hotel on the border of Civil Lines and Cantonment, well set back from the road and partially concealed by enormous banyan trees,is this charming building which was earlier known as Flag staff house.This sprawling property is located in Karachi Cantonment,on the border of Civil Lines.Once inside [...]
PAF (Pakistan Air Force) Museum
The museum is a remarkable achievement for the preservation of the history of Pakistan Air Force, and will be of particular interest to aviation buffs. The PAF Museum has well-thought out displays of vintage and historic aircraft. It was designed and built with an aim to make it “the window of the history of the [...]
Data Darbar, Lahore, Pakistan
Abul Hassan Ali Ibn Usman al-Jullabi al-Hajweri al-Ghaznawi or Abul Hassan Ali Hajweri (Arabic: علی بن عثمان الجلابی الهجویری الغزنوی ) (sometimes spelled Hujwiri), also known as Data Ganj Bakhsh (Persian/Urdu: داتا گنج بخش ) or Data Sahib, was a Persian Sufi and scholar during the 11th century. He significantly contributed to the spreading of [...]
Samadh of Maharaja Ranjit Singhs son in Lahore vandalised
The samadh of Sher Singh, son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, in Lahore in ruins. Its remains have been painted red and green to merge with the mosque nearby. The samadh of Sher Singh (1807-1843), son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and ruler of Sikh state of joint Punjab, in Lahore has been vandalised beyond recognition. No [...]
Bagh Ibne Qasim
The Bagh Ibne Qasim باغ ابنِ قاسم is located in Clifton, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Inaugurated by President Pervez Musharraf on February 27, 2007, Pakistan’s biggest park constructed under Clifton Beach Development Project on 130 acres (0.53 km2) of land. The old Toyland Theme Park has been done away with and this park replaces it. The park cost [...]
Pakistan Railways Heritage Museum
Pakistan Railways Heritage Museum is located at Golra junction railway station near Islamabad, some 1,994 feet above sea level, in the southeast of the Margalla Hills and east of the cradle of Gandhara civilization, the ancient city of Taxila. Museum Hall In the museum hall, there are rare items on display including watches, pendulums, kerosene [...]
