Karachi
Karachi is the capital of the province of Sindh, and the most populated city in Pakistan, sometimes known as the City of Light and the City of Quaid Azam, after Muhammad Ali Jinnah the founder of Pakistan. It is located on the coast of the Arabian Sea / Indian Ocean, northwest of the Indus Delta. [...]
Karachi – The Busy Port City of Pakistan
Karachi in southern Pakistan, is the capital of the Sind Province, and lies on the Arabian Sea, at the northwestern edge of the Indus River delta. With its wide sunny beaches, deep-sea fishing, and horse racing all-year round, the city keeps you on your toes throughout your stay. Karachi is also a major port centered [...]
HISTORICAL, CULTURAL BACKGROUND & GEOGRAPHY OF SINDH – CULTURE AND LITERATURE
Sindh is a repository of varied cultural values and has remained the seat of civilization and meeting point of diverse cultures from times immemorial. After Independence on August 14, 1947 with the influx of Muslims from India, its culture has progressively assumed a new complexion. Sindh’s cultural life has been shaped, to a large extent, [...]
Lansdowne Bridge, Sukkur
Any vistor to Sukkur-Rohri Pakistan is usually awe struck by the largest man made monuments in the area. They are two in number. One is the 118 year old Lansdowne bridge and the other is the 45 year old Ayub Arch. In the photo above, silver metallic structure is the Ayub Arch and the brown [...]
Taxila
Taxila The World Heritage site of Taxila is located in Punjab Province, about 30 kilometers from Islamabad. Taxila is an archaeological site includes numerous related buildings, fortifications, settlements and monasteries, and shows architectural influences for the length of its role as a Buddhist training center, between the 5th century BC through the 2nd century AD. [...]
Harrapa
The Indus Valley civilization (also known as Harappan culture) appeared around 2500 BCE along the Indus River valley in Punjab and Sindh. The civilization, with a writing system, urban centers, and diversified social and economic system, was rediscovered in the 1920s after excavations at Mohenjo-daro (which means “mound of the dead”) in Sindh near Sukkur, [...]
Harappa
Harappa is a city in Punjab, northeast Pakistan, about 35km (22 miles) southwest of Sahiwal.The modern town is by a former course of the Ravi River and beside the remains of an ancient fortifed city, which was part of the Cemetery H and the Indus Valley Civilization. Harappa has been the centre of curiosity and [...]
