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Thursday, April 14, 2011

A Historical Overview.

Ziarat, Pakistan.

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Founder of Pakistan, stayed there during his last illness. It houses the relics of the Father of the Nation. The Residency was built in 1882 by the British and used by the Agent to the Governor General as his summer headquarters.





















Bab-e-Ziarat, The Enterance gate to Ziarat.





















     St Francis Grammer School in Quetta, Pakistan


















Derawar Fort, Cholistan Desert.





























Shahjahan Masjid in Thatta.

The ancient Buddhist religious monument of Dharmarajika Stupa in Taxila, Pakistan.
Just a short drive from Islamabad, this is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. There are 18 locations in the area which are world heritage sites, but only 5% have been excavated.
This is the region from where Buddhism travelled to the far east - and Persians, Greeks and Hindus all subsequently left their mark. You can watch the sun set from the remains of a Buddhist monastery or wander through the streets of an excavated Persian city in the knowledge that there are two older ones buried below.




The Shah Faisal Masjid in Islamabad, Pakistan, is among one of the largest mosques in the world. It is a state National Mosque. It is a popular masjid in the Islamic world, and is renowned for both its size and its architecture covering an area of 5,000 square meters with a capacity of 300,000 worshippers.


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