Pakistan in Pictures

[Da Bannu Mazdigar]

A beautiful church in Islamabad



Chabahar, Baluchistan



Fishing at roof of the World, Deosai plains, Sakardu



A Bird Eye View, Hunza Valley



PESHAWAR: The Hindu community of the provincial capital observed the festival of Rakhsha Bandhan on Thursday. The celebration was arranged at the Hindu Balmiki Temple, Kalibari, and Hindu community members from all over the province participated in the festivities. Published in The Express Tribune


Pakistanis Against Stereotyping

We’re here to tell the world that it is virtually impossible to stereotype a population of 190,291,129 est. people into one racist, demeaning, hurtful character.

We’re diverse, we’re different, we’re humans just like you. Stop stereotyping. Stop the hate.

[Da Bannu Mazdigar]

Pakistan In Pictures




Pakistan Air Force cadets march at the mausoleum of the country's founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi on September 6, 2012, to mark the country s Defence Day. PHOTO: AFP




Sind Club, the oldest in Karachi, opened its doors in 1871 as an exclusively European gentlemen's club. After Pakistan gained independence in 1947, the club was opened to Pakistani elites. The club featured a billiards room, tennis court, squash court, walking track, sauna, and even a bakery. Once a year, women were invited to the Sind Club for its annual ball.

Nightclubs in Karachi -- among them the Playboy, Excelsior, and Oasis -- were a big draw in the 1960s and 1970s, and most of them were much less exclusive than the gentlemen's club at Sind. Dancing and booze kept club-goers entertained. But in 1977, alcohol was banned and all nightclubs were ordered to shut down.




Karachi family poses for a photo. The woman, sporting short hair, a sleeveless dress, and sunglasses, appears to be taking fashion cues from American first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who visited Karachi herself in the 1960s.




Frere Hall, a British Raj-era building built in 1865, was the site of public town hall meetings until Pakistan gained independence in 1947. It later became a hub for Karachi's social and cultural activities, housing many of the city's concerts and theatrical performances. Jazz shows became very popular in 1970s Karachi, and local pop artists enjoyed broad audiences.



Noori Top is located on the border between Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Kashmir. PHOTO: NOSTALGIC'S PHOTOGRAPHY




A road from the east of Jalkhad goes to Noori top which is approximately 2 to 2½ hours distance. PHOTO: NOSTALGIC'S PHOTOGRAPHY




Kalash smile

















Nation prays for Malala Yousafzai

Taliban’s cowardly attack on child activist Malala Yousafzai has spark country wide anger. Across Pakistan prayers, demonstration and rallies were held to show support for Malala.








Pakistani students pray for the early recovery of child activist Malala Yousafzai at a school in Mingora on October 11, 2012.



Peshawar, students of Frontier College pray for Malala Yousafzai.



Pakistani civil society activists carry placards with a photograph of the gunshot victim Malala Yousafzai as they shout ant-Taliban slogans during a protest rally against the assassination attempt on Malala Yousafzai, in Islamabad on October 10, 2012




Pakistani civil society activists and journalists carry candles and photographs of gunshot victim Malala Yousafzai during a protest against the assassination attempt on Malala Yousafzai, in Islamabad on October 11, 2012



Pakistani pray for the early recovery of child activist Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head in a Taliban assassination attempt, during a Friday prayers in Quetta on October 12, 2012.



Pakistani demonstrators carry candles during a protest against the assassination attempt on Malala Yousafzai, in Karachi on October 11, 2012.

[NiMade Olga]

Gurudwara Guru Sahib in Lahore



Lahore Fort main gate


Mulberry in Skardu


Spring in Murree



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[Da Bannu Mazdigar]

Girls want education too!

The Pakistani girl Malala shot in the head by the Taliban terroists for wanting an education stood up today in a remarkable comeback from her near fatal wounds.


Jisay allah rakhay usay kon chakhay (whoever God wants to save, no one can harm her/him.)




According to a recent UNESCO report, Pakistan has the 2nd largest number of out-of-school girls. PHOTO: AFP




A girl Lyba is photographed sitting with other students, while learning how to recite the Holy Quran, at the Jamia Binoria Al-Alamia Seminary Islamic Study School in Karachi. PHOTO: REUTERS




Teacher Noorzia Khan, 16, writes letters from Kalasha alphabet on blackboard during a lesson at Kalasha Dur school and community centre in Brun village located in Bumboret Kalash valley. PHOTO: REUTERS




Six-year-old Mozama leads a class in a lesson at the Rabia Beulkhi School for girls in Quetta's Hazaratown. PHOTO: REUTERS




Internally displaced girls fleeing a military offensive in the Swat valley hold classes inside a tent at an UNHCR camp in the outskirts of Peshawar. PHOTO: REUTERS




Girls attend a lesson outside a damaged classroom at Government Girls Primary School No 3 which was bombed by suspected militants in Swabi located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, November 15, 2011. PHOTO: REUTERS




Girls learn how to use computers in a school in Swat. PHOTO: FAZAL KHALIQ/ EXPRESS

Pen-friends across the Pak-India border

CAP, Routes2Roots launched 'Exchange for Change' involving 2,400 children from Delhi, Mumbai, Lahore, Karachi.



Ali Askari, a student of Grade 9 at Links School, holds a postcard he is sending to India through the program. PHOTO: CITIZENS ARCHIVE OF PAKISTAN




Students in Pakistan holding letters which they will send across the border. PHOTO: CITIZENS ARCHIVE OF PAKISTAN



Students in India express joy over the exchange program. PHOTO: CITIZENS ARCHIVE OF PAKISTAN



Students at The City School, PAF Chapter, writing letters to be sent to India. PHOTO: CITIZENS ARCHIVE OF PAKISTAN



Postcard which arrived from India sent by a student named Shantanu. PHOTO: CITIZENS ARCHIVE OF PAKISTAN



Front and rear shots of a postcard sent by Misbah Shaaib from Pakistan. Shaaib is a grade 9 student at Links School. PHOTO: CITIZENS ARCHIVE OF PAKISTAN



A round-up of events this week:



Uzma. Pepsi hosts the T20 World Cup Pakistan versus India match screening in Lahore. PHOTO COURTESY BILAL MUKHTAR AND PR




Happy Diwali!


A Pakistani Hindu girl adjusts earthen lamps to decorate an area of her house to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 in Karachi, Pakistan. Hindus across the country are celebrating Diwali, where people decorate their homes with light and set off firecrackers. Photo: Shakil Adil, Associated Press



The Italian Archaeological Mission on Wednesday discovered an ancient cemetery dating back thousands of years at Odigram, Swat — a site experts believe was built between 1500 BC to 500 BC.

The newly-discovered vessels symbolise simple but competent craft — ranging from copper pins used to fix hair to small perfume bottles. A total of 23 graves have been excavated at the site that seems to be an ancient cemetery, indicating that they belonged to the pre-Buddhist era.
One grave contained two bodies placed strategically such that they face each other. The region was identified as Ora by Aurel Stein, the city where Alexander the Great fought one of his battles.



Abbottabad is situated 50 kilometres northeast of the capital Islamabad. PHOTO: ANEEK KAYANI




Like much of the mountainous northern areas, tourism is one of the important sources of income in Abbottabad. PHOTO: ANEEK KAYANI




Bahawalpur





A man rides a cow-cart as fog shrouds the road on the outskirts of Faisalabad on November 14, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS



A round up of events this week:

Alyzeh and Natasha. Saba showcases her Eid collection at La Chantal, Lahore. PHOTO COURTESY SAVVY PR AND EVENTS



Saad and Zainab. Propaganda Pakistan launches at Vogue Towers in Lahore. PHOTO COURTESY BILAL MUKHTAR EVENTS & PR

Pakistan In Pictures



Folk Architectural Style at Lok Virsa Islamabad



A monument made up of salt bricks at the world's second-largest salt mine in Khewra. Khewra Salt Mines are a major tourist attraction in Pakistan, drawing up to 250,000 visitors a year



A jockey holds on during traditional bull racing in Mari village on March 11. Dozens of bulls took part in a racing day in front of ten thousand spectators.




Pakistani Hindu women celebrate the Holi festival in Karachi on March 7. Holi, the festival of colors, is observed at the end of winter on the last full moon day of the lunar month



A man fixes wooden grips on knives at a workshop in Quetta, Jan. 26.



A round up of events this week:


Maham. Versace launches its perfume, Yellow Diamond, in Karachi. PHOTO COURTESY CATALYST PR


Shazdeh. Versace launches its perfume, Yellow Diamond, in Karachi. PHOTO COURTESY CATALYST PR

[Tjanaparh]

It is not mullberry, its sea-buckthorn

[Da Bannu Mazdigar]

A cute view of Liberty Market Lahore



Kalam Valley is located across the Swat River in Swat, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Kalam Valley is famous for its magnificent waterfalls, lakes and lush green hills. It is 270 km drive from Islamabad. It is one of the popular destinations for tourists. At 2,000 meters (6,800 ft) above sea level, the two rivers (Ushu and Utrot) join to form the Swat River. From Matiltan, Traveller gets a wonderful view of the snow-capped Mount Falaksir 5918 meters (19,415 ft) high.

Hotel Kalam

The players line up before the match. PHOTO: FEROZ KHAN

GILGIT: For some, playing a friendly football match on the frozen surface of a 70-feet deep lake in bitter cold was more adventurous than scaling the K2, the second highest peak after Mount Everest.

A match was organised on the frozen Khalti Lake in Ghizer Valley of Gilgit-Baltistan with G-B’s Minister for Education Ali Madad Sher attending as the chief guest. It lasted for 30 minutes and was played between Ghizer-11 and Minister-11, which the former won 4-3.




Deceased Adezai peace militia founding member Dilawar Khan (left) and late militia member Israr Khan (right) are pictured with their bodyguards after a meeting. PHOTO: EXPRESS

PESHAWAR: A staunch opponent of the Taliban, founding member and ex-commander of the Adezai Peace Militia, Dilawar Khan, 46, was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard in Adezai on Friday. Dilawar was admitted to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) six days ago with a respiratory illness and was in the intensive care unit (ICU) since.

Farman Khan told The Express Tribune his brother breathed his last in the hospital Thursday night. “He is no more. We have lost him,” he said. Dilawar was also the vice-president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s Peshawar chapter. He is survived by a widow and six children.



Visitors taking keen interest in car during Classic and Vintage Car Show held at National Park Road, Rawalpindi.


A portrait of bomb victim Sleema is pictured on her coffin on the third day of protests following Saturday's bombing in Quetta on February 19, 2013. PHOTO: AFP



Mystic female musical group from Gilgit-Baltistan Bazm-e-Liqa (Mystic Assembly for the Vision of Beloved) performs at Sufi Music Festival organized by the Rafi Peer Theatre in collaboration with Pakistan National Council of the Arts at PNCA auditorium. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD JAVAID / EXPRESS TRIBUNE



Folk singer from Balochistan Akhtar Channal Zehri performs at Sufi Music Festival. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD JAVAID / EXPRESS TRIBUNE




Folk singer from Cholistan Krishan Lal Bheel (in golden waistcoat) performs at Sufi Music Festival. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD JAVAID / EXPRESS TRIBUNE




Shaukat Dholia (Drummer) from Data Darbar Lahore performs at Sufi Music Festival. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD JAVAID / EXPRESS TRIBUNE




Large number of audience including ambassadors and diplomats enjoying the Sufi Music Festival organized by the Rafi Peer Theatre in collaboration with Pakistan National Council of the Arts at PNCA auditorium. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD JAVAID / EXPRESS TRIBUNE




Nadir Magsi sets off first as Bahawalpur Ameer Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi drops the flag to kick start the last of the rally. PHOTO: SHAHID SAEED


Pakistani women ride their bikes towards the city's landmark Faisal Mosque to mark International Women's day in Islamabad on March 8, 2013. PHOTO: AFP



Gorakh is an under-Development Hill Station of Sindh, Pakistan. It is situated at an elevation of 5,688 ft (1,734 m). in the Kirthar Mountains Range's Sindh Segment, 93 km north west of Dadu city. Gorakh Hill Station is situated on one of the highest plateaus of Sindh, spread over 2,500 acres (10 km2), and due its surroundings, a unique adventure point for nature lovers.




The Deosai plain is located in the Skardu, Astore Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan, in northernmost Pakistan. Deosai means 'the land of Giants'.




Baradari Hazuri Bagh, Lahore


Hazuri Bagh is bounded by the Lahore Fort (east side), Badshahi Mosque (west side), the Samadhi of Ranjit Singh (north side) and the Roshnai Gate (south side). In the center stands the Hazuri Bagh Baradari, built by Ranjit Singh in 1813 to celebrate the capture of the famous Koh-i-Noor Diamond from Shah Shujah of Afghanistan.



Khanpur Valley near Taxila produces World's best "red blood oranges" and Shakri Malta "sugar oranges".



Pakistani villagers travel on a horse-cart in the outskirts of Lahore.




Pakistani Classical dancer.

Kathak dance is the classical dance of Pakistan, based on a combination of footwork and facial expressions. Ghulam Hussain Kathak (1905 – 2001) had the distinction of singularly sustaining the tradition of classical dance in Pakistan and producing students like Nahid Siddiqui, Fasih ur-Rehman, Nighat Chaudry, Amy Minwala and Panna among many others.


ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s parliament made history Thursday by becoming the first national assembly in the country’s history to complete a full term in office, dissolving in a low-key session that paves the way for elections.



Beautiful arches at Lahore Fort.



A natural refrigerator in the way of Kalam Valley Swat.




Thick forest, Kalam Valley Swat.




Ushu valley in Swat is truly one of the most beautiful valleys in Pakistan.






Ursula. Master Celeste flagship outlet launches in Lahore. PHOTO COURTESY VERVE PR

[Shabi Khel]

Can't remember the last time I saw somebody this desperate and delusional. Let me ask you though, did spending all that time and energy make you feel powerful, in control of something, as though you've changed the world, changed reality? Somebody get this guy a straitjacket.

[Da Bannu Mazdigar]

No doubt Pakistan is the most beautiful country in the region around

Neelam Valley




Road from murre to kahola,Punjab


A Meadow

Paya Meadows , Kaghan



Fabulous Beauty . Gilgit Baltistan-

Picture Credits : Tariq Hamid Sulemani


Chinar Road, Abbottabad, Pakistan

Picture Credits : Asmar Hussain



[MENTION=17167]Shabi Khel[/MENTION]

Pictures enjoy kawa,dair tastus maa kawa :P

btw Nice profile picture.though if the flowers frame had one another rose on the left bottom.would had looked even better

[NiMade Olga]

It is not mullberry, its sea-buckthorn

Oh thank you for telling me, because there in Skardu they make jam out of it and call it mulberry so I was pretty sure about the name and even didn't check it in a dictionary


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[Bengal_Tiger]

didnt i told you poor exist in each and every country.
When i said that Pakistanis are superior and Afghans are not?
your last part of being from Swat is BS.Though not worth discussing


We can continue this somewhere else

I dont want to ruin this thread with stupid replies

Manzareh is from Swat and is well known for being a Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Pashtun, who has had arguments with Afghans.

Toramana who is even more anti-Pakistan is from Swat too.

Probably some other Swatis on this forum too.

[Da Bannu Mazdigar]

Manzareh is from Swat and is well known for being a Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Pashtun, who has had arguments with Afghans.

Toramana who is even more anti-Pakistan is from Swat too.

Probably some other Swatis on this forum too.

Even i do have some problems with the GOP with respective to Pashtuns.

But i dont hate Pakistan.

since my pashtunwali or as we say in our locality my wazirwala teaches me to never go against your guardian.

I Eat of Pakistan,Pakistan has given me identity,education and everything i have.i cant be anti Pakistan.

[Bengal_Tiger]

Even i do have some problems with the GOP with respective to Pashtuns.

But i dont hate Pakistan.

since my pashtunwali or as we say in our locality my wazirwala teaches me to never go against your guardian.

I Eat of Pakistan,Pakistan has given me identity,education and everything i have.i cant be anti Pakistan.

If Soldat_Amir visits this forum one day I can imagine you having an interesting conversation with him as he is a Mehsud from Waziristan.

[Pakhtunzai]

^ Exactly, as if showing pictures of seemingly westernized Pakistanis will hide the true face of Pakistan and fool people. what about these pictures?

During my time in pakistan I saw THESE pictures in real life...never the coconut, western wannabes put up by bannu. Browsing the beautiful landscape pictures were good until those stupid pictures came up.

[Pakwatan]

Sad to see so many Afghan people hate Pakistani people.

We the people of Pakistan don't hate Afghans or Afghanistan.

I guess Afghan mentality is as cheap as that of Hindu India.

You know you have a psychological issue when seeing a picture of happy people, makes you feel angry.

[Da Bannu Mazdigar]

If Soldat_Amir visits this forum one day I can imagine you having an interesting conversation with him as he is a Mehsud from Waziristan.

And i am a baka khel wazir

even though i consider all pashtuns as my brothers.but mahsud damn are alot closer to me.eternal brothers

there is a possibility of my childrens being half mehsud