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Samadhi of Ranjit Singh

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A Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s mausoleum is located near Lahore Fort and Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. This place is called Samadhi of Ranjit Singh. The place where Ranjit Singh was cremated; construction was started on that spot by his son Kharak Singh. Later in 1848, his youngest son Duleep Singh completed the construction. The tomb reflects the ...Read More »

Standard Chartered Bank

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Bank plays a significant role in the development of a country as it supports its economy financially. Pakistan is running a variety of Islamic and commercial banks.  Standard Chartered Bank is among these considerable banks which is officially recognized as Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Limited, it deals with the banking and financial services of Pakistan and is utterly owned by ...Read More »

Badshahi Mosque

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Badshahi Mosque is located in the walled city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the second largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and is considered the fifth largest mosque of the world. In 1671, the sixth Mughal Emperor, Aurangzaib Alamgir, commissioned the construction of the mosque. It took two years to complete the construction of mosque. This mosque was ...Read More »

Diji Kot Fort

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A fort known as Diji Kot Fort is located in the town of Diji Kot in Khairpur District, Pakistan. This town is located at the edge of Nara-Rajasthan Desert that is about 25 miles east of Indus River. The Diji Kot Fort was previously known as Ahmadabad Fort. The Persian architect Ahmed designed this fort and fort was named after ...Read More »

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The Walled City of Lahore, Capital City of Punjab, is situated near Ravi River. In the beginning, this city was 2 miles away from river Ravi but now Lahore and its outskirts are surrounding Ravi River.  This city is known as capital of Punjab from centuries but very few people know that before Chughtai Emperors (commonly known as Mughals), the ...Read More »

SONERI BANK

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On 28 September, 1991 the bank was formally integrated and opened its first branch in Karachi on 9th May, 1992, after its remarkable achievements bank commenced its further operations by launching its branch in Lahore on 16th April 1992. It is one of the leading commercial banks in Pakistan. Head office of Soneri bank is in Karachi. The bank has ...Read More »

Gorkhatri

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The literal meaning of Gorkhatri is “Grave of Warrior”. In the neighbor of Peshawar city of province Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan, Gorkhatri is located. Peshawar itself is an ancient city. Gorkhatri with the Kanishka Vihara that is a great stupa of King Kanishka was identified by the Sir Alexander Cunningham. By Professor Dr. Ahmad Hassan Dani this place was identified where ...Read More »

Changa Manga

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People living in Pakistan, especially in Punjab are not unaware when they hear a name “Changa Manga”. It is a forest, can be said a handmade or the planted one. It is said that among the largest man grown forests of the world, one is Changa Manga. This artificial forest covers an area of 48.6 square kilometers (12,000 acres). In ...Read More »

Pathany Khan

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Pathany Khan is one of great folk singers of Pakistan. He sang Serieki folk. He was born in 1926 in a small village named Tambu Wali Basti in Thal desert. He usually sang the sufi poetry of Khwaja Ghulam Fareed and Shah Hussain. His actual name was Ghulam Muhammad. He was a kid when his father got married third time ...Read More »

SILK BANK

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Silk Bank was launched under the administration of State Bank of Pakistan on 15th September 2001, it was first documented as Prudential Bank, and in future it was acquired by the management of Agricultural Investment Company (Pvt) Ltd (SAPICO) and Saudi Pak Industrial. On March 31st 2008, 86.55% shares of Silk bank were acquired by Mr.Shaukat Tarin and Mr. Sadeq ...Read More »

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