A walk through the ancient areas of Rawalpindi discloses many models of ancient construction, quiet testaments of our tradition describing stories of our past, stories of our land living. Unluckily, these promoters of our history are in a state of absolute negligence. In the mid of the area that is usually identified as Kohati Bazaar, one can see the cupola ...Read More »
Until the time of Mughal’s rule, this city had no boundaries and “Emperor Akbar” was the first emperor who took notice of that and constructed Defense Wall around the city and fort to protect the city from enemy’s attack. This Defense wall was made very wide and strong with the help of stones. Whole city has 12 large gates and ...Read More »
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 »
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 »
If you were born in somewhere between 1970’s to 80’s, spent childhood in these years, went to school, park or at picnic with your family in summers, then you must have remembered the bell which took you out of home, when its break time in school or at off time your there would be lot of Thela’s selling different things ...Read More »
Have you ever heard these Songs? Sanu ek pal Chen na away by Late Ustaad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan? Weh Sub toh Sohniye by Late Noor Jahan? Surely, we all have listened to these songs and know the singers but how many of us know who wrote these songs? So let us get to know about Khuwaja Parvez Khwaja Parvez, ...Read More »
Close to Islamabad in the foothills of the PirPanjal, cool in summer, crisp in winter, the Murree Hills are at an elevation of about 2300 meters (7,500 feet) offer some of Pakistan’s most delightful alpine scenery, which is known as Murree and its Galis around the world. In the middle of the last century, the British raj (rule) turned it ...Read More »
Shahra e Reshum or the Silk Route is one of the most prominent places in Pakistan, which is now known as Karakorum Highway. The silk route contains a history from second century B.C. It was known as a great commerce route created from Chang’an (now Xian) in the east and completed at the Mediterranean in the west, connecting China with ...Read More »
As venous system in human body is quiet important for transportation of food and oxygen. Similarly the railway system of a country is quiet important for public, business and defense system. If the railway systems do not work efficiently, it can paralyze many sectors of the country. However, unluckily in Pakistan, it is one of the most ignored sectors and ...Read More »
Mangroves are slat tolerant bush kind trees, which strengthen in, inter tidal zones of tropical and subtropical localities, stream deltas and along the coasts. There are some 15.9 million hectares of mangrove timber plantations around the world. They are of large economic and ecological importance. Mangroves live life on the point with one end on land and one in the ...Read More »
