Friday, 22 July 2011

Mohenjo daro

Mohenjo-daro (lit. Mound of the DeadSindhiموئن جو دڙو, pronounced [muˑənⁱ dʑoˑ d̪əɽoˑ] ), situated in the province of SindhPakistan, was one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization. Built around 2600 BC, it was one of the world's earliest major urban settlements, existing at the same time as the civilizations of ancient EgyptMesopotamia, and Crete

Khyber Pass

The Khyber Pass is a mountain pass linking Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Pass was an integral part of the ancient Silk Road and throughout history, it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location. The summit of the Khyber Pass is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) inside Pakistan at Landi Kotal and it cuts through the northeastern part of the Safed Koh mountains which themselves are a far southeastern extension of the Hindu Kush range. 

Menar-e-Pakistan

Menar-e-Pakistan, in the memory of resolution passed by Pakistan's founder political perty Pakistan Muslim League. The resolution was passed in 1940 & Pakistan came into being in 1947.

Faisal Mosque

The Faisal Mosque in Islamabad is the largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asiaand one of the largest mosques in the world. It was the largest mosque in the world from 1986 until 1993, when it was overtaken in size by the completion of the Hassan II Mosque in CasablancaMorocco. Subsequent expansions of the Masjid al-Haram(Grand Mosque) of Mecca and the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque) in Medina,Saudi Arabia during the 1990s relegated Faisal Mosque to fourth place in terms of size.

Thursday, 21 July 2011

PAKISTANI CULTURE

The society and culture of Pakistan  comprises numerous diverse cultures and ethnic groups: the Punjabis, Kashmiris, Sindhis in east, Muhajirs, Makrani in the south; Baloch and Pashtun in the west; and the ancient Dardic, Wakhi and Burusho communities in the north. These Pakistani cultures have been greatly influenced by many of the surrounding countries' cultures, such as the Turkic peoples, Persian, Afghan, and Indians of South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East.