MOen-jo-Daro

MOen-jo-Daro....!!

This old city is a distance of about 30 kilometers from Larkana. Moen-jo-Daro means " Mound of the dead". The excavations at the mounds reveal that moen-jo-Daro was once a great city.The Roads and Streets were clean, straight and wide. Buildings were well-constructed. Houses were built of baked bricks and stucco.......!!

Lime was not in much use. There were separate rooms for living, slepping, bathing, and cooking. Normally , there were baths and well in big houses. At one place, the ruins of the Great Bath have been found. The city had a sewerage system to drain out the dirty water....................!!

Moen-jo-Daro was a fertile and green area. The people knew how to till the land. They were fond of breeding of cows, bulls, and buffalos. They had plenty of gold, silver, and copper. They made beautiful ornaments.

Their earthen and stone pottery speaks of their high skills. Figurines and toys have also been found. The image of a Dancing Gigl is very graceful and praisewortthy. Spinning wheels found in the area show that the people knew how to spin and make cloth. Their images show that they did not know the art of sewing. Their dress was short .....!!

Weaponslike sword, axe, arrow and spear have been found. They had stone mills to grind wheat..........................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Muhammad Basharat

Sources:

Social studies book Sindh Text Book Board Jamshoro(9th class)

Quetta

Quetta Beautiful Place........................!!

Posted by Muhammad Basharat 

Quetta is the capital of the province of Balochistan. It is a land route of Afghanistan from here as well. This city was totally destroyed in the earthquake of 1935 and has been re-built.....!!

 The famous fruit of this area are Apples, Melons, Almonds and apricots. Since fruits grow in abundance, factories have been educational centre of the province.

Balochistan University and a Medical College have been also been established here......!!!

 A road and railwayline goes to Iran from Quetta....

According to the Census of1998 its population is 0.56 million. There is also a Staff College of international repute where local and foreign military officers get training......!!

Sources:

Social Studies sindh text Book  Board Jamshoro 9th Class

Peshawar

Peshawar................!!!

Posted by Muhammad Basharat

  Peshawar is the capital of the province of the Khyber Pakhtunkhawa. Due to its location it is one of the important cities of South Asia. The famous Khyber Pass is Situated near it.......!!

Peshawar is an old historic city and since olden days has remained trade center of Central Asia......!! It is specially famous for dry and fresh fruits. Trade with Afghanistan Takes Place through the Khyber Pass....!!

Goods made in Peshawar like leather, copper, warm wrapping sheets, Peshawari shoes and sandals....!!

Kurta and Lungi are very famous. the most significant places are Shahi Bagh, defence Park, Bagh-e-Naran, Fort Bala Hissar, Qissa Khawani Bazaar, Sherpao Shaheed Hospital, Islamia College, Peshawar University and Many educational and technical institute affiliated to it. according to the Census of 1998 , its population is 0.988 million.....!!

Sources :

Pakistan studies Book for Technical 1st year written by Dr. Mehfooz Ahmed

Lahore

Posted By Muahmmad Basharat

Lahore is situated on the bank of River Ravi.

This is one of the oldest cities of South Asia.The capital of Punjab is Lahore. The historical buildilgs of Mughal period are in Lahore.....A high monutment Minar-e-Pakistan has been constructed at Iqbal Park where Pakistan Resolution was passed in 1940.

The most significant of these buildings are tombs of Jehangir and Noor Jehan, Shalamar Garden, Badshahi Mosque, Wazir khan Mosque, Lahore fort etc......!!!!

There has been a lot of new construction as well. Gushan-e-Iqbal, Wapda House, Al-Falah Building, Al- Hamra etc are very famous places.

The Muslims Summit Conference was held in Lahore in 1974.

A monument has also been built to commemorate the holding of this conference. There are a number of industries and Factories in Lahore connected with iron, cloth, different items of engineering, shoes and others.

The biggest railway workshop of South Asia is situated here in at Moghalpura. A railway line and a road from Lahore goes to India.......!!

Apart from industry and trade, Lahore is also one of the biggest center of education. The oldest University of pakistan is in Lahore There are many arts, science technical college and other institution in this city....!!

A number of saints are burried in lahore.Hazrat Data Ganj Baksh is the most famous them.The tomb of " the Poet of the East", Allama Iqbal is situated just outside but within tne campus of the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore. There is a big Museum and Zoological Garden in Lahore. According to the census of 1998 the Population of Lahore is 5.063 million.......!!

Thank you ...............................................!!!!!!

Posted By Muahmmad Basharat

Sources:

Information Provide Nasir my Friend and Image collect from GOOGLE

Islamabad

Islamabad................................!!!!!

Posted By Muhammad Basharat

The new capital of pakistan, Islamabad has been constructed near Rawalpindi........!!

This city has been established in the foot of mountain hills.Beautiful scenic sights surround it. Along all the hills and slope evergreen trees, flower, plants and other green foliage give a natural look to the city.......!!!!!!!!

The Government and private buildings of this area have been built on most modern lines. Apart from Government offices, Foreign Embassies and Consulates are also located in Islamabad. It is the educational centre. The headquarters of Army and Navy are also situated here.....!!

 With the co-operation of the Kingdom of saudi Arabia is beautiful Faisal Mosque has been built in the memory of late Shah Faisal. This Mosque is considered to be one of the most beautiful mosque.....in the World..!!!

According to the census of 1998, the population of Islamabad is 0.799 million............!!!

Thank you...............................!!!!

Sources:

Information collects from my Friend Qamber and Hassan

And image collect from GOOGLE

Karachi.....!!(The Famous cities in Pakistan)

Posted By Muhammad Basharat

Karachi Is situated on the coast of Arabian Sea.This was the First Capital of Pakistan. Now it is the capital of the Province of Sindh.

It is the biggest international Airport and Seaport of the country. Pakistan is connected with the World through Karachi is one of the biggest centres of Education...!!

There are a number of Colleges, Universities and other educational instuition. On the basis of trade and industry this city holds international importance. Here there are a number of Factories apart from oil refining, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, ship-building, truck and motor manufacturing and cement, silk, cotton and woollen cloth, medicines and chemical goods, plastics goods, leather goods etc....!!

The mausoleum of the founder of the nation Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah is also in this city. Karachi is the most densely populated city of Pakistan. In fact, it is a mini Pakistan. Its present population is estimated at 10 million...........!!

Tahnk you for my Friend Qamber...................................!!

Sources:

Information Provide from Hassan

and image collect from GOOGLE

Muslim Civilization......!!(Pakistan)

Posted by Muhammad basharat

Muslim rule had far-reaching impact on the social, economics, political and cultural life of the entire region. Let's examine the influence of Muslims civilization on Pakistan......!

Islam is not just a religion but a complete code of life which gives equal impotance to spiritual and wordly affairs......!

Guidance is available on almost all the aspects of living, dressing, food, business, festivals, the rights of people and the treatment of the non-Muslims......!

As Muslims are supposed to lead their lives according to the teachings of Islam, the Muslims civilization is called the Islamic civilization....!!

Sources:

social studies book for degree classes written by Dr. Muhammad Azam