Historical Photos of Pakistan

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PUNJAB AGRICULTURE COLLEGE, LYALLPUR 1906

Punjab Agriculture College and Research Institute was established in 1906 at Lyallpur (West Punjab). After partition in 1947 the Indian side re-established it in Ludhiana which later became Punjab Agriculture University. In 1961 the original college was redesignated as University of Agriculture in Lyallpur. In 1974 Lyallpur became Faisalabad

 

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17th CENTURY MIRZA JANI BEG TARKHAN TOMB at THATTA, SINDH in 1809

Mirza Jani Beg Tarkhan was a Mirza (ruler) of Sindh. He succeeded his grandfather Mirza Muhammad Baqi after his death. He ruled from 1585 to 1591 as an independent monarch of Sindh but was forced to submit to Mughal authority. He later involuntarily abdicated in 1593 and a Mughal Subahdar was appointed in his place. But due to social and public unrest, the Mughal authority appointed Jani in his place in 1594. Jani continued to serve as the Mughal Subahdar till his death in 1601.

The painting of the Tomb of Mirza Jani Beg Tarkhan in Thatta was created in ink and pencil by William Maxfield in 1809 and available at British Library.

The tomb stands majestically even today in Makli Necropolis which is one of the largest funerary sites in the world, spread over an area of 10 kilometres near the city of Thatta, Sindh. The site houses approximately 500,000 to 1 million tombs (graves) built over the course of a 400-year period from 14th century to 18th century and is UNESCO World Heritage Site.

 

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Raja Bazar,
Old Rawalpindi - 1980

 

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Hafeez Jalandhri with his family members.
Courtesy: Sadiq Library
Abu Al-Asar Hafeez Jalandhari (January 1900 – 21 December 1982) was a Pakistani poet who wrote the lyrics of the National Anthems of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir. Shahnama Islam is his masterpiece in poetry.
Jalandhari married his cousin, Zeenat Begum, in 1917, at the age of 17. They had seven children, all girls. In 1939, he married a young English woman named Anela. They had a daughter; but the marriage ended in divorce. His first wife, Zeenat Begum, died in 1954. In 1955, Jalandhari married another women Khurshid Begum, with whom he had a daughter.
بو الاثر حفیظ جالندھری اپنے اہل خانہ کے ساتھ۔
بشکریہ: صادق لائبریری
ابو الاثر حفیظ جالندھری (جنوری 1900-21 دسمبر 1982) ایک پاکستانی شاعر تھے۔۔جنہوں نے پاکستان اور آزاد کشمیر کے قومی ترانےلکھے۔ شاہنامہ اسلام، شاعری میں ان کی ایک شہکارتخلیق ہے۔ جس نے انہیں بام عروج بخشا۔
جالندھری نے اپنی کزن زینت بیگم سے 1917 میں 17 سال کی عمر میں شادی کی۔ ان کے سات بچے تھے، لیکن تمام لڑکیاں۔ 1939 میں، انہوں نے ایک نوجوان انگریز خاتون، انیلا سے شادی کرلی۔ ان سے بھی ایک بیٹی پیدا ہوئی۔ یہ شادی طلاق پرختم ہوئی. ان کی پہلی بیوی زینت بیگم کا 1954 میں انتقال ہوگیا۔ 1955 میں جالندھری نے خورشید بیگم سےتیسری شادی کی، ان سے بھی ان کی ایک بیٹی تھی۔

 

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Peshawar early 1900 -
The Victoria Memorial Hall, now Peshawar Museum. Peshawar Museum was started as "Victoria Hall" in 1896 initially used as Dancing Club and was later converted into Peshawar Museum in 1906.
Photo Courtesy: East India Company & Raj Research Group

Abdul Samad
Department of Tourism, Sports, Culture, Archaeology & Youth Affairs
Directorate of Archaeology & Museums, KP

 

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Burqa-clad woman, Badshahi Masjid in background, Lahore, Punjab, 1922.

Photo by Lowell Thomas

 

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Malikdin Khel Afridis, 1890 (c).

Photo by Bourne & Shepherd.

 

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A view of the main entrance to the prayer hall of the Shahjahan mosque at Thatta (Sindh), built in the late 17th century. It is known for unique tile-work on the walls and the main facade.

 

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RD Banerji, famous archaeologist, museum expert, epigraphist, numismatist, historian, linguist, novelist and photographer standing at Block 2, House 4, Room 49 during his excavation of Mohenjodaro in 1922-23

 

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P. M. Allahbuksh & Co.— Indian handmade art manufacturers, curios and antiques. Photograph circa 1920s, Jaipur, India.

 

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H.H. the Mir of Khairpur, aged fourteen, holding sword in its scabbard as he stands in front of his throne.

 

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Lahore 1930

 

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Sukkur Bridge Construction

 

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The Tallest man late Alam Channa in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 1986.

 

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Habib Bank Plaza Construction 1963