Bahawalpur State in picture

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President Ayub gets a guard of honour in Bahawalpur, 1960 (c).

 

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Clock tower. Dring stadium Bahawalpur.

The public era of Bahawalpur state to (When Bahawalpur had a complete provincial status. Assembly, Secretariat, High Court everything was present). Makhdoom Hassan Mahmood was elected Chief Minister and Chief Minister Hazrat Nawab Sir Sadiq Mohammad Khan Khamas Abbasi was the constitutional head and he assigned the options to the public representatives. This period was the best period regarding development in every field. New building of Jamia Abbasiya (current Abbasiya Campus Islamia University) under the Colombo Plan Government Technical School establishment. Beger house for the needy and the aged.

In this era, government dairy farm equipped with modern machinery. Government poultry farm. Construction of new building of Abbasiya High School. Construction of current building of Government Sadiq Egerton College. Khwaja Farid College Rahim Construction of Yar Khan's building. Mahmood Stadium Ahmedpur East. Town Hall Rahimyar Khan. Establishment of Asia's largest boarding institution ′′ Sadiq Public School ′′ and Asia's largest comprehensive stadium ′′ Drang Stadium ′′ (Bahawalpur) He was named after former Prime Minister Colonel Dring) and his beautiful pavilion construction (the stadium had cricket hockey football squash swimming pool lawn tennis, badminton. Table tennis facilities in February The test match of cricket between Pakistan and India was played in the same stadium.

Even in unveiled, the U19 teams of both countries played the Youth test match in Bahawalpur which got international status.

This clock tower was also built in the same stadium at the same time.

Writing: Muhammad Noman Farooqi
Photography: Mr. Wasim Iqbal Qureshi.

 

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Sadiq Public School Bahawalpur in 1960's

 

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Indus Queen, an over a century old small ship, that was once the only transport for Zaireen to commute between Chachraan Sharif and Kot Mithan Sharif through mighty River Indus, has been facing decay for a long.

This three-storied ship was built during British rule in 1867 and was owned by the Nawab of Bahawalpur. It was used to facilitate the travel of the guests of the Nawab. It had a capacity of 400 passengers.

 

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1950's

 

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Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan V Abbasi's birthday, parade through the streets of Bahawalpur in 1940's

 

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President Ayub Khan with Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan V Abbasi of Bahawalpur State in 1960's

 

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Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan V Abbasi Nawab of Bahawalpur State with Col. Syed Saeed Ahmad Hashmi in UK.

 

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One Rupee Silver coin of Sadeq Mohammad Khan V (ruled 1907-1955 AD) princely state of Bahawalpur..

 

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Whenever south Punjab happens it would be amazing to bring these old symbols and uniforms of the old state for the new province’s emblems and police and military regimental uniforms.

 

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A coin of one-Quarter of an Anna issued by Bahawalpur State in 1940.

Sadiq Mohammed Khan V (1907-1947).
Copper Quarter Anna Bust of Sadiq Mohammed left, legend around Al-Haj Sadiq Mohammed V Abbasi. Date: 1940 Toughra legend,: One-Quarter Anna, Bahawalpur State. An AH legend at left: 1309, crescent moon and star at right, all surrounded by a circle of 5-pointed stars. 1940 was the only year the quarter ones were issued.