Pakistan before 90s

[Pakistani shaheens]

Leaders of all muslim countries waiting for prayers in badshahi mosque in Pakistan on OIC conference 1974

Here in the pic is Former President of Pakistan Zulphiqar ali bhuttoo (sitting on middle) mummar Ghadafi (sitting next to bhutto) Shah Faisal (sitting on right to Ghadafi) and Yasir Arafat (sitting on the extreme left side)

 

[VCheng]

Leaders of all muslim countries waiting for prayers in badshahi mosque in Pakistan on OIC conference 1974

Here in the pic is Former President of Pakistan Zulphiqar ali bhuttoo (sitting on middle) mummar Ghadafi (sitting next to bhutto) Shah Faisal (sitting on right to Ghadafi) and Yasir Arafat (sitting on the extreme left side)

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All dead. And gone.

 

[Pakistani shaheens]

All dead. And gone.

Everyone who came in this world will die one day.

 

[VCheng]

Everyone who came in this world will die one day.

Of course. But please keep in mind how these leaders died.

 

[ExtraOdinary]

Everyone who came in this world will die one day.

All of them were murdered, twisted fact

Another one

 

[ghazi52]

The I. I. Chundrigar Road. Karachi

 

[kadamba-warrior]

These pictures are so refreshing. It appears Pakistanis (or for that matter Iranians/Afghanis too) were so colorful and liberal in their way of life in general before extremism crept in.

Not intending to troll but it is a cruel twist of fate that "The older pictures look modern and the newer ones look medieval" !!

 

[ghazi52]

The Dayaram Jethmal Science College..Karachi

 

[Pakistani shaheens]

.Some old pics of Imran Khan

 

[Pakistani shaheens]

These pictures are so refreshing. It appears Pakistanis (or for that matter Iranians/Afghanis too) were so colorful and liberal in their way of life in general before extremism crept in.

Not intending to troll but it is a cruel twist of fate that "The older pictures look modern and the newer ones look medieval" !!

We were not liberal in past we were religious country, todays Pakistan is more liberal than old Pakistan. People from the past were close to islam, they use to offer their prayers regularly, the women use to cover their body properly, and most importantly we were united, that was the sole reason why we were prosperous and were going well, but today, people have gone faraway from teachings of islam, we have become corrupt, impure , selfish and lazy.

 

[dexter]

c. 1960s: Mangla Power House Under Construction
Photo by Sterling Hickson

c. 1960s: A view of #Islamabad

c. 1950s: A Vintage Auto Burning in Protest at #Karachi

c. 1920s: Street Scene at Lohari Gate - #Lahore

c. 1960s: A street scene at #Karachi

 

[ghazi52]

Avari Tower Area in 1866 (Pic from Frere Hall) Karachi

 

[ghazi52]

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[ghazi52]

THE JUMMA MASJID, LAHORE. The wall decorations of the Jumma Masjid are artistic and effective. On a white ground, bunches of conventional flowers in jars are enameled in various tones of red with a surrounding arabesque pattern somewhat reminding one of the old English damask basket design. Adjoining is Runjeet Singh's tomb; or rather the place where his ashes rest, for of course, like all Hindus, his body was cremated. From the outside it looks a fine edifice, but, as usual, you have to creep up to it by a narrow staircase in the wall. Once inside, the building is a curious mixture of the secular and sacred. Tombs on the first floor;Sikh priests overhead ; servants, horses and cattle below.Runjeets ashes are marked by a marble lotus flower, around which are smaller ones denoting the eleven ladies of his Zenana who were burnt with his corpse. On one side of the cenotaph sat a priest, chanting from the Sikh holy book, which, covered by a gold-embroidered cloth, lay in front of him. As we were leaving, we gave our guide a small donation, and the holy man interrupted his devotions, to remind us that he too was not above bucksheesh.