Pakistan in Pictures

[Omar1984]

Chitral

 

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bird eye view of saif ul malook

 

[RabzonKhan]

Players of the Mastuj and Terich polo teams struggle to get hold on the ball during the District Government Polo Cup Tournament in Chitral to collect donations for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). — APP








A man arranges the shoes of Muslim devotees during Friday prayer in the Data Durbar mosque compound, near the shrine of Sufi saint Data Ganj Bakhsh, in Lahore. — Reuters/Mohsin Raza


A security officer stands guard at the Pir Baba shrine in Buner district. Security forces launched an offensive to dislodge Taliban guerrillas from three northwestern districts around Swat valley in late April, after militants flouted a peace deal and thrust towards Islamabad. — AFP Photo/Sajjad Qayyum

 

[aimarraul]

stunning pictures,all these place must be somewhere near paradise,these photoed are is incredibly beautiful

 

[RabzonKhan]

Stand up for the champions

Thousands of people took to the streets to celebrate Pakistan's victory in the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup final.


A family celebrate their country’s team victory in Lahore — AP/K.M.Chaudary




A large crowd cricket fans gather to celebrate in Islamabad — AFP/Aamir Qureshi

 

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Baitullah rival Qari Zainuddin shot dead in D I Khan . Sources said that a Baitullah Mehsud loyalist infiltrated the compound and opened fire, killing Zainuddin.



Thousands of people across the embattled North West Frontier Province and other part of Pakistan, congregated at markets, parks and streets throughout the country, dancing, waving cricket bats, distributing sweets and shouting ‘Long Live Pakistan.’ –Reuters














A lab technician weighs a child at a hospital in Daggar, located in Buner district, about 220 km (137 miles) by road northwest of Islamabad.–Reuters Photo

 

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A police official lays a floral wreath on the coffin of a police officer, who was killed in a rocket attack by militants, during a funeral at the police headquarters in Peshawar on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. — AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad











ISLAMABAD: Helicopters fetch water from Rawal Lake to douse a fire that has been raging on Margalla Hills for days.shabbir hussain

 

[RabzonKhan]

ISLAMABAD: US National Security Adviser Gen (retd) James L. Jones exchanged views with the Pakistani civilian and military leadership on Thursday on operational details and timing of the intensified counter-insurgency operation in Afghanistan and its synchronisation with the military offensive against extremists in Pakistan.




Fashion.




A vendor arranging different rings to attract customers at his roadside setup in Rawalpindi. — APP


A local resident walks his camel along a mountain pass in Buner district, about 220 km northwest of Islamabad. Nearly two million people have fled fighting in the northwest which intensified in late April when the army moved to push the Taliban out of Buner district before launching an offensive in Swat.


A group of gypsy children on their way to search for valuables from different parts of Rawalpindi. — APP

 

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Haji Turkistan Bhittani (left) has been working against Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud and has the backing of some in the security establishment. Recently he allied with another group led by Zainuddin Mehsud, who Taliban loyalists killed few days back.

 

[Omar1984]

Great to see a portrait of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

PAKISTAN ZINDABAD!

 

[RabzonKhan]

RAWALPINDI: A suicide bomber on a motorcycle hit a bus carrying employees of the Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL) at Choor Chowk on Peshawar Road on 02 Jul, 2009 injuring more than 40 people.


A displaced girl takes a nap at Jalozai refugee camp in Peshawar - AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad








A woman walks her livestock between Buner and Mardan districts, about 220 km = by road northwest of Islamabad. About half of Buner’s 700,000 population which fled military operations in the region have started trickling back as security improves - Reuters/Akhtar Soomro