:::: Pictorial history of pakistan ::::

[Shaam]

Post pictures from the history of Pakistan

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PIA press ad, 1965: This 1965 PIA ad (published in Dawn) bares claims that one can’t even imagine PIA to make in this day and age.

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House full: Pakistani film industry and cinemas began experiencing a creative and financial peak in the late 1960s; a high that would last till about 1979, before starting to patter out in the 1980s and hitting rock bottom a decade later.

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Moonwalkers in Karachi, 1973: How many of you know or remember that the entire crew of NASA’s Apollo 17 flight to the moon visited Pakistan? In July 1973, astronauts of the United State’s last mission to the moon arrived in Karachi


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Hippie invasion: Cover of the soundtrack album (LP) of 1974 box-office hit, Miss Hippie. The film depicted the ‘effect hippie lifestyle and fashion were having on Pakistani youth.’ (sic)


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A 1964 PIA press ad featuring famous Hollywood comedian and actor Bob Hope.

PIA was one of the first airlines in the world to introduce in-flight entertainment. It regularly featured in all the prestigious top-10-airline lists for over 20 years, before dropping out in the mid-1980s.

[Shaam]

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The Queen of England [Elizabeth II] meeting a welcoming committee during her visit to Karachi in 1961. She also toured many parts of the city with the then ruler of Pakistan, Field Martial Ayub Khan in an open-top limousine.

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1947 - Lahore Railway Station!


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Zia Mohiuddin, The Pakistani legendry actor seen here in a British TV series, ‘The Adventures of Sir Francis Drake’ (1962).

In Pakistan, Zia became hugely popular with a stage show [for Pakistan Television [PTV], the ‘Zia Mohiuddin Show’ (1970-72).

He went on to act in various British and American TV series and films and then once again found fame in Pakistan as a brilliant reciter of the poetry of Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Mirza Ghalib.


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Lux's Advertisement in the 'Black & White Golden Era'

Starring Sabiha Khanum - the popular actress of 50's was the 1st female brand ambassador of Lux Soap which has been later endorsed by top film personalities like Babra Sharif, Reema, Meera etc


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Islamabad - Early 60's.

Former President Ayub taking a look on the land which was to be developed as Capital City!


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Tequila twist! One of the rare photographs available of Karachi’s famous nightclub scene of the late 1960s and 1970s.

Live music, great food, lots of booze and dancing were the hallmarks of the scene. Shown here is a club band playing to a happy audience at a ‘mid-range’ nightclub in Karachi (in 1972).

According to former nightclub owner and entrepreneur, Tony Tufail, ‘Karachi would have gone on to become what Dubai later became if not for the ban.’*

*Nightclubs were closed down in April 1977.


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Taliban, who? No, this is not an image from a bygone hippie flick. It is a picture of real hippies enjoying a few puffs of hashish on the roof of a cheap hotel in Peshawar in 1972. Yes, Peshawar.

Pakistan was an important destination that lay on what was called the ‘hippie trail’ – an overland route taken by young western and American bag-packers between 1967 and 1979 and that ran from Turkey, across Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, usually ending in Nepal.

Numerous low-budget hotels and a thriving tourist industry sprang up (in Peshawar, Lahore and Karachi) to accommodate these travellers.

The hippie trail began eroding after the 1977 military coup in Pakistan, the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran and the beginning of the Afghan civil war (in 1979).


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DAWN headline about the military take-over of General Ziaul Haq (July 1977). The elections did not take place ‘next October.’ Zia ruled for 11 years. Pakistan was never the same again.


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Pakistani TV actors, Subhani Bhai Yunus, Shakeel and RJ on the set of a PTV play (1975). Yunus was also an accomplished stage actor, while Shakeel (centre) had risen to become a star on TV in the 1970s.


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A 1976 photo showing famous Pakistani pop star, Alamgir, sharing a joke with popular TV actor and comedian, late Moin Akhtar. The photo was taken just before an Alamgir concert in Karachi that was hosted by Moin.


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A 1973 issue of The Herald with a cover story on the then vibrant social scene of Karachi.


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Cover of the May 1972 issue of The Herald. Herald (a monthly published by the Dawn Group) was initially a magazine focusing on the changing fashion, political and social trends of the urban Pakistani youth. However, from 1980 onwards it became more political in its content.


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A 21-year-old Benazir Bhutto sitting on the porch of her father Z A. Bhutto’s house in Karachi (1974). Benazir would go on to lead her father’s Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) after he was hanged to death by General Ziaul Haq in April 1979.

In 1990s she was twice elected as Pakistan’s prime minister before tragically losing her life at the hands of Islamic militants in December 2007.


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Wife of the Shah of Iran arrives at the Quetta Airport (1973). She was greeted by the then Balochistan governor, Mir Ghaos Baksh Beznjo, who belonged to the left-wing National Awami Party (NAP) that headed the government in Balochistan (after the 1970 election).

Ironically, Bezenjo and the NAP government in the province were dismissed by the Z A. Bhutto regime when the Shah of Iran warned Pakistan that NAP was instigating Baloch nationalist rebellion in the Iranian part of Balochistan.

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A rare photo showing the Pakistan hockey team on its way to win the 1971 Hockey World Cup held in Barcelona, Spain. It defeated the host country in the finals.

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September 19, 1960: President of #Pakistan Mohammad Ayub Khan driving with Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of #India in #Karachi

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1974: Emir of Kuwait Jabar Al Saha Al Ahmed and King Fasail of Saudi Arab and Col Qaddafi with Leaders of the Islamic world praying at the Badshahi Mosque Lahore

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Freemasons Multan meeting...
Apperantly they had a freemason church in Multan at some point..


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How a President of Pakistan was received in Washington in 1961


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Rare photo of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, shaking hands with future Baloch nationalist leader, Nawab Akbar Bugti, in Quetta, in 1948.


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The Cellular Jail, also known as Kālā Pāani (Black Water)
A colonial prison situated in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. The prison was used by the British especially to exile political prisoners to the remote archipelago. Many notable freedom fighters were imprisoned here during the struggle for India's independence.


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1950s : Legends of Squash - Roshan Khan (left) Azam Khan (center) and Hashim Khan (right)



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Faisal Masjid Under construction



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[Shaam]

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Benazir Bhutto with Nasir Hussain in Grasse Court on 6 Nov 1985


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September 19, 1960: President of #Pakistan Mohammad Ayub Khan driving with Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of #India in #Karachi

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Karachi Jewish community outside their synagogue


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1974: Emir of Kuwait Jabar Al Saha Al Ahmed and King Fasail of Saudi Arab and Col Qaddafi with Leaders of the Islamic world praying at the Badshahi Mosque Lahore


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Masroor base Karachi 1920




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A 1974 photo showing famous Karachi pop band the Captivators performing at the Playboy nightclub on Karachi's Club Road. The club was closed down in 1977.


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A RARE picture of 3 Cricketers who ruled the Cricket of 80's & 90's - Waqar, Wasim & Salim Malik


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Javed Miandad and Sikander Bakht, West Indies 1977.



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1968 - Crown Prince Hassan Bin Talal, younger brother of King Hussein of Jordan smiles with his bride Sarvath Ikramullah of Pakistan at their wedding in Karachi. Both met while studying in London.
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The couple in 2012

[happylee]

Wow you have shared with us some AMAZING and MINDBLOWING pictures!!!
I am not proud of all the pictures I have seen but they are definitely FASCINATING!!

[Shaam]

Wow you have shared with us some AMAZING and MINDBLOWING pictures!!!
I am not proud of all the pictures I have seen but they are definitely FASCINATING!!

thanks . I have many more but it seems like no use of sharing anything like this. When TV becomes the source of knowledge and entertainment is the only activity people like to do. When nation cant even know its history and when people values means nothing to ppl. When lust becomes love and when relations categories into long and short term. Then i feel its no use to share and waste such things ... : )

[happylee]

thanks . I have many more but it seems like no use of sharing anything like this. When TV becomes the source of knowledge and entertainment is the only activity people like to do. When nation cant even know its history and when people values means nothing to ppl. When lust becomes love and when relations categories into long and short term. Then i feel its no use to share and waste such things ... : )

:) thanks for your reply
Please don't be dishearted because there are plenty of people who are in love with their country and their history. I think tv, internet and pictures go hand in hand. By watching tv we can learn a lot and decide ourself what is right and what is wrong. But please do share more i would love to see what you have. :) looking forward to it.

bless you

[Shaam]

:) thanks for your reply
Please don't be dishearted because there are plenty of people who are in love with their country and their history. I think tv, internet and pictures go hand in hand. By watching tv we can learn a lot and decide ourself what is right and what is wrong. But please do share more i would love to see what you have. :) looking forward to it.

bless you

i m not dishearted at all. i have plenty of thing to be hopeful for and i have plenty of work to do in the world. Anyway thanks for ur interest. I will share some

[Shaam]

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A 1960s shot of Karachi’s famous Hotel Metropole that was famous for its night clubs and bars. The hotel today is being torn down and turned into a shopping and office complex. Half of it has already been turned into a ‘wedding garden.’ Behind it was the Palace Cinema that was extremely popular with college and university students. The cinema was torn down in the 1980s and has since been operating as a ‘marriage hall.’


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A vintage 1969 coaster of Pakistani beer brand, Murree. This particular coaster is from the bar at Karachi’s Excelsior Club that was situated in the Saddar area but forced to close down in 1977.


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In 1967, a group of Pakistani high school kids designed the above-seen car all on their own. Dubbed as ‘The first car made in Pakistan,’ the car soon vanished from the country’s memory but the students all ended up getting scholarships to prestigious American engineering universities.



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A 1965 vinyl recording of the song ‘Karachi’ written and performed by popular American jazz ensemble, Maurice Miller Trio.


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Visiting American Vice President, Lyndon Johnson, stops to meet a camel driver in Karachi in 1962. During the spontaneous conversation, Johnson invited the camel man (Bashir Ahmed) to visit the United States. In 1962 the American government funded Bashir’s trip to the US. Bashir was soon taken to Johnson’s private ranch in Texas. The US government then financed Bashir’s trip to Mecca (to perform Umra).



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Visiting American President, Eisenhower, travels in an open-top horse buggy with Pakistani President, Ayub Khan, through the streets of Karachi, cheered by a large crowd. He then addressed the crowd at the city’s Jinnah Ground (then known as Polo Ground).



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Former Pakistani Prime Minister, Liquat Ali Khan (left), having a chat with famous Hollywood actor and star James Stewart (second from left) in Lahore (1951). Also seen in the picture is Liaquat’s wife, Begum Liaquat. Liquat was assassinated the same year in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi.



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1906: Welcome Gate during a Royal Visit outside Railway Station - Quetta


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1954: Wedding Ceremony of Syed Babar Ali at #Pakistan Embassy in #Washington #USA in Presence of Vice President Richard Nixon .

Syed Babar Ali is a Pakistani businessman, philanthropist and former Finance Minister of Pakistan and one of the founders of the Lahore University of Management Sciences. Son of Syed Maratib Ali, a prominent industrialist of Lahore. On his mother's side he hails from the Fakir Khana family of Lahore. He is the brother of industrialist Syed Wajid Ali who later became the ambassador of Pakistan in Washington DC.



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Sialkoti Darwaza - Gujranwala



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1960s: Tourists enjoying roadside lunch on Quetta - Nushki Road near Galangoor




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1880s: The Bolan Pass - Balochistan



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1942-3: Advertisement of The Newspaper Dawn On Camels in Delhi - Archive150

Founded by Mohammad Ali Jinnah on 26 October 1941 as a mouthpiece for the Muslim League, Dawn was originally a weekly publication, published in New Delhi.

Dawn became a daily newspaper in October 1942 under the leadership of its first editor, Pothan Joseph who later quit because of the paper's support for the Partitio..




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Mid 1950s: Glorious Past - Public Enclosure of Chaklala International Airport



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1960s: Shahi Qilla - Hyderabad



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The 44th president of the USA Barack Hussain Obama is no stranger to Pakistan as he had traveled to Karachi in 1981 as a college student at the age of 20 and stayed in the Sindh province for full three weeks. During his Pakistan visit, Obama stayed in Karachi with the family of his college friend Hassan Chandio. Now a self employed financial consultant living in Armonk in Westchester County of New York.