Pakistan came into being only in 1947 however the roads buildings institutions parks and many other objects of civilization were built discovered and used by the common people much before the existence…
Category: Archeology & History
Archeological sites problems discovery in Pakistan and much more. Pakistan has history dating back to 7000 BC making it one of the oldest civilizations of the world.
Lost, found and lost – Article on British architecture
RUNNING the risk of sounding trite, let’s revisit the same premise: Karachi has countless buildings made at the time when Pakistan had not been carved out of India. Some are readily recognizable…
Metamorphosis – Shikarpur Cloth Market Karachi
By Peerzada Salman courtesy daily Dawn Karachi. REPLACE Gregor Samsa with a building oil Moljee Street opposite the Merewether Tower. The story will have almost the same character with a different name…
Time present and time past
By Peerzada Salman IT is almost impossible to accurately evaluate as to how many buildings constructed before partition in Karachi have weathered the storm (caused by time’s inconstancy). There may be thousands,…
Patel’s predicament
NOBODY knows who Vishwanath Patel was. Nobody seems to care. Why would anybody care? It’s 2011 and Karachi already has too much on its plate. According to one account, it’s been a…
Buddhist site discovered in G-12 Islamabad
THERE are several historical and archaeological sites which are lying neglected in the capital territory of Islamabad . The authorities concerned are least interested in taking care of them. Unfortunately, the cultural…
Naraindas M. P. Building Karachi
IMAGINE a person who has a soul but no body. Or worse still, imagine a person who has shards of his soul, and some parts of body, left in him. How would…
Discovery of ancient rock carvings in Khirthar Sindh
DADU, May 7: Carvings of a bullock-cart found on a rock in Pachhal Dhoro hills in Khirthar range of mountains date back to 10,000 BC, claim research scholar and historian Prof Aziz…
Italian institute join hands with Govt for revival of Swat tourism
PESHAWAR, April 14: The Provincial Archaeology and Museums Department and Italian Institute for the Middle and Far East (IsMEO) will begin various activities for revival of archaeological tourism in conflict-affected Swat valley….
Lawrence road of Karachi a look at old British Buildings
This article was published in the daily Dawn Karachi. Written by By Peerzada Salman. The writer has tried to give an overview of present situation of the once beautiful buildings of the…
Masterpiece that is the ‘Fasting Buddha’
The Lahore Museum has the world`s finest collection of Ghandhara Buddhist Sculptures. What is the sculpture all about? The Bodhisattva was of the view that a liberated soul, whatever the condition attained,…
New Curator for reviving Peshawar Museum
PESHAWAR, Feb 19: The newly-appointed curator of Peshawar Museum has high hopes that renovation of the British-era building having world?s largest collection of Gandhara civilisation can bring back visitors to this museum….