THE antiquity of Islamabad can be seen in the prehistoric and proto-historic rock carvings found in Bagh Jogian, Sain, Phulgran, Bobri, Gumbat and Peja. These consist in cup markings and geometrical patterns. There are some petroglyphs depicting animals.The cup marks are also known as cupules. These are hemispherical, cup shaped,…
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.
Mughal era Lalarukh tomb cries for attention
TAXILA, June 26: The Mughal era monument, locally called tomb of princess Lalarukh, situated in the heart of Hassanabdal is fast losing its grandeur with its walls covered in graffiti and the building occupied by encroachers. The tomb, where female member of the royal family of the Mughal Emperor Humayun…
KCCI or Karachi Indian Merchants Association Building A fabulous example of Anglo-Mughal Architecture
Muslims in India had a great contribution in literature and art, there are also some architecture wonders made by pre-partition Muslims in India. The very term Anglo Moghul is a school of architectural design which mixed the Muslim and English Gothic architecture. Here is an article published in daily Dawn…
Excavation around Malot Fort banned
RAWALPINDI, April 15: The Lahore High Court here on Thursday banned excavation of coal and other mines within the radius of 600 yards from the roots of a hillock having Malot Fort and temples and sought a comprehensive report on the present condition of the ancient site. Justice Ijaz Ahmed…
Historical Sites in Lasbela Balochistan
Like other districts of Balochistan, Lasbela is host to a number of historical and archaeological sites among which, the necropolis of the Jams of Lasbela is quite prominent. Located some eight kilometers away from Lasbela at Bara Bagh, there are tombs of the former rulers of Lasbela. This necropolis contains…
Danger to historical forts LHC puts govt officials on notice
RAWALPINDI, April 9: The Lahore High Court here on Friday directed the director general archeology, managing director Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation and secretary mines and minerals Punjab to appear in the court and respond to a petition seeking conservation and protection of two historical forts and temples in the district…
Road being built on protected land near Moenjodaro
KARACHI, April 3: A new four-lane expressway is being built in Moenjodaro on a piece of land protected under the Antiquities Act, reliable sources told Dawn on Saturday. The Federal Archeology department?s pleas to the National Highway Authority (NHA) to suspend the construction and discuss the issue with it have…
Bhasha Dam may drown rock drawings on KKH
THE Diamer?Bhasha dam will submerge more than half of the prolific rock art that abounds in Gilgit-Baltistan. According to Harald Hauptmann, a renowned German archaeologist, who has been working on the petroglyphs in Gilgit-Baltistan since 1989, there are more than 50,000 rock engravings and 6,000 inscriptions in ancient languages like…
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