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PAKISTAN A PLACE TO BE
Presented byPresident PSA Stockholm 2011-2012
Khurram Shairyar Qalanderwww.psastockholm.org
Cultural Event 2012
Introduction Location and Geography Cultural Heritage Weather Festivals Cuisine Arts Fashion & Design Lands & Tourism Sports Achievments Legends Role of Women
What we present
Official Name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Land of the Pure)
Nationality: Pakistani Date of Estabilishment: 14 Aug 1947 Languages:Urdu (National) and English (Official) National Sport: Hockey National Dress: Shalwar Qameez Location:South Asia Area:
796,095 sq km nearly four times the size of the United Kingdom Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa, Balochistan,
Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Islamabad (Capital), Azad Kashmir
Population: 187,343,000 (2011 est.)
Introduction
National Flower: Jasmine National Airline: Pakistan International Airline (PIA) Currency: Pak. Rupee (PKR) Government: Parliamentary form Religion: 95 % Muslims, 5 % Others
Christianity Hinduism Buddhism Sikhism Jainism Zoroastrianism ( Parsis ) Judaism Kalash Religion
Introduction
Location & Geography
Cultural Heritage - Indus Civilization
A place of world’s leading Civilizations: Indus Civilization:
Witnessed the glorious era of Indus civilization about 8000 years B.C when the first village was found at Mehargarh in the Sibi District of Balochistan.
Home of the four ancient urban civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, South Asia and China.
Polished stone tools, beads and other ornaments, painted jars and bowls, drinking glasses, dishes and plates
Two famous archeological site Moenjodaro (Sindh, Pakistan) and Harappa ( Punjab, northeast Pakistan)
Cultural Heritage - Indus Civilization
Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-Daro
Surviving structures at Mohenjo-Daro
A children's toy from Mohenjo-Daro
Priest King of Mohenjo-Daro
Well and Bathing Platforms- Harappa
Coach driver Indus - Harappa
Cultural Heritage- Gandhara Civilization
Land attracted Alexander the great from Macedonia in 326 B.C.
Taxila, Swat and Charsaddah are three important centers for culture, trade and learning.
Unique art of sculpture originated which is known as Gandhara Art all over the world.
Today the Gandhara Sculptures occupy a prominent place not only in the museums in pakistan but also in the museums of England, France, Germany, USA, Japan, Korea, China, India and Afghanistan.
Hadda is a Greco-Buddhist archeological site located in the ancient area of Gandhara, near the Khyber Pass.
Cultural Heritage - Gandhara Civilization
Female, Charsadda, Gandhara
Coin of Early Gandhara Janapada:Taxila-Gandhara
Standing Buddha, Gandhara (1st–2nd century), Tokyo National Museum
A stone plate (1st century).
Portraits from the site of Hadda, Gandhara, Guimet Museum, France
Hadda laughing boy
Cultural Heritage – Islamic Period
Islam penetrated in this part of the world as early as 712 A.D from the west with the Arab General Muhammad bin Qasim and during the 10th century A.D from the north with the Turk Sultan Mahmud of Ghaznah ( better known as Mahmud Ghaznavi).
Islamic world are created with a period of contribution to scientific knowledge, cultural arts, civilization and architecture, both by developing earlier traditions and by a period of relatively rapid and marked innovation.
Tens of thousands of Mosques, Madrasahs, tombs and gardens were created.
The national dress of Pakistan, “ Shalwar Qamiz” is also a direct gift of the Muslim Turks.
Important contribution of the Muslim rulers to this land is a new language ‘Urdu’.
Cultural Heritage - Islamic Period
Badshahi Mosque, at Night Lahore
Badshahi Mosque Lahore
Cultural Heritage - Islamic Period
Bahauddin Zakariya Mosque
Cultural Heritage - Islamic Period
The Lahore Fort, a landmark built during the Mughal era
Diwan-e-Khas: The hall of special audience with the emperor (Lahore Fort-Front center view)
Cultural Heritage – Sikh Period
Sikh Period: 1762-1849 A.D. Established after the death of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb
Alamgir in 1707. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the most powerful of all the Sikh
Rulers and ruled over for complete 40 years. Sikhs are the followers of Baba Guru Nanak Sahib. The Sikh religion is in fact a product of the Sufi and Bhakti school of
thought. The basic principles of the Sikhism are much closer to Islam than to
Hinduism. Sikh Heritage in Pakistan
Haveli, Rangit Singh Gujranwala Birth Stone of Rangit Singh Smadhi Ranjit Singh Punja Sahib, Hasanabdal
Cultural Heritage – Sikh Period
Haveli, Rangit Singh GujranwalaSmadhi Ranjit Singh, Lahore
Interior Smadhi Ranjit Singh, Lahore
Gurdwara Panja Sahib,Hasan AbdalExterior of Panja Sahib Gurdwara in Hasan Abdal Sikh Praying
Cultural Heritage - British Period
British Period: 1857 – 1947 Just before the independence of Pakistan this land remained a part of
the British Empire for almost a century. This colonial architecture in the form of Residential Bungalows,
Educational Institutions, Churches and Railway Stations is still very attractive and in a good condition.
British Heritage in Pakistan Old Presidency in Rawalpindi Rest house in Ziarat Empress Market Karachi Punjab University’s old Campus Islamia College Peshawar Cathedrals in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Peshawar
Cultural Heritage - British Period
Punjab University, Lahore
Cultural Heritage - British Period
Rest House in Ziarat Empress Market in Karachi
St Patrick's Cathedral in Karachi
Islamia College Peshawar
Fatima Jinnah Women University established in the premises of the Old Presidency building
Cultural Heritage – Post
Independence Period
Post Independence Period: Pakistan was born on the map on 14 August
1947 Two great leaders
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Allama Iqbal - Poet
Climate & Weather
Snow covered peaks as Himalaya, Karakoram and Hindu Kush
Hilly dessert
Sandy Thar dessert
Hot and dry weather
Diverse Weather
Festivals – National Festivals
Independence Day – 14 Aug
National Day – 23 March
Festivals – Religious
Ramadan Two Eid Festival
Milada un Nabi
Festivals - Religious
Holi - Hindu Sikh festival - Nankana Sahib,Punjab
Christmas
Festivals - Locals
Jashn-e-Baharan Basant
Cusine
Raan masaledar
Culinary art in Pakistan comprises a mix of Middle Eastern; Punjabi cuisine, Iranian, Afghan, Indian, and Turkish.
Sindhi biryani
Kabuli pulao lamb-skewed Sajji Kashmiri noon chai
Tandoori Naan ,Barbecue ,kebabs
Mint salted lassi
Performing & Visual Art
Fashion & Design
Land & Tourism
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Sports
Acheivements & Legends
Role of Women
Q & A