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The Naulakha Pavilion is an iconic sight of the Lahore Fort built in 1633 during the Shah Jahan period that is made of prominent white marble, and known for its distinctive curvilinear roof.
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(Golden Mosque) (built 1749)
The Sunehri Masjid is a relative latecomer to Lahore's traditional cityscape, having been built in 1753 during the waning years of the Mughal empire by Nawab Bhikari Khan, the Deputy of Lahore during the tenure of Governor Mir Mu'in al-Mulk Mir Munoo. It stands on a small plot of land where one street diverges into two. When Nawab Bhikari Khan acquired the property, it was a vacant parcel of land at the chowk (square) of Kashmiri Bazaar.
The pre-eminent architectural historian Kamil Khan Mumtaz is highly critical of the design, writing:
"On close inspection the corruption of Mughal forms is revealed in every detail. The bulbous Mughal domes are now exaggerated into the form of grotesque vegetables capped with slender drooping leaves. The merlons have become naga hoods, and the column stalks growing out of cabbages that blossom into life-like lotuses."
People walk on a road covered by rose-petals, spread by wholesale dealers for drying purpose, in the outskirts of Lahore.
The panamax [4,250 TEU) container ship, the Lahore Express [IMO 9301811/MMSI 477241800] is photographed here departing the DPS World operated No. 4 NQ berth at Fremantle Port, Western Australia on July 4, 2015. Her next port of call was Melbourne.
The Hong Kong flagged Lahore Express was built in 2006, has a gross tonnage of 39,941 tonnes which rates her as a panamax sized container ship. She is managed out of Canada by Seaspan Ship Management Ltd and her beneficial owner is the Seaspan Corporation of China. She sails as part of the Seaspan fleet.
Anti-government lawyers hold portraits of deposed Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, as they march in Lahore. Pakistan's main opposition leader Nawaz Sharif defied house arrest Sunday, vowing to lead a mass protest march on the capital as police fired tear gas and manhandled activists into prison vans.
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Lahore, May 29, 2015: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Director for Punjab Province Dr. Miles Toder spoke at a conference in Lahore attended by more than 150 experts, academics and public sector representatives to discuss ‘Ethical Leadership: Implementation in the Public Sector.” The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) organized the conference under the USAID-funded Center for Governance and Public Management (CGPM).
Dr. Toder recognized LUMS for achieving the milestones of training a large number of managers, placing students in internships, and conducted applied research conducted and developed distance learning programs -- all toward building a culture of accountability and excellence in public service.
He also discussed the perennial challenges associated with waste, fraud and abuse in the U.S. public sector; the value of ethics training and compliance; and the importance of accountability mechanisms, i.e., legislative oversight, whistle blowers reporting inappropriate behavior, auditors who oversee finances and assess performance and investigators to collect facts for possible criminal prosecution.
The two-day conference that concluded today featured discussions on good governance and leadership, transparency and accountability, and ethical leadership challenges.
In his opening remarks, Chief of Party of Center for Governance and Public Management CGPM Dr. Zafar Iqbal Qureshi highlighted achievements of the Center and acknowledged USAID’s support in setting up the Center. Panelists included prominent international and Pakistani experts Dr. James W. Douglas, Professor, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Dr. Ishrat Husain, Dean and Director of the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi; Ali Hussain Malik; Additional Secretary Planning and Development, Government of Punjab; Yaqoob Bangash, Assistant Professor, Forman Christian College, Lahore; Dr. Saeed Shafqat, Director, Centre for Public Policy and Governance, Forman Christian College; Dr. Ali Qazilbash, Assistant Professor, LUMS; Dr. David N. Ammons, Professor of Public Administration and Government, University of North Carolina; Dr. Umar Saif, Chairman Punjab Information Technology Board, Founding Vice Chancellor, Information Technology University, Punjab; Dr. Kendra B. Stewart, Professor and Director, Center for Livable Communities at the College of Charleston; Dr. Aneela Salman, Managing Director, Punjab Education Foundation and others.
Addressing the participants, Vice Chancellor LUMS Dr. Sohail Naqvi stressed the importance of capacity building of the public sector for a prosperous and progressive Pakistan. The Center for Governance and Public Management works to develop the capacity of Pakistani civil society organizations (CSOs) and the Government of Pakistan (GOP) organizations to make them more transparent and accountable. The Center for Governance and Public Management aims to serve as a training, research and policy center for the public sector of Pakistan.
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Lahore fort Alamgeeri
Gate view.
ROYAL FORT- LAHORE
Although most parts of the Royal Fort were constructed around 1566 A.D. by the Mughal Emperor, Akbar the Great, there is evidence that a mud fort was in existence here in 1021 A.D. as well, when Mahmood of Ghazna invaded this area. Akbar demolished the old mud fort and constructed most of the modern Fort, as we see it today, on the old foundations.
The Royal Fort is rectangular. The main gates are located alongside the centre of the western and eastern walls. Every succeeding Mughal Emperor as well as the Sikhs, and the British in their turn, added a pavilion, palace or wall to the Fort. Emperor Jehangir extended the gardens and constructed the palaces that we see today in the Jehangir?s Quadrangle, while Shah-Jehan added Diwan-e-Khas, Moti Masjid (Pearl Mosque) and his own Sleeping Chambers. Aurangzeb built the impressive main gate which faces the Hazoori Bagh lying in between the Badshahi Mosque and the Fort. The Famous Sheesh Mahal or Palace of Mirrors is in the north-east corner of the Fort. This is the most beautiful palace in the Fort and is decorated with small mirrors of different colours set.
The part of the wall of the Elephant Steps towards the Fort?s inner gate are scarred by bullet marks, bearing testimony to the Sikh Civil War of 1847 A.D.
The Sleeping Chamber of Mai Jindan houses a very interesting museum with relics from Mughal and the Sikh periods.
Pakistan; a country with rich history and colorful culture, is spread along either side of the River Indus, making its way from the mountain valleys of the Himalayas and moving down to the Arabian Sea. It is known for its stunning landscapes, customs and traditions. Geographically, the 796,095 square kilometers area of Pakistan can be divided into four regions. On the north are the mountains which include the second-highest mountain in the world known as K2. In the east are fertile lands along the Rivers, barren deserts in the south-west with stony plateaus in the west and then finally there is Arabian Sea in the south
Pakistan comprises of four provinces namely: Sindh, Punjab, Baluchistan and N.W.F.P. (North West Frontier Province).and federally administered tribal area Each province has its own unique way of life. Urdu is the National language, but Punjabi, Baluchi, Sindhi and Pashtu are the regional dialects.
The people of Pakistan are known for their hospitable nature. Life in the cities is fast and advanced as compared to the life in a town or a village. Islamabad is the capital, whereas Karachi is the cosmopolitan city in Pakistan and Lahore a museum of an enriching culture and lifestyle.
Pakistanis love food, especially spicy food, therefore restaurants and cafes are found in abundance. No ceremony or gathering is complete without a heavy meal and desserts in the end.
Like the culture a Pakistani wedding is also full of color and pleasure. It is a display of beautiful clothes, expensive embroidery, heavy jewellery, songs, dance, and not to forget the henna filled hands of the girls and bride.
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