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Desi Kushti Akhara - Wrestling Pit in Lahore.
See also:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsfD_UTMvEg
kushtiwrestling.blogspot.com/2010/07/wrestling-at-akhara-...
Lahore is a city with busy bazars. I took this photo from my flat terrace today. You might think there are not many people on in the street but you can believe me that you find it difficult to walk when you get in there.
According to a map of Lahore which shows the city in 2021, the centre of the city will be Punjab University New campus. The mud house settlement you see in this picture, will be replaced by new societies of houses to accomodate the expanding population of Lahore.
Afif's forefathers made swords for the aristocracy of the Mughal court. After the decline of the Mughals, they stopped making swords and started making scissors and knives, the steel comes from Karachi. They moved from Amritsar (present day India) to Lahore in 1947 during partition. His main clients today are tailors and cobblers. "I am worried about the impact of cheaper chinese goods on our business."
We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanese Proverb
Lahore: The capital of Punjab, Pakistan, is the cultural hub of the country.
Heart of Pakistan”, Lahore that is located in the Northeast of Pakistan along the banks of Ravi River. Lahore is the second most biggest city in Pakistan and has rich history over the millennium while also the cultural center of Pakistan.
There are many places that keep the tourists busy as the historical places.
The cheap flights to Lahore gives you the long simmering opportunity to visit this site. The political upheavals put the country into trouble for some time and driving the increasing numbers of the young and educated away to set up their lives abroad. The situation is little bit unsatisfactory but not to lose the opportunity of grabbing the beauty of Lahore.
The Lahore Fort, locally referred to as Shahi Qila (Punjabi, Urdu: شاہی قلعہ) is citadel of the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the northwestern corner of the Walled City of Lahore in Iqbal Park which is one of the largest urban parks in Pakistan. The trapezoidal composition is spread over 20 hectares.
Night view of Badshahi Mosque
Origins of the fort go as far back as antiquity, however, the existing base structure was built during the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar between 1556–1605 and was regularly upgraded by subsequent Mughal, Sikh and British rulers. It has two gates one is known as Alamgiri Gate build by Emperor Aurangzeb which opens towards Badshahi Mosque and other older one known as Maseeti (Punjabi language word means of Masjid) or Masjidi Gate which opens towards Masti Gate Area of Walled City and was built by Emperor Akbar. Currently Alamgiri Gate is used as the principal entrance while Masti Gate is permanently closed .The fort manifests the rich traditions of Mughal architecture. Some of the famous sites inside the fort include: Sheesh Mahal, Alamgiri Gate, Naulakha pavilion, and Moti Masjid. In 1981, the fort was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the Shalimar Gardens.
Lahore, Pakistan
A set of somewhat arbitrary pictures from around parts of Lahore (mostly from the section called "Defence").
Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital
Lahore, Pakistan.
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353 Students of DEAF REACH Schools and Training Centers Gifted Solar LED Lights Dec, 2017.
Deaf are not disabled. They are as smart, intelligent and as full of potential as their hearing counterparts. Less than 5% of 1.25 million Deaf children in Pakistan have access to education. They need our special attention motivation and encouragement to be a good citizen.
On 14th December 2017, an event was organized at Deaf Reach School and College, Karachi Campus. Purpose of the event was to provide solar powered lanterns to the students of primary grades as a token for the motivation and encouragement in performing their daily activities.
These Solar Lanterns are manufactured by Shaan Technologies Private Limited Karachi and provided to the students under “Pehli Kiran” (First Ray of Light) Initiative. This initiative was started by Mr. Pervaiz Lodhie President and CEO of LEDtronics Inc. USA and Shaan Technologies Pakistan earlier in 2002.
Mr. Shaukat Ali Suleman (Sitara–e-Imtiaz) Deputy Chief, Citizen Police Liaison Committee was chief guest of the program.
Mr. Francis Doherty, & Ms. Mehrin Abrar from Deaf Reach were host of the program. Mr. Shahid Siddique and Mr. Atif Ali Shah from Shaan Technologies Private Limited were also present. Parents of the pupils also present in the event.
Breakup of Solar Lights provided to the students of various DEAF REACH centers is as follows,
Karachi center: 57 Students LED Solar Lights distributed Dec14, 2017
Hyderabad center: 52 Students LED Solar Lights distributed Dec22, 2017
Rashidabad center: 100 Students LED Solar Lights distributed Dec26, 2017
Sukkur center: 67 Students LED Solar Lights distributed Dec16, 2017
Nawabshah center: 77 Students LED Solar Lights distributed Dec09, 2017
Deaf Reach is a project of Family Educational Services Foundation (FESF) a non-profit educational organization active in Pakistan since 1984.
Deaf Reach Schools and Training Centers are present in major cities of Sindh and Punjab Provinces including, Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukker, Nawabshah, Rashidabad and Lahore. These centers provide formal education, academic literacy and vocational skills training to deaf children and youth in an enabling environment where students can excel. Advanced vocational training courses are available for deaf young adults to equip them with marketable skills and prepare them for gainful employment.
All Deaf Reach campus branches are equipped with vocational training labs offering courses in ICT, cooking and nutrition, arts, handicrafts, weaving, sewing, embroidery, screen printing, and tailoring.
Minar-e-Pakistan is a tall minaret in Iqbal Park Lahore, built in commemoration of the Pakistan Resolution. The minaret reflects a blend of Mughal and modern architecture, and is constructed on the site where on March 23, 1940, seven years before the formation of Pakistan, the Muslim League passed the Pakistan Resolution (Qarardad-e-Pakistan), demanding the creation of Pakistan.[1] This was the first official declaration to establish a separate homeland for the Muslims living in the South Asia.[2] Pakistan now celebrates this day as a national holiday each year.