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Friday, June 24, 2016

18 Most Beautiful Lakes of Pakistan

Pakistan's Northern Areas host one of the most beautiful landscapes and picturesque valleys. Mountains, Deserts, Meadows, Northern Areas of Pakistan have got everything for nature enthusiastic people. There are numerous lakes around these valleys, many are even yet to be given a name. Whenever you make your mind visiting these beautiful valleys, must visit these beautiful lakes listed below:

1) Attabad Lake

Attabad Lake

Situated in Gojal Town of Hunza Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan, Attabad Lake was formed in 2010 due a massive earthquake. Today, it is visited by millions every year by people around the country as well as by international tourists.

2) Chitta Katha Lake

Chitta Katha Lake

Located in Shounter Valley of Azad Kashmir, Chitta Katha Lake is a beauty at the elevation of 13,500 feet. Chitta Katha literally means White Stream, and it is a name given by locals.

3) Dudipatsar Lake

Dudipatsar Lake

Dudipatsar Lake beautifies Kaghan Valley in the Mansehra District of KPK province. The lake's water is a beautiful greenish blue hue and very cold, at an elevation of 3,800 meters.

4) Shangrila Lake (Lower Kachura Lake)

Shangrila Lake (Low Kachura Lake)

The Shangrila Lake is also known as Lower Kachra Lake and is located at a drive of about 20 minutes from Skardu Town. Shangrila was named after a book titled Lost Horizon by "James Hilton". Shangri-la is a Chinese word meaning "Heaven on earth".

5) Lulusar Lake

Lulusar Lake

Lulusar Lake, at 3,410 m, is the primary headwaters of the Kunhar River. It is one of the most prominent tourist destination in Kaghan Valley, KPK. The lake is much larger than other lakes in the Kaghan Valley, and has mirror-like water reflecting the surrounding snowcapped Lulusar mountains, creating a natural tourist attraction.

6) Mahodand Lake

Mahodand Lake

Mahodand Lake is a lake located in the upper Usho Valley at a distance of about 40 km from Kalam, Swat Valley, KPK. Mahodand Lake literally means the Lake of Fishes. The lake is accessible by a four-wheel drive vehicle, and is often utilized for fishing and boating.

7) Rama Lake

Rama Lake

Rama Lake is a lake near Astore in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is on the top of the beautiful Astore Valley, with a light cover of oak trees and other greenery. Rama Valley is thickly forested with huge pine, cedar, fir and juniper trees.

8) Ratti Gali Lake

Ratti Gali Lake

The Ratti Gali Lake is an alpine glacial lake which is located in Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir. The lake is fed by the surrounding glacier waters of the mountains. The lake is accessible from Dowarian by an unmetalled 19 kilometers road cum hiking trek through breath-taking sites. Dowarian is the base camp to this lake.

9) Rush Lake

Rush Lake

Rush Lake is a high altitude lake located in Nagar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan. It is one of the highest alpine lakes in the world. The trek to Rush Lake provides spectacular views of Spantik, Malubiting, Miar Peak, Phuparash Peak and Ultar Sar.

10) Saiful Muluk Lake

Saiful Maluk Lake

The lake is located in the northern end of Kaghan Valley. The lake has total surface area of over 2.5 square kilometer. The lake is famous for its fairytale of Saiful Maluk.

11) Satpara Lake

Satpara Lake

Satpara Lake is located in Skardu Valley and is one of the largest fresh water lakes in Pakistan. It supplies water for the town of Skardu.

12) Sheosar Lake

Sheosar Lake

Sheosar Lake is situated in the Deosai Plateau, which is one of the highest plateaus of the world. One of the most beautiful lakes in Pakistan too.

13) Upper Kachura Lake

Upper Kachura Lake

The lake is surrounded with wild apricot gardens and has a depth of around 70 meters. Due to rough terrain of the surrounding area, this lake is not well explored.

14) Naltar Lake

Naltar Lake

There are three lakes in Naltar Valley known as Naltar Lakes or Bashkiri Lakes at an altitude ranging from 3050–3150 m. The first Bashkiri Lake is located at a distance of 12 kilometers from Upper Naltar.

15) Banjosa Lake

Banjosa Lake

Banjosa Lake is an artificial lake and a famous tourist attraction near the city of Rawalakot in District Bagh in Azad Kashmir. Located at an altitude of 6,499 ft above see level, the lake is surrounded by densely pine forest and lush green mountains, that makes it very charming and romantic. It is accessible by a 20 kilometers metallic road from Rawalakot.

16) Karambar Lake

Karambar Lake

Located between KPK and Gilgit, Baltistan, Karambar Lake is the second highest lake in Pakistan and the 31st highest lakes in the world. At a height of 14,121 feet, the lake is one of the highest biologically active lakes on earth. Also known as Qurumbar Lake, it is the deepest lake in the valley with a maximum depth of 55 m.

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17) Kundol Lake

Kundol Lake Swat Valley

Kundol Lake also known as Kundol Dand, is a lake in Swat Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, which is located in the north of Utror Valley at a distance of 19 km away from Kalam. Similarly, there is a well known story about the lake which is that every night in a month, a golden bowl appears in the center of the lake and glistens like moon but no one has ever touched that bowl due to magical powers inside it.

18) Katora Lake

Katora Lake Kumrat Valley

Katora Lake which mean in Pashto bowl like in shape and is being named due to its appearance. It is an alpine glacial lake located in the upper reaches of Jahaz banda, Kumrat valley Upper Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. The lake is fed by the surrounding melting glacier waters. It is one of the most beautiful lake in the region and visited by adventurous hikers every year in the summer season.

Famous Lahore Gates

Yakki Gate

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Famous Lahore Gates

Akbari Gate

This gate is named after Emperor Mohammad Jalal-ud-Din Akbar who rebuilt the town and the citadel. Close to this gate, the Emperor also founded a market, which was named after him as Akbari Mandi. This Market was and continues to be major center of business where enormous loads of grains, nuts and spices were traded.

Bhaati Gate

The Bhaati Gate is the Chelsea of Pakistan as several historical personages have lived in this locality. It is one of the two oldest entry points into the Walled City, which controlled the only major north –south thoroughfare during the Ghaznavi period. The origin of the name of this gate has been clouded by passage of time. However, it is generally believed that that when Emperor Akbar expanded the city eastward and divided it into nine districts or Guzars, Bhaati Gateand and its bazaar marked the boundary between Guzar Mubarak Khan (eat) and Guzar Talwarra (west) and it was named after the clan called Bhattis who inhabited these quarters in those times.

Dehli Gate

The gate got its name from its opening on to the high road from Lahore to Dehli and served as a major entry point to the walled city. It is probably no coincidence that the largest caravansary lay outside this gate as did Chowk Dara Shikoh, his palaces and the famous Nakhas Mandi (Horse Market). The magnitude of Dehli Gate Bazaar is a reminder of the busting trading activity that took place around this gate. Many historical places, such as Shahi Hamam, Chitta Darvaza, Wazir Khan Mosque and number of old havelis are situated inside this gate. The original Mughal period gate was pulled down by the British Government and rebuilt with a completely western façade. Behind the façade, is the elliptical domed “deorrhi” flanked by several rooms both on the ground and the first floor. These were the offices of the magistrate and municipal councilor. The first British period Kotwali was also established inside Dehli Gate.

Lohari Gate

It is believed that when Malik Ayaz rebuilt the town in the time of Mahmud of Ghazni, the quarters of the city first populated were around this gate. Thus, it takes its name after the city of Lahore. Another view is that it was named after the trade of lohars, or the ironsmiths, practiced in the vicinity. The Lahori or Lohari Gate and the Bazaar behind it comprises the oldest arterial route in the Walled City built by Akbar the Great. Qutbuddin Aibak, the first Muslim ruler of the Sub-continent is buried just outside this gate. Caravans and travelers coming from Multan used to enter the city from this gate. Behind this gate once stood a brick fort called Kacha kot, probably the first fortified city of Lahore founded by Malik Ayaz. This gate was among the few city gates, which the British cared to reconstruct.

Masti Gate

The name Masti is the distortion of Masjidi, referring to the mosque of Mariam Makani, Emperor Akbar’s mother, situated in the immediate vicinity of the gate. Remains of this gate in its renovated form can still be seen.

Mochi Gate

Mochi is believed to the distortion of Moti. It is said that the gate takes its name after Moti Ram, an officer of Emperor Akbar, who resided there at there at that time. It also leads to the shoemakers or mochi bazaar and this perhaps explains the corruption of the word moti into mochi. In the extreme southeast of the city, it is situated between Shah Almi and Akbari Gate.

Mori Gate

Also known as the thirteenth gate, it was in fact not a gate but an outlet for the refuse of the city. Overtime, what had been a hole in the wall – a Mori, was enlarged into a proper gate, without, unfortunately, losing its less than savory name. It is the smallest of the gates.

Roshnai Gate

Of all the city gates built by Akbar the Great, only the Roshnai Darwaza still retains its original from. It was the principal entrance from the fort to city for the elite and provided access to the riverfront. Being profusely illuminated at night, it was called the Roshnai Gate or the Gate of Light. Aurangzeb Alamgir, another of the Mughal Kings, incorporated it into the square (Abdar Khana), which he built in 1673 as a fore court of the Badshahi Masjid. Ranjit Singh converted it into a regular garden with a central chaste white marble Baradari & named it as Hazuri Bagh.

Shah Alami Gate

The gate is named after Mohammad Moazzam Shah Alam Bahader Shah, the son and successor of Emperor Aurangzeb. He was immensely popular in Punjab. This gate was formerly known as the Bherwala Gate. During the partition riots in 1947, this gate was burnt to ashes.

Sheranwala Gate

The Ravi River flowed by the city in former times and this gate was one of the four that opened to the north of the city by the riverfront. The gate was named after Khizar Elias, the patron saint of running waters and streams and the discoverer of the water of immortality. Later, Ranjit Singh kept here two domesticated lions in a cage and the gate came to be popularly known as the Sheranwala or Lion’s Gate.

Taxali Gate

This gate provided the only access through the western length of wall. Behind this gate is the only arterial route of the Walled City, which runs east and connects Taxali Gate with Dehli Gate. Today, the Akbari Gate has vanished but the route still survives. Fortunately, a watercolour painting by William Simpson in 1865 portrays full image of two majestic gates one at right angle to the other. It is believed that behind this gate, and close to the royal fort, once lay the royal mint (Texal) – hence the name Taxali Gate. It was pulled down during the early British rule.

Yakki Gate

The original name was Zakki – the name of the martyr saint, who according to tradition, fell fighting against the Mughal invaders, while gallantly defending his city. He was beheaded in front of the Yakki Gate but, as the legend goes, his trunk continued fighting for some time before collapsing close by. Two tombs of this champion of freedom were built by his followers, one at the spot where the head had fallen and the other where the trunk lay. Both are revered by the faithful to this day.

21 Breathtaking Masjid Of Pakistan You Must See

Shah Jahan Masjid

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21 Breathtaking Masjid Of Pakistan You Must See

A Mosque (Masjid) is a sacred place where Muslims worship and each place where individuals worship is wonderful as individuals assemble to offer their request to God and get the endless fulfillment. Pakistan is a standout amongst the most unmistakable and striking Islamic nations with rich Islamic society. Mughal rulers have left their legacy of craftsmanship, structural planning and tasteful sense in landmarks, strongholds, structures and Masjids. At present, Pakistan has a few Masjids that were fabricated by Mughals and numerous well known Masjids are manufactured after the autonomy of Pakistan.

There are certainly numerous more around the nation however the absolute most celebrated and lovely Masjids of Pakistan are appeared in the rundown beneath.

1) Faisal Masjid, Islamabad

Faisal Masjid - 20 Breathtaking Masjid Of Pakistan You Must See | Wonderful Points

Faisal Masjid, Islamabad

Situated in Capital city of Islamabad, Faisal Masjid is the most noticeable Masjid of Pakistan. It was composed by a Turkish designer Vedat Dalokay and its development was finished in 1986. It has Margalla Hills in background and is situated in the northermost end of Islamabad. Approx 74,000 individuals can offer petition to God inside of fundamental ranges and upto 200,000 individuals can offer supplication to God in abutting grounds.

The biggest mosque in Pakistan, the Faisal Mosque, was also the biggest mosque on the planet from 1986 until 1993, when it was overwhelmed in size by the recently finished Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. Resulting developments of the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) of Mecca and the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Prophet’s Mosque) in Medina, Saudi Arabia, amid the 1990s consigned Faisal Mosque to fourth place as far as size.

The driving force for the mosque started in 1966 while King Faisal receptacle Abdul-Aziz upheld the activity of the Pakistani Government to manufacture a national mosque in Islamabad amid an official visit to Pakistan.

In 1969, a universal rivalry was held in which engineers from 17 nations submitted 43 recommendations. The triumphant configuration was that of Turkish planner Vedat Dalokay. Construction of the mosque started in 1976 by National Construction of Pakistan, drove by Azim Khan and was supported by the legislature of Saudi Arabia, at an expense of more than 130 million Saudi riyals (around 120 million USD today). Ruler Faisal receptacle Abdul Aziz was instrumental in the financing, and both the mosque and the street prompting it were named after him after his death in 1975. The mosque was finished in 1986, and used to house the International Islamic University. Numerous preservationist Muslims reprimanded the configuration at first for its unpredictable plan and absence of a conventional vault structure, however most feedback finished when the finished mosque’s scale, shape, and setting against the Margalla Hills got to be apparent.

2) Badshahi Masjid, Lahore

Badshahi Masjid, Lahore

Badshahi Masjid is Lahore’s most notable historic point and is second biggest Masjid in Pakistan. It was manufactured by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and its development was finished in 1673. At present, it is fifth biggest Masjid on the planet. It has limit of 100,000 individuals.

The mosque was developed by the 6th Mughal ruler Aurangzeb, who, dissimilar to the past rulers, was not a benefactor of workmanship and structural engineering. He manufactured the mosque somewhere around 1671 and 1673 under the direction of Fidai Khan Koka, his “expert of ordinance”.

Front perspective

On 7 July 1799, the Sikh armed force of the Sukerchakia boss, Ranjit Singh, took control of Lahore.After the catch of the city, the Badshahi mosque was desecrated by Ranjit Singh, who utilized its inconceivable patio as a stable for his armed force stallions, and its 80 hujras (little study rooms encompassing the yard) as quarters for his officers and as magazines for military stores. Ranjit Singh utilized the Hazuri Bagh, the encased patio nursery alongside it, as his official imperial court of audience.[8] In 1818, he assembled a marble structure in the greenhouse confronting the mosque.

3) Wazir Khan Masjid, Lahore

Wazir Khan Masjid - 20 Breathtaking Masjid Of Pakistan You Must See | Wonderful Points

Wazir Khan Masjid, Lahore

Wazir Khan Masjid was implicit 1635 by Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan. This Masjid is named after then-legislative head of Lahore Hakim Shaikh Alim-ud-noise Ansaro who was normally known as Wazir Khan.

4) Grand Masjid Bahria Town, Lahore

Grand Masjid Bahria Town - 20 Breathtaking Masjid Of Pakistan You Must See | Wonderful Points

Grand Masjid Bahria Town, Lahore

Stupendous Jamia Masjid is situated in Bahria Town, Lahore. Its development was finished in 2014. It was composed by Nayyar Ali, a Pakistani draftsman. It can oblige an aggregate of 70,000 admirers in its fundamental ranges including inside and patio.

5) Sunehri Masjid, Lahore

Sunehri Masjid, Lahore

6) Masjid at Canal View, Gujranwala

Masjid at Canal View - 20 Breathtaking Masjid Of Pakistan You Must See | Wonderful Points

Masjid at Canal View, Gujranwala

7) Sakina-tu-Sughra Masjid, Muzaffargarh

Sakina-tu-Sughra Masjid - 20 Breathtaking Masjid Of Pakistan You Must See | Wonderful Points

Sakina-tu-Sughra Masjid, Muzaffargarh

8) Shah Jahan Masjid, Thatta

Shah Jahan Masjid - 20 Breathtaking Masjid Of Pakistan You Must See | Wonderful Points

Shah Jahan Masjid, Thatta

The mosque was inherent 1647, amid the rule of Mughal King Shah Jahan, as a blessing to the general population of Sindh for their accommodation and society. It has been on the conditional UNESCO World Heritage list following 1993.

The mosque is constructed with red blocks with blue shaded coating tiles most likely transported in from the town of Haala, Sindh. It has an aggregate of 93 arches.

It was fabricated remembering acoustics. A man talking toward one side of the vault can be gotten notification from the flip side when the discourse surpasses 100 decibels.

9) Sukh-Chayn Society Masjid, Lahore

Sukh Chayn Society Masjid - 20 Breathtaking Masjid Of Pakistan You Must See | Wonderful Points

Sukh-Chayn Society Masjid, Lahore

10) Bhong Masjid, Sadiqabad

Bhing Masjid - 20 Breathtaking Masjid Of Pakistan You Must See | Wonderful Points

Bhong Masjid, Sadiqabad

11) Abbasi Masjid, Derawar Fort, Cholistan

Abbasi Masjid - 20 Breathtaking Masjid Of Pakistan You Must See | Wonderful Points

Abbasi Masjid, Derawar Fort, Cholistan

12) Bolan Masjid, Quetta Cantt

Bolan Masjid, Quetta - 20 Breathtaking Masjid Of Pakistan You Must See | Wonderful Points

Bolan Masjid, Quetta Cantt

13) Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Masjid, Jhelum

Combind Military Hospital Masjid -20 Breathtaking Masjid Of Pakistan You Must See | Wonderful Points

Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Masjid, Jhelum

14) Eid Gah Masjid, Multan

Eid Gah Masjid, Multan

15) Kashti Wali Masjid, Lyari, Karachi

Kashti Wali Masjid - 20 Breathtaking Masjid Of Pakistan You Must See | Wonderful Points

Kashti Wali Masjid, Lyari, Karachi

16) New Memon Masjid, Karachi

New Memon Masjid - 20 Breathtaking Masjid Of Pakistan You Must See | Wonderful Points

New Memon Masjid, Karachi

17) Aram Bagh Masjid, Karachi

Aran Bagh Masjid - 20 Breathtaking Masjid Of Pakistan You Must See | Wonderful Points

Aram Bagh Masjid, Karachi

18) Kanzul Iman Masjid, Karachi

Kanzul Iman Masjid - 20 Breathtaking Masjid Of Pakistan You Must See | Wonderful Points

Kanzul Iman Masjid, Karachi

19) Masjid Mohabat Khan, Peshawar

Masjid Mohabat Khan - 20 Breathtaking Masjid Of Pakistan You Must See | Wonderful Points

Masjid Mohabat Khan, Peshawar

20) Masjid-e-Tooba - Karachi, Sindh

Masjid-e-Tooba Karachi- 20 Breathtaking Masjid Of Pakistan You Must See | Wonderful Points

Masjid-e-Tooba - Karachi, Sindh

21) Masjid in Dadu, Sindh

Masjid in Dadu - 20 Breathtaking Masjid Of Pakistan You Must See | Wonderful Points

Masjid in Dadu, Sindh

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Friday, June 24, 2016

18 Most Beautiful Lakes of Pakistan

18 Most Beautiful Lakes of Pakistan

1) Attabad Lake

2) Chitta Katha Lake

3) Dudipatsar Lake

4) Shangrila Lake (Lower Kachura Lake)

5) Lulusar Lake

6) Mahodand Lake

7) Rama Lake

8) Ratti Gali Lake

9) Rush Lake

10) Saiful Muluk Lake

11) Satpara Lake

12) Sheosar Lake

13) Upper Kachura Lake

14) Naltar Lake

15) Banjosa Lake

16) Karambar Lake

17) Kundol Lake

18) Katora Lake

Thursday, May 12, 2016

Famous Lahore Gates

Famous Lahore Gates

Akbari Gate

Bhaati Gate

Dehli Gate

Lohari Gate

Masti Gate

Mochi Gate

Mori Gate

Roshnai Gate

Shah Alami Gate

Sheranwala Gate

Taxali Gate

Yakki Gate

Saturday, February 27, 2016

21 Breathtaking Masjid Of Pakistan You Must See

21 Breathtaking Masjid Of Pakistan You Must See

1) Faisal Masjid, Islamabad

2) Badshahi Masjid, Lahore

3) Wazir Khan Masjid, Lahore

4) Grand Masjid Bahria Town, Lahore

5) Sunehri Masjid, Lahore

6) Masjid at Canal View, Gujranwala

7) Sakina-tu-Sughra Masjid, Muzaffargarh

8) Shah Jahan Masjid, Thatta

9) Sukh-Chayn Society Masjid, Lahore

10) Bhong Masjid, Sadiqabad

11) Abbasi Masjid, Derawar Fort, Cholistan

12) Bolan Masjid, Quetta Cantt

13) Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Masjid, Jhelum

14) Eid Gah Masjid, Multan

15) Kashti Wali Masjid, Lyari, Karachi

16) New Memon Masjid, Karachi

17) Aram Bagh Masjid, Karachi

18) Kanzul Iman Masjid, Karachi

19) Masjid Mohabat Khan, Peshawar

20) Masjid-e-Tooba - Karachi, Sindh

21) Masjid in Dadu, Sindh

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