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Salimuzzaman Siddiqui Salimuzzaman Siddiqui (Urdu: سلیم الزّماں صدّیقی [səˈliːmʊzzəmɑːn sɪˈd̪d̪iːqi] ; 19 October 1897 - 14 April 1994), [1] HI, MBE, SI, D.Phil., FPAS , FRS . was a leading Pakistani scientist in Natural Product Chemistry. He is credited...

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Tag(s) : #Taliban, #Barabanki District, #Siddiqui, #Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, #Pakistan, #Persian language, #Associated Press, #Hakim Ajmal Khan

English: National Monument of Pakistan in Islamabad. The Pakistan Monument in Islamabad , Pakistan , is a national monument representing the nation's four provinces and three territories. After a competition among many renowned architects, Arif Masood’s...

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Tag(s) : #Islamabad, #Muhammad Ali Jinnah, #Federally Administered Tribal Areas, #Pakistani people, #Pakistan Monument, #Pakistan, #Muhammad Iqbal, #Allama Iqbal

Shalimar Gardens (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Shalimar Gardens ( Punjabi , Urdu : شالیمار باغ ), sometimes written Shalamar Gardens, is a Pakistani garden and it was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in Lahore , modern day Pakistan . Construction...

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Tag(s) : #Lahore, #Anna Suvorova, #Shalimar Garden, #Shah Jahan, #India, #Ali Mardan Khan, #Pakistan, #Mulla Alaul Maulk Tuni

The Wazir Khan Mosque (Punjabi/Urdu: مسجد وزیر خان Masjid Wazīr Khān) in Lahore, Pakistan, is famous for its extensive faience tile work. It has been described as 'a mole on the cheek of Lahore'. It was built in seven years, starting around 1634–1635...

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Tag(s) : #Lahore, #Shah Jahan, #Qashani, #Wazir Khan, #Chiniot, #Urdu, #Pakistan, #Delhi Gate

Minar-e-Pakistan (Urdu، مینارِ پاکستان), which literally translates to "Tower of Pakistan" in Urdu, is a public monument in Iqbal Park Lahore, Pakistan, which was built in the 1960s to commemorate the Lahore Resolution. The tower is constructed on the...

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Tag(s) : #Lahore, #Muhammad Ali Jinnah, #Bengali, #Urdu, #Pakistan, #Lahore Resolution, #Pakistan Movement, #Minar-e-Pakistan

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. The trapezoidal composition is spread over 20 hectares....

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Tag(s) : #Lahore Fort, #Lahore, #Walled City of Lahore, #Shalimar Garden, #Masti Gate, #Pakistan, #Akbar, #Alamgiri Gate

Mazar-e-Quaid (Urdu: مزار قائد ), Jinnah Mausoleum or the National Mausoleum refers to the tomb ( Mazar ) of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. It is an iconic symbol of Karachi throughout the world. The mausoleum (Urdu/Persian/Arabic: mazār...

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Tag(s) : #Mausoleum, #Muhammad Ali Jinnah, #Liaquat Ali Khan, #China, #Yahya Merchant, #Pakistan, #Karachi, #Sindh

View from the Pir Sohawa restraint in Islamabad (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Pir Sohawa is a rapidly developing tourist resort located on top of Margalla Hills and 45-minutes drive from downtown Islamabad. It has a 3000 plus ft elevation and located in Monal...

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Tag(s) : #Islamabad, #Monal, #Haripur District, #Asia, #Tourism, #Pakistan, #Pir Sohawa, #Margalla Hills

Lok Virsa Museum (Urdu: لوک ورثہ عجائب گھر ) is situated in Islamabad, Pakistan. It displays the cultural heritage of Pakistani people. The living style of the different areas of Pakistan is exhibited here in statues, pictures, pottery, music and textile...

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Tag(s) : #Islamabad, #Folk music, #Lok Virsa Museum, #Cultural heritage, #Pakistani people, #Urdu, #Pakistan, #Lok Virsa

Masjid e Tooba in Karachi (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Masjid e Tooba or Tooba Mosque (Urdu: مسجد طوبٰی ) is in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Locally, it is known as the Gol Masjid. Masjid e Tooba was built in 1969 in Defence Housing Society Karachi, Karachi....

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Tag(s) : #Osama bin Laden, #Masjid e Tooba, #Islam, #Korangi Road, #Asia, #Pakistan, #Karachi, #Mosque, #Sindh