Rani kot The World’s Biggest Fort
Ranikot Fort is the world’s largest fort with a circumference of about 26 km or 16 miles. Since 1993, it has been on the list of tentative UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is located in the Kirthar Range, about 30 km southwest of Sann, in Jamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan. It is approximately 90 km north [...]
Valleys In Pakistan
Pakistan is a tourists paradise. It has everything one wishes to see. While every inch of Pakistan is worth visiting as every stone and corner carries in itself history of thousands of years, the northern areas of Pakistan provide some of the breathtaking and picturesque places no where to be found on the world map. [...]
Gilgit-Baltistanگلگت بلتستان(Northern Areas)
Gilgit-Baltistan ( گلگت بلتستان) is a territory in Northern Pakistan. The territory, which does not constitute a province of Pakistan, was formerly known as the Northern Areas ( شمالی علاقہ جات).It is the northernmost political entity within the Pakistani-controlled part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. It borders Afghanistan to the north, [...]
Monuments
A monument is a type of structure either explicitly created to commemorate a person or important event or which has become important to a social group as a part of their remembrance of past events. They are frequently used to improve the appearance of a city or location.
Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro
The ruins of the huge city of Moenjodaro – built entirely of unbaked brick in the 3rd millennium B.C. – lie in the Indus valley. The acropolis, set on high embankments, the ramparts, and the lower town, which is laid out according to strict rules, provide evidence of an early system of town planning.
Pakistan postage stamps
A postage stamp is adhesive paper evidence of a fee paid for postal services. Usually a small rectangle attached to an envelope, the stamp signifies the person sending it has fully or partly paid for delivery. Postage stamps are the most popular way of paying for retail mail; alternatives include postal stationery such as prepaid-postage [...]
Lakes In Pakistan
Pakistan is home to several natural and man made lakes and reservoirs. The largest lake in Pakistan is the Manchar Lake, which is also the largest lake in South Asia. The lake is spread over an area of over 100 square miles.The highest lake in Pakistan is the Rush Lake, which is also the 25th [...]
Basant
Jashan-e Baharan – Spring Celebration – or more popularly known as Basant – the Kite festival. Now “kites” may bring to your mind grassy hills, warm breezes, little children running with plastic strings and boxed contraptions in the sky. Or it may bring to your mind fantastically shaped dragons and demon heads. Or maybe Ole’ [...]
Truck Artists
A truck depot is about the last place on earth you’d expect to find an art scene. But in Pakistan, the tradition of painting and detailing trucks adds glitter and glamour to the transport business, and offers a colorful distraction in a country tormented by war and political instability. Pakistan’s trucks rule the road. Their [...]
Currency
The rupee (Urdu: روپیہ ) (sign: Rs; code: PKR) is the currency of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank of the country. The most commonly used symbol for the rupee is Rs. In Pakistan, the rupee is referred to as the “rupees”, “rupaya” or [...]
