These photographs are of Old Times Beautiful Building built in 1947 located at Mankera city, district Bhakkar, Punjab, Pakistan. Now there establish office of Patwarkhana in this Building.


Photographs By Mr Wasim Ijaz Gazar Sahib

These are photographs commemorative stone and Ancient  Mandir popularly known as Ashtan Mata Rani located at 4 KM Chamb Morr Lodharaan, Punjab, Pakistan.  Local People call this temple as Kobeay.
It is written on commemorative stone in devnagri and Urdu script:

First two lines in Devnagari read:                

Sthan Mata Rani Makbuza va milkiya ahl hanud. The same text has been repeated in Gurmukhi letters. But in the Urdu script the words 'malkiya' appears first and then the word 'maqbuza' later. I think that the English treanslation of the text can be rendered as: [The] Place of Mother Queen occupied [and] property [of] the Hindu people

Photographs By Mr Ratas Hussain Shah Sahib

Mangla Dam Located at Mangla Mirpur, Azad State Of Kashmir, Pakistan

' Very Special Post'



All these photographs are English, Bangali and Urdu Commemorative Stones and Mangla Dam Located at Mangla, Mirpur, Azad State Of Kashmir, Pakistan. It was the first dam to be built as a part of the Indus Basin Project 1960. The construction of Mangla dam was started in March 1963 and completed in June, 1967. It cost $ 434.505 million. When The Partition of Sub-continent took place in 1947, a lot of Headworks were given to India. India often stops waters of Satluj and Ravi which lead to destruction of the Agricultural crops of Pakistan. When water issue became severe, International Bank For Reconstruction and Development came forward and the both countries Pakistan and India signed Indus Water Treaty in 1960 A. D. According to Indus Water Treaty, the ownership three Eastern rivers i, e Ravi, Satluj and Bias was given to India whereas the ownership three Western Rivers i, e Jhelum, Chenab and Indus was given to Pakistan. Pakistan faced shortage of water in Eastern Rivers. To fulfill the need of water in Eastern River, Pakistan Built Mangla Dam and Trimmu-Sidhnai, Mailsi-Bhawal, Qadirabad-Balloki Link Canals System with the help of Governments of Commonwealth of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, New Zealand, Pakistan, The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland & the United States of America.The present cumulative production of electricity from all the ten operating units of Mangla Dam is 1000 MW to 1120 MW.


It is written on English commemoratives stone of Mangla Dam :


' And He hath made the rivers for service unto you- Al Quran

MANGLA DAM

1962-1967

This stone was unveiled by the President of Pakistan Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan N. Pk., H. J on Thursday the 23rd November 1967 in Commemoration of the completion of the Mangla Dam

The Trimmu-Sidhnai, Mailsi-Bhawal Link Canals System, The Qadirabad Barrage & Qadirabad-Balloki Link Canal by The West Pakistan Water And Power Development Authority Sponsored and administered by the International Bank For Reconstruction and Development on behalf of Contributing Governments of Commonwealth of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, New Zealand, Pakistan, The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland & the United States of America.'



Photographs By Mr Imran William Sahib

Mosque at Qila Gujar Singh Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

These photographs are of Commemoratives stones and British times small beautiful Mosque located inside historical gate of Qila Gujar Singh Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. This Masjid is famous as Chudhrian ki Masjid. This pre-partition Masjid built in 1290 Hijri (1873 A.D). This mosque is still in good condition.



Photographs By Mr Kashif Ghurki Sahib

Delhi Gate Lahore

These are some Photographs of English and Urdu Commemorative Board and Old times Delhi Gate Located at Walled City of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is one of the twelve gates of the Walled City of Lahore. The Delhi Gate opens towards Delhi.

' Delhi Gate '
This gate building is known as Delhi Gate, its location at the eastern side of the city. During 1584-98, when Akbar set Lahore as his capital, the city was expanded towards the east and a new wall and gates of city were built. Delhi Gate stands as the important one among the 12 gates constructed in Akbar's era and is one of the busiest spot of the city. Mughal Emperors generally used this Gate to enter the fort. That is why the expense from Delhi Gate to fort is specified as royal trail. When Ranjit Singh used to pass by this Gate for the sake of Mela Charaghan, this trail used to be adorned with multi colored fabrics and decors.

During the early British rule (1849-1947), the gate building was in much a deteriorated condition that even elephant along with the Palki couldn't enter in. Thus sometime in the 1870s building of the gate was demolished and then reconstructed by the British. The Construction of the gate was done under under the supervision of Muhammad Sultan, a contractor; whose havelli is also existent inside Delhi Gate Bazar. Railway Station built during British Empire was put up outside this Gate. Cities like Jalandar, Amritsar and Delhi are on the side.

The double Storey Building of Delhi Gate was structured with small bricks. After its Reconstruction, the ground floor was used by Police guards. Whereas the upper floor had court of Magistrate on one side and the other one was utilized by the members of Muncipal Comittee for their meetings. In 1990 the Delhi Gate building was conserved and a Government Girl's High school was housed at the upper floor of the gate. Through this Gate, the adorable building of Wazir Khan Mosque, Shahi Hammam and Sunehri Mosque can be approached which have their own historical significance.


Under the program of Walled City 's Preservation and restoration governed by Walled City of Lahore Authority, Delhi Gate has been conserved and rehabilitated by strengthening the building using small bricks and limestone morter. The doors and windows have been repaired. New electric distribution system is established and real look of  the gate has been restored.


Photographs By Mr. Anjum Ambarsaria Ji

Baghdad-Ul-Jadid Mandi Office Bhawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan

These are some Photographs of English foundation stone and Pre-partitiion building of The Baghdad-Ul-Jadid Mandi Office built in 1946 A. D Located at Bhawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.

Foundation stone of Baghdad-Ul-Jadid Mandi Office reads as Below:


' The foundation stone of the Baghdad-Ul-Jadid Mandi Office was laid on Saturday the 14th of December, 1946 by Major General His Highness Nawab Al-Haj Sir Sadiq Mohammad Khan Sahib Bhadur V., Abbasi., G. C. S. I., G. C. I. E., K. C. V. O., L. L. D., Ruler Of Bhawalpur State. '



Photographs By Mr Waseem Iqbal Sahib

Mangla Fort Mirpur, Azad State Of Kashmir, Pakistan

' Kashmir Special'


All these photographs are of English Commemorative Metal Plate, Gurmukhi commemorative stone and Ancient times Mangla Fort located at Mangla, Mirpur, Azad State Of Kashmir, Pakistan.


The Historic Information Written on English Commemorative Metal Plate reads as Below :



' The Mangla Fort'
It is historic Mangla Fort, from which Mangla Dam derives its name. Innumerable stories have been attributed to the origin of the fort as also the period in which it was built. Locals think that it was built by one Mangla Devi. Originally the fort was built of mud and owes its present pucca shape to Raja Ranbil Singh who ruled the area in middle of the 19th Century. Others believe it derives its name from a holy woman, named Mangla Mai. Still another section insists the name Mangla was a derivative of the Sanskrit word 'Manglawar' (Tuesday) or 'Mangla' the Hindi name for the planet Mars. Whatever be the truth, there is no specific mention of its being a holy place of idol worship or a fortress of strategic importance in the Work of ancient Muslim historians, chroniclers of Alexander the devout Buddhist pilgrims of China or the Astute Alberuni.


Sultan Maqsood, a WAPDA writer, has however, quoted Cunningham in the ' Archeological Survey of India' as saying that Mangla was an ancient capital within the area known to the Greeks as Abhisara. He also quoted from the Hutchinson 's History of Punjab States to prove that a Chib Prince founded the state of Khari Kharyali with its capital at Mangla Fort in 1400 AD. Mangla is surrounded by a wealth of Archeological remains. Pandavas, Greeks, the mighty Emperors of Maurya Dynasty, Hindu Rulers of Kashmir, Hindu Shahias of Punjab, Mahmood of Ghazni, Shahab ud Din Ghori, Taimor, Mughal and Sur Emperors have left the evidence of their impact on this area. '



Photographs By Mr Imran William Sahib