Saturday, 28 November 2020

Pakistan Railway Museum Golra Sharif


All these photographs are of Urdu commemorative metal plate, interior and exterior of beautiful building of Pakistan Railway Museum located at Golra Sharif, Islamabad, Pakistan. This museum is also named as Railway Heritage Museum. Railway Heritage Museum was founded in 2003 (officially inaugurated in 2007) and opened for public. The museum building houses relics and antique articles related to Railway from the British Raj. The Railway Museum Golra Sharif is a source of attraction for the tourists and visitors. A big yard is also a part of Railway Museum where cranes, trolleys, saloons, locomotives, coaches and tracks are marshaled impressively. Urdu commemorative metal plate describes this information:


'پاکستان ریلوے میوزیم گولڑا ہال نمبر 2 کا افتتاح بدست عزت مأب جناب خواجہ سعد رفیق وفاقی وزیر برائے ریلوے پاکستان'


{English translation:Khawaja Saad Rafiq Federal Minister for Railway inaugurated Pakistan Railway Museum Hall # 2}




Courtesy by Mr. Talha Zafar Sahib



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1- Commemorative metal plate


2- Interview with Prof. Veer Shuaib Raza Ji, 27th November 2020 @ 11:30 P. M. 






























Sunday, 1 November 2020

Lahore Gymkhana Cricket Club Lahore

 Lahore Gymkhana Cricket Club Lahore




These are photographs of English commemorative board, metal plate and British times grand beautiful building of Lahore Gymkhana Cricket Club and First Cricket Museum of Pakistan established in 2003 located at Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. English commemorative board erected at Lahore Gymkhana Cricket Club provides this historical information about Lahore Gymkhana Cricket Club.



" Lahore Gymkhana Cricket Club


Established in 1880(4.1 Acres) it is the second oldest, most picturesque and historic cricket ground of the Sub-Continent. It is the 35th official Test Cricket Centre of the World. The pavilion was designed and erected by G. Stone and Bahi Ram Singh which has the first Cricket Museum of Pakistan since 2003. The first and second class cricket match on Pakistan soil was play on this grand in 1947. The last test match played here was between Pakistan and West Indies in 1959."


Second commemorative metal plate describes this historic information:



''In Rememberanc SIR GEORGE EDWARD. B. ABELL ISLAND, KCIE, OBE


Teams: Oxford University (Triple Blue) Worcesterskire,  Northern India.


Second The First Double Century of the Tournament, 210 In Ranji Trophy As Captain of Northern India 1934-35 Gymkhana Ground Lahore. First English Wicket Keeper Batsman To Make a Century. Private Secretary to Lord Wavell & Lord Mountbatten Viceroys of India.


Born : June 22,1904


Died: Jan 11, 1989.''



Courtesy by Mr. Prof. Veer Shuaib Raza Ji & Mudassir Hanif Advocate Ji



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1- Commemorative board


2- Commemorative Metal Plate 










Wednesday, 28 October 2020

Khalid Waleed Tomb Kabir Wala ,Punjab ,Pakistan


These are photographs of Urdu commemorative boards and ancient beautiful renovated building of Khalid Waleed located at Kabir Wala, Punjab, Pakistan. Urdu commemorative board erected by Archeology Department Punjab reads as below:


"Khalid Waleed is burried at this place. According to local tradition, he came to Multan with the squad of Sultan Mehmood Ghaznavi and died here. According to an inscription found here, this ancient building was constructed by a powerful Governor Ali Bin Karmakh during 1175 to 1186 in the time of Ghauri Dynasty. There is a walled like building of Mosque around the shrine which is the oldest mosque of the Northern areas of South Asian Sub-continent. Its one of distinguish feature is the Mehrab built with baked bricks in the western wall. Quranic Ayats are engraved in and out of the Mehrab."


Courtesy by Mr. Amjad Javaid Sahib


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1- Commemorative board














Sunday, 6 September 2020

Old Building at Gulab Devi Tuberculosis Hospital Lahore


These are photographs of English commemoratives stones and prepartitiion building located inside Gulab Devi Tuberculosis Hospital Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. "Wedgwood Cottage 1931" is written on one commemorative stone. It is written on another commemorative stone:


" 1931

In loving Memory of Prem Nath by his father Hukam Chand Engineer Lahore"




Courtesy by Mr. Kashif Gohar



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1- Commemorative stones 








Friday, 4 September 2020

Imam Bargah Qasar e Zainab Bhakkar

 سلام یاحسین علیہ سلام


حوض کوثر دا سردار بنا کے جنہوں گھلیا


امت رب نوں کربل دے وچ موڑ پیاسا دتا 

(علی بابر)


ਹੌਜ਼-ਏ-ਕੌਸਰ ਦਾ ਸਰਦਾਰ ਬਣਾ ਕੇ ਜਿਹਨੂੰ ਘੱਲਿਆ।


 ਉਮਤ ਰੱਬ ਨੂੰ ਕੁਰਬਲ ਦੇ ਵਿਚ ਮੋੜ ਪਿਆਸਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ। 


( ਅਲੀ ਬਾਬਰ)


Salam Ya Hussain A.S


Hoz e Kausar Da Sardar Bna Kay Jinho'n Ghalya


Umat Rab Nu Karbal Day Vich Morr Pyasa Ditta (Ali Babar) 


Imam Bargah Qasar e Zainab A.S Bhakkar, Punjab, Pakistan 


These are photographs of Urdu commemorative stones, board and interior and exterior of Grand Beautiful Building Of Imam Bargah Qasar e Zainab A.S located in the city of Bhakkar, Punjab, Pakistan.


Imran Bargah is a place of worship of Shia Muslims where they also arrange mourning meetings in shape of Majalis e Aza to refresh pathetic memory of the martyrdom of Imam Hussain A.S (Grand Son of Rasool Allah Hazrat Muhammad SAW, Beloved Son of Mola Ali Shar e Khuda A. S & Pak Bibi Hazrat Fatima A.S) and his 71 faithful companions in the battlefield Karbala. The Karbala incident was took place in 61 Hijri between Hussaini and Yazeedi Army.


Imam Bargah Qasar e Zainab Bhakkar is not a prepartition monument. It was inaugurated with the hands of Syeda Abida Hussain Sahiba M.P.A daughter of Late Col. Syed Abid Hussain of Jhang on Sunday the 12th May 1974.Syed Wajarat Hussain Naqvi is the founder & Administrator of Imam Bargah Qasar e Zainab A. S Bhakkar. Urdu commemorative stones and board erected on the building of Imam bargah Qasar e Zainab A. S 


 1۔" بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ


یاا اللہ  یا محمد  یاعلی مدد  یاحسن  یاحسین  یافاطمہ


تعمیر قصر زینب اہل بیت عظام کا معجزہ ایک خواب جو حقیقت بن گیا۔ بانی قصرِ زینب سلام اللّہ علیھا خاک پائے اہلِ بیت سید وزارت حسین نقوی بی۔اے۔ایل۔ایل۔بی ایڈوکیٹ بھکر ولد سید ولائت حسین نقوی۔

مومنین کرام کی دعاؤں کا محتاج ایک بندہِ عاصی۔"


 2۔" بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ


یاا اللہ  یا محمد  یاعلی  یاحسن  یاحسین  یافاطمہ

رسمِ افتتاح ضریحِ اقدس حضرت زینب سلام اللّہ علیھا بدست مبارک محترمہ سیدہ عابدہ حسین صاحبہ ایم۔پی۔اے دختر نیک اختر کرنل سید عابد حسین مرحوم و مغفورآف جھنگ مورخہ ۱۲ مئی ۱۹۷۴ بروز اتوار کو فرمائی۔

زیرِانتظام سیرتِ حسین کمیٹی بھکر"


Courtesy by Prof. Veer Shuaib Raza Ji


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1-Commemorative stones


2- Commemorative Board