What's Pakistan Famous For?

Krypton · September 29, 2007, 5:14pm

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sweet_taboo · September 29, 2007, 5:44pm

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You make it sound like it's happening everywhere and everyday.

One in a million cases doesn't represent all Pakis.

For someone who claims to be from Karachi you are very ignorant about our country, I think you're really somebody called Shaitanpreet Geedarr from Amristar, India or something.

zobia · September 29, 2007, 5:57pm

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making first computer virus.
first muslim nuke state
one the first few countries having successful experiment of Semiconductors. (consult my chachu for more success of Pakistan in the field of physics.)
cotton (it goes to japan n get stamped over there then, which is again reselled in Pakistan )
wheat
rice (best baspati)
irrigation system. (one of the worlds best well planed)
jehgir khan
jansher khan
Nustrat Fateh ali khan.
borders with Iran, Afghanistan, China, India n warm side of Arabian sea.
one of the fighter pilots. (MM Alim shot 5-7 planes in a min i think during 65 war)
old civilizationz- Harrapa, Mohenjodaro
etc.

Adrasteia · September 29, 2007, 6:16pm

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1.MoenjoDaro and Harrappa

2.Marble

3.Peridot & Rubies

4.Carpets

Rice

6.Cotton (pick up any expensive thread count bedsheet and its always made in pakistan)

i'll come back with more

Imran Khan & his famous ex wife
Aquamarine & Black Tourmaline (some of the best and expensive black tourmaline comes from Balochistan)

speaking of Balochistan so does Diamond Quartz (i'll post a pic of it, they are the most beautiful little things)

Silk Route
Cricket (ofcourse)

bullehshah · September 29, 2007, 6:28pm

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I know plenty of fellow Pakistanis who think Asma Jehangir and Hina Jillani should be beheaded for their “crimes”

Light_Bearer · September 29, 2007, 7:13pm

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Faiz Ahmad Faiz.
Ahmad Faraz.
Gulji.
First woman PM (Although I dislike her with all my heart) in the muslim world.

arshad5 · September 29, 2007, 7:16pm

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Mangoes

Captain1 · September 29, 2007, 7:54pm

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Is he a columnist for Urdu newspaper Jang?

Aliyish · September 29, 2007, 7:56pm

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^^ yes captain the famous poet jamiluddin Aali shaab !

arshad5 · September 29, 2007, 7:57pm

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Corruption:D

sweefs · September 29, 2007, 7:58pm

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thanks guys :)

arshad5 · September 29, 2007, 8:01pm

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Like your new Av.:)

sweefs · September 29, 2007, 8:11pm

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haha! thanks :D

Dr.LuLworth · September 29, 2007, 8:28pm

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some of the oldest advanced civilizations. INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION, TAXILA

http://www.livius.org/a/pakistan/taxila/sirkap06_road.jpg

8 of the top 11 peaks in the world, including K2.

http://www.peakware.com/photos/129d.jpg

Crazy Trucks/buses

http://www.travel-pictures-gallery.com/pics/pakistan/pak0004.jpg

Carnivorous food to the core

Man_with_a_Plan · September 29, 2007, 8:29pm

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maula jutt

malhot · September 29, 2007, 8:43pm

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Pakistan has a lot to be proud of:

1.One of the worlds ancient civilizations, showing that the people of that reagion were fairly advanced with roads, artifects, water supply and culture.

Azad Kashmir - with it's beautiful mountains & scenery, K2, simple & friendly people.
Ancient culture, rich in the traditions of Buddhism, Greeks, Hinduism & Moguls.
Strategic location: blending with Middle east, Russian federation & South east Asia.
A country which is the 7th Nuclear state in the world.
A country with a strong army & Intellegence agency(ISI).

Unfortunately, all this has been overshadowed, by the religious fanatics whose exploits have dominated the world media.

arjay · September 29, 2007, 9:01pm

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When I went to SWITZERLAND....I asked a few Swiss...and they were sad to say NO....and I said; YES--we have RIVERS..many RIVERS in Pakistan!

When I lived in the rich Gulf States; Bahrain & UAE & Oman....they said they wish they could BUY a river.....and I said "Allah Almighty's blessing that PAKISTAN has rivers...

When I went to USA......the Americans didn't have time for their Children, Parents--leave alone Friends.......I told them....We DO have time for not only our own---but our Foreign guests in PAKISTAN !
Because........
"MERA INAAM PAKISTAN....MUHABBAT AMN HAI...AUR AMN KA HAI NAAM PAKISTAN......PAKISTAN...PAKISTAN.......PAKISTAN....PAKISTAN"

Its just how we project our Country abroad---is what matters! and if we all join hands--come what may---then there's so much for the WORD in PAKISTAN.......!

"NAHIN HAI MERI NAZAR SOOAAY KUFA O BAGHDAD.... KARENGAY AHLE NAZAR TAAZA BASTEEYAN ABAAD"

Khush Rahein....Abaad Rahein.......
JAHAN HEIN WAHAN RAHEIN........
YA....ISLAMABAD RAHEIN.....!!

-Raju

signup · September 29, 2007, 9:41pm

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The Indus Valley was more civilized than Pakistan. They knew to place underground gutters for when it rains, while the Pakistani city of Karachi did not.

5Abi · September 29, 2007, 10:16pm

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I created a page on on http://pakdayla.net/pakistan.htm about this

Here’s a list of some of the most important and world renowned archeological sites in Pakistan;

                          ***1: Banbhore- Sindh***

Banbhore is located about 64 kms east of Karachi. Some recent archaeological excavations have revealed a well planned city buried in time. Some scholars identify Banbhore with Debal, the port of city where the Arab General Mohammed Bin Qasim landed in 712 AD. A little museum at the site traces the history of the port. It has a good display of pottery of various types.
2: Butkara Stupa- NWFP
Butkara Stupa is one of the most important Buddhist shrines in Swat. It is located near the Swat Museum. The stupa dates back to second century B.C, was possibly built by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka to house some of the ashes of Buddha. In subsequent Centuries, it was enlarged five times by encasing the existing structure in a new shell. Italian excavators working in 1955 exposed the successive layers of the stupa, each layer illustrating a stage in the evolution of building techniques. The stupa was decorated with stone and plaster carvings of the life of the Buddha and the whole was gilded and painted and topped by a stack of stone umbrellas.

                            ***3: Rohtas Fort- Punjab***

Rohtas Fort is 109 km from Rawalpindi. Built over ten years from 1540 by Sher Shah Suri, the fort is one of the most imposing historical monuments in Punjab. It is situated on the edge of the Kahan Gorge. A 5km perimeter wall, with massive battlements, bastions and gates encircles the fort.

                            ***4: Chaukundi Tombs- Sindh***

17 miles from Karachi the Chaukandi tombs appears as clusters of unusual graves in the shape of stepped rectangles. Built between the 15th and 19th centuries by Balochis and Burpats the tombs are of various sizes and designs but fall into two basic types. The stone of these graves are exquisitely carved in relief with intricate motifs. The small rosette is a frequent motif that may have some forgotten connection with pre-islamic sun-worship, as may the sunflowers wheels and chrysanthemums, which also suggest the sun.

                            ***5: Dir- NWFP***

Spread over 4000 sq. miles the discovery of remains of Dir civilization gives a new dimension to the study of Buddhist Civilization. It is discovered that dir remained the main battlefield for many intruders. Many old weapons were discovered during such an exploration. The inhabitants mainly adopted Agriculture as their main business. They enjoyed rich affluence and fruits of farming.

                            ***6: Harappa***

Harappa was a major center of the Indus Valley Civilization. 35-km southwest of Sahiwal (about 250 km from Lahore) Harappa was the first of Indus Valley Civilization sites to be discovered.
7: Jamal Ghari- NWFP
The extensive ruins of Jamal Ghari are situated on the western offshoot of Pajja hills at a distance of 20 km. There is a beautiful monastery and a main stupa which is round in shape and is surrounded by chapels closely packed together, According to Sir John Marshall, a famous archeologist, the stupa of jamalghari is the oldest stupa in Gandhara.

                           ***8: Kot Diji- Sindh***

Kot Diji is situated between Ranipur and Khairpur on the highway from Hyderabad, at the east bank of the Indus close to Rohri. The discovery of Kot Diji provides the evidence that there is a civilization before Harappa and Moenjodaro. Archaeologists say that the discovery of this pre-historic site has furnished information of high significance since it pushed back the pre-historics of Pakistan by at least another 300 years from about 2,500 B.C. to 2,800 B.C. Evidence of new cultural elements of pre-Harappan and pre-Moenjodaro time has been found at Kot Diji. Excavations have proved that the Indus Valley Civilizations borrowed or developed some of the basic cultural elements of the Kot Dijians.

                            ***9: Mehergarh- Bolachastan***

Mehrgarh is a 9000 year old site of settlement. It is located at the foot of the Balochistan hills on the Katchi plain southeast of Quetta, situated strategically near the Bolan Pass. Neolithic Mehergarh consists of four mounds. Supported by the Pakistan Department of Archeology, French archeologists have been carrying out extensive excavations there for some years. These excavations, studies and research have led to pushing back these settlements to some 9000 years. Thus, the chronology of civilization in Pakistan, established through the study of Moenjodaro and Harappa, has been pushed back by over 4000 years. The habitation of the site has been divided into seven periods, the first being the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period that dates to circa 7000 B.C. or even earlier. The site was abandoned between 2000 and 2500 B.C.

                            ***10: Moenjodaro- Sindh***

Moenjodaro (Mound of the Dead), discovered in 1922, is situated on the West Bank of the river Indus. It has one of the earliest and the most developed urban civilizations of ancient world. It forms a part of the Indus River civilization of Harappa and was discovered in 1921. Moenjo daro looks like a planned, organized and master architecture of urban settlement. Beneath the citadel, parallel streets, some 30 feet wide, stretched away and are crossed by other straight streets, which divide the town into a great oblong block, each 400 yards in length, and 200 to 300 yards in width.

                            ***11: Taxila***

Taxila is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. For sometime, it has been the center of Buddhism, the world famous Gandhara sculpture and the center of learning and culture.

                            ***12: Takht-i-Bahi- NWFP***

Takht-i-Bahi is the ruins of an ancient Buddhist monastery, situated on the top of a 152-meter high hill. It is located about 80 kms from Peshawar and 16 kms northwest of the city of Mardan. The monastry of Takht-i-Bahi was first mentioned by General Court, the French officer of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1836. Takht-i-Bahi is the most impressive and complete Buddhist monastery in Pakistan.

                            ***13: Uch Sharif-Punjab***

In Bhawalpur District at the confluence of the Sutlej and the Chenab is the historic town of Uch sharif. Some historians believe that Uch was there even before the advent of Bikramajit when Jains and Buddhist ruled over the sub-continent.

                            ***14: Thatta- Sindh***

Thatta is a town in Sind Province, ninety-eight kms east of Karachi. The Makli Hill near Thatta is the world largest graveyard spread over 15.5 sq. kms, having millions of graves. Here in eternal sleep lie kings, queens, Scholars, Philosophers and soldiers of a by-gone era-an era renowned for its culture and learning.

arjay · September 29, 2007, 10:42pm

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Pretty Feet

I created a page on on http://pakdayla.net/pakistan.htm about this

Here’s a list of some of the most important and world renowned archeological sites in Pakistan;

1: Banbhore- Sindh
Banbhore is located about 64 kms east of Karachi. Some recent archaeological excavations have revealed a well planned city buried in time. Some scholars identify Banbhore with Debal, the port of city where the Arab General Mohammed Bin Qasim landed in 712 AD. A little museum at the site traces the history of the port. It has a good display of pottery of various types.
2: Butkara Stupa- NWFP
Butkara Stupa is one of the most important Buddhist shrines in Swat. It is located near the Swat Museum. The stupa dates back to second century B.C, was possibly built by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka to house some of the ashes of Buddha. In subsequent Centuries, it was enlarged five times by encasing the existing structure in a new shell. Italian excavators working in 1955 exposed the successive layers of the stupa, each layer illustrating a stage in the evolution of building techniques. The stupa was decorated with stone and plaster carvings of the life of the Buddha and the whole was gilded and painted and topped by a stack of stone umbrellas.

3: Rohtas Fort- Punjab
Rohtas Fort is 109 km from Rawalpindi. Built over ten years from 1540 by Sher Shah Suri, the fort is one of the most imposing historical monuments in Punjab. It is situated on the edge of the Kahan Gorge. A 5km perimeter wall, with massive battlements, bastions and gates encircles the fort.

4: Chaukundi Tombs- Sindh
17 miles from Karachi the Chaukandi tombs appears as clusters of unusual graves in the shape of stepped rectangles. Built between the 15th and 19th centuries by Balochis and Burpats the tombs are of various sizes and designs but fall into two basic types. The stone of these graves are exquisitely carved in relief with intricate motifs. The small rosette is a frequent motif that may have some forgotten connection with pre-islamic sun-worship, as may the sunflowers wheels and chrysanthemums, which also suggest the sun.

5: Dir- NWFP
Spread over 4000 sq. miles the discovery of remains of Dir civilization gives a new dimension to the study of Buddhist Civilization. It is discovered that dir remained the main battlefield for many intruders. Many old weapons were discovered during such an exploration. The inhabitants mainly adopted Agriculture as their main business. They enjoyed rich affluence and fruits of farming.

6: Harappa
Harappa was a major center of the Indus Valley Civilization. 35-km southwest of Sahiwal (about 250 km from Lahore) Harappa was the first of Indus Valley Civilization sites to be discovered.
7: Jamal Ghari- NWFP
The extensive ruins of Jamal Ghari are situated on the western offshoot of Pajja hills at a distance of 20 km. There is a beautiful monastery and a main stupa which is round in shape and is surrounded by chapels closely packed together, According to Sir John Marshall, a famous archeologist, the stupa of jamalghari is the oldest stupa in Gandhara.

8: Kot Diji- Sindh
Kot Diji is situated between Ranipur and Khairpur on the highway from Hyderabad, at the east bank of the Indus close to Rohri. The discovery of Kot Diji provides the evidence that there is a civilization before Harappa and Moenjodaro. Archaeologists say that the discovery of this pre-historic site has furnished information of high significance since it pushed back the pre-historics of Pakistan by at least another 300 years from about 2,500 B.C. to 2,800 B.C. Evidence of new cultural elements of pre-Harappan and pre-Moenjodaro time has been found at Kot Diji. Excavations have proved that the Indus Valley Civilizations borrowed or developed some of the basic cultural elements of the Kot Dijians.

9: Mehergarh- Bolachastan
Mehrgarh is a 9000 year old site of settlement. It is located at the foot of the Balochistan hills on the Katchi plain southeast of Quetta, situated strategically near the Bolan Pass. Neolithic Mehergarh consists of four mounds. Supported by the Pakistan Department of Archeology, French archeologists have been carrying out extensive excavations there for some years. These excavations, studies and research have led to pushing back these settlements to some 9000 years. Thus, the chronology of civilization in Pakistan, established through the study of Moenjodaro and Harappa, has been pushed back by over 4000 years. The habitation of the site has been divided into seven periods, the first being the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period that dates to circa 7000 B.C. or even earlier. The site was abandoned between 2000 and 2500 B.C.

10: Moenjodaro- Sindh
Moenjodaro (Mound of the Dead), discovered in 1922, is situated on the West Bank of the river Indus. It has one of the earliest and the most developed urban civilizations of ancient world. It forms a part of the Indus River civilization of Harappa and was discovered in 1921. Moenjo daro looks like a planned, organized and master architecture of urban settlement. Beneath the citadel, parallel streets, some 30 feet wide, stretched away and are crossed by other straight streets, which divide the town into a great oblong block, each 400 yards in length, and 200 to 300 yards in width.

11: Taxila
Taxila is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. For sometime, it has been the center of Buddhism, the world famous Gandhara sculpture and the center of learning and culture.

12: Takht-i-Bahi- NWFP
Takht-i-Bahi is the ruins of an ancient Buddhist monastery, situated on the top of a 152-meter high hill. It is located about 80 kms from Peshawar and 16 kms northwest of the city of Mardan. The monastry of Takht-i-Bahi was first mentioned by General Court, the French officer of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1836. Takht-i-Bahi is the most impressive and complete Buddhist monastery in Pakistan.

13: Uch Sharif-Punjab
In Bhawalpur District at the confluence of the Sutlej and the Chenab is the historic town of Uch sharif. Some historians believe that Uch was there even before the advent of Bikramajit when Jains and Buddhist ruled over the sub-continent.

14: Thatta- Sindh
Thatta is a town in Sind Province, ninety-eight kms east of Karachi. The Makli Hill near Thatta is the world largest graveyard spread over 15.5 sq. kms, having millions of graves. Here in eternal sleep lie kings, queens, Scholars, Philosophers and soldiers of a by-gone era-an era renowned for its culture and learning.

SUPERB !!! and well done! Keep it up…you reassure the faith of Pakistan in its young generation then some1 !!!

Accolades for you!