PAKISTAN A PLACE TO BE

Presented byPresident PSA Stockholm 2011-2012

Khurram Shairyar Qalanderwww.psastockholm.org

Cultural Event 2012

Introduction Location and Geography Cultural Heritage Weather Festivals Cuisine Arts Fashion & Design Lands & Tourism Sports Achievments Legends Role of Women

What we present

Official Name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Land of the Pure)

Nationality: Pakistani Date of Estabilishment: 14 Aug 1947 Languages:Urdu (National)  and English (Official) National Sport: Hockey National Dress: Shalwar Qameez Location:South Asia Area:

796,095 sq km nearly four times the size of the United Kingdom Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa, Balochistan,

Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Islamabad (Capital), Azad Kashmir

Population: 187,343,000 (2011 est.)

Introduction

National Flower: Jasmine National Airline: Pakistan International Airline (PIA) Currency: Pak. Rupee (PKR) Government: Parliamentary form Religion: 95 % Muslims, 5 % Others

Christianity Hinduism Buddhism Sikhism Jainism Zoroastrianism ( Parsis ) Judaism Kalash Religion

Introduction

Location & Geography

Cultural Heritage - Indus Civilization

A place of world’s leading Civilizations: Indus Civilization:

Witnessed the glorious era of Indus civilization about 8000 years B.C when the first village was found at Mehargarh in the Sibi District of Balochistan. 

Home of the four ancient urban civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, South Asia and China.

Polished stone tools, beads and other ornaments, painted jars and bowls, drinking glasses, dishes and plates

Two famous archeological site Moenjodaro (Sindh, Pakistan) and Harappa ( Punjab, northeast Pakistan)

Cultural Heritage - Indus Civilization

Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-Daro

Surviving structures at Mohenjo-Daro

A children's toy from Mohenjo-Daro

Priest King of Mohenjo-Daro

Well and Bathing Platforms- Harappa

Coach driver Indus - Harappa

Cultural Heritage- Gandhara Civilization

Land attracted Alexander the great from Macedonia in 326 B.C.

Taxila, Swat and Charsaddah are three important centers for culture, trade and learning.

Unique art of sculpture originated which is known as Gandhara Art all over the world.

Today the Gandhara Sculptures occupy a prominent place not only in the museums in pakistan but also in the museums of England, France, Germany, USA, Japan, Korea, China, India and Afghanistan.

Hadda is a Greco-Buddhist archeological site located in the ancient area of Gandhara, near the Khyber Pass.

Cultural Heritage - Gandhara Civilization

Female, Charsadda, Gandhara

Coin of Early Gandhara Janapada:Taxila-Gandhara

Standing Buddha, Gandhara (1st–2nd century), Tokyo National Museum

A stone plate (1st century).

Portraits from the site of Hadda, Gandhara, Guimet Museum, France

Hadda laughing boy

Cultural Heritage – Islamic Period

Islam penetrated in this part of the world as early as 712 A.D from the west with the Arab General Muhammad bin Qasim and during the 10th century A.D from the north with the Turk Sultan Mahmud of Ghaznah ( better known as Mahmud Ghaznavi).

Islamic world are created with a period of contribution to scientific knowledge, cultural arts, civilization and architecture, both by developing earlier traditions and by a period of relatively rapid and marked innovation.

Tens of thousands of Mosques, Madrasahs, tombs and gardens were created.

The national dress of Pakistan, “ Shalwar Qamiz” is also a direct gift of the Muslim Turks.

Important contribution of the Muslim rulers to this land is a new language ‘Urdu’.

Cultural Heritage - Islamic Period

Badshahi Mosque, at Night Lahore

Badshahi Mosque Lahore

Cultural Heritage - Islamic Period

Bahauddin Zakariya Mosque

Cultural Heritage - Islamic Period

The Lahore Fort, a landmark built during the Mughal era

Diwan-e-Khas: The hall of special audience with the emperor (Lahore Fort-Front center view)

Cultural Heritage – Sikh Period

Sikh Period: 1762-1849 A.D.  Established after the death of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb

Alamgir in 1707. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the most powerful of all the Sikh

Rulers and ruled over for complete 40 years. Sikhs are the followers of Baba Guru Nanak Sahib. The Sikh religion is in fact a product of the Sufi and Bhakti school of

thought. The basic principles of the Sikhism are much closer to Islam than to

Hinduism. Sikh Heritage in Pakistan

Haveli, Rangit Singh Gujranwala Birth Stone of Rangit Singh Smadhi Ranjit Singh Punja Sahib, Hasanabdal

Cultural Heritage – Sikh Period

Haveli, Rangit Singh GujranwalaSmadhi Ranjit Singh, Lahore

Interior Smadhi Ranjit Singh, Lahore

Gurdwara Panja Sahib,Hasan AbdalExterior of Panja Sahib Gurdwara in Hasan Abdal Sikh Praying

Cultural Heritage - British Period

British Period: 1857 – 1947 Just before the independence of Pakistan this land remained a part of

the British Empire for almost a century. This colonial architecture in the form of Residential Bungalows,

Educational Institutions, Churches and Railway Stations is still very attractive and in a good condition.

British Heritage in Pakistan Old Presidency in Rawalpindi Rest house in Ziarat Empress Market Karachi Punjab University’s old Campus Islamia College Peshawar Cathedrals in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Peshawar

Cultural Heritage - British Period

Punjab University, Lahore

Cultural Heritage - British Period

Rest House in Ziarat Empress Market in Karachi

St Patrick's Cathedral in Karachi

Islamia College Peshawar

Fatima Jinnah Women University established in the premises of the Old Presidency building

Cultural Heritage – Post

Independence Period

Post Independence Period: Pakistan was born on the map on 14 August

1947 Two great leaders

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Allama Iqbal - Poet

Climate & Weather

Snow covered peaks as Himalaya, Karakoram and Hindu Kush 

Hilly dessert

Sandy Thar dessert

Hot and dry weather

Diverse Weather

Festivals – National Festivals

Independence Day – 14 Aug

National Day – 23 March

Festivals – Religious

Ramadan Two Eid Festival

Milada un Nabi

Festivals - Religious

Holi - Hindu Sikh festival - Nankana Sahib,Punjab

Christmas

Festivals - Locals

Jashn-e-Baharan Basant

Cusine

Raan masaledar

Culinary art in Pakistan comprises a mix of Middle Eastern; Punjabi cuisine, Iranian, Afghan, Indian, and Turkish.

Sindhi biryani

Kabuli pulao lamb-skewed Sajji Kashmiri noon chai

Tandoori Naan ,Barbecue ,kebabs

Mint salted lassi

Performing & Visual Art

Fashion & Design

Land & Tourism

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Sports

Acheivements & Legends

Role of Women

Q & A