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Metal working techniques in Pakistan can be dated back to the 16th century. Pakistan's rich history coupled with the ancient civilisations such as Harappa, Mohenjodaro, Taxila and even the Mughals...

The shaheen falcon is a subspecies of the peregrine falcon found mainly in the Indian subcontinent. The shaheen is a small and powerful-looking falcon with blackish upperparts, rufous underparts with...

Rawalpindi:The intersection at Kashmir Road and Adamjee Road in the early 1960s.Photo courtesy of Vintage Pakistan.

Be-karaan • بے کراں (adj)(Persian)Limitless, boundless.Example of the word in use in a verse by Makhmoor Jalandhari:‘Maujudgi-e-jannat-o-dozaḳh se hai ayaan, rahmat hai ek bahr magar be-karaan nahin.’‘The presence of Heaven...

The Himalayan monal is a large colorful pheasant native to Himalayan forests. The native range of Himalayan monals extends from Afghanistan and Pakistan through the Himalayas in India, Nepal, southern...

North Western Railway ticket from Rawalpindi to Amritsar, dated 17 September 1947.The NWR was formed in January 1886 from the merger of Sindh, Punjab, and Delhi railway, the Indus Valley...