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Pakistan Collection (#6)

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Background imagePakistan Collection: Pakistan International Airlines - Douglas DC-3

Pakistan International Airlines - Douglas DC-3
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) - Douglas DC-3 passenger aircraft. Date: 1947

Background imagePakistan Collection: C. M. S. Kalat Mission Hospital - Quetta

C. M. S. Kalat Mission Hospital - Quetta, Balochistan province of Pakistan Date: circa 1909

Background imagePakistan Collection: A Portion of the Sadar Bazar, Rawalpindi - Taken from the Massy Gate, c1918-c1939

A Portion of the Sadar Bazar, Rawalpindi - Taken from the Massy Gate, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imagePakistan Collection: Imperial Airways Handley-Page HP 42 biplane Hanno, Gwadar, Baluchistan, c1931-c1940 (1946)

Imperial Airways Handley-Page HP 42 biplane Hanno, Gwadar, Baluchistan, c1931-c1940 (1946). By 1929, Imperial Airways Ltd. had pushed their regular weekly service from Great Britain to India

Background imagePakistan Collection: Map of India, showing the progress of the Imperial Surveys, published under the direction

Map of India, showing the progress of the Imperial Surveys, published under the direction
XCF306005 Map of India, showing the progress of the Imperial Surveys, published under the direction of Colonel H.R. Thuillier, R.E

Background imagePakistan Collection: Political map of South Western Asia

Political map of South Western Asia. Map of the Near and Middle East, showing parts of East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Plate 50 from The Times Atlas

Background imagePakistan Collection: Three generations of Brahui nomads, East Balochistan, 1902. Artist: F Bremner

Three generations of Brahui nomads, East Balochistan, 1902. Artist: F Bremner
Three generations of Brahui nomads, East Balochistan, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

Background imagePakistan Collection: Cricketer Imran Khan at home in his bedroom

Cricketer Imran Khan at home in his bedroom

Background imagePakistan Collection: Cricketer Imran Khan in his bachelor pad in London

Cricketer Imran Khan in his bachelor pad in London

Background imagePakistan Collection: Pakistan, Punjab, Taxila (Unesco World Heritage Site), Sirkap City (Partnain) Round stupa

Pakistan, Punjab, Taxila (Unesco World Heritage Site), Sirkap City (Partnain) Round stupa

Background imagePakistan Collection: Pakistan, North West Frontier Province, Peshawar, Children looking out of windows

Pakistan, North West Frontier Province, Peshawar, Children looking out of windows of old Haveli in the old city

Background imagePakistan Collection: Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Hunza Valley, Karimabad. Golden Peak, also known as Spantik

Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Hunza Valley, Karimabad. Golden Peak, also known as Spantik, seen at sunset

Background imagePakistan Collection: Pathan Dancing Girls, Peshawar, Pakistan - NWFP

Pathan Dancing Girls, Peshawar, Pakistan - NWFP (North West Frontier Province).. Date: circa 1909

Background imagePakistan Collection: PAKISTAN, PASSU VALLEY-77808

PAKISTAN, PASSU VALLEY-77808
Raimondo Restelli

Background imagePakistan Collection: Brooming

Brooming
Sayyed Nayyer Reza

Background imagePakistan Collection: Sandy Thoughts!

Sandy Thoughts!
Ali Khataw

Background imagePakistan Collection: Karachi Pakistan Skyline

Karachi Pakistan Skyline
Michael Tompsett

Background imagePakistan Collection: Lahore Pakistan Skyline

Lahore Pakistan Skyline
Michael Tompsett

Background imagePakistan Collection: Faisalabad Pakistan Skyline

Faisalabad Pakistan Skyline
Michael Tompsett

Background imagePakistan Collection: Saunders bee hawkmoth (Hemaris saundersii) resting on a leaf, Shogran, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Saunders bee hawkmoth (Hemaris saundersii) resting on a leaf, Shogran, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Background imagePakistan Collection: Boeing RB-17G Flying Fortress 531

Boeing RB-17G Flying Fortress 531
CIA / Air America - Boeing RB-17G Flying Fortress 531 (msn 8440, ex 44-85531). at Clark Field in the Philippines, either before, or after, covert missions over Tibet

Background imagePakistan Collection: Hindu Temple at Goraknath, near Gorakhpur, North India

Hindu Temple at Goraknath, near Gorakhpur, North India
Hindu Temple at Goraknath (Gorakhnath), near Gorakhpur, North India (now in Pakistan) Date: 19th century

Background imagePakistan Collection: A hand drawn gun limber hearse party

A hand drawn gun limber hearse party
British Army - A hand drawn gun limber hearse party at Ladha camp on the North-West Frontier (Then India, now Pakistan). Date: 1921

Background imagePakistan Collection: Soldiers at Ladha camp on the North-West Frontier

Soldiers at Ladha camp on the North-West Frontier
British Army - Soldiers at Ladha camp on the North-West Frontier (Then India, now Pakistan). Date: 1921

Background imagePakistan Collection: de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter AP-AWJ

de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter AP-AWJ (msn 298), of Pakistan International Airlines, at RAF Luqa / Luqa International Airport, on 12 March 1971, during its delivery flight

Background imagePakistan Collection: British India Indian Empire Colonial Colonialism

British India Indian Empire Colonial Colonialism
british, india, indian, empire, colonial, colonialism, 1910s, 1919, people, railway, station, uniform, pith, helmet, helmets, man, men, troops, army, mari, indus, west, frontier, province, pakistan

Background imagePakistan Collection: Hanif Kureishi, English writer

Hanif Kureishi, English writer
Hanif Kureishi (b 1954), English playwright, screenwriter and filmmaker, novelist and short story writer. Date: circa 1980s

Background imagePakistan Collection: Benazir Bhutto addressing a public meeting

Benazir Bhutto addressing a public meeting
Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007), the then acting Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), addressing a public meeting. She later became Prime Minister of Pakistan (1988-1990, 1993-1996)

Background imagePakistan Collection: Khyber Pass - Dead Afghan Frontier Raider

Khyber Pass - Dead Afghan Frontier Raider
The Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location

Background imagePakistan Collection: Om mantra containing figures of deities, 19th century (gouache with gold on paper)

Om mantra containing figures of deities, 19th century (gouache with gold on paper)
7394110 Om mantra containing figures of deities, 19th century (gouache with gold on paper) by Pakistani School, (19th Century); 40.4x27.7 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background imagePakistan Collection: Krishna and the naga Kaliya, 19th century (gouache on paper)

Krishna and the naga Kaliya, 19th century (gouache on paper)
7394109 Krishna and the naga Kaliya, 19th century (gouache on paper) by Pakistani School, (19th Century); 40.1x27.6 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background imagePakistan Collection: Seated Bodhisattva Shakyamuni, c. 3rd century AD (dark grey schist)

Seated Bodhisattva Shakyamuni, c. 3rd century AD (dark grey schist)
7394093 Seated Bodhisattva Shakyamuni, c. 3rd century AD (dark grey schist) by Pakistani School, (3rd century); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: dark grey schist)

Background imagePakistan Collection: Fokker F-27-200 AR-NZV

Fokker F-27-200 AR-NZV
Pakistan Navy - Fokker F-27-200 AR-NZV (msn 10445) Date: circa 2000

Background imagePakistan Collection: PAC JF-17 Thunder 10-113

PAC JF-17 Thunder 10-113
Pakistan Air Force - PAC JF-17 Thunder 10-113 (msn FC10108), at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show on 20 July 2010. Date: 2010

Background imagePakistan Collection: Part of a relief of a Buddha's death, 100-300

Part of a relief of a Buddha's death, 100-300
7130177 Part of a relief of a Buddha's death, 100-300 by Pakistani School, (2nd-3rd century); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Part of a relief of a Buddha's death, 100-300)

Background imagePakistan Collection: Buddha from a stupa, 400-600, (terracotta)

Buddha from a stupa, 400-600, (terracotta)
7130101 Buddha from a stupa, 400-600, (terracotta) by Pakistani School; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Buddha from a stupa, 400-600, Gupta period, terracotta, from pakistan)

Background imagePakistan Collection: Relief showing an attempt on the Buddha's life, 100-200

Relief showing an attempt on the Buddha's life, 100-200
7130179 Relief showing an attempt on the Buddha's life, 100-200 by Pakistani School, (2nd-3rd century); Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Background imagePakistan Collection: Kalaash Beauty

Kalaash Beauty
Soheb Akhtar

Background imagePakistan Collection: Truck workshop in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Truck workshop in Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Raul Cacho Oses

Background imagePakistan Collection: An Attempted Assassination at Sibi (litho)

An Attempted Assassination at Sibi (litho)
1051724 An Attempted Assassination at Sibi (litho) by Craig, Frank (1874-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Attempted Assassination at Sibi)

Background imagePakistan Collection: DDE-90037130

DDE-90037130
Black Pakistan Cobra, Naja naja karachiensis, Native to Pakistan. Habitat: Exists in most habitats except dense forests. Native to South Africa Date: 30/07/2008

Background imagePakistan Collection: DDE-90025437

DDE-90025437
Leopard Gecko morph (Eublepharis macularius), Pakistan Date: 19/06/2007

Background imagePakistan Collection: DDE-90025439

DDE-90025439
Pakistan, Karakoram. Doksam Peak Date: 27/08/2005

Background imagePakistan Collection: DDE-90025438

DDE-90025438
Leopard Gecko morph (Eublepharis macularius), Pakistan Date: 19/06/2007

Background imagePakistan Collection: Goddess of Abundance Enthroned on Lion and Lustrated by Elephants, 7th / 8th century

Goddess of Abundance Enthroned on Lion and Lustrated by Elephants, 7th / 8th century. Creator: Unknown
Goddess of Abundance Enthroned on Lion and Lustrated by Elephants, 7th/8th century

Background imagePakistan Collection: View of the Salt Mountains of Rawal Findi, Himalayas, c1891. Creator: James Grant

View of the Salt Mountains of Rawal Findi, Himalayas, c1891. Creator: James Grant
View of the Salt Mountains of Rawal Findi, Himalayas, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Background imagePakistan Collection: Notes in the Black Mountains and Sikkim Campaign s, Northern India; Northumberland Fusiliers fordi

Notes in the Black Mountains and Sikkim Campaign s, Northern India; Northumberland Fusiliers fordi Creator: Unknown
Notes in the Black Mountains and Sikkim Campaign s, Northern India; Northumberland Fusiliers fording the River Sirun, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38

Background imagePakistan Collection: Captain C. H. H. Beley; Killed in action on the Black Mountain, Western Himalayas

Captain C. H. H. Beley; Killed in action on the Black Mountain, Western Himalayas, October 5th 1888 Creator: Unknown
Captain C.H.H. Beley; Killed in action on the Black Mountain, Western Himalayas, October 5th 1888, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888




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Discover the rich tapestry of Pakistan's history and culture through captivating glimpses. From the momentous Partition to the intricate map of East and West Punjab, every corner tells a story. Behold the haunting statue of the fasting Buddha in Lahore's Museum, a testament to spiritual resilience. Marvel at the breathtaking view into Afghanistan from the legendary Khyber Pass, where borders blur and ancient tales unfold. Witness history unfurl as you gaze upon the Union Flag fluttering over Lucknow Residency, a poignant reminder of colonial times. Feel your heart race with pride as you witness Hawker Tempest II A135 soaring through Pakistani skies, symbolizing our nation's indomitable spirit. Immerse yourself in vibrant Lahore, where tradition meets modernity in perfect harmony. Experience India at night through a mesmerizing satellite image that showcases both nations' shared heritage under starlit skies. Pay homage to Quaid-i-Azam (Quaid-e-Azam), an iconic figure who shaped Pakistan's destiny with his vision and leadership. Admire exquisite Mughal miniatures dating back centuries, preserving tales of grandeur for generations to come. Celebrate sporting excellence embodied by cricket legend Wasim Akram - an inspiration for aspiring athletes across Pakistan. Traverse time at Rawalpindi Railway Station, witnessing its bustling energy connecting people from all walks of life. Pakistan beckons with open arms; embrace its diversity and immerse yourself in its enchanting wonders.