Azad Kashmir

Azad Kashmir

Information about AJ&K

We tell about the AZAD KASHMIR and the city of PAKISTAN

Azad Jammu and Kashmir, abbreviated as AJK and commonly known as Azad Kashmir, AJK translated into English means The Free State Jammu and Kashmir, is a self-governing administrative division of Pakistan

• Identification.

As part of India’s independence from Great Britain in 1947, a partition took part of their land and created Pakistan as a separate Islamic nation. It is estimated that approximately 95 percent of the population are Muslim, but members of several minority religions live there, including some Hindus, Christians, Parsis, Sikhs, and Buddhists. Although the modern nation of Pakistan was but fifty-three years old in 2000, it has territorial areas and tribal populations whose histories date back many centuries; thus Pakistan has both an ancient and a relatively new identity.

• Location and Geography.

 Pakistan is in South Asia and is 339,697 square miles (879,815 square kilometers) in area. It was created from what had been the northwest side of India. All of the country except the southern portion is landlocked, with Afghanistan to the northwest, Jammu and Kashmir to the northeast, India to the east and southeast, and Iran to the west. In the southern portion, along the shores of the city of Karachi, which was the original capital when the nation was formed in l947, is the Arabian Sea. Karachi is well known for its shorelines. Most of the northern section of the country consists of mountains and also the famous Khyber Pass, whose history goes back several thousand years. It is in this northern section where most of the ancient tribes still live and where many ancient tribal cultures and customs still exist.

• TOURIST DESTINATIONS:

Azad Jammu & Kashmir is very rich in natural beauty. Its snow-covered peaks, dense forests, winding rivers, turbulent foaming streams, Wheat-scented valleys, velvet green plateaus and climate varying from arctic to tropical, all join together to make it an excellent tourist attraction. Valleys like Neelum, Jhelum, Leepa, Rawalakot, Banjosa, Samahni & Baghser unfold delightfull scenic beauty and provide a feast of pleasure to a discerning tourist’s eyes.

Azad Kashmir is also blessed with a varied mountainous landscape ranging from low hills to high mountains (2000 to 6000 meters) most suitable for soft to medium adventure tourism. The area provides excellent opportunities for rock climbing, trekking, mountaineering, summer camping and hikes. Moreover, blessed with large number of river & streams, Azad Kashmir offers great potential for white water sports, especially rafting, canoeing and kayaking.

AZAD JAMMU & KASHMIR AT A GLANCE

Total Area:	13297 Sq. Kms (5134 Sq. Miles)
District:	Area (Sq. kms)	%to total area	Density in 2006 (person/Sq.kms)	Growth Rate
Neelum:	3621	27%	42	2.80%
Muzaffarabad:	2496	19%	307	2.08%
Bagh:	1368	10%	336	2.00%
Poonch:	855	6%	573	2.24%
Sudhanoti:	569	4%	460	1.99%
Kotli:	1862	14%	370	2.59%
Mirpur:	1010	8%	391	2.09%
Bhimber:	1516	12%	244	2.60%

Gwadar

Gwadar City

Gwadar
City in Pakistan
Gwadar is a port city on the southwestern coast of Pakistan's Balochistan province where the Arabian Sea meets the Persian Gulf just outside the Strait of Hormuz near key shipping routes in and out of the Persian Gulf.
Area: 12,637 km²
Province: Balochistan, Pakistan
Getting there: 13 h 25 min flight. 
Number of airports: 1




HISTORY OF GWADAR

In 1783, Oman’s Saiad Sultan took refuge in ZIK from where he went and sought asylum from Shah Nasir of Kalat, who doled him Gwadar out for sustenance until he usurped the Sultanate of Muscat in 1797 from his brother Saiad Said.
From 1863 to 1879 Gwadar was the headquarters of a British Assistant Political Agent.
Gwadar was a fortnightly port of call for the British India Steamship Navigation Company’s steamers and contained a combined Post & Telegraph Office.
Sultan was the sovereign of Gwadar until 1955 when negotiations were held during the period of Ghulam Mohammad. A British adjudicator with Ch. Mohammad Ali representing Pakistani side, decided that Pakistan shall pay Rs. 55 crore, which were paid. Sultan Qaboos wanted that the same amount be returned to Pakistan for getting Gwadar back. The Agreement had two important clauses: (1) All Balochistan would form cachment for Omani forces. Resultantly, Balochees constituted a major part of Omani forces, and (2) Resources of Gwadar would be further developed.
In 1955, Makran acceded to Pakistan and was made a district - Gwadar then, was not included in Makran.
In 1958, Gwadar and its surrounding areas were reverted by Maskat to Pakistan. It was given the status of a Tahsil of Makran district.
On July 01, 1977, Makran District was upgraded into a division and was divided into three districts of Turbat (now Kech since
1994-95), Panjgur and Gwadar.

Gwadar Port
Changing the destiny of the long-deprived land
The only port for mother ships, requiring a depth of 14.7 meters
Alternate port in case of emergency
Hub port for the Middle East
Transit port for trade with Afghanistan, CIS and China
Oil refineries and large oil storages
Warehouses and cold storages
Shipping-related service industries, like Ferry service to Karachi, Oman, Bandar Abbas, UAE, etc.
Marine-related industry
Private cargo handling equipment and trucking yards
Corporate infrastructure i.e., offices for operating firms and agencies
Construction yards
Hotels and motels
Mothering of other mega projects

Other Projects
Electric Power Supply
Gwadar International Air Port
Dry Port
Water supply
Rice Zone
Saindak Copper Gold
Trans Afghan Gas Pipe Line
Makran Coastal Highway
Mirani Dam And Canals

Ahmadpur East

Ahmad pur East

Welcome to Ahmed pur East, the city of Marvels, History and never ending Delights!

 

     City in Pakistan

Ahmadpur East, is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan and the capital of Ahmadpur East Tehsil in Bahawalpur District, Punjab, Pakistan.
Weather: 36°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 26% Humidity
Getting there: 5 h 40 min flight. 
Local time: Wednesday 3:30 PM
Area code: 06222
Province: Punjab, Pakistan

Ahmadpur East or Ahmedpur Sharqia (Urdu, Punjabi: تحصیل احمدپور شرقیہ) is one of the five tehsils (administrative subdivisions) of Bahawalpur District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1] Ahmad Pur East contains 31 Union Councils of Pakistan

The city is of particular importance because of its area and history. It is also known as Dera Nawab Sahib. There is a palace covering much of the area around the city. The Sadiq Abbas Government college is based here.

The city is situated on the highway 50 km from Bahawalpur. Its historical importance relates to the Nawab of Bahawalpur. The Noor Mahal palace of Nawab Sadiq the fifth is in Bahawalpur.
The Railway Station of Ahmedpur East is called Dera Nawab Sahib, which can be viewed while travelling towards Karachi. There are two bus stands for this city: Abbasia Chowk and Chowk Chacha Basti. The centre of the city, in which there is currently a roundabout, is named after the martyr Muneer Shaheed.

Saraiki Urdu & Punjabi Language is the most spoken language. [
HISTORICAL & FASCINATING PLACE OF PAKISTAN; Ahmedpur East

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Derawar Fort

Ahmedpur Sharqia which also known as Ahmedpur East and Dera Nawab Sahib is a small town but very historical place of Pakistan. The Sadiq Mahal, Derawar Fort and Uch Sharif are very historical sites here and this city have very fascinating past incidents and historical events which allure the people's heart. People from around the world come to see these sites but now this tourism has become very less due to non-awareness of the general public which is increading day by day and due to the backwardness of the city which is also increasing day by day. The main cause of this is its political leadership which is unable to make some developments and this negative aspect of this city is hindering it in the way of its development of TOURISM as well as in all the other fields of life of the .


There are very good families namely Malik, Kamboh, Mian and Bhatti which are considered the well known and educated ones in the city. It is the biggest Tehsil (the administrative unit in Pakistan) having millions of people which are very intelligent and energetic but unfortunately the lackness of the opportunities has pushed them back and stopped them to grow and develop their talent like many other small cities of Pakistan. All the educated and intelligent TALENT of the city is leaking due to backwardness and less opportunities.

The city's entering place is Abbasia Chowk for the people coming from Bahawalpur city and is Lorry Adda for the people who are coming from Rahim yar Khan & Khanpur side; the central square of the city is Chowk Muneer Shaheed which is named after the martyer Muneer Shaheed. From Chowk Muneer, three main roads are connecting this central point to other parts of the city. The Abbasia Road leading towards Abbasis chowk; the Lorry Adda road leading towards the square Lorry Adda and the Railway Road leading towards the Railway Station namely Dera Nawab Sahib. One important thing for the people who wants to visit Ahmedpur Sharqia should know that they should stepped down on the railways tation of DERA NAWAB SAHIB ( on the main route of rails - Karachi to Lahore)and they should not find the railways station of Ahmedpur East, otherwise they would not be able to find the railways station of Ahmedpur East in whole of their lives as there is no existence of this station at all !
The city comprises several mohallahs (the different units or colonies of the city) among them, Mohallah Quraishabad, Mohallah Sarwar Shah, Mohallah Shikari, Mohallah Fitani, Abbasia Mohallah and Dera Nawab Sahib (basically Dera Nawab Sahib is the bigger part of the city which also contains different other small units geographically) are very familiar in the city. The city has one Tehsil Hospital and several other private clinics and hospitals in all other areas of the city. It has Two Degree Colleges and other diploma institutes in Governmental administration and several private colleges which are increasing day by day due to the growing population of the city. It has many governmental High Schools and several private schools which are now being run under the control and supervission of PEF.
Being a inhabitant of this city I feel that I should express one thing here, that this city needs some Industrial units to be established like Ashraf Sugar Mills (a mill near the city of Bahawalpur) in order to cope with the increasing unemployment. As due to lack of any industrial units its many intelligent & educated persons are ****** to leave their beloved city and to live in other metropolitans of the country like Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad. The city standard of living is decreasing due to unemployment and poverty of the city; it doesn't mean that people of Ahmedpur East don't have money, proportionally the rich is becoming richer and the poor is becoming poorer due to inflation. The situation here should be called Stagflation and not Inflation. The present alarming conditions of the city is demanding some big industrial units to be established to cope with all of these economical problems.

Lahore City

Lahore

Lahore

City in Pakistan

  Lahore is the Heart of Pakistan

Lahore (لاهور) is Pakistan's second largest city with population of approximately 9 million people, and the capital of the Punjab province. Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital, with rich and fabulous history of over thousand years. 

The heart of Lahore is the Walled or Inner City, a very densely populated area of about one square kilometre. Founded in legendary times, and a cultural centre for over a thousand years, Lahore has many attractions to keep the tourist busy. Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore Fort, Badshahi Mosque and Shalimar Gardens are some of key Lahore attractions. The Mall is lined with colonial-gothic buildings from the British rule, and the suburbs of Gulberg and Defence feature beautiful mansions and trendy shopping districts.