098. Nawab Sar Buland Khan And His Fort At Mankera
By 1750, Mughal power in Punjab was rapidly collapsing, and within a few years, the Mughals lost their control over Punjab completely, to the Sikhs in central and eastern Punjab and to the Afghans in western and southern Punjab. The whole area between the Jamuna and Indus rivers fell into anarchy and was divided into…
097. Haveli of Diwan Amar Nath Chopra (Eminabad, district Gujranwala)
If you visit the old part of any town in Pakistan, it is certain that in the narrow, winding streets, you will find some old houses with beautiful wooden doors and balconies hovering over the lanes. It is quite probable that a few of them are so big and imposing in their size and grandeur…
096. An old garden at Qila Mian Singh, Gujranwala. (Qila Mihan Singh)
About ten kilometers from Gujranwala, there is a village known as Qila Mian Singh. The word Qila in Arabic, Urdu, and Punjabi means “fort,” so I assumed there might be a fort or at least remnants of one. An internet search revealed some old structures in the village. To explore further, I marked the location…
095. Gurudwara Bhai Lalu Ji, Tatlay Aali, Gujranwala
ِIn my quest for forgotten or “lost” places, I reached a small town called Tatlay Aali, district Gujranwala, on July 22, 2018. I was looking for a Gurdwara known as Gurdwara Bhai Lalu Ji, in Tatlay Aali. But I was told that the gurdwara is in a nearby small locality, called Dinpur. It is a…
094. Butala Sardar Jhanda Singh
The Gujranwala region was one of the earliest strongholds of the Sikhs in Punjab during the 18th century. Its foundations were laid sometime around 1760 as the capital of the Sukerchakia Misl by Sardar Charat Singh, the grandfather of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. During the long struggle of the Sukerchakias, spread over three generations, many soldiers…
093. Kot Shera: Haveli Sardar Mangal Singh
The countryside of Pakistan is dotted with many archaeological sites or buildings having historic, religious, or cultural value. One such building is a beautiful mansion that exists in Kot Shera, just outside the sprawling city of Gujranwala. This house was constructed by a big landlord of the area, Sardar Mangal Singh. The haveli is located…
091. Gurdwara Khara Sahib: Mattoo Bhaike (Mattoo Bhaie Key)
Pakistan, especially Punjab, is dotted with numerous gurdwaras, Sikh houses of worship. Many of them are still functional, but most are no longer in use. After the partition of Punjab and the migration of minorities from both parts of the region, most of the gurdwaras had to be abandoned. Now, after the passage of seven…
090. Sargodha: M.C. Girls Model High School, Block No. 2 (Formerly A Hindu Pathshala For Girls)
We mostly don’t have a collective memory of a time when India was united and under the rule of the British. Or it seems like a very remote past that has ended without leaving any traces. Similarly, most of us, including myself, have not experienced a multicultural and multi-religious society. Though I often met Christians…
089. Pakistan Elections 2018: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
On 25 July 2018, along with national assembly elections, elections for provincial assemblies were also held, including the provincial assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the third largest province of Pakistan. The following map shows the position of parties in the province. Map showing the winning party in each constituency. Performance of Parties in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Party…
088. Pakistan Elections: Sindh Assembly 2018
This is my third post about the elections held in Pakistan on 25 July 2018. In this post, you can see the results and the related maps. The Sindh Assembly has 130 seats, but elections were held in 129 constituencies. The map given below shows the winning parties in the election for the Sindh Assembly. …