198. Government Denny’s Higher Secondary School, Rawalpindi!
The history of the modern education system in this region would not be complete without mentioning the story of Denny’s Higher Secondary School, Rawalpindi. Not that there were no educational institutions at all, there were madrassas and pathshalas, but this was one of the earliest educational institutions established in the city on modern lines. It…
197. A Hindu Temple at Wan Bhachran, district Mianwali!
Wan Bhachran is a small town located about 25 km southeast of Mianwali, on the Mianwali–Khushab Road. It is famous for its baoli (stepwell), which has recently been repaired and restored to its original form. For more details, you may visit 187. Baoli of Wan Bhachran! (District Mianwali). I visited this town on 20 September…
196. Khalsa College Lyallpur; (Government Municipal Graduate College, Faisalabad)!
During the last few months, I have visited many schools that were built during British rule by different communities for the promotion of education. These were privately funded and managed institutions. One such institute was Khalsa College, Lyallpur, a great educational institution whose foundation was laid in 1908, quite early in the history of the city…
195. Harappa Museum & The Ancient Site of the Indus Valley Civilization!
Last time I visited Harappa, one of the most famous cities of the Indus Valley Civilization, on March 25, 2009, and I had no intention of visiting it again. After all, how much new could I have expected in a five-thousand-year-old city? But I happened to be in the vicinity, actually passing right in front…
194. Tomb of Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed, Nishan-e-Haider!
I was active in the area around Pakpattan on the 4th of October, 2025. Besides some other places, visiting the tomb of our national hero, Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed, the third recipient of the highest military award of Pakistan, Nishan-e-Haider, was on the top of the list. However, time was short, and I had many…
193. Gurdwara Nanaksar, Harappa! (Government Higher Secondary School, Harappa, district Sahiwal)
Lately, I have developed an interest in schools of historical importance, especially those that were established privately by various communities, including the Sikhs, who, before Partition, were very active in spreading the light of knowledge in this part of Punjab. After Partition, many gurdwara buildings also served the noble cause of promoting education among the…
192. Gurdwara Block 10, Sargodha!
I was looking for something else in Sargodha when I came across an old traditional-style building. This red, vintage structure immediately caught my attention, and on closer inspection, to my utter surprise, it turned out to be a gurdwara. For many years, I had passed close to this place and, despite catching a glimpse once…
191. Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Khushab!
I was in Hadali when a friend told me about a gurdwara in Khushab and roughly described its location as well. It was easy to find this prominent building in the main bazar of the city, inside the Kabuli Gate, one of the four gates of the city, at 32°17’40.05″N, 72°21’7.19″E. Until a few years…
190. Sardar Chanchal Singh of Hadali and his Haveli in Bhalwal!
Pakistan’s, indeed South Asia’s, first motorway, the M2 (Islamabad–Lahore), was inaugurated in 1997. Fortunately, it passed only 4 kilometers away from my ancestral town, Lilla, in the district of Jhelum. It completely changed the way we travelled to Islamabad, Lahore, and Sargodha. Sargodha is a city where we have close relations, so we frequently travel…
189. Two Historic Mosques in Khushab: Mosque of Sharifuddin & Markazi Jame Masjid!
Khushab is an old town of Punjab, located on the east bank of the river Jhelum. Its earliest mention is found in the Baburnama, where Emperor Babur writes about its location. In the Ain-i-Akbari, it is mentioned as a pargana, a revenue unit in the Mughal administrative system, roughly equivalent to a modern tehsil. It…