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lRuins of Siddharthal Taxila

Post author By فہیم عباس
Post date September 5, 2015
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Taxila is the most important Buddhist sites in Pakistan housing about 50 archeological remains from the 2nd century BC to 6th century AD. Taxila was discovered in 1911 – 1922 by Sir Joh Marshal who has been regarded as the discoverer of many other archeological sites including the Indus Cvilization’s Moen Jo Daro & Harrappa.

Taxila is situated 40 Kilometers away from Islamabad and Rawalpindi. As one drives to Peshawar on grand Trunk road just after Margala pass there is a sign of Taxila Remains on the right.

The archeological sites of Taxila include buildings and buddhist stupas from 5th centurey to 6th century AD. The main ruins of Taxila are divided into three major cities, each belonging to a distinct time period.

The oldest of these is the Hathial area, which yielded surface shards similar to burnished red wares (or ‘soapy red wares’) recovered from early phases at Charsadda, and may date between the 6th century BCE and the late 2nd millennium BCE. Bhir Mound dates from the 6th century BCE. The second city of Taxila is located at Sirkap and was built by Greco-Bactrian kings in the 2nd century BCE. The third and last city of Taxila is at Sirsukh and relates to the Kushan kings.

In addition to the ruins of the city, a number of Buddhist monasteries and stupas also belong to the Taxila area. Some of the important ruins of this category include the ruins of the stupa at Dharmarajika, the monastery at Jaulian, the monastery at Mohra Muradu in addition to a number of stupas.

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Few memories from Hunza Valley

Post author By نادِ علی
Post date August 24, 2015
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Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame!
William Butler Yeats [/blockquote]

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“Form follows function”

Louis Sullivan

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Faces of the working class in Pakistan

Post author By Khalid Malik
Post date February 3, 2015
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Carpet workers of Lahore – Hand in hand both in work and in struggle for rights

Children dancing in Faiz Peace Festival in Lahore

Happy faces of street vendors in Lahore

Raising voices and hands – Young nurses of Lahore protesting on Mall Road against sacking from jobs and for the right of permanent jobs

Still young enough to fight for rights – Brick kiln woman worker in sit-in for wages increase in Lahore

Street vendor in Lahore enjoying the photo session

Textile worker in rally for wages increase in Faisalabad

We will fight back – Young nurses of Lahore protesting on Mall Road against sacking from jobs and for the right of permanent jobs

Young home based woman worker of Lahore – Looking to fulfill her dreams by organizing in union

Young textile worker listening to his leader’s speech in a workers rally in Faisalabad

A home based worker of Moro Sindh – Proud to produce such an item but with very low wages

Aslam Raheel Mirza – A veteran left political activist and probably the oldest living left activist in Pakistan

Children of Pakistan – Young but not weak

All pictures are taken by: Khalid Malik

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“Through my eyes – Soul of Pakistan”

Post author By Maria Dost
Post date January 28, 2015
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[blockquote style=”3″]Through my eyes – Soul of Pakistan is an ongoing project by Maria Dost in exchange with young people and different photographers and artists from Pakistan.[/blockquote]

Maria Dost is a photographer and filmmaker from Berlin, currently working in Pakistan. Initially a theater practitioner and film producer, Dost ventured into the realms of photography during a time of illness, when she lost her ability to speak. During this time, photography became a vital form of expression replacing spoken word. Fortunately, a year later she recovered her voice but continued to communicate through her photography.

Over the last five years, Dost has worked on various subjects in collaboration with Pakistani artists and photographers, her work being exhibited twice in Berlin. Also she is doing workshops on photography in various educational institutions in Pakistan. Maria is interested in documenting the people in Pakistan, their thoughts, emotions and expressions through her photography.