The first men on the moon land in Pakistan. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin (the first men to land on the moon), arrived in Karachi in early 1970 during their tour of South Asia. Here they are seen being greeted by an enthusiastic crowd just outside the Karachi Airport. –Picture courtesy LIFE.
RIP Neil Armstrong (via haceeb)
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Moon walkers in Karachi (1973). When there was still love between Pakistan and USA, Apollo 17 Astronauts made it to Pakistan on an official state visit and were paraded through streets of Karachi.
At expense of sounding cheesy it actually does remind of a vintage Pakistani song, “wo jo hum main tum main qarar tha, tumhay yaad ho kay na yaad ho” (the special connection which was there once between us, you might not remember it anymore).
(photo via desvas, post via umalik)
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Islamabad is quite dusty as well…pretty creepy actually!
Stay safe, people.
KARACHI - Dust storm hit the provincial metropolis and many other cities of Sindh here Monday evening.
According to met office, the storm has originated from the desert region of Balochistan as fresh western disturbance is also passing over the northern areas of the…
(Source: nation.com.pk)
Boat builders at Sukkur by msb1606 on Flickr.
kiya cool hain hum? wah wah
Who stereotyped Pakistani men?
Some dude Nabeel Khokhar in Karachi has decided to apologies to his girl with a full size billboard Shahrah-e-Faisal.
via onlyinpakistan (If you’re in Karachi, you can go check it out on Shahrah-e-Faisal.)
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and we havent even recovered from last year’s damage..oh nature please be gentle..
Karachi: There are chances about 1.5 million cusecs of water will enter Sindh and could affect one million people, says the Provincial Disaster Management Authority in its contingency plan. Last year, less water, about 1.1 million cusecs displaced more than 7.5 million people in the province. “Officials should focus onstrengthening the 3,500 breaches in the canals from last year,” says the report.
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Arror Rock: “Arror Rock” [near Rohri in Sindh]. The shape of rock was caused by unknown natural forces.There is also a Shrine on the top. In France, there is a famous similar shaped rock on sea shore caused by huge water waves but in the middle of barren Arror – such a shape is an Amazing Wonder. Near this wonder, there are ruins of Bin Qasim Masjid [First ever Masjid built in Subcontinent; during reign of Muhammad Bin Qasim]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnpxicgMSc1qav221o1_500.jpg)
Arror Rock: “Arror Rock” [near Rohri in Sindh]. The shape of rock was caused by unknown natural forces.
There is also a Shrine on the top. In France, there is a famous similar shaped rock on sea shore caused by huge water waves but in the middle of barren Arror – such a shape is an Amazing Wonder. Near this wonder, there are ruins of Bin Qasim Masjid [First ever Masjid built in Subcontinent; during reign of Muhammad Bin Qasim]
“This is the tomb of Jam Nido, a Summa ruler who reigned from 1461-1508.One of the largest necropolises in the world, with a diameter of approximately 8 kilometers, Makli Hill is supposed to be the burial place of some 125,000 Sufi saints. It is located on the outskirts of Thatta, the capital of lower Sind until the seventeenth century, in what is the southeastern province of present-day Pakistan.”
(via strangeaberration)
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