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Pakistan Railways, formerly also known as the Pakistan
Western Railway between 1947 and 1974, is a national state-owned railway
company of Pakistan. Before independence it was known as North Western Railways.
It forms the life line of the country by catering to its
needs for large scale movement of freight as well as passenger traffic.
Pakistan Railway comprises seven territorial operating
divisions:
1) Karachi.
2) Lahore.
3) Multan.
4) Peshawar.
5) Quetta.
6) Rawalpindi.
7) Sukkur.
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The colourfully painted buses have been inscribed with a slogan "Lahore Lahore Ay"
Open roof-top double-decker Volvo buses
The country‘s first double-Decker tourist buses have been introduced by the Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) in Lahore
One bus terminal has been established near Punjab Stadium on Ferozepur Road while the second terminal has been established near Food Street on Fort Road.
The colourfully painted buses have been inscribed with a slogan "Lahore Lahore Ay (Lahore is Lahore)" along with pictures of the key tourist attractions in the city.
The vehicles are equipped with a sound system to guide the tourists about the city‘s history and places of interest along the route.
One bus terminal has been established near Punjab Stadium on Ferozepur Road while the second terminal has been established near Food Street on Fort Road.
The colourfully painted buses have been inscribed with a slogan "Lahore Lahore Ay (Lahore is Lahore)" along with pictures of the key tourist attractions in the city.
The vehicles are equipped with a sound system to guide the tourists about the city‘s history and places of interest along the route.
The
Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) celebrated the Olympic Day by organising three
matches under lights here at the National Hockey Stadium on Thursday night.
President
of the Pakistan Olympic Association retired Lt General Syed Arif Hasan was the
chief guest on the occasion.
The
first match was held between two teams comprising young school girls from RAWAH
academy. The sides were named Pakistan Olympic Association and Pakistan Hockey
Federation.
The
second match was played between the Punjab Sports Board and a combined side of
coaches, umpires and technical officials involved in the ongoing five-a side
tournament at the same venue.
However,
the friendly match which evoked a lot of interest was the one staged between
Olympians XI and Media XI. Prominent Olympians, World Cup winners and no less
than five former national captains were seen in action during this match.
These
included illustrious names of Pakistan hockey such as Tahir Zaman, Waseem
Feroze, Khawaja Junaid, Usman Sheikh, Qamar Ibrahim, Kamran Ashraf, Naveed
Alam, Dr Atif Bashir, Qasim Khan, Mohammad Sarwar and Rehan Butt.
Special
gifts and souvenirs were presented to the families at the stadium by the hockey
greats who appreciated this fine gesture.
While
praising the PHF for marking the Olympic Day in such a wonderful manner, Arif
lauded the steps taken by the federation for putting the national game on the
right track so that Pakistan hockey could regain its glory.
(Dawn,
June 25th, 2016)
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Tomb of Muhammad Qasim Khan
Tomb
of Muhammad Qasim Khan is located in Governor House, Lahore.
It
is interesting to note that the Governor House, Lahore, had been built around
the tomb of one Muhammad Qasim Khan constructed during the Mughal period; who
is said to be a maternal cousin of the Mughal emperor Akbar. Four doorways
enclose the two-story tomb and to the north, there is a stairway which leads up.
The original tomb with the grave underneath is still present at the spot. The
tomb has four doorways and a stair-case on the northern side to go up. Since
long, four columns have been erected in the interior and a mid-roof lay, so
that the tomb has become two- storied. On the east of it lies the ruined Dalan
of Kishan Singh. There are twelve arched niches in bricks on the outside and
four doors in the interior with eight mehrabi dar all round.
In the dome, there are four skylights. After the annexation of the Province, the British purchased this building as well as the land around it for a paltry sum of Rs. 2,500 for the construction of residence for the Lieutenant- Governor of the Province. The mausoleum was kept intact but in place of the rooms built by Khushhal Singh, a number of other rooms were added on top of the square platform which existed all around the mausoleum.
This accounts for its height and the reason why the main rooms have to be approached through a pair of curving grand stairs. Ever since the foundation of Pakistan, the Governor of Punjab/ West Pakistan has his residence and office in this building.
In the dome, there are four skylights. After the annexation of the Province, the British purchased this building as well as the land around it for a paltry sum of Rs. 2,500 for the construction of residence for the Lieutenant- Governor of the Province. The mausoleum was kept intact but in place of the rooms built by Khushhal Singh, a number of other rooms were added on top of the square platform which existed all around the mausoleum.
This accounts for its height and the reason why the main rooms have to be approached through a pair of curving grand stairs. Ever since the foundation of Pakistan, the Governor of Punjab/ West Pakistan has his residence and office in this building.
