Last Princess of Lahore - Princess Bamba Sutherland (1869 - 1957) The last of the survivors of the Maharaja’s family, Princess Bamba Sutherland, who lived like an unknown in Lahore, the capital of the kingdom of her father and grandfather, quietly slipped into its soil…
Turkish President and his wife visited Lahore in 1955. Two functions were arranged, one from the "Citizens of Lahore" in Shalamar Gardens and the second in Governor House. These are the scans of invitations cards for both functions. Contributed and Narrated by: Mr. Hammad Nasir…
Mr Balrahj Sahni was one of the leading actors from Bombay's Film Industry. He did his M.A (English) from Government College, Lahore. His mentor was Ahmad Shah Bokhari, former Principal of Govt College and later representative of Pakistan in UNO. Balraj Ji's ancestral town was…
Mawlid "Birth of the Prophet" is the observance of the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) which is celebrated often on the 12th day of Rabi' al-awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar. The 12th Day of Rabi' al-awwall is the most popular date…
74 years back, in year 1939, my father was doing his college (BA-Hons) from Islamia College Lahore, he and his buddies arranged a gathering of young Muslims to celebrate "Eid Milad e Nabi" a token of love and respect to the Holy Prophet (PBUH). The…
Canal Bank Road is a 3 lane road in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan that runs along the banks of the Lahore Canal passing through Harbanspura, Mughalpura, Gulberg, University of the Punjab and Thokar Niaz Beg. The road starts from Thokar Niaz Beg and ends at the…
These are FC College student and staff picnic photos. The 1928 photo was taken at Jehangir's mausoleum, Shahdara. The 1929 photo was taken at Shahlimar Gardens Lahore. My father Mahmud Ali Shah was a student at FC College 1928-29. He went on to King Edward…
For the first time, these Leyland Double Decker buses were put on roads in Lahore city in 1951 by the Lahore Omnibus Service (LOS). Lahorites had never seen a double deckerbus before & looked at it as if it was a new "wonder". It was…