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Partition. Map of East and West PunjabThe areas of the Western and Eastern Punjab where there were many outbreaks of violence between Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus following Partition and the creation of modern India and Pakistan
The Union Flag over the Lucknow ResidencyOn 15 August, 1947, British India ended and the two new Dominions of India and Pakistan came into being under Independence. New flags were raised at the new capitals, Delhi and Karachi respectively
Pakistan LahoreGeneral view of the town
Hawker Tempest II, A135, of the Pakistan Air Force
Railway Station at Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, PakistanRailway Station at Rawalpindi, then in Northern India, now in Punjab Province, Pakistan
Pakistan / Peshawar 1857Peshawar: a colourful street scene
Wasim Akram - Pakistan cricketer Date: 1980s - 1990s
Pakistan PeshawarThe English church : the Khyber Pass is in the distance, leading into Afghanistan
The Khyber Pass - Pakistan / Afghanistan BorderThe Khyber Pass, Peshawar, West Pakistan / Afghanistan Border. Date: 1960s
Aerial view, Bunder Road, Karachi, PakistanAerial view, Bunder Road (now M. A. Jinnah Road), Karachi, Sindh Province, Pakistan, on a busy day. Date: circa 1950
Military staff college, Quetta, Balochistan, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1920
Freemasons Hall, Quetta, Balochistan, British IndiaFreemasons Hall (McMahon Lodge), Quetta, Balochistan, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1910s
Hawker Fury of the Pakistan Air Force
Standards of British Commonwealth CountriesBorne in the Coronation procession of Queen Elizabeth II: the standards of British Commonwealth countries. Date: 1953
Alexander and PorusAlexander accepts the surrender of PORUS, king of the Pauravas, after defeating him on the Hydaspes (now Jhelum) river in northwest India/Pakistan
Hindu Gymkhana, Karachi, British IndiaHindu Gymkhana, Sarwar Shaheed Road, Karachi, Sindh, British India (now in Pakistan), built in Mughal-Revival style. It was originally a club for the Hindu upper classes
Saddar Bazaar, Rawalpindi, Punjab, British IndiaSaddar Bazaar, a shopping street in Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India (now in Pakistan). circa 1920
Bus service, Khewra, Punjab, British IndiaBus service on a street in Khewra, a salt mining district in Punjab, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: 1933
Jhika Gali (Murree), PakistanJhika Gali - is a town in Murree tehsil, Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located on the Rawalpindi to Murree road. Date: circa 1910s
Afridi Tribesman of the Khyber Pass, NWFPAfridi Tribesman (Afreedis / Abaorteans) - a Pashtun (Pathan) tribe from the Khyber Pass region posing with his long rifle. Date: circa 1920s
NWFP - Khyber Pass - Supplies taken to Fort Maud - situated exactly halfway from India (as was then) to Afghanistan. Date: circa 1910
WW2 - British Majorcoats and Khassadars at ChitralWW2 - British Soldiers (one on radio - far left) with Khassadars of North Waziristan, at Chitral (then Northern India, now Pakistan), close to the border with Afghanistan. Date: circa 1940
Sarwani SoldierA Sarwani (or Sherwani) tribesman. The Sarwani are a Batani Pashtun tribe settled in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. Date: circa 1910
Pakistan - Karachi, Swaminarain Hindu TempleThe Swaminarayan Mandir, Karachi - a Hindu temple that belongs to the NarNarayan Dev Gadi of the Swaminarayan Sampraday and is the only Swaminarayan temple in Pakistan
Peshawar - Pathan Tribesmen with rifles (matchlocks)
Punjabi Muslims - North-west Frontier Province - an area of South Asia spanning from central Pakistan to north-western India
Khyber Pass - Afghanistan / Pakistan - Khyber Railway TunnelThe Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location
Fort Jamrud, Peshawar, Khyber Pass, now PakistanVintage 19th century photograph, India - Fort Jamrud, Peshawar, Khyber Pass, now Pakistan
Killarney Hotel, Karachi, British India. Date: circa 1935
St Patricks School, Karachi, British IndiaSt Patricks School, Karachi, Sindh Province, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1900
Peshawar - Proclamation ParadeMarch past at the Proclamation Parade, Peshawar (then Northern India, now in Pakistan) Date: 1933
Government House, Peshawar, PakistanGovernment House (British) at Peshawar, Pakistan Date: 1924
View toward the clock tower - Peshawar, PakistanView toward the Cunningham Clock Tower, Peshawar, Pakistan. Build in 1900 in commemoration of the diamond Jubilee of Empress HM Queen Victoria
Orphaned Muslim Children at Karachi Refugee CampSeparated or orphaned children at a refugee camp in Karachi set up for Muslims fleeing from India to Pakistan
Pakistan - Town of MalirMalir, Pakistan. Once famous for its excellent fruit and vegetables. Has now been turned over to middle class housing since there was a shortage of ground water for the crops
A problem for India and Pakistan, Partition 1947A problem for India and Pakistan: the terrified refugees of the Punjab. Page from the Illustrated London News, 6th September 1947 reporting on the Partition of India. Date: 1947
Jain monks arriving in New Delhi after fleeing Western PunjaVictims of the violence sweeping through India following Partition in 1947 - Jain monks arrive at Willingdon airport, New Delhi from the Gujranwala district north of Lahore in Western Punjab
Hindu Shrine at edge of Street in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan (at this stage still in Northern India). Date: circa 1910s
Napier Barracks, Karachi, British IndiaNapier Barracks, Karachi, Sindh Province, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1908
Khyber Pass - Dead Afghan Frontier RaiderThe Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location
Pakistan International Airlines - Douglas DC-3Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) - Douglas DC-3 passenger aircraft. Date: 1947
C. M. S. Kalat Mission Hospital - Quetta, Balochistan province of Pakistan Date: circa 1909
Pathan Dancing Girls, Peshawar, Pakistan - NWFP (North West Frontier Province).. Date: circa 1909
Boeing RB-17G Flying Fortress 531CIA / Air America - Boeing RB-17G Flying Fortress 531 (msn 8440, ex 44-85531). at Clark Field in the Philippines, either before, or after, covert missions over Tibet
Hindu Temple at Goraknath, near Gorakhpur, North IndiaHindu Temple at Goraknath (Gorakhnath), near Gorakhpur, North India (now in Pakistan) Date: 19th century
A hand drawn gun limber hearse partyBritish Army - A hand drawn gun limber hearse party at Ladha camp on the North-West Frontier (Then India, now Pakistan). Date: 1921
Soldiers at Ladha camp on the North-West FrontierBritish Army - Soldiers at Ladha camp on the North-West Frontier (Then India, now Pakistan). Date: 1921
de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter AP-AWJ (msn 298), of Pakistan International Airlines, at RAF Luqa / Luqa International Airport, on 12 March 1971, during its delivery flight