Pakistan Collection (page 8)

Rawalpindi, Pakistan
View over the rooftops of Rawalpindi, Pakistan Date: circa 1910s

Sikhs flee from West to East Punjab
A Sikh man with his children in one of the caravans leaving the West Punjab region for the comparative safety of the East Punjab

Partition. Muslim women and children pouring across the fro
Muslim women and children escaping the Sikh Jathas, pouring over the frontier border into Pakistan having heard about atrocities and violence following Partition in 1947

Mahatma Gandhi at Muslim refugee camp
The hindu spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi receives a warm reception from Muslim refugees gathered at a camp close to Delhi, prior to convoy travel to Pakistan

Partition. Refugees crossing the border between Pakistan
A lorryload of Sikh and Hindu refugees about to cross the Wagah Bridge between Pakistan and India to escape the mass killings and atrocities between Muslims

Caravan of Sikh refugees - India 1947
A caravan of Sikh refugees crossing India to escape attack and repression from Muslim populations during the time of Partition

Muslim fanatic restrained at refugee camp
A Muslim fanatic is restrained by his co-religionists as Mahatma Gandhi arrives by car at a refugee camp close to Delhi

Partition - burning towns and villages in East Punjab
Aerial view above the East Punjab showing towns and village inhabited by Muslims which have been burned by Sikh Jathas (warriors) seeking to rid the area of Muslims

Muslim Refugees heading to Pakistan
Two trains packed with Muslim refugees en route from Delhi to Pakistan. A bulging, writhing target trainload of refugees was attacked by Sikhs at Amritsar on 22nd September

Refugees leave East Punjab to head to India
A heavily-laden bullock cart transporting an extended Sikh refugee family fleeing the communal rioting and additional violence in the East Punjab region associated with the Partition of India

Guardians of the Sikh Refugee caravan
Armed Sikh men on horseback act as the self-appointed guardians fo the column of refugees travelling from East Punjab to Pakistan and safety following the partition of india

Refugee Sikhs march toward the East Punjab
Part of a long column of refugee Sikhs marching across the East Punjab to escape the sectarian religious violence sparked by the partition of India

Long caravan of refugee Sikhs heading to Pakistan
A long column of refugee Sikh flee East Punjab to safety in Pakistan following the violent sectarian aftermath of the partition of India

Partition. Sikh and Hindu refugees in Western Punjab
Sikh and Hindu refugees from the Western Punjab cook their meals on a railway platform at Lahore awaiting trains to take them across the border to India. They are protected by wire put up by police

Jamrud Fort, Peshawar, NWFP
North West Frontier Province, Jamrud Fort - 10 miles from Peshawar

Camel Caravan passing from the Khyber Pass

Pakistan - Sukkur - The Bridge over the Indus
Pakistan - The Sukkur Bridge over the Indus. Opened in 1889 and formerly named after the then Viceroy, Landsdowne. On opening it was the longest cantilever Bridge in the world

Khyber Pass, Afghanistan - Fort Ali-Musjid

Afghan Delegation at Murree
The Afghan delegation, two days after the signing of the Treaty of Rawalpindi, signed at Murree on 8th August 1919 - between Afghanistan and Britain during the Third Anglo-Afghan War

Pathan Tribesmen - North West Frontier Province. On the reverse of this postcard, a British officer has written " These are the hillmen we have to contend with"

Pakistan - Peshawar Zoo
The Lions cages and enclosures at the Peshawar Zoo, now in Pakistan, formerly the North West Frontier Province of Northern India on the border with Afghanistan

Irregular corps of tribesmen - Khyber Pass
Irregular corps of tribesmen (Khasadars) from Waziristan in the North West Frontier Province. The Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan

Red Kaffir Archers of Chitral - Khyber Pass
The 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

Border Territory - Afghan Infantry - Khyber Pass
The 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

Khyber Pass - Afghanistan / Pakistan - Trade Caravans
The 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

North West Frontier Province, Peshawar - Dancers
Dancing Girls of Peshawar, North-west Frontier Province, ready for the dance

Khyber Pass - Afghanistan / Pakistan - Jandola Fort
The 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

Khyber Pass - Afghanistan / Pakistan - Waterworks
The 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

Khyber Pass - Afghanistan / Pakistan -Train & Tunnel
The 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

Khyber Pass - Afghanistan / Pakistan - Mad Mullah
The 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

Khyber Pass - Afghanistan / Pakistan - Kuchi Family
The 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

India Indus River
The Indus river at Hazara, in the Black Mountains. [Warning : this may be in Pakistan, not India]

Pakistan Bolan Pass
Looking down the pass which runs from Sibi to Quetta in Baluchistan : the British- built railway offers an alternative to the mule-train on the road

Pakistan Quetta
General view of the town, at that time located in Baluchistan

Pakistan Islamabad
A Moslem funeral procession passes through the town

Crocodile Worship
Gharials are sacred in Karachi, Pakistan

Racial / India / Lahore Man
Indian man of Lahore (now in Pakistan)

Racial / Pakistan / Beggar
Blind Beggar in Karachi, Pakistan

Pakistan / Lahore / Palace
The Palace at Lahore

Racial Type / India / Multan
Inhabitants of Mooltan (aka Multan) - this city is in eastern Pakistan

Buddhist Prayer Wheel
A huge wooden prayer wheel at Ladakh (India/Pakistan)

Map of India Etc / Mallet
Crude map of northern India, previous to any extensive colonisation, including parts of Pakistan & Bangladesh & the sources of two great rivers the Ganges & Indus

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