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Appearance. The Lahore is large for a pigeon, approximately 26 centimeters (10 inches) tall and 29 cm (11 in) long. From shoulder to shoulder, it measures 14 cm (5.5 in). Its markings are also unusual: the base color is white, with a secondary color beginning at the juncture of beak and wattle and spreading in an arc over the eyes and across ...
Lahore ( / ləˈhɔːr / lə-HOR; Punjabi: لہور [ləˈɦɔːɾ]; Urdu: لاہور [laːˈɦɔːɾ] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is the second largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and 26th largest in the world, with a population of over 13 million. [9] It is located in the north-eastern ...
An old street-scene in Lahore. According to oral traditions, Lahore was named after Lava, son of the Hindu god Rama, who supposedly founded the city. Lahore Fort has a vacant temple dedicated in honour of Lava. Likewise, the Ravi River that flows through northern Lahore was said to be named in honour of the Hindu goddess Durga.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah's first speech to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan Maulana Shabbir Ahmad Usmani, a respected Deobandi alim (scholar) who held the position of Shaykh al-Islam in Pakistan in 1949, and Maulana Mawdudi of Jamaat-i-Islami played key roles in advocating for an Islamic constitution. Mawdudi insisted that the Constituent Assembly declare the "supreme sovereignty of God" and ...
Origins of Lahore. Rama fighting Lava and Kusha. A Hindu legend based on oral traditions holds that Lahore, known in ancient times as Nokhar (City of Lava in Sanskrit ), [1] was founded by Prince Lava, [2] the son of the goddess Sita and Rama; Kasur was founded by his twin brother Prince Kusha. [3] To this day, Lahore Fort has a vacant Lava ...
Time zone. UTC+5 ( PST) Lahore GPO (54000) 54570. Area code. 042. Allama Iqbal Town ( Urdu: علامہ اقبال ٹاؤن) (also known as Iqbal Town or abbreviated as AIT) is a commercial and a residential locality in the south-western Lahore. [1]
Model Town Park is one of the largest public parks of Lahore consisting of 125 acres (0.51 km 2) of land. It was part of the original plan but was developed in 1990 by Governor Punjab General Jilani. This circular park is surrounded by the inner circular road of Model Town.
Employees. 300. URL. kaymu .pk (inactive) Current status. Merged into Daraz. Kaymu Pakistan was an e-commerce portal based in Pakistan. [1] In July 2016 Rocket Internet merged ecommerce site Kaymu into Daraz. [2] [3] Kaymu stopped its operations officially in Pakistan on 5 July 2017.