Cultural
Beauty Of Pakistan
The land where Pakistan is situated today
had been a seat of world’s leading Civilizations . There are many evidence from the pre-historic and historic
period to support this argument. A 2 million years old earliest stone hand axe.
Now on display in Islamabad Museum, Islamabad.
Pakistan is home to Moenjodaro and
Harrappa —it is the land that beckoned Alexander to sail down river Jhelum with
purple flags fluttering; the spectacular Gandharan civilization as the seat of
Buddhism; the devotional carvings of the Hindu Shahi temples of the Salt Range
and Tharparkar; the stately funerary clusters of Makli, Multan and Ucch Sharif,
the Sikhs emulating the Great Mughals, and the shared legacy of eclectic
architecture with its European overtones, a bequest of the British who
colonized this
Pakistan’s heritage is among the country’s
best kept secrets. The country has several World Heritage sites as well as
countless sites of national and local importance.
The Cultural Heritage of Pakistan is
spread over the centuries, starting from pre-historic times to the present day
and which may be summarized as:
Gandhara Civilization: Indus
Civilization:
Sikh Period: Islamic
Period: British Period:
Post independence Period :
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