Saturday, 8 October 2011
Shrines in Lakana, Sindh, Pakistan.
Shrines in Lakana, Sindh, Pakistan.
After the death of the Islamic Prophet, Muhammad, some Islamic communities have developed a rich tradition of shrine culture. However, in his lifetime such shrines did not exist. In fact he forbade taking graves as places of worship. Most Islamic shrines are dedicated to various Sufi Saints and are widely scattered throughout the Islamic world. It is a tradition to commemorate the death of the Saint, by holding festivals at his tomb to commemorate his life. In several countries, the local shrine is a focal point of the community, with several localities named specifically for the local saint.
In some parts of the Islamic world, such as in Pakistan, these festivals are multi-day events and even draw members of the Hindu minority who often revere the Muslim saint, such as in the case of the famous Lal Baz Qalandar shrine in Sindh, Pakistan – an important example of religious syncretism that blurs the distinction between members of different religions. Sufi shrines in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan are also host to a night of commemoration by songs and dances every Thursday. Some people claim that such practices of singing and dancing were influenced by Hinduism long ago when Muslims and Hindus co-existed in the sub-continent since Islam clearly forbids any singing or dancing in worship.
In Turkey, the famous Whirling Dervishes perform their dance at the shrine of Jalal-ud-Din Rumi in Konya, while in Morocco and Algeria, brotherhoods of Black African Sufis, the Gnouia, perform elaborate song and dances at the shrines of their Saints.
Further, Shia's have several shrines dedicated to various religious figures important in their history, and several elaborate shrines are dedicated to Shia Saints and religious figures, most notably in Kerbala, Najaf, and Samarra in Iraq, and Qum and Mashad in Iran. Other important Shia shrines are located in Mazar-e-Sharif ("the Noble Shrine") in Afghanistan, and in Damascus, Syria.
Numerous Shia and Sufi shrines were once located in Saudi Arabia in its initial days. However, they were destroyed in the 1930s by Saudi Arabian government as Muhammad had forbidden building over graves since it leads to Polytheism and idol worship. Other important Shrines were once found in Central Asia, but many were destroyed by the Soviets.
According to some teachings of Islam, it is totally forbidden to build structures over graves.Those who adhere to these teachings of Islam strictly disapprove of shrines and visiting them.It was narrated that Jaabir said: The Messenger of Allah forbade plastering over graves, sitting on them and erecting structures over them. (Narrated by Muslim, 970). Islam has also inspired a hard-line and anti-Shrine ideology in traditionally tolerant and shrine-revering areas, such as in Egypt and Pakistan, on the grounds that they are forbidden within Islam, and in the case of Pakistan, are a throwback to pre-Islamic Hindu traditions since Hinduism and Islam co-existed before the independence of the two countries.
The Sufis allow dancing, drums and musical instruments, and raising the voice when making dhikr, but Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, feel a fear in their hearts…” [al-Anfaal 8:2]
Muhammad said : “When a righteous man died among them, they would build a place of worship over his grave and put those images in it. They are the most evil of mankind before Allaah.” (Al-Bukhaari, 427; Muslim, 528)
It was narrated that Abu’l-Hayaaj al-Asadi said: ‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib said to me: “Shall I not send you on the same mission as the Messenger of Allah sent me? Do not leave any statue without erasing it, and do not leave any raised grave without leveling it.” (Narrated by Muslim, 969)
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All about Larkana.... Sindh, Pakistan
All about Larkana
Location:
http://www.maplandia.com/pakistan/sind/larkana/larkana/
A glance of the map of Sindh reveals that Larkana, from location point of view enjoys a strategic position. After Karachi it is largest city on the west bank of river Indus in Sindh. It lies on 27o 33' North latitude and 65o 16' East longitutide. The city is located in upper Sindh at a distance of about 85 km south west of Sukkur. Important towns in the vicinity of Larkana include Dokri, Naudero, Ratodero, Qambar, Bakrani, Shahdadkot, Badah and Miro Khan.
Larkana before partition:
'Hujaee nano ta ghum Larkano' if you have the money, then visit Larkana. That's one of the most popular idioms by which Larkana has been described right from its existence. Known to be a poetic city with a romantic aura in the air, Larkana projected a loving feeling despite the fact that it lacked the beauty or precision seen in Shikarpur or Karachi. Larkana has been famous for the Guawa fruit production. But above and all these descriptions, Larkana derives its historical importance from the fact that it is the actual cradle in Sindh to the mother of all civilisations, namely 'Moen-jo-Daro' or The mound of the Dead, which is located in the vicinity of Larkana.
Larkana was founded about 300y ago by a a tribe of Sindh called "Laraks" on the banks of the Ghaad Waah, which was dug at the behest of the kalhora rulers, it had fruit and flower garden along it and in time settlers lile the sailors from 'Laar' came and settled down here which got the place christened Larkana. But this place actually progressed under the British rule in the early twentieth century and went to be the headquarter of the province in 1901 AD with its main towns being Nao Deo Qamber and Rato Dero. Larkana got status of Muncipal Committee in 1855 AD. With the completion of the Sukkur Barrage in 1931 towards the west of Larkano was the Dadu Canal and in the east the Rice Canal which went on to become a place for cultural gatherings in the initial days but with the onset of the Rice Canal the Ghaad Waah started drying up and the place lost its charm.
This place has been often referred to as the 'Eden of Sind' or 'Shiraz of Sind' or even Bang-e-Anam' which led to it being known as the Garden City. This probably came about on the basis of the numerous garden that were there in the city, the most famous being the 'Tajar Baugh' and 'Gyan Baugh' apart from 'Tolani Baugh', 'Riyali Baugh', Baaey-jo-Baugh', Thanwar Baugh',' Karamam Baugh', 'Lahori Baugh', 'Dharami Baugh', 'Lekhraj Baugh'. Amongst these gardens the mangoes from Tolani Baugh and the beir from Dharami Baugh were famous throughout the world and much in demand. Two public parks also adorned the city namely 'Bolus Park' which was used for political and social gatherings and 'Mazdoor Park' which was a open air study place for the budding students.
Modern Larkana:
Larkana is the most important city in the North West Sindh. Being home town of many political personalities, it exercises a countrywide influence. Larkana got status of Divisional Headquarter in 1988.
Climate of Larkana:
The city of Larkana falls within a plains of Indus Valley stretching from north to south. The average mean maximum and minimum temperatures during summer are 48 oC and 33 oC respectively. During winter the average mean maximum and minimum temperatures are 21 oC and 11 oC respectively. The average annual
Location:
A glance of the map of Sindh reveals that Larkana, from location point of view enjoys a strategic position. After KarachiIndus in Sindh. It lies on 27o 33' North latitude and 65o 16' East longitutide. The city is located in upper Sindh at a distance of about 85 km south west of Sukkur. Important towns in the vicinity of Larkana include Dokri, Naudero, Ratodero, Qambar, Bakrani, Shahdadkot, Badah and Miro Khan.
Larkana before partition:
'Hujaee nano ta ghum Larkano' if you have the money, then visit Larkana. That's one of the most popular idioms by which Larkana has been described right from its existence. Known to be a poetic city with a romantic aura in the air, Larkana projected a loving feeling despite the fact that it lacked the beauty or precision seen in Shikarpur or Karachi. Larkana has been famous for the Guawa fruit production. But above and all these descriptions, Larkana derives its historical importance from the fact that it is the actual cradle in Sindh to the mother of all civilisations, namely 'Moen-jo-Daro' or The mound of the Dead, which is located in the vicinity of Larkana.
Larkana was founded about 300y ago by a a tribe of Sindh called "Laraks" on the banks of the Ghaad Waah, which was dug at the behest of the kalhora rulers, it had fruit and flower garden along it and in time settlers lile the sailors from 'Laar' came and settled down here which got the place christened Larkana. But this place actually progressed under the British rule in the early twentieth century and went to be the headquarter of the province in 1901 AD with its main towns being Nao Deo Qamber and Rato Dero. Larkana got status of Muncipal Committee in 1855 AD. With the completion of the Sukkur Barrage in 1931 towards the west of Larkano was the Dadu Canal and in the east the Rice Canal which went on to become a place for cultural gatherings in the initial days but with the onset of the Rice Canal the Ghaad Waah started drying up and the place lost its charm.
This place has been often referred to as the 'Eden of Sind' or 'Shiraz of Sind' or even Bang-e-Anam' which led to it being known as the Garden City. This probably came about on the basis of the numerous garden that were there in the city, the most famous being the 'Tajar Baugh' and 'Gyan Baugh' apart from 'Tolani Baugh', 'Riyali Baugh', Baaey-jo-Baugh', Thanwar Baugh',' Karamam Baugh', 'Lahori Baugh', 'Dharami Baugh', 'Lekhraj Baugh'. Amongst these gardens the mangoes from Tolani Baugh and the beir from Dharami Baugh were famous throughout the world and much in demand. Two public parks also adorned the city namely 'Bolus Park' which was used for political and social gatherings and 'Mazdoor Park' which was a open air study place for the budding students.
Modern Larkana:
Larkana is the most important city in the North West Sindh. Being home town of many political personalities, it exercises a countrywide influence. Larkana got status of Divisional Headquarter in 1988.
Climate of Larkana:
The city of Larkana falls within a plains of Indus Valley stretching from north to south. The average mean maximum and minimum temperatures during summer are 48 oC and 33 oC respectively. During winter the average mean maximum and minimum temperatures are 21 oC and 11 oC respectively. The average annual precipitation is 115 mm and humidity between 40% to 60%.
Physical Features:
Larkana city is divided into three parts having tow physical barriers i.e. railway line and Rice Canal. The old town is located towards east of railway line which is densly populated and has already developed as a commercial and retail center. This part comprises Qafila Sirai, Ali Goharabad, Galib Nagar, Surahia Padhar, Kadri Muhalla, Ghareeb Mukaam, Leelaabad, Karma Bagh, Daree Muhalla, Gajanpure, Murad Wahan, Allahabad, Zulifiquar Bagh, Jinnah Bagh.
The second part of the city is between railway line and Rice canal towards the west of the old town. Main buildings and muhalla's in this part are Circuit House, Sir Shahnawaz Library, Chandka Medical College, Chandka Medical Hospital, SP office, DC office, High Court, Pilot Scondary School, STN TV station, Boys Degree College, Lahorri Muhalla, Peoples Colony, Doctors Colony.
Third part is located between Rice canal and on both sides of Ghar Wah, north west of the town. Newly developed Muncipal housing Colony, Shaikh Zaid Woman's Hospital, Commissionerate building, District Jail, Childrens' Hospital, Director Education, Larkan FM Radio station, Shaikh Zaid Colony, Police training center
Educational Institutions:
Educational Institutions in Larkana are Chandka Medical College, ZA Bhutto Agricultural College, Cadet College, Government Degree Colleges For boys and Girls, Commerce and Arts College, Oriental College, Law College.
Public Parks:
Jinnah Bagh, Zulfiquar Bagh, Shahnawaz Childrens Park, New Railway Park 1 & 2, Nawa Tak Park, Kamal Ata Turk Park and Tank Chowk Park. it is largest city on the west bank of river
Monday, 26 September 2011
The lost worlds of Larkana-Moen-jo-Daro
The lost worldsof Larkana..
Moen-jo-Daro-- The mound of the dead.
Moen-jo-Daro-- The mound of the dead.
This page is dedicated to the lost worlds of Larkana, they are open to the every naked eye yet hold the amazing wonders inside like mystic wonders visible only to The Enlightened
Moen-jo Daro, or "Mound of the Dead" is an ancient Indus Valley Civilization city that flourished between 2600 and 1900 BCE. It was one of the first world and ancient Indian cities. The site was discovered in the 1920s and lies in Pakistan's Sindh province. Only a handful of archaeologists have excavated so far.
The name of Moen-jo-Daro is widely recognized as one of the most important early cities of South Asia and the Indus Civilization and yet most publications rarely provide more than a cursory overview of this important site.
There are several different spellings of the site name and in this article we have chosen to use the most common form, Moen-jo-Daro (the Mound of Mohen or Mohan), though other spellings are equally valid: Mohanjo-Daro (Mound of Mohan =Krishna), -Daro (Mound of the Dead), Moen-jo-Daro, Moen-joDaro or even Mohen-jo-Daro. Many publications still state that Moen-jo-Daro is located in India (presumably referring to ancient India), but since the creation of Pakistan in 1947, the site has been under the protection of the Department of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Pakistan.
Discovery and Major Excavations
Moen-jo-Daro was discovered in 1922 by R. D. Banerji, an officer of the Archaeological Survey of India, two years after major excavations had begun at Harappa, some 590 km to the north. Large-scale excavations were carried out at the site under the direction of John Marshall, K. N. Dikshit, Ernest Mackay, and numerous other directors through the 1930s.
Although the earlier excavations were not conducted using stratigraphic approaches or with the types of recording techniques employed by modern archaeologists they did produce a remarkable amount of information that is still being studied by scholars today.
The last major excavation project at the site was carried out by the late Dr. G. F. Dales in 1964-65, after which excavations were banned due to the problems of conserving the exposed structures from weathering.
Since 1964-65 only salvage excavation, surface surveys and conservation projects have been allowed at the site. Most of these salvage operations and conservation projects have been conducted by Pakistani archaeologists and conservators.
In the 1980s extensive architectural documentation, combined with detailed surface surveys, surface scraping and probing was done by German and Italian survey teams led by Dr. Michael Jansen (RWTH) and Dr. Maurizio Tosi (IsMEO).
Although the earlier excavations were not conducted using stratigraphic approaches or with the types of recording techniques employed by modern archaeologists they did produce a remarkable amount of information that is still being studied by scholars today.
The last major excavation project at the site was carried out by the late Dr. G. F. Dales in 1964-65, after which excavations were banned due to the problems of conserving the exposed structures from weathering.
Since 1964-65 only salvage excavation, surface surveys and conservation projects have been allowed at the site. Most of these salvage operations and conservation projects have been conducted by Pakistani archaeologists and conservators.
In the 1980s extensive architectural documentation, combined with detailed surface surveys, surface scraping and probing was done by German and Italian survey teams led by Dr. Michael Jansen (RWTH) and Dr. Maurizio Tosi (IsMEO).
Discovery and Major Excavations
Moen-jo-Daro was discovered in 1922 by R. D. Banerji, an officer of the Archaeological Survey of India, two years after major excavations had begun at Harappa, some 590 km to the north. Large-scale excavations were carried out at the site under the direction of John Marshall, K. N. Dikshit, Ernest Mackay, and numerous other directors through the 1930s.
Although the earlier excavations were not conducted using stratigraphic approaches or with the types of recording techniques employed by modern archaeologists they did produce a remarkable amount of information that is still being studied by scholars today.
The last major excavation project at the site was carried out by the late Dr. G. F. Dales in 1964-65, after which excavations were banned due to the problems of conserving the exposed structures from weathering.
Since 1964-65 only salvage excavation, surface surveys and conservation projects have been allowed at the site. Most of these salvage operations and conservation projects have been conducted by Pakistani archaeologists and conservators.
In the 1980s extensive architectural documentation, combined with detailed surface surveys, surface scraping and probing was done by German and Italian survey teams led by Dr. Michael Jansen (RWTH) and Dr. Maurizio Tosi (IsMEO).
Site Location
The site is located in the semi-arid region of Sindh province, Pakistan, and situated on a Pleistocene ridge that sits like an island in the flood plain of the Indus River.
Although the ridge is now deeply buried by the annual flooding that inundated the plain, it may have been more prominent in the prehistoric period, with the early city standing out above the surrounding plain.
Eventually through the build up of occupation debris and the construction of massive mud brick platforms, the settlement grew to monumental proportions, with high mounds reaching as high as 12 meters above the modern plain level, and probably much higher above the ancient plain.
The site appears to have been located in a central position between the two vast river valleys, the Indus on the west and the Ghaggar-Hakra on the east that would have flowed to the east of the Rohri hills.
oday the Indus flows to the east of the site and the Ghaggar-Hakra riverbed is dry. The drying up of one river and the shifting of the Indus across the site were undoubtedly major factors contributing to the decline of the ancient city.
In its heyday however, Moen-jo-Daro would have dominated the riverine trade networks moving from the coast to the northern Indus plain, as well as trade routes leading to the passes in the Bolan Valley to the west.
Site Organization/Settlement Planning
Moen-jo Daro is by far the largest of the Indus cities, extending over 250 hectares with widespread mounds and outlying habitation areas.
It is one of the best-preserved urban centers of the Indus Civilization (2600-1900 BCE) and the only other comparable site is Dholavira, Kutch, India.
The buildings of Moen-jo-Daro are made primarily of fired brick, though some structures do include mud brick and timbers.
Moen-jo-Daro was spared the looting of bricks that destroyed Harappa and most sites in the Punjab because the main railroad line was constructed along the east bank of the Indus and crushed rock from the Rohri hills was easily accessible for constructing the rail bed.
"Citadel" Mound
Excavations in the SD area of the "citadel" mound uncovered a large colonnaded building with a specially designed water tank usually referred to as the "Great Bath". Just to the south west of the Great Bath is the so-called "Granary," a massive building with solid brick foundations with sockets for a wooden super structure and doorways.
The actual function of the building has not been determined because it was excavated by large numbers of local workmen, with no documentation of the stratigraphy or of the precise location of valuable small artifacts.
There is no concrete evidence for it being a "granary" and this term should be dropped in favor of "Great Hall". The building was probably a large public structure, but it is not clear if it was a storehouse, a temple or some form of administrative building.
Two other major buildings with large open areas and colonnades have been labeled the "Assembly Hall"; (L Area) and the "College"; (SD Area). The rest of the "citadel" mound is comprised of smaller domestic units, with bathing platforms, wells and small internal courtyards.
One portion of the citadel mound has not been excavated because it is covered by a Buddhist stupa dating to the Kushana Period, circa 2nd century CE. Wheeler claimed to have discovered the wall and gateway around the "citadel" mound (Wheeler 1972), but most scholars did not accept his interpretations.
Although Mackay had tried to locate a wall around the "Lower City" at Moen-jo-Daro, he was not successful due to the high water table (Mackay 1938).
"Lower Town"
The "Lower Town" is made up of numerous lower mounds that lie to the east and may represent multiple walled neighborhoods.
Earlier scholars thought that the various mounds at Moen-jo-Daro represented contemporaneous occupations in a city divided into distinct functional sectors, the western mounds being administrative centers and the lower mounds representing habitation and industrial areas for the common populace.
This simplistic interpretation is no longer supported by the available evidence, which indicates shifting centers of power within the city and the presence of habitation and industrial areas in each of the major mounds.
Each sector has numerous large brick houses that could have been the mansions of powerful merchants or landowners. No temples have been identified, though there is one building with a double staircase that may have had a ritual function.
Other habitation areas are partly buried by the silts of the encroaching Indus River and some Indus brick structures are seen eroding into the Indus River itself. No cemetery area has been located at the site, though there have been reports of occasional chance burials discovered in the course of site conservation.
Although the Indus people did not bury their wealth with the dead, they did occasionally hide valuable ornaments in pots and bury these under the floors of a house. In the course of the early excavations, a few rare discoveries were made of gold and silver ornaments and silver vessels that provide evidence for a class of wealthy merchants or landowners.
Unlike Mesopotamia or Egypt, the Indus elites did not erect stone sculptures to glorify their power, and depictions of warfare or conquered enemies are strikingly absent in representational art. Most of the art and symbolic objects were relatively small and in many cases even made in miniature.
At Moen-jo-Daro there are stone carvings of seated male figures that may represent some of the ancestral leaders of these communities.
One of these fragmentary figures is called the "Priest-King" even though there is no evidence that either priests or kings ruled the city.
This bearded sculpture wears a fillet around the head, an armband, and a cloak decorated with trefoil patterns that were originally filled with red pigment.
Male and female human figurines as well as animal figurines were made of terracotta, bronze, faience or even shell. Different styles of ornaments and headdresses on the human figures suggest that many different classes and diverse ethnic communities inhabited the city.
The elites of the Indus cities can be distinguished by their use of carved stone seals having animal motifs and writing. They also wore ornaments, such as bangles and necklaces made of precious metals, rare materials, high fired stoneware or glazed faience.
These symbols of wealth and power were what set the rulers apart from the common people, and they also reflect the many different social and economic levels that were controlled by the rulers.
Decline and Transformation
Towards the end of the Indus occupation a slightly different type of pottery, called Jhukar ware was used alongside the more standard Harappa pottery.
New styles of geometric seals that did not have writing replace the inscribed seals that were characteristic of the Indus occupation.
The transition from one culture to the next was gradual as seen at Harappa, and there is no evidence for invasions by outside communities such as the so-called Indo-Aryans.
Although some scattered skeletons were discovered in the later levels, they do not represent warfare or raiding, and there is no evidence that the site came to a violent end.
Various factors contributed to the decline of Moen-jo-Daro.
On the one hand, changes in the river flow patterns and correspondent widespread flooding would have disrupted the agricultural base, but did not destroy the city directly.
Although there appears to have been a significant break between the end of the Indus occupation and the Early Historic occupation, it is unlikely that the site was ever totally abandoned due to its high position on the plain and the protection it afforded against flood.
There have been some suggestions that the entire site was destroyed by floods (see Raikes and Dales, Bibliography) but this theory has not been substantiated by later research.
The region around Moen-jo-Daro was inhabited throughout the Early Historic period and numerous historical villages and towns are located near the mound today.
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Some historic buildings in Larkana city
A glance on the map of Sindh reveals that Larkana, from location point of view enjoys a strategic position. After Karachi, it is largest city on the west bank of river Indus in Sindh. It lies on 27o 33' 40.4" North latitude and 68o 12' 30.8" East longitude at an elevation of about 167 ft from the sea level. The city is located in upper Sindh at a distance of about 85 km south west of Sukkur and about 400 km in north of Karachi. Important towns in the vicinity of Larkana include Dokri, Naudero, Ratodero, Qambar, Bakrani, Shahdadkot, Badah and Miro Khan.
http://www.larkana.gov.pk/'Hujaee nano ta ghum Larkano' if you have the money, then visit Larkana. That's one of the most popular sayings by which Larkana has been fampus right from its existence. Known to be a poetic city with a romantic aura in the air, Larkana projected a loving feeling despite the fact that it lacked the beauty or precision seen in Shikarpur or Karachi. Larkana has been famous for the Guawa fruit production. But above and all these descriptions, Larkana derives its historical importance from the fact that it is the actual cradle in Sindh to the mother of all civilisations, namely 'Moen-jo-Daro' or the mound of the Dead, which is located in the vicinity of Larkana. Larkana was founded about 300y ago by a a tribe of Sindh called "Laraks" on the banks of the Ghaad Waah, which was dug at the behest of the kalhora rulers, it had fruit and flower garden along it and in time settlers lile the sailors from 'Laar' came and settled down here which got the place christened Larkana. http://www.oocities.org/siyal/larkana.htm  |
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Inside View- CMC- Chandka Medical College larkana
It was Friday, the 20th
April, 1973 when people of Larkana witnessed an inauguration ceremony of
Chandka Medical College. It was the fourth Medical College of the
Province. This was the earnest need of upper Sindh. At the time of
independence, there was only one Medical College in the province of Sindh
i.e. Dow Medical College, Karachi. In 1951,an other Medical Institution in
the of Sindh Medical School came into existence, which later on was
converted to Liaquat Medical College, Jamshoro. As both the Medical
Colleges were far from upper Sindh, Peoples Particularly the poor had
difficulty to go a long way for treatment, so a need for a new college &
hospital was long felt to provide the health facility to the area deprived
off in the past. Now this college provides facilities not only to upper
Sindh but a large adjoining area of Balochistan province and also a part
of lower Punjab.
“Chandka” was the old name Larkana, that was derived from Chandio
tribute which is the oldest tribe residing in this areas. The college was
established in a building, which already existed as Government Polytechnic
Institute & D.C. High School Larkana, which were converted in to
Chandka Medical College, with Prof. Ali Mohammad Ansari as 1st
Principal & P.D. the building comprised of ground floor and 1st
floor. On the ground floor, in the center there was an Auditorium Hall,
with a capacity of 00 persons. The left side block was given to Anatomy
and on top of it Physiology was established. On the right of Auditorium
Hall, Administration Block was setup with Biochemistry and Girls common
room on the top.
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| Swimming Pool in Sambara Inn Larkana dating back to early 1972 built by then Prime Minister Pakistan Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto primarily for foreign dignitaries on tour to Larkana- courtesy Life in Larkana |
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| Larkana Girls College- Inside View |
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| High Court City Block |
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Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto (Grand father of Z.A.Bhutto) Library,
with my friends and foes spent unlimited hours thinking , planning and re-planning silly future plans.
This library was
established in 1984 as a result of efforts made by (Late) Mohammad
Hashim Memon, Deputy Commissioner Larkana. First phase of library was
established in 1976 and 2nd phase in 1993-94. Salient features of this
library are as under:
Reference Hall.... Auditorium. Children Section.C.S.S Section.P.C.S Section.Ladies Section.Newspaper & Periodical Section.Books Section / Stack Section – 1.Books Section / stack section – 2.Entry Test section.
About 600 students visit this library daily. Out of them about 5
readers qualify CSS examinations yearly and sufficient students qualify
other competitive examinations. http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Dso6T3cWrW0
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| later addition to sir shah nawaz bhutto library, reading section |
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| City Court old Block |
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| Moen jo Daro International Airport.. though least look like one a midst constant political imbroglio |
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| Entrance to Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto Library |
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| Sukarno Tower (presented by Turk President Mustaffa Kamal Atta Turk) |
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Larkana Railway Station
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| LINAR- Larkana Institue of Nuclear Medicine And Radiotherpay Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission established LINAR as its fifth Nuclear Medical Centerat Larkana in the year 1978 to provide diagnostic and treatment facilities for benign and malignant diseases to the patients belonging to Upper Sindh, lower Punjab and lower Balauchistan.According to 1998 Census, LINAR covered about 13391 sq km and offer the diagnostic and therapeutic facilities to 16 million population (approx} In 2008 the new cases were registered in nuclear medicine department were 6751 and follow-up patients were 2088 where as in radiotherapy department registration of new patients was 1491 and follow-up was 10453.Larkana Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy (LINAR) is situated on the West Bank of Rice Canal adjacent to Shaikh Zaid Women Hospital. LINAR is spread over an area of9.5 Acres ofland. As it is located in hot zone of the country, the building is centrally Air-conditioned for the convenience of cancer patients. LINAR is equipped with modern instruments required for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients. |
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| City Court old block |
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Szabist Larkana campus.
The new campus of SZABIST at Larkana opened in August 2004. It has a covered area of over 86,000 sq. feet and has an air-conditioned custom built auditorium, library, laboratories, classrooms, and cafeteria with separate hostel facilities for girls & boys. Current offering at SZABIST Larkana Campus includes BBA (Day), BS(Day), MBA (Evening) and EMBA.he Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology is a non-profit, publicly and privately funded, Independently chartered, graduate institute of science and technology. It has been established with the objectives of producing highly qualified scientific and technical personnel to meet the country’s requirements; of conducting state-of- the-art scientific and technological research and development in support of the private and public sector; of providing high-tech scientific and technological assistance to the Pakistan industry to enable it to compete with the world industries in global trading; of providing highly trained scientific and technological personnel to be able to attract the growth of high-tech industries and foreign and Pakistani investment; and of providing a sound socio-economic and scientific base and infrastructure to Pakistan to be able to meet the economic and technological challenges of the 21st century. |
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Larkana-Khairpur Bridge.
The bridge is another story of long delayed project completed after generations.
It is said that Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto had planned to construct five bridges on Indus River to boost economic activities in Sindh Province. The UAE had gifted Naudero Sugar Mills to Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, and he wanted to connect the east and west bank of the Indus to provide logistic support to sugarcane growers, sugar mills, and other commodity traders.
Benazir Bhutto took initiative to fulfil the idea of ZA Bhutto and even allocated funds for the project, but it was again delayed due to change of government.
Finally General Pervez Mushrraf realised that the project will connect Sindh Province to Gwadar and boost the trade activities in upper Sindh. Though design of the project was changed, Pervez Musharaff got the bridge project rolling.
President Asif Ali Zardari performed the inauguration of Larkana-Khairpur Bridge project on River Indus, near Puranaabad Village in Larkana District.The total cost of the project is Rs 1,444.928 million and has been completed in 30 months’ time.The total length of the bridge is 1.222 kms and it will reduce the distance between Larkana and Khairpur from 128 km to 55 km.
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| Rice cultivation in Larkana- one among the richest sources |
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| One of the oldest civilization of the world about 5000 years old- Moen-jo-Daro ( the mound of the Dead)
Moen Jo dare or Mohan Jo Daro, is the site of the great Indus civilizationwhich flourished as the earliest Urban culture in 3000 - 1700 BC. Known as Harrappan Culture. We have a large No. of detailed sites well laid by the expert archaeologists. Indus civilization was probably the most advanced urban culture in the past , From the sites we can see the complete planning of the city, a separate area for Administration/ state, a rich residential area, Industrial area and an area for poor or workers. All the streets present an excellent grid system and were maintained with covered drainage , Dustbins and Market places. It is also proved that they had binary system of weights.
The state was very strict. We don't see any difference in weights found from different sites. Taxes were collected in form of wheat, Barley 0r same, and mud pots were sealed to prove the clearance of dues. The used a language with 300 Different semi pictographic characters, which are not read yet. Further details can be read or had from us at any time.
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