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On the occasion of the 2nd Islamic Summit held at Lahore on 22 February 1974, thirty-nine heads of Muslim states offered their Friday prayers in the Badshahi Mosque, including, among others, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan, Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Muammar Gaddafi, Yasser Arafat, and Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah of Kuwait.
The Shab Bhar Mosque (Urdu: شب بهر مسجد; meaning "Overnight mosque") is a colonial era mosque in the Shah Alami neighbourhood of Lahore, Pakistan. The mosque is said to have been built overnight, following a dispute between local Hindus and Muslims in 1917.
During Pre Islamic era in Pakistan, there was a prominent population of Hindus, especially in provinces in Punjab and Sindh. The important temples built during that era include: The Shri Katas Raj Temples ( Punjabi , Urdu : شری کٹاس راج مندر ) also known as Qila Katas ( قلعہ کٹاس ), [ 8 ] is a complex of several Hindu ...
The first formal step taken to transform Pakistan into an ideological Islamic state was in March 1949 when the country's first Prime Minister, Liaquat Ali Khan, introduced the Objectives Resolution in the Constituent Assembly. [35] The Objectives Resolution declared that sovereignty over the entire universe belongs to God Almighty. [36]
Moti Masjid (Punjabi, Urdu: موتی مسجد), one of the "Pearl Mosques", is a 17th-century religious building located inside the Lahore Fort, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.It is a small, white marble structure built by Mughal emperor Jahangir and modified by the architects of Shah Jahan, [1] and is among his prominent extensions (such as Sheesh Mahal and Naulakha pavilion) to the Lahore Fort ...
This mosque was built as a Jami mosque for those attending the court. [11] Construction began in 1611 and lasted until 1614. [12] The mosque remained frequented for prayer by the Mughal nobility and the common man alike for more than two hundred years until it turned into a gunpowder factory.
The constitution of 1956 made Pakistan an Islamic democratic country. Pakistan faced a civil war and Indian military intervention in 1971 resulting in the secession of East Pakistan as the new country of Bangladesh. The country has also unresolved territorial disputes with India, resulting in four conflicts.
22 October: Battle of Muzaffarabad ends in a Pakistani victory and Muzaffarabad is made the capital of Azad Kashmir. 27 October: Indian Air troops land in Kashmir as the Maharajah declares accession of Kashmir to India. November: Operation Datta Khel is carried out. Gilgit is annexed into Pakistan. 3 November: