Pakistan In Pictures

The Faisal Mosque in Islamabad is the largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and one of the largest mosques in the world. It was the largest mosque in the world from 1986 to 1993 when overtaken in size by the completion of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. Subsequent expansions of the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) of Mecca and the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque) in Medina, Saudi Arabia during the 1990s relegated Faisal Mosque to fourth place in terms of size. It is conceived as the National Mosque of Pakistan.

  The Karakoram Highway is the highest paved international road in the world. It connects China and Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, at an altitude of 4,693 m/15,397 ft as confirmed by both SRTM and multiple GPS readings. It connects China's Xinjiang region with Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan and also serves as a popular tourist attraction. Due to its high elevation and the difficult conditions in which it was constructed, it is also referred to as the "8th Wonder of the World."

Karachi.

  Tent pegging, A passion of Punjabi and a thrilling game, very famous in central Punjab.

Cafe Bistro opens in Lahore:

  Alyzeh and Amna Babar.PHOTO : COURTESY VOILA PR

Nur, Mathira and Ayesha.PHOTO : COURTESY VOILA PR

Pakistan In Pictures

 

Wheel of misfortune: The 82-year-old Olympian who drives a rickshaw

LAHORE: Former cyclist Mohammad Ashiq has shaken hands with prime ministers, competed at two Olympic Games and won several medals at home and abroad, including a silver medal at the Asian Games. He now drives a rickshaw and struggles to keep the wheels of his life turning. A message is plastered across the canopy of his vehicle: “Those nations that do not respect their heroes never prosper.”

 

Pakistan's first private train service embarks on maiden voyage

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani waves the green flag to signal the departure of Business Express, which he inaugurated in Lahore on February 3, 2012. PHOTO: AFP

M2 Motorway from Lahore to Islamabad.

M1 Motorway from Islamabad to Peshawar.

Karachi: Hens, ostriches, dogs, camels and others animals crowded at the Expo Centre on Saturday January 28, 2012. PHOTOS: MOHAMMAD NOMAN/EXPRESS