Hundreds of Exclusive Jinnah Pictures

I was searching online for pictures of young Pakistan and came across a great online album filled with over 300 unique pictures of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. As i admire Jinnah greatly i can tell you that these are very rare pics and very exclusive. Most of the pictures include a brief description of what is going on in the picture and/or when it was taken. The link is below and i highly recommend you go through them.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Album

Here are some of my favorite pics from the album:

International Islamic University [Islamabad]

The International Islamic University in Islamabad is an international seat of Islamic learning in Pakistan to provide every opportunity for an all round and harmonious development of individuals and society and reconstruction of human thought in all its forms on the foundation of Islam. The foundation of the International Islamic University was laid on November 11, 1980. The desire to produce scholar and practitioners, imbued with Islamic Learning, character and personality, and capable to meet the economic, social, political, technological and intellectual needs of the Muslim Ummah are the goals of this university. The university is located around the domineering Faisal Mosque.

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The Famous Roosevelt Hotel In New York City Is Owned By Pakistan

Wow, I did not know this until recently; The famous Roosevelt hotel which is shown in famous hollywood films as The French Connection, Hanky Panky, Quiz Show, Boiler Room, Maid in Manhattan and 1408 is owned by no one else but the Pakistani Government! Shocking indeed but very interesting. It is infact owned by Pakistan International Airlines [PIA], which is owned by the Pakistani Government. Here's a brief history of the Roosevelt hotel with some useful links and facts as well as some pictures of the hotel.

History:
The Roosevelt Hotel was at one time linked with Grand Central Station by way of an underground passage that connected the hotel to the train terminal. Guy Lombardo performed “Auld Lang Syne” for the first time in the hotel’s Roosevelt Grill, and Lawrence Welk began his career at the Roosevelt Hotel. From 1943 to 1955 the Roosevelt Hotel served as the New York City office and residence of Governor Thomas E. Dewey. Dewey's primary residence was his farm in upstate New York, but he used Suite 1527 in the Roosevelt to conduct most of his official business in the city. In the famous 1948 United States presidential election, Dewey, his family, and staff listened to the election returns in Suite 1527 of the Roosevelt; in the election Dewey lost to incumbent President Harry Truman in one of the greatest political upsets in American history. Since 1979, the hotel had been leased by the Pakistan International Airlines through its investment arm PIA Investments Ltd., with an option to purchase the building after 20 years. Prince Faisal bin Khalid Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia was one of the investors in the 1979 deal. In 2005, PIA bought out its partner in a deal that included the prince's share in Hotel Scribe in Paris in exchange for $40 million and PIA's share of the Riyadh Minhal Hotel (a Holiday Inn located on property owned by the prince).

After a major $65 million renovation, in July 2007 PIA announced that it was putting the hotel up for sale for $1 billion. It was reported that the property would be marketed by New York-based real estate company Cushman & Wakefield.
Facts:

• There are a total of 1,015 rooms in the hotel, including 52 suites, one of which (the Presidential Suite) has 3,900 square feet (360 m²) with four bedrooms, a kitchen, formal living and dining areas, and a wrap-around terrace.
• The rooms are traditionally decorated, with mahogany wood furniture and light-colored bed coverings.
• The "Roosevelt Grill" serves American food and regional specialties for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The "Madison Club Lounge" has a 30-foot (9.1 m) mahogany bar, stained glass windows and a pair of fireplaces. There is also a cafe (Ferraras Cafe).
• The Roosevelt has 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) of meeting and exhibit space, including two ballrooms and 17 additional meeting rooms ranging in size from 300 – 1,100 sq ft (100 m2). It offers a business center which provides Internet access, fax services, secretarial services, copy services and shipping services.
• Other services include a concierge, a 24-hour fitness center, safety deposit boxes, valet laundry, valet or self-parking, and 15 retail tenants, including a Bostonian Shoes.
• The New York City hotel opened on September 22, 1924. The hotel closed in 1995 and reopened in 1997 after a $65-million extensive renovation.

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Nanga Parbat

Located in the Northern Areas, Nanga Parbat is the 9th highest mountain on Earth. Nanga Parbat means "Naked Mountain" in Urdu. It is also known as the "Killer Mountain", Nanga Parbat was one of the deadliest of the Eight-thousanders for climbers in the first half of the twentieth century; since that time it has been less so, though still an extremely serious climb. It is also an immense, dramatic peak that rises far above its surrounding terrain.

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The Israeli Holocaust

Ok, this post doesn't have much to do with Pakistan but it is so intense and saddening that i had to share it. Last year over 1,300+ Palestinians were butchered by the hands of Israeli forces. What is more saddening is that all the world did was watch, even all those middle-eastern countries that swore Palestinians arabs as their brothers. There were protests in Pakistan and Iran and other parts of the world but the middle east and the world stood silent. The only nation to do anything was surprisingly: Venezuela. Seeing Israel trying to clean out the Palestinian race Venezuela expelled it's Israeli ambassador and cutted of all it's ties with Israel. It's pretty sad that the Arab nations in the middle-east with all the money and oil in the world stood quiet and a country that has barely anything to do with Islam or Muslims made a stand. Hitler once said "I could have annihilated all the Jews in the world,but i left some of them so you will know why i was killing them". Sounds racist and bad cause there are good Jews, but was he wrong? The Jewish nation is doing exactly what hitler was doing to them just 50 years back. Here are a few pics from last year's holocaust, I don't cry much but these pics made me cry. Leave comments as i want to see your reactions towards this. [CLICK 2 ENLARGE THE PICS]

The Final Moments of a Son and his Mother in Palestine.
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Wazir Khan Masjid

The Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, is famous for its extensive faience tile work. It has been described as ' a mole on the cheek of Lahore'. It was built in seven years, starting around 1634-1635 A.D., during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan. It was built by Shaikh Ilm-ud-din Ansari, a native of Chiniot, who rose to be the court physician to Shah Jahan and later, the Governor of Lahore. He was commonly known as Wazir Khan. (The word wazir means minister in Urdu.) The mosque is located inside the Inner City and is easiest accessed from Delhi Gate.

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