Forts in Pakistan

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Lahore fort

 

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Shagai Fort, KP
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Fort Of Naun Kot, Sindh

 

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Lahore

 

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Altit Fort ... view Hunza

 

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Baltit Fort

 

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Fort Of Naun Kot , Sindh

 

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Rohtas Fort is a 16th-century fortress located near the city of Jhelum in the Pakistani province of Punjab.The fortress was built during the reign of Sher Shah Suri between 1541 and 1548. The fort was also designed to suppress the local Gakhar tribes of the Potohar region. The Gakhar tribes were allies of the Mughal Empire, and refused to recognize the suzerainty of Sher Shah Suri. The fort is one of the largest and most formidable in the subcontinent. Rohtas Fort was never stormed by force, and has survived remarkably intact

Pic by: Muzammal Hussain Toori

 

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Derawar Fort

 

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Rohtas Fort

By Khaleeq ur Rehman

 

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All these forts need to be given to the army. They can renovate them and keep people in there. Strick rules should be followed on the use of these forts. An example would be qila bala hisar

 

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Rohtas fort

 

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Aerial View of Rohtas Fort 16th-century fortress located near the city of Jhelum in the Pakistani province of Punjab.The fortress was built during the reign of the Pashtun king Sher Shah Suri between 1541 and 1548 in order to help subdue the rebellious tribes of the Potohar region of northern Punjab that were loyal to the Mughal crown. The fort is one of the largest and most formidable in the subcontinent.Rohtas Fort was never stormed by force, and has survived remarkably intact.

The fort is known for its large defensive walls, and several monumental gateways. Rohtas Fort was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1997 for being an "exceptional example of the Muslim military architecture of Central and South Asia

 

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1860s: A View of Attock Fort
British Library (Macnabb Collection)

1870s: Bakhar fort, across the Indus river - Sukkur, Sind

1910s: Fort Sialkot City,

1920s: Kohat Fort, Kohat

 

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1880s: Jamrud Fort - Khyber Pass