If the emulation of English gentlemen is the yardstick of suaveness, then yes the people of those days appear more civilized and cultured. It took us just a couple of decades to destroy the little civilization the British masters had left behind.
c. 1954: #Pakistan#Cricket Team during visit to #England, Lords Cricket Ground. In Photo, can be seen Imtiaz Ahmad and Hanif Muhamad
Photo Courtesy: Zaigham Imtiaz
From left to right: Fazal Mahmood, Zulfiqar Ahmad, Imtiaz Ahmad, Mahmood Husain, Maqsood Ahmad, Khalid Hasan, Haneef Mohammad, Mohammad Aslam (?), Wazeer Mohammad and Aleemuddin.
Vibrant Pakistani wedding in an American setting!
Syed Baber Ali, a well-known Pakistani businessman and former Finance Minister of Pakistan, held his wedding ceremony at the Pakistan Embassy in Washington DC in 1954. Did you know that U.S. President Richard Nixon and his wife attended the wedding? Wonderful!
Shireen Jinnah (Sister of Quaid-e-Azam) on the wedding ceremony of Muhammad Aslam Jinnah (Grandson-in-Law of Nathu Jinnah who was uncle of Muhammad Ali Jinnah) with Munawar Sultana
Former Cricketer Captain Abdul Hafeez Kardar (Late) with Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto at Qaddafi Stadium #Lahore during 1st test vs new Zealand. 1976: miandad's debut.