Rural Pakistan.

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Interesting. Where is this? Is the track purpose built, or was it laid for something else, and now used for this?

 

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Interesting. Where is this? Is the track purpose built, or was it laid for something else, and now used for this?

Gangapur is a small village in the Faisalabad district of Punjab. It has a unique horse tramway connecting the village with the nearest railway station, Buchiana, about 2 miles (3 km) away.

The tramway dates from the 19th century and was in operation until 1998 when it fell into disuse owing to lack of funding to keep the track in repair. Now, the track has been restored and the horse tram resumed service in 2010.

Chak Number 591-GB is a small village in Faisalabad Division. It is also called Gangapur - named after the famous philanthropist and engineer Sir Ganga Ram. Some text on the web suggests that Sir Ganga Ram owned the village of Gangapur (confirmation needed). It is said that he was a landlord here and turned it into a model village of the late 19th century. He introduced modern agricultural means and machinery of the time to Gangapur. One such machine was a heavy duty Electrical Motor which was installed in 1898 on Gogira branch canal to pump water for agriculture. This motor was brought to Gangapur from Lahore by railways and this is where the story of our today’s post starts. The nearest Railway Station from Gangapur is another village called Buchiana (101 km from Lahore on Sheikhupura - Shorkot branch line). From Buchiana to Gangapur the distance is approximately 3 kilometers and in 1890s there were no means available to transport a heavy electrical motor from Buchiana Railway Station to Gangapur. Therefore Sir Ganga Ram ordered a special railway track to be built for the purpose between the two villages and a horse-driven trolley was used to transport this electric motor to Gangapur. After the motor was installed, the horse driven trolley remained in operation to transport people between the two villages. Therefore the horse driven trolley that we see in the photo is now 112 years old (built in 1898). It remained in continuous operation for 100 years until 1998 when financial problems and disrepair of track and trolley put an end to the service. That was until yesterday. After 12 years of dis-repair and non-service the horse tram of Gangapur has now been rehabilitated and put back into service in 2010.

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Rawalpindi in 1950's

 

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کاش یہ دن پھر واپس آئیں
جب مکان کچے اور لوگ سچے تھے

 

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Haircut Desi style..
What a cute and simple style.

 

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Really miss this food...........................

 

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Inside a Baloch house

Men in a market in Balochistan

Gidaans in Chagai desert

 

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Apricots are being dried on rooftops in a distant village of Baltistan known as Yugo.

 

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Organic Sugar Process in village Sakheer Gojra Punjab


History of Organic Sugar Process :

First time Alexander the great came in Indian subcontinent in 326 BC some one present Organic Solid Brown Sugar with Pan Cake ( Gurr or Rotti ) He taste & says i am eating first time very hard honey that's mean Greek people don't know about Organic sugar in 326 BC . Think about it how rich our Punjabi culture & Heritage today Britisher & Europeans says their self very educated & mart breed of the world . But if we check ancient history of subcontinent we are much better & well civilized then Europeans & Americans , Latinos .Thats mean Punjabis know sugar process before Alexander arrival more then 326 BC .

Organic Sugar Process in village Sakheer Gojra Punjab Pakistan .

Rural Punjabi House ....

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Sindh

 

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Mud Houses | Natural Punjab Village | Rural Life In Pakistan

beautiful life no stress, no worries, just a beautiful life . love it

 

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