Hiran Minar 4

Hiran Minar

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January 31st 2008
It all happened on an impulse. I had finished watching Bollywood's flick "Waris Shah." The movie was so touching that I decided to pay homage to the deceased saint. So I set out to visit the tomb of Waris Shah. While returning back to Lahore I stopped over at "Hiran Minar." This Moghul-era garden is situated at the outskirts of Sheikhupura. It was built during the period of Shah Jehan (the s ... read more

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The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with two sections West and East) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan have fought two wars - in 1947-48 and 1965 - over the disput... ... read more