9-5 -47-India- Armed soldiers join Moslem refugees as they crowd one of the very few modern vehicles on the trek to the Moslem state of Pakistan.
15th August 1947 In the absence of an embassy building in England, the High Commissioner of the newly created independent state of Pakistan performs the first flag-raising ceremony at Lancaster House in London.
17th August 1947 Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876 - 1948) is sworn in as Governor-General of the new Muslim-Dominion of Pakistan at Government House in Karachi
18th August 1947 Sirdan Abdur Rab Nishter signs the document creating the Muslim republic of Pakistan.
A Muslim League National Guard helps a muslim family fill their water containers before their train to Pakistan leaves Delhi station. Special trains are to take 600 Delhi muslims for relocation to Pakistan following the partition.
Circa 1946 Closeup of plaque on an old military cannon which reads ZAMZAMAH OR BHANCIAN-WALI TOP. MADE AT LAHORE IN 1761 A.D. OR 1174 A. H., in front of the Jubilee Museum & Technical Institute, Prince Albert Memorial Museum
Circa 1946 Butcher brandishing a switch over cuts of meat to keep the flies away in his stall at market
Circa 1946 Goats loll around the feet of woman looking over fabrics at stall in market. (
Circa 1946 Barber appraising growth on man's face before giving him a shave in market place.
Circa 1946 Man cooking food over a brazier in the bkgd. as men sit down at counter to partake of dishes covered by cheesecloth at food stall in market.
Circa 1946 Man preparing meat & flower as he gets reading to cook a meal.
Circa 1946 Moslems taking water fr. pool in front of a Mosque
Circa 1946 Pedestrian traffic on the street
Circa 1946 Two men sleeping on the street
December 1947 Armed Pathan tribesmen waiting on road between Peshawar & Rawalpindi for their leader Batcha Gul, of the Mohman tribe, to arrive w. trucks and extra ammo, to lead them into battle in Kashmir during their struggle for independence..
December 1947 Miangul Abdul Wadud, Wali of Swat (1882 - 1971), leaning on his walking stick while posing w. members of his state police.
December 1947 Clerk helping Malik (Chief) of Swat Ranezai tribe, place his inked thumb print as his signature on the agreement document to their accession to the govt. of Pakistan during Jirga
December 1947 Crowd of Hindu refugees crowding dock as they prepare to ship out for new homes in Bombay. (
December 1947 Armed Pathan tribesmen waiting on road between Peshawar & Rawalpindi for their leader Batcha Gul, of the Mohman tribe, to arrive w. trucks and extra ammo, to lead them into battle in Kashmir during their struggle for independence..
KARACHI,INDIA - JULY 1943 Local workers unload a Douglas Dakota Transport airplane at the U.S. Army Air Force Base in Karachi,India.
KARACHI,INDIA - JULY 1943 Crew of the B-24 liberator pose at the plane at the U.S. Army Air Force Base in Karachi,India.
May 1946 Speaker addressing crowd of Indians incl. some Sikhs on platform emblazoned w. PAKISTAN OR DIE at Moslem League rally for autonomy in the British govt.'s plan for India's Independence, at Anglo-Arabic College
Mohamed Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan, visiting various sections of his country
Mosque of Wazir Khan, Lahore', circa 1942. Mosque of Wazir Khan, Pakistan circa 1634. The mosque contains some of the finest examples of Qashani (mosaic) tile work from the Mughal period (1555-1857
Mr Jinnah on a car ride with a Parsi friend Courtesy Dr Ghulam nabi Qazi
Street in Lahore, the capital of the Panjab', circa 1942.
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