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[edit] Introduction
My various interests include collecting: stamp collecting, coin collecting and banknotes; genealogy, history especially the British rule in what is now Pakistan, geography, travelling, photography and religion.
Most of my contributions on Wikipedia relate either to Pakistan or to one of my interests.
[edit] Sandboxes
I will occasionally put articles that I am currently working on, in my Sandboxes, for any suggestions or comments.
- 1. Postage Stamps of Pakistan /Sandbox - please don't make any edits to this - I am currently working offline on it. (18/03/09)
- 2. Karachi under the British (1839 - 1947) /Sandbox2
- 3. /Sandbox3
[edit] Independence Day
It is a common misconception that Pakistan was founded on 14 August 1947 and India on 15 August 1947. Both countries came into being on the same day and at the same time, midnight, 14 August 1947.
Pakistan's first independence day celebrations were celebrated on that day. The first commemorative postage stamps of the country, released in July 1948, gave 15 August 1947 as independence day. You can see them here. Pakistan's accession to International Air Transit Agreement (1945) was also on 15 August 1947, note 9 on pg 4.
It is not sure when and why, but sometime before the 2nd anniversary, the government changed the date to 14 August and it has been celebrated ever since.
The Quaid took oath as the Governor General of Pakistan on 15 August 1947. Lord Mountbatten came to the official ceremonies which were held before 15 August 1947 in Karachi as he could not be in two places on the same day.
The above is an explanation for my changes to wikipedia relating to Pakistan's independence day. I would appreciate if in the interest of historical accuracy, my edits are left to reflect this possition.
[edit] Contributions
Personalities
Geography
History
Organisations
Stamps
[edit] Initiated/Wantlist
[edit] Biographies
- A.C. Woolner, VC University of Punjab, Lahore (prepartition)
- A. McHinch
- Adil Salahuddin, stamp designer
- Arthur Younghusband
- Bhai Ram Singh, architect
- C.F. Boulton, army officer, Karachi administrator (prepartition)
- Evan James, Commissioner in Sindh
- Francis Dawes Melville Commissioner in Sindh
- Francis Mudie
- Henry Napier Bruce Erskine
- Horace Charles Mules
- Hugh Dow Governor of Sind, Dow Medical College named after him
- John Ellerton Stocks
- Jonathan Duncan Inverarity
- Khalifa Mohammad Asadullah, Librarian of Imperial Library (prepartition)
- Lancelot Graham
- Richard Keith Pringle
- Robert Giles
- Saeed Akhtar, painter
- Seth Edulji Dinshaw, philanthropist
- Seth Jehangir Hormusji Kothari
- Salahuddin Mian Pakistan's first ceramist
- Samuel Mansfield
- Sheherezade Alam Pakistan's first female ceramist.
- William Henry Havelock
- William Merewether, Commissioner in Sindh, Merewether Tower
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[edit] Organisations
[edit] Stamps
[edit] Cemeteries
[edit] Miscellaneous
[edit] About me
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This user has a website, which can be found here. |
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This user does not smoke. |
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This user is a
Pakistani Wikipedian |
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[edit] Beliefs
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This user advocates use of the death penalty for certain criminal offenses. |
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[edit] Languages
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This user is a native speaker of English. |
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This user is a native speaker of Urdu. |
[edit] My Interests
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This user edits Islam-related pages. |
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This user is interested in historical research. |
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This user is interested in the History of Pakistan |
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This user is interested in maps. |
[edit] Hobbies/Other
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This user plays Risk. |
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This user is a fan of Heroes. Ordinary people discovering extraordinary abilities. |
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This user contributes using Mozilla |
[edit] My travelogue
[edit] Projects
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This user is a member of the Numismatics WikiProject, a WikiProject which aims to expand coverage of numismatics on Wikipedia. Please feel free to join. |
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