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12 March: Lahore church bombings, more than 72 killed. 5 April: April 2010 U.S consulate and ANP attack, 50 killed. 2010 Timergarah bombings, 46 killed. 10 April: Pakistan adopts the 18th amendment to the Constitution, stripping President Asif Ali Zardari of key powers. The military kills 100 people in an air raid on a Taliban area in the north ...
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A map outlining historical sites in Pakistan. The History of Pakistan prior to its independence in 1947 spans several millennia and covers a vast geographical area known as the Greater Indus region. [1] Anatomically modern humans arrived in what is now Pakistan between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago. [2]
Mehrgarh (c. 7000 BCE - 2000 BCE), from Neolithic age, in Balochistan is one of the earliest sites with evidence of agriculture and village structure. [2]Ghaggar-Hakra (c. 6000 BCE) Artifacts Found in Hakra Civilization also date back to the same period of Mehrgarh.
Located in Punjab's Montgomery district on the banks of the Ravi River (Pakistan). [27] Excavations have been done at Cemetry-37 and Stone Dancing Natraja. The first town to be thoroughly excavated and examined is a major Indus Valley Civilisation settlement with granaries, coffin burials, and a plethora of artefacts.
1955 – City becomes capital of West Pakistan. [30] 1959 – Gaddafi Stadium built. 1964 – 26 November: Pakistan Television Lahore Station inaugurated. [citation needed] 1965 – Indo-Pakistani War. 1968 – Minar-e-Pakistan constructed in Iqbal Park. 1970 Lahore Stock Exchange founded. Pakistan Monitor newspaper begins publication. [16]
1975– Pakistan Naval Station Mehran (military base) commissioned. 1978 All Pakistan Muttahidda Students Organization founded. [43] Star Cinema opens in Saddar district. [44] Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry headquartered in city. [citation needed] 1979– Abdul Sattar Afghani becomes Mayor of Karachi. [30] 1980 Orangi Pilot Project ...
Indus Valley Civilisation Alternative names Harappan civilisation ancient Indus Indus civilisation Geographical range Basins of the Indus river, Pakistan and the seasonal Ghaggar-Hakra river, eastern Pakistan and northwestern India Period Bronze Age South Asia Dates c. 3300 – c. 1300 BCE Type site Harappa Major sites Harappa, Mohenjo-daro, Dholavira, and Rakhigarhi Preceded by Mehrgarh ...