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  Bahawalpur travel guide
It was the capital of the former princely state of Bahawalpur.
This park, 36 kms to the east of Bahawalpur, is a combination of a natural lake and a beautiful forest on 77480 acres of land on both sides of the Bahawal canal having watchtowers, catching ground, tourist huts, rest-houses, camping grounds and treks for the visitors and lovers of adventure.
The region surrounding Bahawalpur to the west, called the Sindh, is a fertile alluvial tract in the Sutlej River valley that is irrigated by floodwaters, planted with groves of date palms, and thickly populated.
www.world66.com /asia/southasia/pakistan/bahawalpur   (4241 words)

  
  State of Bahawalpur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The State of Bahawalpur was a princely state of the Punjab in what is now Pakistan, stretching along the southern bank of the Sutlej and Indus Rivers, with its capital city at Bahawalpur.
The state was counted amongst the Punjab states rather than the neighbouring Rajputana states (now Rajasthan) to the southeast.
The state acceded to Pakistan on 7 October 1947 and was merged into the province of West Pakistan on 14 October 1955.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/State_of_Bahawalpur   (416 words)

  
 Princely States Report > Archived Features > Military Uniforms of the British Indian Army   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Bahawalpur is a Musalman state lying to the south-west of the Punjab with an area of 15,000 square miles and a population of about one million.
The Jodhpur State Forces consist of one regiment of Lancers, an Infantry battalion and a Transport corps.
Mysore is one of the two largest States in Southern India, having an area of 30,000 square miles and a population of 6,500,000.
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 PTDC (BAHAWALPUR CITY INFORMATION)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The founder of the state of Bahawalpur was Nawab Bahawal Khan Abbasi I. The Abbasi family ruled over the State for more than 200 years (1748 to 1954).
During the rule of the last Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V, Bahawalpur State was merged with Pakistan in 1954.
Bahawalpur was formerly the capital of the state and now is the District and Divisional Headquarters of Bahawalpur Division.
www.tourism.gov.pk /d_bahawalpur.html   (112 words)

  
 Islamia University Bahawalpur [About Bahawalpur]
Bahawalpur is well-known for its leading role in the promotion of quality education today, from Dini Madaris to a full fledged University, Vocational, Technical and Professional Institutions.
Bahawalpur is the Divisional Head quarter of Punjab located in the South of the province.
It is residential headquarter of the NAWABS of Bahawalpur.
www.iub.edu.pk /About_Bahawalpur.html   (912 words)

  
 bahawal3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
1826 - 1852 H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi III Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur, eldest son of H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi II Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur, educ.
1852 - 1853 H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi III Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur.
1853 - 1858 H.H. Hafiz ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nawab Amir Fateh Muhammad Khan Abbasi Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur.
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 Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur is a city of Pakistan (1998 pop.
For the State (including its philately), see Bahawalpur State.
The city was founded in 1748 by Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi I[?], whose descendants ruled the area, until it joined Pakistan in 1947.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ba/Bahawalpur.html   (116 words)

  
 PESHAWAR STAMP SOCIETY
The State of Bahawalpur was a princely state of the Punjab in Pakistan, stretching along the southern bank of the Sutlej and Indus Rivers, with its capital city at Bahawalpur.
The state was founded in 1701 by a family that was reputed to be of Arabic origin.
The state acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan 7 October 1947 and was merged into the state of West Pakistan 14 October 1955.
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 History Of Rahim Yar Khan
Amir Mohammad Bahawal Khan I, (1 746-1 949) ascended the throne in 1 746.
Bahawalpur was plundered by Durranis, the town was burnt and destroyed.
In 1842 Parganas of Kot Sabzal and Ghung Bhara lost by the state in 1807, were conquered by the British from the Mirs of Sindh and resorted to Bahawalpur state by Sr.
brain.com.pk /~rahimyarkhan/historyofryk.htm   (1603 words)

  
 Travel & Tourism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Bahawalpur has a modest museum having a fine collection of coins, medals, postage stamps of former State of Bahawalpur, manuscripts, documents, inscriptions, wood carvings, camel skin paintings, historical models and stone carving etc. of Islamic and pre-Islamic period.
East of Bahawalpur is the Patt, or Bar, a tract of land considerably higher than the adjoining valley.
Bahawalpur has one of the best Stadiums in Pakistan having fine cricket ground, two football grounds, one basketball ground and six lawn tennis courts and a covered swimming pool.
www.ptv.com.pk /webptv/travel-tourism4detail.asp   (625 words)

  
 BAHAWALPUR
During the rule of the last Nawab Sir Sadiq Khan Abbasi V, Bahawalpur State was merged with Pakistan in 1954.
Bahawalpur has a modest museum with a fine collection of coins, medals, postage stamps of former state of Bahawalpur, manuscripts, documents, inscriptions, wood carvings, camel skin paintings, historical models and stone carvings etc. of Islamic and pre-Islamic period.
Bahawalpur has one of the finest stadiums in the country having fine cricket grounds, two football grounds one basket ball court and lawn tennis courts and covered swimming pool.
www.gerrystravel.com /gtours/newbahawalpur1.html   (745 words)

  
 Bahawalpur Pakistan Travel Hotels and history information
The State of Bahawalpur was a princely state of the Punjab in what is now Pakistan, stretching along the southern bank of the Sutlej and Indus Rivers, with its capital city at Bahawalpur.
The state was counted amongst the Punjab states rather than the neighboring Rajputana states (now Rajasthan) to the southeast.
During the rule of the last Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V, Bahawalpur State was merged with Pakistan in 1954.
www.travel-culture.com /pakistan/bahawalpur.shtml   (1172 words)

  
 Pakistan :: Punjab
Bahawalpur is also known for its distinctly embroidered slippers and shoes and the filigree pottery which is made here.
East of Bahawalpur is the Cholistan Desert which covers an area of about 15,000 square km and extends into the Thar Desert of India.
This park, 36 km to the east of Bahawalpur is a combination of a natural lake and forest on 77480 acres of land and spread over on the both sides of Bahawalpur canal.
www28.brinkster.com /pakistan4ever/htmls/punjab/punjab.asp   (9553 words)

  
 Pakistan
The prosperous and hospitable town of Bahawalpur is a gentle introduction to the area.
Bahawalpur is also known for its distinctly embroiderd slippers and shoes and the filigree pottery which is made here.
This park, 36 kms to the east of Bahawalpur, is a combination of a natural lake and a beautiful forest on 77480 acres of land on both sides of the Bahawal canal having watchtowers, catching ground, tourist huts, rest-houses, camping grounds and treks for the visitors and lovers of adventure.
www.punjabilok.com /pakistan/around_punjab.htm   (776 words)

  
 No. 1380: The Embattled Governor, 4
Bayelsa State is a constituent territory of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, a federal state for the purposes of part 1 of the Act.
A foreign state's claim of immunity for civil liability is now governed by statute in the form of the 1978 Act but Part I of the Act, which deals with immunity of a state in civil proceedings, does not apply to criminal proceedings (section 16(4)).
Shaw both submit in their formulation of the criteria for determining whether a federal state is entitled to State Immunity that the functions entrusted to the federal state and those retained by the Federal Government are important factors in determining whether they are entitled to State Immunity.
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 Bahawalpur - Indian Princely State   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This flag was adopted by the Souvereign in 1935 after his pilgrimage to Mecca; note that Emir Sadiq Mohammed Khan V reigned 1907-1947.
The Emir of Bahawalpur claims descent from the Abbassid Caliphs and he is the Head of the "Deodpatra" brotherhood, a patriarchal confederation, rather than a state.
Strangely, 1935, the year this flag was adopted, was the year that Sadiq Muhammad Khan V performed the hajj, but there is no mention of that in his name on the flag.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/in-bahaw.html   (588 words)

  
 Nawab Sadiq’s 36th death anniversary observed -DAWN - National; May 25, 2003
BAHAWALPUR, May 24: The 36th death anniversary of the Nawab of Bahawalpur, Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V, was observed here on Saturday.
An exhibition of postal stamps of the defunct Bahawalpur state and the pictures of late Nawab’s period was also organized by social worker Gulzar Ahmed Ghauri at the Government Technical High School.
This was stated by the deputy director (food) for the Bahawalpur region — comprising Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Rahim Yar Khan districts, here on Friday.
www.dawn.com /2003/05/25/nat26.htm   (476 words)

  
 bahawal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Royal House of Bahawalpur is said to be of Arabic origin and claim descent from Abbas, progenitor of the Abbasid Caliphs of Baghdad and Cairo.
The state acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan on 7
Shahamet 'Ali, The History of Bahawalpur, with notices of the adjacent countries of Sindh, Afghanistan, Multan and the West of India.
www.4dw.net /royalark/Pakistan/bahawal.htm   (462 words)

  
 Vanguard - Law & Human Rights: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, QUEEN’S  BENCH DIVISION, ADMINISTRATIVE COURT: ...
The claimant contends that he is entitled to state immunity but the CPS contend that Bayelsa is merely a constituent part of the Federal State, which is not entitled to state immunity and that the claimant, who can have no better claim to State Immunity than Bayelsa State, is also not entitled to it.
The Attorney General for State of Bayelsa has stated in a witness statement that the claimant is entitled to state immunity but the Attorney General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria disagrees.
It follows that the Bayelsa State is not entitled to State Immunity and that the claimant therefore also has no right to State Immunity with the result that his claim to quash the decision to prosecute must be dismissed.
www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/features/law/law502122005.html   (5102 words)

  
 BAHAWALPUR: Bahawalpur lawyers deny LHC Bar claim -DAWN - Local; 22 April, 2004
BAHAWALPUR, April 21: Local lawyers have belied the claim of the Lahore Bar president to the creation of the Bahawalpur bench of the high court.
The LHCBA president had said the creation of the LHC benches at Bahawalpur, Multan and Rawalpindi was challenged and the high court was yet to take a decision on their legal status.
A number of senior lawyers, who wished to remain anonymous, told Dawn on Wednesday that the Baghdadul Jadid High Court was established here in 1937 in the period of the defunct Bahawalpur state.
www.dawn.com /2004/04/22/local45.htm   (218 words)

  
 Homie Khan's Namdar Page
Management of the State was assumed by a representative of the British Government and a British officer was appointed as a political agent.
On the outbreak of the war in Afghanistan in 1878, Bahawalpur State placed a military contingent at the disposal of the British Government, and the troops were employed on the frontier.
From 1887 to 1888, Sadeq's son Bahawal Khan Abassi V went to Lahore to study at Chiefs College (Atchison College), and was taught by Sir Rahim Bakhsh, one of the pioneer instructors of the school.
www.namdar.net /Bahawalpur1.htm   (658 words)

  
 Bahawalpur
The State of Bahawalpur was one of the largest states of British India, more than 450 kilometres long, and was ruled by a Muslim ruler who decided to join Pakistan at the time of partition in 1947, but the state maintained its sovereignty until 1955.
Bahawalpur is has the only railroad bridge over the Sutlej river, making it an important rail centre.
The famous fort of Derawar is located near the city, being the private fort of the former royal family who continue to be major political players in Pakistan.
www.findpk.com /cities/html/bahawalpur.html   (190 words)

  
 The Architectural Heritage of Bahawalpur : ALL THINGS PAKISTAN
Bahawalpur State (1833-1955) has a unique architecture blended with Italian style.
The State reached the zenith of its glory under his rule, as he transformed Bahawalpur into an excellence of learning and centre of architecture.
The army is in the possession of Gulzar Mahal where the Nawab used to live during his visit to Bahawalpur as it is adjacent to Darbar Mahal where he used to hold his court.
pakistaniat.com /2006/11/07/bahawalpur-architecture   (1487 words)

  
 BAHAWALPUR, or BHAWALPUR - Online Information article about BAHAWALPUR, or BHAWALPUR
Mahommedan state in the Punjab, ranking second only to See also:
general aspect of the state: " Bahawalpur is a remarkably level See also:
town of Bahawalpur is situated near the left bank of the Sutlej, and has a railway station 65 m.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /AUD_BAI/BAHAWALPUR_or_BHAWALPUR.html   (594 words)

  
 Nawab Sadiq’s 40th death anniversary -DAWN - National; May 25, 2006
BAHAWALPUR, May 24: Rich tributes were paid to the late Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi (the fifth) on his 40th death anniversary on Wednesday.
Quran Khwani was held at the royal graveyard in Derawar (Cholistan) and the Jamia Masjid al-Sadiq, Bahawalpur.
Several social organisations arranged special functions to highlight the life of the last ruler of defunct Bahawalpur state.
www.dawn.com /2006/05/25/nat39.htm   (196 words)

  
 LAHORE
In the olden times, small oil lamps were placed in the niches which reflected myriad colours, through the water.
Outside its walls the annual festival of Mela Chiraghan is held every March,special lights on the first and second terraces of the Gardens have been installed and the area is illuminated half-an-hour after sun set.
This park, 36 km to the east of Bahawalpur is a combinition of a natural lake and forest on 77480 acres of land and spread over on the both sides of Bahawalpur canal.
pakistansite.tripod.com /lahore.htm   (17719 words)

  
 seraikistan
The museum of Multan contains a fine collection of coins, medals, postage stamps of the former State of Bahawalpur, manuscripts, documented inscriptions, wood carvings, camel skin paintings, historical models and stone carvings of the Islamic and Pre-Islamic periods.
Derawar is the largest fort of the desert that is part of the chain of forts built to protect the central Asian trade route to India proper.
A Rawal Prince built it and later on it was taken over by the Bahawalpur Nawab (Ruler) who rebuilt it with baked bricks brought from Uch Sharif 40 miles away.
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 Main
At the time when Cholistan was part of the state of Bahawalpur no one was familiar with the difference between Punjabi and Seraiki as Ahmed Bakhsh of Langah remembers.
The state of Bahawalpur's Council of Regency came up with an alternative plan in which the interests of their area were also protected.
But the state of Bahawalpur was not so strong at that time because Nawab Sadiq Mohammad Khan Abbasi V was a minor then and the state was run by the council.
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