Pakistan in 40’s – 50’s and 60’s

The pictures were borrowed from various pages and websites. Please keep visiting as we shall add more to the album.

1950s Street Scene,KARACHI
1950s Street Scene,KARACHI
1961, Royal Tour to Pakistan, Queen Elizabeth II is pictured visiting the Khyber Pass
1961, Royal Tour to Pakistan, Queen Elizabeth II is pictured visiting the Khyber Pass
1980s: Muhammad Ali and Sultan Rahi
1980s: Muhammad Ali and Sultan Rahi
A 1976 photo showing famous Pakistani pop star, Alamgir
A 1976 photo showing famous Pakistani pop star, Alamgir
A European tourist with two students of the Peshawar University in an old street of Peshawar (1974)
A European tourist with two students of the Peshawar University in an old street of Peshawar (1974)
A group of hippie travellers enjoying Pakistani beer at a rest house in North Pakistan (1974)
A group of hippie travellers enjoying Pakistani beer at a rest house in North Pakistan (1974)
A group of hippies (British, French and American) wait for a bus in Lahore (1972). Pakistan was an important destination on what was called the ‘Hippie Trail.’
A group of Western tourists push a broken-down truck on Lahore’s Grand Trunk Road (1974)
A Karachi band from 60's
A Karachi band from 60’s
A scene from 70's
A scene from 70’s
A scene from Hollywood blockbuster ‘Bhowani Junction’ being shot-outside a Lahore police station
A security official tries to remove a photographer while the guests laugh at the gesture
A security official tries to remove a photographer while the guests laugh at the gesture
A traffic constable directing traffic near the famous Metropole Hotel in Karachi in 1960. Today the hotel serves as a wedding hall and parking lot
A traffic constable directing traffic near the famous Metropole Hotel in Karachi in 1960. Today the hotel serves as a wedding hall and parking lot
A young Queen Elizabeth and Ayub Khan en route to Buckingham Palace
A young Queen Elizabeth and Ayub Khan en route to Buckingham Palace
Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Fazal Mahmood and Imtiaz Ahmed - Pakistani cricket greats
Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Fazal Mahmood and Imtiaz Ahmed – Pakistani cricket greats
American tourists bargaining with a Rickshaw driver outside Dean’s Hotel in Peshawar in 1963
American tourists travelling to Lahore from Karachi on a Pakistan Railways train (1976)
American tourists travelling to Lahore from Karachi on a Pakistan Railways train (1976)
An advert of PIA displaying its class! remember PIA was considered as best airline in 60's
An advert of PIA displaying its class! remember PIA was considered as best airline in 60’s
At the Khyber Pass, where NATO convoys now fear to go
At the Khyber Pass, where NATO convoys now fear to go
Ayub Khan's motorcade on 14th Street. Washington
Ayub Khan’s motorcade on 14th Street. Washington
Beautiful and rare colour photo of a PIA Douglas C-47 Skytrain Dakota taken at Chitral Airport on February 18, 1962
Beautiful and rare colour photo of a PIA Douglas C-47 Skytrain Dakota taken at Chitral Airport on February 18, 1962
Begum Liaquat Ali Khan with head of Pakistan Air Force
Begum Liaquat Ali Khan with head of Pakistan Air Force
Boxer M.Ali in Lahore
Boxer M.Ali in Lahore
Che Guevara in Karachi in August 8-11, 1959 with Ayub Khan
Che Guevara in Karachi in August 8-11, 1959 with Ayub Khan
Elphinstone Street, Karachi, 1940. Elphinstone Street is now called Zaib-un-Nisa Street. Old and rare Pictures of Karachi; Old Photo of Elphinstone Street
Elphinstone Street, Karachi, 1940. Elphinstone Street is now called Zaib-un-Nisa Street. Old and rare Pictures of Karachi; Old Photo of Elphinstone Street
European tourists enjoy a buggy ride outside Peshawar’s Hotel Intercontinental (1975)
European tourists take a walk at Lahore’s Shalimar Gardens, 1966
Famous American mystic, Samuel Lewis, seen here with the keepers of the shrine of Sufi saint, Data Ganj Baksh, in Lahore (1962)
Famous American mystic, Samuel Lewis, seen here with the keepers of the shrine of Sufi saint, Data Ganj Baksh, in Lahore (1962)
Female student supporters of the left-wing National Students Federation (NSF), seen here during the 1972 student union elections at the Karachi University
Female student supporters of the left-wing National Students Federation (NSF), seen here during the 1972 student union elections at the Karachi University
Future US President, Barak Obama with a Pakistani friend in Karachi in 1982
Future US President, Barak Obama with a Pakistani friend in Karachi in 1982
The Queen of England, Elizabeth, riding with Pakistani head of state, Field Marshal Ayub Khan
The Queen of England, Elizabeth, riding with Pakistani head of state, Field Marshal Ayub Khan
Intellectuals in Pak tea house, Lahore. 1960's
Intellectuals in Pak tea house, Lahore. 1960’s
Islamabad between the 60s and the 80s
Islamabad between the 60s and the 80s
Jacqueline Kenndy in Pakistan
Jacqueline Kenndy in Pakistan
Jacqueline Kennedy in Pakistan
Jacqueline Kennedy in Pakistan
Karachi's amazing Clifton beach in 1962
Karachi’s amazing Clifton beach in 1962
Manviwalla motor cars
Manviwalla motor cars
Mrs Kennedy and president Ayub
Mrs Kennedy and president Ayub
Mrs Kennedy arriving in Peshawar
Mrs Kennedy arriving in Peshawar
In 1967, a group of Pakistani high school kids designed the above-seen car all on their own
In 1967, a group of Pakistani high school kids designed the above-seen car all on their own
Pakistan hockey players get into a tussle with the German team in the hockey finals of the 1972 Munich Olympics
Pakistan hockey players get into a tussle with the German team in the hockey finals of the 1972 Munich Olympics
Pakistan squash players, Jahansher Khan and Jahangir Khan
Pakistan squash players, Jahansher Khan and Jahangir Khan
Pakistan’s Jansher Khan (left) and Jahangir Khan dominated international squash in the 1980s
Pakistani Film Industry's Legends - Nadeem and Waheed Murad
Pakistani Film Industry’s Legends – Nadeem and Waheed Murad
Pakistani member of the Sind Muslim Women's National Guard during marching practice - 1940's
Pakistani member of the Sind Muslim Women’s National Guard during marching practice – 1940’s
Pakistani members of the Sind Muslim Women's National Guard practicing combat w. bamboo lathi sticks traditionally used by the Indian police - 1940's
Pakistani members of the Sind Muslim Women’s National Guard practicing combat w. bamboo lathi sticks traditionally used by the Indian police – 1940’s
Pakistani President Ayub Khan and Jacqueline Kennedy with Sardar (1962)
Pakistani President Ayub Khan and Jacqueline Kennedy with Sardar (1962)
Pakistan-karachi, Sindh. Jacqueline Kenndy camel ride and visit with camel driver Bashir
Pakistan-karachi, Sindh. Jacqueline Kenndy camel ride and visit with camel driver Bashir
PCSIR in 1961
PCSIR in 1961
PIA Ad
PIA Ad
Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan during his US visit
Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan during his US visit
Princess Diana in Pakistan with classily dressed brides
Princess Diana in Pakistan with classily dressed brides
Prof Salam receiving the Nobel Prize for Physics
Prof Salam receiving the Nobel Prize for Physics
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with Miangul Abdul Haq Jahanzeb (Wali-e-Swat)
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with Miangul Abdul Haq Jahanzeb (Wali-e-Swat)
Rare poster of Indian Ghazal king (and queen) Jagit & Chitra’s tour of Lahore in 1979
South Africa’s cricketer Fanie de Villiers cycles his way through the streets of Faisalabad back in 1996 when South Africa was in Pakistan for the 96 Cricket World Cup
Students of Karachi’s Dow Medical College off to attend a class in 1975
Students outside the Arts Lobby at the Karachi University in 1974
Students outside the Arts Lobby at the Karachi University in 1974
The charismatic Jacqueline Kennedy, wife of the popular US President, J. F. Kennedy
The charismatic Jacqueline Kennedy, wife of the popular US President, J. F. Kennedy
The Crew of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight in 1961
The Crew of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight in 1961
The first men on the moon land in Pakistan.
The first men on the moon land in Pakistan.
The Pakistan cricket team in England
The Pakistan cricket team in England
This 1965 PIA ad (published in Dawn) bares claims that one can’t even imagine PIA to make in this day and age
US Pakistan joint military exercises in Karachi - 1953
US Pakistan joint military exercises in Karachi – 1953
US Vice President, Richard Nixon, writing his comments on the visitors’ book at Radio Pakistan’s Karachi station in the 1950s
Various leaders of the Muslim world gather inside Lahore’s historic Badhshahi Mosque to say the evening prayers
Western tourists waiting for a bus on a road leading to Quetta (1966)
Western tourists waiting for a bus on a road leading to Quetta (1966)
Young American and European tourists with the locals at a restaurant in Ziarat, Balochistan in 1973
Young American and European tourists with the locals at a restaurant in Ziarat, Balochistan in 1973