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Banner Ads?[edit]

Should we try to get a banner ad for our project? We can ask other people that make it. See Wikipedia ads. --→ Ãlways Ãhëad (talk) 03:30, 1 June 2008 (UTC) UnknownForEver Sure but what is banner ad? JogiAsad ^Talk 19:12, 23 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Iqbal's tomb. Where is it?[edit]

It is in Lahore.The Tomb of Allama Muhammad Iqbal (Muhammad Iqbal) is a simple but impressive structure located in Lahore, Pakistan in the Hazuri Bagh lawn between the Badshahi Mosque and the Lahore Fort where both the grand structures (the Mosque and the Fort) face each other.[1] Official guard is maintained by Pakistan Rangers. The architecture reflects a combination of Afghan and Moorish styles and is entirely constructed of red sandstone. The rectangular structure of the mausoleum has two gates at the eastern and southern side respectively, inlaid with marble. The grave is built of white marble. The tombstone is made of lapis lazuli and inscribed with Quranic verses in calligraphy. The tombstone was a gift from the people of Afghanistan. On the inside walls, six couplets of a ghazal are carved from Iqbal's peotical work Zabur-e-Ajam (Persian Psalms).[5] Outside, there is a small garden, distributed into small plots. The mausoleum was designed by Hyderabad Deccan’s then Chief Architect, Nawab Zain Yar Jang Bahadur and took thirteen years to build at a cost of about one hundred thousand (Rs.100,000) Pakistani rupees.The major reason for delay was the stoppage of supply of red-stone from Jaipur in post-independence India.[6]Soon after Iqbal’s death in April 1938, a construction committee was formed that was presided over by Chaudhary Mohammed Hussain.[7] The initial round of the designs submitted by the distinguished architects was not satisfactory. The committee suggested to innovate a new combination rather than following a specific school of architecture. The final design, thus, broke away from Mughal tradition and comprised a combination of Afghan and Moorish architecture.

Apart from many other difficulties, the major problem was an arrangement of adequate funds. The committee resolved not to accept any donations from the local governments and state rulers as it would not be befitting homage. The funds were raised through the contributions from Iqbal’s friends, admirers and disciples.[8]

Red sandstone was brought from Jaipur and building marble from Makrana, Rajputana. After independence, the construction process was affected due to export restrictions of red stone from India. Lapis lazuli for the tombstone, the same as used for Mughal Emperor Babur’s tomb, was received from the people of Afghanistan as a gift. Couplets and Quranic verses were selected, calligraphed and inscribed in Afghanistan.

Every year the mausoleum attracts a number of dignitaries, notables, and Muslim countries delegations, members of diplomatic corps, who pay their homage. It is said that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk sprinkled the small pieces of earth soil from Maulana Rumi’s tomb on his grave.[6] Every day a large number of people visit the national poet’s tomb, offer fateha and sprinkle flowers on his grave. pink pearl...innocent khan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tanzeel khan750 (talk • contribs) 15:09, 18 February 2013 (UTC) (Ngrewal1 (talk) 21:46, 2 June 2015 (UTC))Nisar Ahmad Grewal 2 June,2015[reply]

Map of languages of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is incorrect & biased[edit]

Languages of Khyber-Puhktunkhwa (Map) Map being used in various articles pertaining to languages of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is absolutely incorrect and biased. It is showing Tank (district) as Seraiki speaking which is incorrect as majority of people in Tank speak Pashto. It also shows Karak as Hindko speaking while we know that almost 99% of the population of Karak is Pashto speaking Khattak. It is showing battagram as hindko speaking while we all know that most of the people in Battagram speak Pashto and belong to yousafzai tribe of Pakhtuns. Similarly, it is showing Shangla as hindko speaking, which is incorrect as most of the people their also speak Pashto. Finally, it is showing Torghar district as Hindko speaking while we know most of the people their also speak Pashto. I think all this show biasness or incompetence on the part of the person who included that Map. Furthermore, it should also be noted that the map fails to show that most of the people on western side of Mansehra and Haripur speak Pashto, while most on western side of D.I.Khan also speak Pashto. I feel that the Map has grossly exaggerated the number of speakers of other languages and it must be deleted from commons repository and should not be allowed in future for uploading. As this person upload it again and again. Thanks

Incorrect file link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_languages_of_Khyber_Pakhtun_khwa.jpg

Pakistan Related article improvement[edit]

I am not sure if this is right place, but do we have a category or page where articles related to Pakistan are posted which needs improvement or require re-writes. --Spasage (talk) 16:14, 19 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

May be marked as requires attention @Spasage: on WikiProject Pakistan template on article talk, which will automatically add it to the category. samee converse 18:35, 25 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Mascot[edit]

Many wikiprojects have their mascots we should have one as well! ---H.S (talk) 07:32, 3 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]