My various interests include collecting: stamp collecting, coin collecting and banknotes; genealogy, history especially the British rule in what is now Pakistan and independent Pakistan, public history, exhibiting and curating, heritage sites, geography, travelling, photography and religion.

Most of my contributions on Wikipedia relate either to Pakistan or to one of my interests.

I will occasionally put articles that I am currently working on, in my Sandboxes.

• 1. Postage Stamps of Pakistan /Sandbox
• 2. Karachi under the British (1839 - 1947) /Sandbox2
• 3. /Sandbox3
• 4. /Sandbox4
• 5. /Sandbox5

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, 15 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.

Personalities

• Anna Molka Ahmed
• Ahmed Pervez
• Bapsi Sidhwa
• Israr Ullah Zehri
• Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw
• Rana Phool Muhammad Khan
• Shafi Muhammad Shah
• Zahoor ul Akhlaq

Geography

• Kasur District
• Nawabshah District
• FATA

History

• History of Karachi

Organisations

• Karachi Metropolitan Corporation
• Karachi Port Trust
• Lady Dufferin Hospital, Karachi

Stamps

• List of people on stamps of Pakistan

• 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

• Bhai Pheru
• Lar
• Siran Valley
• Shangla Pass

• Henry Lawrence's young men
• Jamrud Fort
• Treaties with local rulers (1800 - 1849)
• Battles in the region (1800 - 1849)
• Visitors to the region (1800 - 1849)

• Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust

• List of postage stamps of Pakistan
• List of Pakistan on World Stamps
• Designers of Pakistani Stamps
• Medicinal Plants of Pakistan
• Pakistan Post
• Postage stamps of Pakistan
• Postage stamps and postal history of Pakistan

• Karachi War Cemetery
• Gora Kabristan, Karachi
• Gora Kabristan, Lahore

• Churches in Pakistan

About me This user has a website, which can be found here. This user has a website, which can be found here. This user respects the beliefs and religions of others. This user does not smoke. This user is an Aries. This user is a Pakistani Wikipedian. This user lives in Pakistan. UK This user uses British English. † This user survived Catholic school! BA This user has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. MA This user has a Master of Arts degree in Public history. This user has been on Wikipedia for 18 years, 4 months and 24 days.

Beliefs This user is a Muslim. This user advocates the use of the death penalty for certain criminal offences. = This user supports the Make Trade Fair campaign.

Supports This user supports the Pakistani cricket team. This user is a member of Wikipedians against censorship. no ads This user is against advertisements on Wikipedia.

Interests This user is interested in religion. This user respects women and rejects any violence against women. This user thinks that registration should be required to edit articles. This user is interested in politics. This user is addicted to travel. This user is interested in history. This user is interested in the history of Pakistan. This user is interested in the British Empire. This user enjoys photography. This user is interested in maps. This user listens to World Music. This user has been to the United Nations Headquarters.

Hobbies/Other This user is interested in philately. This user is interested in coin collecting. This user is a bibliophile. This user plays Risk. Textbook Encyclopedia This user has had his/her work published in a textbook encyclopedia.

Travelogue This user has visited 6 of the provinces and administrative units of Pakistan. 6 I'm from which, for better and for worse, is in the File:Flag of OIC.svg, the and also the and I've been to or lived... ...for this long... ...in these countries... ...and these places... Just passing through A few days 5 days + 10 days + 3 weeks + 2 months + 10 months + 2 years + Idea and layout pilfered from Iancaddy who took it from Lcarsdata, who in turn had taken it from from NeilTarrant, who purloined it from A bit iffy, who half-inched it from Calton, who filched it from Salsb, who stole it from Guettarda, who borrowed it from White Cat.

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