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brightside.
August 7th, 2008, 07:20 PM
In this thread I will post pics I took :D

I will start off by showing you a few pics of my hood. It was difficult to take these pics because there's guards everywhere, and it looks extremely suspicious to be taking pics of a military base. Hopefully the ISI won't come knocking on my door. I hope I'm not giving away any national secrets :shifty:

PAF Base Faisal, Karachi - residential area

Tennis courts, under renovation/being repainted

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF001.jpg

Open area and pavillion for outdoor parties

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF002.jpg

Squash courts

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF003.jpg

Swimming pool

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF004.jpg

Back entrance to officers mess

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF005.jpg

walkway

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF006.jpg

Mess grounds, BBQ happens here every night. PAF Degree College is visible in the back

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF007.jpg

The mess "bar", sans alcoholic drinks. We write "chits" for anything we wanna buy, and pay for it at the end of the month. My bro racks up quite a bill :lol:

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF008.jpg

Civilian owned shop

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF009.jpg

Mosque

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF010.jpg

More mess grounds

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF011.jpg

Reception area

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF012.jpg

Entrance of Officers Mess

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF013.jpg

Lawns. They used to have Tae Kwon Do classes here, don't think there's enough kids left on the base for them to continue. Or maybe they still happen, dunno

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF014.jpg

Logo

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF015.jpg

Under construction duplexes

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF016.jpg

Park. I heard kids getting told off for playing football here

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF017.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF018.jpg

Lower ranked officers (Sqn Ldrs/Flt Lts) apartments, relatively dilapidated. Need a new paintjob. I used to play a lot of basketball on this court, we even used to play cricket here :)

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF019.jpg

park again

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF020.jpg

boundary wall, behind that is the navy base. My friends and I used to jump this wall and go to the navy golf course behind it. My friend fell in the swamp once :lol:

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF021.jpg

Mess offices

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF022.jpg

PAF Womens Association

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF023.jpg

Used to skateboard down this road

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF024.jpg

Mess entrance (small sign on the door says "Children not allowed")

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF025.jpg

People actually obey the sign

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF026.jpg

Falcon 1, building was built by the Brits in 1925

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF027.jpg

More Falcon designation buildings. MM Alam (PAF ace) lives here. The PAF takes care of all his expenses

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF028.jpg

More housing for lower ranked officers

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF030.jpg

Where I live

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF031.jpg

Our garage

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF032.jpg

More coming soon

MTF
August 7th, 2008, 07:54 PM
Nice one Brighty! Enjoyed watching them..

FK
August 7th, 2008, 07:58 PM
Nice :yes:

Dallas1
August 7th, 2008, 08:11 PM
Pardon my ignorance but what is mess? (I know what it means in PK)

s6demon
August 7th, 2008, 08:15 PM
A dining hall is called a Mess Hall.

Dallas1
August 7th, 2008, 08:26 PM
why?

s6demon
August 7th, 2008, 08:31 PM
its a military term, i think all english speaking countries use it

Pakia
August 7th, 2008, 11:26 PM
Civilian owned shop

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF009.jpg



Very nice!! Thanks for sharing. "CHIT" :lol:

Looks a bit boring place though or was it fun to live there?

s6demon
August 7th, 2008, 11:56 PM
i dont know why you think its boring, its just a housing community. its like living in any well mantained suburb i would imagine. very well mantained actually.

Pakia
August 8th, 2008, 12:30 AM
i dont know why you think its boring, its just a housing community. its like living in any well mantained suburb i would imagine. very well mantained actually.

Its just that it looked a bit too quiet. Generally young people don't like places like that because they can't get away with anything there as it becomes a big family of sort where everyone knows everyone else AND their kids.

Am I too wrong brighty?

s6demon
August 8th, 2008, 12:33 AM
probably looks boring because there is no people in those pics.

brightside.
August 8th, 2008, 04:52 AM
Pardon my ignorance but what is mess? (I know what it means in PK)

A mess is a central place on the base where officers can go to eat lunch/dinner, a place that acts as a hotel to visiting officers, handles the base mail, is an information point etc

Very nice!! Thanks for sharing. "CHIT" :lol:

Looks a bit boring place though or was it fun to live there?

I took these pics in the morning, so nobody was in the pics. I could hardly take pics with people in them, I'd get asked what the heck I was doing :lol:

For a kid this place is not bad. There's parks and open spaces for them to play, and they can leave their bikes outside and moms can let their kids wander around without worrying about them getting abducted.

The PAF museum just next door used to have a concert every week so teens used to have something to do nearby as well (other than the sports they played daily), but now due to security threats no more concerts are held at the museum. I once went to a Junoon concert there which had a crowd of 35,000 people.

cntower
August 8th, 2008, 01:40 PM
Cool pics

QM
August 8th, 2008, 02:12 PM
COOOL Man.. these pics remind me my childhood time, spent mostly in Army cantts. but those are absolutely not comparable to this awesome Airforce Base . very clean, green and soothing environment. your captions have added more interest :) GOOD work and keep posting more pics before ISI knocking your door :lol:

QM
August 8th, 2008, 02:13 PM
Mess grounds, BBQ happens here every night. PAF Degree College is visible in the back
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/PAF007.jpg


Grass is still green. how is it possible? Looks like prohibited ares for everyone.

Marathaman
August 9th, 2008, 08:03 AM
OMG it looks exactly like an Indian Army Cantonment.

Sufi Pistol
August 9th, 2008, 09:00 PM
What do you mean qaiser bhai grass is still green? :lol: This is PAF base, not a desert...

And brighty this civilian gift shop is same as the one in PAF Base Korangi.

Where are other pics :sly:?

Sufi Pistol
August 9th, 2008, 09:04 PM
And oh MM Alam is still alive? I thought he's died :|

Intoxication
August 9th, 2008, 11:51 PM
COOOL Man.. these pics remind me my childhood time, spent mostly in Army cantts. but those are absolutely not comparable to this awesome Airforce Base . very clean, green and soothing environment. your captions have added more interest :) GOOD work and keep posting more pics before ISI knocking your door :lol:

OMG it looks exactly like an Indian Army Cantonment.

You both are Army people?

Pakia
August 10th, 2008, 01:47 AM
Hey Brighty, I found this little pic of Faisal base on flickr. It says Saso's residence, probably a private house.

Do you recognize it, does it have any significance?
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/21/33722582_025b4e6067_m.jpg

QM
August 11th, 2008, 03:47 PM
You both are Army people?

My father was in Army, Retired JCO and now my younger brother is Captain in Pak Army:)

brightside.
August 17th, 2008, 05:44 PM
Hey Brighty, I found this little pic of Faisal base on flickr. It says Saso's residence, probably a private house.

Do you recognize it, does it have any significance?
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/21/33722582_025b4e6067_m.jpg

These are houses for air commodores (equivalent rank to Brigader) and retired offiecers who are alloted these houses for 1 year until they get their houses in civilian areas built (most move to DHA afterwards). I will post more pics of that part of the base later, will need my car to there, to lazy to walk there.

PAF flyover U/C. This thing has been delayed by a year due to security concerns, but now it looks like it's finally going to be finished. Last week there were only pillars, no support bars on this this thing.

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Dreamworld001.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Dreamworld002.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Dreamworld003.jpg

brightside.
August 17th, 2008, 06:10 PM
Random buildings U/C along Superhighway. This whole area is quite poor for the most part, but there are some nice houses near Dreamworld resort.

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Dreamworld071.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Dreamworld072.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Dreamworld073.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Dreamworld074.jpg

brightside.
August 17th, 2008, 06:31 PM
One of the roads connecting Dreamworld resort to Superhighway. Funny that such an elite resort has such a ghetto approach. These roads need to be built up ASAP

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Dreamworld075.jpg

Another building U/C

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Dreamworld076.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Dreamworld077.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Dreamworld078.jpg

FK
August 17th, 2008, 06:55 PM
One of the roads connecting Dreamworld resort to Superhighway. Funny that such an elite resort has such a ghetto approach. These roads need to be built up ASAP

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Dreamworld075.jpg


Its like someone punched you to the ground but you had the dedication .... "one more picture ... uhh ... one more picture"

:lol:

oogabooga
August 17th, 2008, 06:57 PM
:laugh:

brightside.
August 17th, 2008, 07:09 PM
Its like someone punched you to the ground but you had the dedication .... "one more picture ... uhh ... one more picture"

:lol:

For SSC! :rock:

Actually I stuck the camera out the window and took it at an angle :tongue2:

Anyone know WTF this is?

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Dreamworld079.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Dreamworld080.jpg

Investment Corner :laugh:

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Dreamworld081.jpg

Mummy Estate :lol:

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Dreamworld082.jpg

Another generic building

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Dreamworld083.jpg

brightside.
August 17th, 2008, 07:30 PM
There were a lot of trucks and earth movers/bulldozers parked along the highway

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Dreamworld084.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Dreamworld085.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Dreamworld086.jpg

Apartments

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Dreamworld087.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Dreamworld088.jpg

FK
August 17th, 2008, 07:35 PM
Mummy Estate :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Intoxication
August 17th, 2008, 08:33 PM
Thanks for the pics.

Sufi Pistol
August 18th, 2008, 06:21 PM
Previous KDA has ruined Superhighway area. They could have used this huge huge area for international level development projects like Bahria Town or the relocation of wholesale markets of Karachi and business districts but it is all a lost dream, nothing can be done of this area now. You can find farm houses, infinite numbers of small and crap private housing projects with no connecting infrastructure. This huge area could have been a prime location but it will a mess like Orangi town in a few years.

Sufi Pistol
August 18th, 2008, 06:24 PM
And Brighty that is the Wood vendor where all the bamboo's are standing. You can buy local wooden goods from there at nominal price :P.

MTF
August 18th, 2008, 07:27 PM
Mummy state and Jan japan cracked me up:lol:

siamu maharaj
October 25th, 2008, 05:44 PM
Hey Brighty, I found this little pic of Faisal base on flickr. It says Saso's residence, probably a private house.

Do you recognize it, does it have any significance?
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/21/33722582_025b4e6067_m.jpg
JUst saw it. My friend lived in one of these houses at the PAF base (his famiyl's still there). His dad was a pilot. If my friend's right, his dad crashed the first PAF plane. Anyway, there are several identical houses in a line, nothing special about this one. I beleive these houses are about a 100 y.o.

brightside.
October 25th, 2008, 06:04 PM
These houses are nice, I wanna live in one of em. There's different classes of homes at military bases, in the PAF its as follows:

A type - Air Chief Marshal
B type - Air Vice Marshall's
C type - Air Commodores
D type (houses) - Group Captains (in KHI, ISL and LHR), Wing Commanders (operational bases like Risalpur, Mianwali, Sargodha etc)
D type (apartments) - As above
E type houses/apartments - Wing Commanders/Squadron Leaders/Flight Lieutenants(in KHI, LHR, ISL)

Below that are homes for airmen.

I need to take more pics of Karachi. A couple of nice buildings on Shah-rae-Faisal and plenty in Clifton.

PakFan
October 25th, 2008, 06:29 PM
^^ Great pics kiddo.

brightside.
November 25th, 2008, 06:40 AM
Creek Vistas (if you look closely, Dolmen City building is also faintly visible slightly to the right, behind the smog)

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Picnic045.jpg

Went to PAF base Korangi, this is their 'harbor' :lol:

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Picnic003.jpg

Took a ride on this little baby

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Picnic007.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Picnic008.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Picnic013.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Picnic014.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Picnic039.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Picnic040.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Picnic041.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Picnic047.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Picnic048.jpg

This fishing boat's flag amused me
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Picnic054.jpg

Shining sea
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/Picnic059.jpg

Aadil.Aijaz
November 25th, 2008, 12:51 PM
amazing

FK
November 25th, 2008, 02:49 PM
Nice :cheers:

south African Desi
November 25th, 2008, 09:07 PM
[QUOTE=siamu maharaj;27114912]JUst saw it. My friend lived in one of these houses at the PAF base (his famiyl's still there). His dad was a pilot. If my friend's right, his dad crashed the first PAF plane

Believe it or not,I grew up in the house in the seventies...My dad was in the airforce..in those days it had sprawling grounds with numerous servant quarters,even the old stables..it was rather spooky,especially at night...felt a bit haunted..It was another time,another place...Karachi was a completely different place..and Sharae Faisal was still called Drigh Road..Sunny times..alas gone for ever...The past is indeed another country,as they say...perhaps more ways than one.....

south African Desi
November 25th, 2008, 09:09 PM
[QUOTE=siamu maharaj;27114912]JUst saw it. My friend lived in one of these houses at the PAF base (his famiyl's still there). His dad was a pilot. If my friend's right, his dad crashed the first PAF plane

Believe it or not,I grew up in that house in the seventies...My dad was in the airforce..in those days it had sprawling grounds with numerous servant quarters,even the old stables..it was rather spooky,especially at night...felt a bit haunted..It was another time,another place...Karachi was a completely different place..and Sharae Faisal was still called Drigh Road..Sunny times..alas gone for ever...The past is indeed another country,as they say...perhaps more ways than one.....

-SchizoPhrenic
November 26th, 2008, 09:06 AM
Jan Japan!LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

brightside.
August 28th, 2009, 12:25 AM
Almost finished building on University Road

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08483.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08484.jpg

Hassan Square

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08487.jpg

Flyover U/C on Shaheed-e-Millat, near Tariq Road

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08493.jpg

Buildings near Tariq Road

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08494.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08495.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08496.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08497.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08498.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08499.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08501.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08502.jpg

oogabooga
August 28th, 2009, 09:35 PM
You are such a bastard I swear! >(

Now that I am finally going to bloody Pakistan, all you bastards start taking pictures!

Indus
August 28th, 2009, 10:29 PM
You are such a bastard I swear! >(

Now that I am finally going to bloody Pakistan, all you bastards start taking pictures!

That was always their plan, hahahahaha!

bablo124
August 31st, 2009, 02:38 AM
You are such a bastard I swear! >(

Now that I am finally going to bloody Pakistan, all you bastards start taking pictures!

boogaa lets ready to give him tough time...... brighside vs boogaa :bash:

Sufi Pistol
August 31st, 2009, 06:00 PM
Nice pics Zain. The first picture is of Jofa Tower. Karachi is shaping up quite nicely.

KB
August 31st, 2009, 06:31 PM
Almost finished building on University Road



http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08502.jpg


which building is this and how many floors is it going to be?

brightside.
October 6th, 2009, 05:50 PM
Screen on Sh. Faisal

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08533.jpg

Building on Sh. Faisal

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08535.jpg

Buildings on edge of Defence

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08538.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08537.jpg

Some sort of high end store

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08536.jpg

Clifton

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08542.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08541.jpg

You can see the Sofitel Hotel U/C on the left side of the following pic

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08540.jpg

BBQ Tonite!

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08544.jpg

Pizza Hut Clifton, the building is being extended upwards

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08543.jpg

Views from my uncles apartment

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08547.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08548.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08549.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08550.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08546.jpg

Crane on IICR :)

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08726.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08727.jpg

And just for the heck of it

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC08728.jpg

FK
October 6th, 2009, 06:32 PM
:okay:

Pakia
October 7th, 2009, 11:34 AM
Yeah thanks Brighty man, for the virtual tour!
Keep your camera with you at all times, while out & about KHI :banana:

brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 04:27 PM
Got back from an epic trip to Islamabad, Murree and Kalabagh. Stayed in AHQ in E9 in Islamabad, and Lower Topa base near Murree. I'll revive this thread to post the pics I took.

It had been a while since I had visited Islamabad, and I am happy to say we have such a gorgeous, clean, green and developed city as our capital! No city in South Asia comes close, the roads are wide and without a single pothole, reminded me of roads in North America. There is virtually no street crime, and literacy rate must be highest in Pakistan along with an HDI above 0.9.

I'm gonna start off with shots of Islamabad's streets and homes. We've seen plenty of pictures of the projects and main areas, but its these shots which really show you how the rest of the city is like, and shows the standard of living there. Karachi's DHA is similarly developed, but I noticed that roads are superior in Islamabad, and apartment buildings are like those in western countries, i.e. they have little security, and are much cleaner and well maintained.

So here goes :)

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC00766.png

brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 04:27 PM
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC00759.png

brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 04:29 PM
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brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 04:30 PM
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brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 04:32 PM
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC00758.png

brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 04:33 PM
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC00761.png

brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 04:35 PM
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brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 04:36 PM
The tent belongs to the security guard hired by the house owner of course lol

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC00763.png

brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 04:38 PM
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Will post more pics later.

brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 05:11 PM
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brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 05:12 PM
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brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 05:13 PM
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brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 05:14 PM
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brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 05:15 PM
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brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 05:17 PM
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brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 05:18 PM
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brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 05:18 PM
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll13/zaindy87/skyscrapers%20and%20projects/DSC00776.png

brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 05:20 PM
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brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 05:20 PM
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brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 05:21 PM
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brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 05:22 PM
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brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 05:23 PM
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brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 05:26 PM
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brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 05:26 PM
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brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 05:27 PM
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brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 05:28 PM
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brightside.
January 12th, 2011, 05:31 PM
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To be continued...

fortis321
January 12th, 2011, 05:35 PM
:applause: beautiful pics..... !!!!! thanks !!!!!!!...
yah very true ... Islamabad is a beautiful city

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad
January 12th, 2011, 08:15 PM
Nice pics.....:okay:

A-TOWN BOY
January 12th, 2011, 08:21 PM
nice pics..:cheers: