Izaz Haque
With following travelogue we are starting a new series to revisit how travel used to be in the years gone by. Izaz Haque’s father Sheikh Inamul Haque was an employee of North Western Railway (now Pakistan Railway). He wrote a manuscript about his railway travels from Quetta to the plains of Punjab in mid [...]

Owais Mughal
Three weeks ago I was going through my favourite past time. That is to frequent thelas (Carts) of old book sellers in Karachi and looking for deals on books. I couldn’t belive my luck when I found a book called ’sifaarti moaarke’ (Diplomatic Battles) by Pakistan’s ex Diplomat to UK, Mr. Qutbuddin Aziz. People [...]

Owais Mughal
Railways in areas now comprising Pakistan started with the first track opening between Karachi and Kotri on May 13, 1861.

For the next 18 years, freight from Karachi port was shipped to Kotri and from their steamers of Indus Flotilla Company took it to Multan via river Indus and river chenab. On April 24, 1865 [...]

Owais Mughal
Clicking on the photos in this article will take you to their larger image.
Among many other things at ATP; we have tried to introduce to our readership; the Railway heritage of Pakistan. In the past we’ve had posts on Khyber Pass Railway, the Bolan Pass Railway and Khojak Tunnel. Today we will introduce yet another historic and scenic [...]

Owais Mughal
Indus Flotilla was the name of a company which was established in 1859 and used steamers and barges to run cargo through the Rivers of present day Pakistan. In the absence of decent roads and railway, the rivers of Pakistan provided a means of transportation all the way from Arabian Sea to Northern Punjab [...]

Owais Mughal
The first railway line was laid in the in the areas that now comprise Pakistan in the year 1858 in Karachi. Following is the story of this historical event as well as the construction of first railway section of Pakistan which was opened between Karachi City and Kotri in 1861.
Following photo is kind [...]