Education in Pre-British Sindh
Mullah/Mosque Schools ( Education )
Prior to the arrival of Islam in Sindh, education was imparted in the home. The Arab settlers and the converted Sindhi tribes, however, followed the practice of establishing a mosque as the focus of each Read more…
Sindh by the British History Period 1843 – 1947
British Period (1843-1947)
On the annexation of Sindh by the British in 1843, Sir Charles Napier was appointed Governor of the province with a monthly salary of Rs 8,000. At first he made Hyderabad his headquarters but afterwards he transferred to Karachi.He divided the province into three Collectorates for revenue and magisterial purposes. These were: Karachi, with an area of 160,000 sq.m.; Hyderabad, with an area Read more…
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Lansdowne Rohri Bridge
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Lansdowne Rohri Bridge Video
A Marvel of ninetieth century engineering, the ‘longest “rigid” girder bridge in the world’ at that time, was begun in 1887.The Indus Valley State Railway had reached Sukkur in 1879 and the steam ferry which transported eight wagons at a time across the Indus was found to be cumbersome and Read more…
