Pakistan’s early days were brought to life in an exhibition organized by the Citizen’s Archive of Pakistan. Targeted mainly at school children, the exhibition’s main draw was how interactive it was. But it was not only Pakistanis who benefitted, as foreigners too were spotted at Mohatta Palace learning about Pakistan’s stormy Partition days. The exhibition runs till 23 June, 2010 at The Mohatta Palace Museum. This series of photographs is a recollection of people’s experiences at the Birth of Pakistan. (Photos by Eefa Khalid, Text by Syafiqah Omar and Liyana Low)
“I think this has made my holiday more meaningful because I learnt more about my neighbour’s history. Pakistan and Iran share some history and culture together, so it was good for me and my children to be here. Like when I saw a Farsi-language poem in the exhibition, it was something very familiar to me, so in a way, it is a little like learning about my culture as well.”
-Mahmood Ghasmpour, 45, an Iranian on holiday with his family in Pakistan
Source: http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/media-gallery/17-when+history+comes+to+life-ek-01
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