Portal:Pakistan/DYK

...that Sheesh Mahal (Palace of Mirrors) in Lahore Fort was originally decorated with frescoes that were later replaced with pietra dura and convex glass and mirror mosaic? (26 April 2008)

...that Moti Masjid (Lahore) built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan was turned into a repository of gemstones by Ranjit Singh during the Sikh rule of Punjab? (21 April 2008)
...that Naulakha pavilion, situated in Lahore Fort, was the inspiration behind Rudyard Kipling's novel The Naulakha and his house Naulakha? (14 March 2008)
...that Karachi’s Lyari River is the major contributor to the annual discharge of 200 million gallons of sewage and Industrial waste into the Arabian Sea? (16 January 2008)
...that Ahmad Hasan Dani, an expert of South Asian archaeology and Ancient history, was the first Muslim graduate of the Banaras Hindu University? (7 March 2007)
...that the National Language Authority in Pakistan is the first autonomous regulatory institution to have internationally standardized the Urdu language code table and Urdu keyboard for typewriters, teleprinters, and computer software? (28 February 2007)
...that since the first Urdu language typewriter was created in 1911, the Urdu keyboard layout has evolved to accommodate the needs of the digital age? (1 February 2007)
...that Justice Rana Bhagwandas was the first Hindu to serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan?
...five mountains in Pakistan are more than 8,000 meters high, including K2 which is the second highest mountain in the world ?
...that Pakistan Air Force Academy is the only Military Academy of Pakistan visited by Quaid-e-Azam? (19 April 2008)