" THE PROMISE OF PAKISTAN " 1960s DOCUMENTARY FILM KARACHI MOHENJO-DARO INDUS VALLEY 63144
This 1965 British documentary film looks at the development of the young modern nation-state and highlights some of the country’s people, culture and events, cities, and regions. The film opens with footage of the snow-capped peaks of Pakistan’s Karakorum and Himalayan ranges. A stream runs out from a under a snow field. People herd cattle down a rocky slope. A river of white water rushes through a forest (02:24). Young boys and girls learn in a classroom (02:57). Muslim men pray at a mosque (03:48), and the film shows the tomb of the founder of the modern state, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The film then shows a panning shot of agriculture land, bricks at the ancient city of Mohenjo-daro and more ruins of the famous seat of the Indus Valley civilization. Viewers see jewelry of the Indus Valley women and small figurines on display at a museum (05:27). Cattle pull a small cart down a dirt road near one of the great rivers of the country (05:54). There is a shot of the arid Sindh province (06:07)-camels are led across the desert terrain by a man. A man drives a Caterpillar 463F scraper (06:55); a CALTEX oil tanker truck drives along a construction site. Footage shows the construction of new canals to harness and divert water from Pakistan’s major rivers. Water flows through the Warsak hydroelectric dam (07:55). People work in a modern cotton mill spinning cotton (08:23). Viewers see men working at a precision tool factory and a cable factory. There is a shot of a farming village with electricity (09:24): two elderly men sit inside a home and smoke from a hookah. In east Pakistan, people move boats out on a body of water (09:55). Rain pours down on the region during monsoon season. Footage shows the flooded lowlands from the monsoon rains at the river deltas of the Brahmaputra and Ganges. Viewers see rice fields (11:15), and men as they load barrels onto small boats for transportation via river. There are several shots of the cities of east Pakistan. Students study medicine and nursing at a university (12:19). A helicopter takes off from an airport (12:50). A Pakistan International Airlines passenger jet lands in Karachi. The film shows the streets of Karachi: a camel pulls a small cart, and people pack the streets and outdoor bazaars. A man looks at a pair of slippers. Silversmiths work with the metal (14:50). Boys weave a type of fine cotton called Dhaka muslin cotton. There is a good shot of mosque and courtyard in the midst of dense urban buildings (maybe in Karachi). A bus leaves for Khyber Pass (16:25); men look at a plaque giving the history and points of interest of the pass. Donkeys carry goods up the pass, past terraced farming. The film then shows Badshahi Mosque in Lahore (18:20),
Shalimar Gardens, and fountains and pools in the old palaces of Lahore. There is a model of the modern city of Islamabad (20:14). Footage shows new residential buildings in Islamabad. The film then takes viewers to the world-famous Lahore Horse and Cattle Show (21:12). Men parade across the grounds twirling staffs and playing bagpipes and drums. The film shows horses, dancing camels, dancing horses, and men participating in a horsemanship competition known as tent pegging (23:10). There is a much smaller tent pegging competition outside a small rural village. The film shows a polo match in Pakistan (24:33). There are shots of mountain valleys; a man fishes on a river (25:00). Viewers see wildflowers, mountain valleys where a man herds sheep, and the hill people of the Northwest Frontier, the Pathan, performing the Khattack sword dance at night (25:55). The film concludes with footage of sunset over the rivers of Pakistan as they run into the sea.
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Beautiful beginning of our beloved Pakistan... InshALLAH more beautiful things to come soon in both the east and west
@tumblevid
9 ай бұрын
B.S. inshallah
Pakistan had the potential to become another India! It is right next to the Persian gulf, a.k.a the world's oil highway, and has one of the greatest rivers flowing within it. Sad to see where they are now!
@stayfocused6216
4 жыл бұрын
We don't want to be like India, just wait and see what happens to Pakistan in the next few years
@anstahir8773
3 жыл бұрын
Indians are our brothers.
@utkarshjoshi2872
3 жыл бұрын
@@usamasiddiqui2938 Good luck FATF Grey List 😂😂😂
@lazorplayz4556
2 жыл бұрын
@@madmedic7174 how?
@syednafiunnoor2600
Ай бұрын
Pakistan was the third largest economy in the world in the 60's. You guys at that time were one of the poor states in the world. Now india has been prospering by the begging money of Rothschild bankers. If I am wrong then how india is prospering with such a low foreign exchange? Moreover, the israelis are the biggest investors of india. So, be thoughtful on your own situation, then talk about pakistan. It will be better for you people.
Haye... how beautiful it was.. I can feel the positive vibes from this video... but now what have we done to it 😢
I miss my West and East Pakistan
Maybe my great great grandchildren can visit this part of the world. I used to want to see Egypt but it's not worth the risk. I kind of feel half of their population wished that. I will respect it.
@mahadkhwaja
2 жыл бұрын
Trust me brother Pakistan is not what the media shows it to be. Westerners can visit Pakistan and be safe
@sarah-bw5hh
2 жыл бұрын
mark wein and other tourists have been to pakistan, north pakistan is truly breathtaking, pakistan has become a real tourist destination as of recent. The food is amazing!
👍🎥 good video and information well
amazing video
in 60's pakistan was a rising country.........now ala what we did n where is shine rising?
And now? Sad what has happened. No future and a lovely past.
@stayfocused6216
4 жыл бұрын
It's still the same, I go there every year
@hamix0137
28 күн бұрын
@@stayfocused6216 it got even more conservative now
even in this documentary East Pakistan is ignored and gave less importance than west Pakistan
@rooh8258
7 ай бұрын
East Pakistani soliders did not even participate in the war against India in 1965
@abdullahsaad8825
6 ай бұрын
No bro 1st East Bengal Regiment was at the forefront of the battle against India@@rooh8258
@mukarramkhan8345
2 ай бұрын
Yeh documentary Pakistani nay nahi banai
@syednafiunnoor2600
Ай бұрын
The documentary shows full cooperation of east and west pakistan to built pakistan. You guys are as much ignorant about your history that you can't accept the truth which is in front of you!
@syednafiunnoor2600
Ай бұрын
@@rooh8258M.M. Alam was the fighter pilot who destroyed 11 indian fighter jets in a one day. He was a bengali. Moreover it was the contribution of the east pakistani pilots to create full air superiority and air supremacy in the sky of india! Moreover it was the bengalis whom took bombs bind with their body and laid down under the indian tanks to save lahore and sialkot. If they didn't sacrifice their valuable lives lahore and sialkot would be the parts of india today. So be respectful while talking on east pakistan!
I love Pakistan
@dennisgt479
4 жыл бұрын
Do you live there?, if so is it as dangerous as i hear?, i would love to see it.
@afnanraza384
4 жыл бұрын
Dennis gt not at all I’ve lived in 5 different countries currently Canada and I can say that it’s funny how people think Pakistan is dangerous I can say without a doubt and from experience it’s safe especially up north.
@at1f_s
4 жыл бұрын
@@dennisgt479 it's different now and I can say it is one good looking country.
@stayfocused6216
4 жыл бұрын
I have family there I visit Pakistan every year and I love it
@sarah-bw5hh
2 жыл бұрын
@@dennisgt479 No ist nothing as ur told, its safe, its amazing, journey of a lifetime, especially north pakistan and punjab
Pakistan Zindabad!
Should one laugh (at the present for what it has become) or CRY (for the past that promised soooo much) ...??? Doubt if even "Allah jaane" 🙏🙏
it got even more conservative now
Everything is still same This is what corruption is
@user-yh1qd7lj5f
Ай бұрын
liberal elites aka tash left by britishers destroyed pakistan
@hamix0137
28 күн бұрын
one thing changed is that it got even more conservative
@user-yh1qd7lj5f
28 күн бұрын
@@hamix0137 nope, before only rich elites who were controlling the country were liberals but now even people have become more liberals and all are united to destroy west subcontinent and send their |00ted money to britian and switzerland
Love my Country Pakistan 🏠🇵🇰🌹♥️♥️💚💛🏠
Kitna Age tha pakistan . ab kitna piche reh gaya hai.
inshallah Pakistan will rise again
کتناپرسکون ملک تھا ، پاکستان کیا بنا دیا ظالموں نے برباد کر دیا ، 😢
9:50 to 12:49, 15:12
A country with great potential which has been systematically ruined by its leaders since partition. Jinnah has a lot to answer for.
@MJfp6lx
2 жыл бұрын
The country passed India in all fields during Jinnah era. Educate yourself
@sarah-bw5hh
2 жыл бұрын
Jinnah, Qaid e azam is a hero. Th white man has allot to answer for. They instigated war and tensions, Th hindus became prejudice, in the end the partition was needed for liberty and freedom. However today theyve stunted pakistans growth. They try it all to keep pakistan in there palms
@whatevertrends3627
Жыл бұрын
@@sarah-bw5hh still that dumb mindset no wonder bangladeshi people got separated from people like you😒
@kushalpansuriya6454
10 ай бұрын
@@sarah-bw5hh hindus became prejudice??? meanwhile Muslims don't satisfied even with two countries and sponsored islamic terrorism in India but fortunately it ruined pakistan itself! karma always do justice with truth.
@sathyasaibaba1000
3 ай бұрын
I am from India, but I will say that Mohammad Ali Jinnah was the Best Leader of Undivided India (before 1947). It was that Shrewd Unscrupulous Gandhi and Power hungry Nehru, who had sidelined Jinnah. Quaid E Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah can be compared Only with Mughal E Azam Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar
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Kitna Age tha pakistan . ab kitna piche reh gaya hai.