Pakistan Postage Stamps - 1993

 

The year 1993 started with the issue of four beautiful stamps of Rs. 6 denomination each showing the Women's Costumes in the four provinces of Pakistani on 10 March. The above two stamps show traditional women dress of the Sind and Balochistan province, while the stamps below show women clad in traditional dresses of provinces of Punjab and NWFP.

  

25. April: The 21st Conference of Islamic Foreign Ministers, Karachi

17 May: World Telecommunication Day

20 June: Medicinal Plants of Pakistan series - Foeniculum vulgare

Continuing with the series of stamps on the Pioneers of Freedom, three more stamps were issued during the year 1993 on 14th August on the eve of Independence Day of Pakistan. The stamps bore the portraits of Ghulam Mohammad Bhurgri, Mir Ahmed Yar Khan and Mohammad Pir Sahib Zakori Sharif.

1 September: The 100th Anniversary of Gordon College, Rawalpindi

The Juniper forests of Balochistan province of Pakistan, the second largest forests of Juniper in the world,  are an ecological and cultural treasure of the country. These rare and centuries old forests are located in Ziarat and Zarghoon areas of Balochistan. Junipers are one of the slowest growing trees in the world and are therefore often called “living fossils” Although they are also found in some other parts of Pakistan, Balochistan’s Junipers are one of the biggest blocks in the world. But all that is slowly changing. Where there was lush green density only a few decades ago, one can now see wasteland patches. Similarly one can also observe lesser number of smaller offshoots around the bigger trees. [Pakistanpaedia]

On 30 September, a stamp was issued part of the campaign "Save the Juniper Forest, Ziarat"

16 October: World Food Day

28 October: The 50th Anniversary of Burn Hall Institutions, Abbottabad

18 November: The 16th Anniversary of South and West Asia Postal Union

10 December: International Medical Congress of Pakistan College of Physicians and Surgeons, Karachi

The last stamp of the year was issued on 25 December commemorating the 117th Anniversary of the birth of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, 1876-1948, the founder of the country known as the Quaid -e- Azam. Thes tamp showed three storeyed Wazir Mansion, Karachi where Mr Jinnah was born.

Wazir Mansion, Kharadar, Karachi [Photo: Wikipedia]

The building located in the Kharadar district of Karachi was built during 1860-1870 with stone masonry in lime and jute mortar to suit the volatile weather of Karachi. The building has since 2010 turned into a library and museum

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Pakistan Postage Stamps - 1999

 

1999 marked the first anniversary of Pakistan's testing its nuclear devices on 28th May 1998 in Ras Koh Hills in the Chagai District of Balochistan Province. The tests made Pakistan the seventh nation to possess nuclear weapons, and the first in the Muslim world. 

All five atomic devices, code named Chaghi-I (Ras Koh Hills), were spherical-implosion-type nuclear weapons and were tested underground under the hills. At the time of explosions, the mountains almost turned colour and upper crust became just dust as can be seen from the Pakistan Television screen shot above. 

Pakistan's second nuclear test, Chagai-II, followed on 30 May 1998 in the Kharan Desert in Balochistan Province.  The tests detonated implosion-type boosted-fission military-grade plutonium devices, contrary to the Chagai-I tests that were weapons-grade uranium devices. The performance of these tests made it a total of six tests performed by Pakistan in May 1998. [3]

Besides issuing a commemorative stamp to celebrate the first anniversary of Pakistan's nuclear testing, Pakistan Post  issued commemorative stamps on twenty two different occasions, starting the year on the eve of holding of the international conference on the 100 years of Saudi Arabia on 27th January 1999:

Three stamps were issued on the occasion of Rs. 2,15 and 20

 14th April 1999: SCIENTISTS OF PAKISTAN SERIES commemorating the famous scientist PROF. DR. SALIMUZZAAMAN SIDDIQI

On the occasion of testing of the nuclear devices, a commemorative stamp of Rs. 5 denomination was issued on the theme of "Yaum-e-Takbeer - Pakistan's Quest for Self Reliance." The stamp showed the Pakistan Flag, Chagi and Words Yaum-e-Takbeer in Urdu.

 31 May: Completion of Data Darbar Complex in Lahore

On the theme of Archaeological Heritage of Pakistan in which Pakistan abounds, specially the Gandhara Civilization, a set of three commemorative stamps was issued showing the statue of Fasting Buddha, a priceless relic on display in Lahore Museum.

 On the eve of 50th anniversary of the famous Geneva Convention, a commemorative stamp was issued of Rs. 5 denomination on 12th August 1999.

Continuing with the Pioneer of freedom (series) to acknowledge the services of some great names that participated actively in the struggle for attaining freedom from the British yoke prior to 1947, when Pakistan finally got independence, a set of three stamps was issued on 14th August to commemorate services of Sir Adamjee Haji Dawood, Ch. M. Ali, Maulana Abdul Hamid Badayuni.

16th August was the second death anniversary of the world famous music maestro Nusrat Fatheh Ali Khan (1948-97). A stamp of Rs.2 denomination was issued to remember the services of Ustad. Read more about him at Pakistanpaedia.

 18th September: Silver Jubilee Islamic Development Bank

21st September 1999: Golden Jubilee celebrations of founding of the People's Republic of China.

The two stamps showed the head portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong & Emblem and People Celebrating Event

28th  September  1999 was the holding of the 9th Asian Sailing Championship at Karachi:

 The set of five stamps showed Optimist, Laser, Mistral, Enterprise, 470A sailing vessels.

 7th October  1999: 10th Optimist Sailing Championship, Karachi sowing Optimist Boats

 9th October 1999: 12th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union

 17TH October 1999: First Anniversary of the martyrdom of Hakim Muhammad Saeed

 8th NOVEMBER 1999: Golden Jubilee of the National Bank of Pakistan

 15th NOVEMBER 1999: Centenary of Shell in Pakistan

20th NOVEMBER 1999: Decade celebration "Convention on the Rights of the Child"

  

20th Novemebr: Silver Jubilee of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad 

 5TH December  1999: Birth Centenary of Josh Malihabadi, a famous poet of Urdu poetry

 6th December:  SCIENTISTS OF PAKISTAN SERIES commemorating the famous scientist Dr M Afzal Hussain Qadri for his research work on insects

10th December: Men of Letter series: Ghulam Bari Alleeg

20th December: Medicinal Plants of Pakistan Series - Spogel Seed / Plantation

On the eve of Eid ul Fitr on 24th December 1999, a set of two stamps was issued showing the Masjid-e-Nabvi, the Mosque of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) at Madina, Saudi Arabia.

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