Tuesday 3 November 2015

Feature : Pakka Qilla Hyderabad

Still it is not reporting based, no interesting angle, no compare contrast
Jawad Ahmed
                              Roll No: 2k-14-MC-39
Feature - Pakka Qilla, Hyderabad.
Pacco Qillo as commonly known is an early modern fort in Hyderabad, Pakistan. The Fort was constructed on the    hillock known locally as Gunjy, by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro, around 1768 when he founded the city of Hyderabad. 

This fort was built by Ghulam Shah still remains today but in a desolate state and a dire need of repair. During the Talpur rule, Mir Fateh Ali Khan left Khudabad and shifted capital to Hyderabad in 1789. He also used the Hyderabad Fort to reside and hold his court in it. For the purpose he added a Haram and other buildings to accommodate the ruling family and his relations. He to enable residents to fulfill their religious obligation also built some mosques. This was the time when pakka qila looks beautiful. It has new look and strong. House were made beautiful. It was well furnished, and people of Hyderabad love to live there. There is only one main entrance, opening in the north towards Shahi Bazar.

 Archaeological Area: A small enclave near the main gate towards north had mercifully remained clear of squat encroachers. In fact this is the only area where the few historical buildings still stand to tell the tale of the Fort’s past glory.  

Current position  

This was the time of pakka qila when it was new and well looked. Now it has move towards devasting condition. Pakka qila now not in a good condition. Now in pakka qila only poor people used to live. But before when it was in good condition, shahi people and Mirs and rich people used to live there. The fort now in a damage condition. Now it is not in good look and well furnished, all the thing is in bad and poor condition.  There is no good drainage system. Saverage water is stand in the corner of the street of pakka qila. Now there is no maintenance in fort. 

Today living inside the fort is not less than any kind of danger. There is no such drainage system there and due to that fort is getting more than worse day by day. There is a calligraphy on the walls and picture gallery has been placed out there. It has been believed that by the time many of ancient accessories has been stolen as well as money was also robbed. It is an unfortunate of Sindh and Pakistan that the historical fort has reached to such condition and its walls are falling slowly and gradually, while people are still living inside and nearby to the Fort. The Fort is almost come to an end and it is very difficult to bring it to its actual condition but at least whatever is left behind, we should protect that.


People who lived there is very angry and upset of the destruction of famous fort. They wants that this fort should rebuilt because the people said this was the historical place of Sindh.
Submitted To:  Sohail Sangi Date: 03-11-2015


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Feature is always reporting based. and its main purpose is to entertain. It has also news values, including timeliness / current / relevancy etc. These all are missing. this essay type thing even does not fall in category of article. observe para. foto is also required. some stories related to this fort. 

Feature : Pakka Qilla Hyderabad
Jawad Ahmed  Roll No: 2k-14-MC-39

Introduction:  Pacco Qillo commonly known as pakka qilla is an early modern fort in Hyderabad, Pakistan. The Fort was constructed on the    hillock known locally as Gunjy, by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro, around 1768 when he founded the city of Hyderabad.

About Pakka Qilla : The Pacco Qillo built by Ghulam Shah still remains today but in a desolate state and a dire need of repair. During the Talpur rule over Sindh, Mir Fateh Ali Khan leave Khudabad and shifted his capital to Hyderabad in 1789. He also used the Hyderabad Fort to reside and hold his court in it. For the purpose he added a Haram and other buildings to accommodate the ruling family and his relations. He to enable residents to fulfill their religious obligation also built some mosques. The Fort, slightly oblong in shape, covers 30 acres of land. Its fortification wall, running along the contours of the hillock, is imposingly built with burnt bricks and decorated with ornamental ‘Kangaroos’ of odd shape. There is only one main entrance, opening in the north towards Shahi Bazar. Archaeological Area: A small enclave near the main gate towards north had mercifully remained clear of squat encroachers. In fact this is the only area where the few historical buildings still stand to tell the tale of the Fort’s past glory. In the northwestern corner of this complex lies the Mir’s Haram, built on 7.5 meter high solidly built podium. The interior of the Haram is profusely decorated with fresco paintings, though of degenerated quality. There are five large halls towards east of the Haram. This was the place where Mir’s treasury was located. Some of these halls were later turned into Record Office during the Raj. After the establishment of the Archaeological Circle Office at Hyderabad, three of these halls were converted into a small but beautifully representative Museum, while others served different official requirements. To house its office a double story block was constructed on the southern side of this ensemble. A residential accommodation for the Director was carved out of the, southern most building by additions and alterations. A two-room, complete unit quarter on north-north eastern side of this ensemble, 4 two-room and 2 one-room quarters in a row on it east, I two-room with extra large room on the south-eastern side all built during the British period, in or around 1935 – came to the lot of the Department of Archaeology which also added three garages at to accommodate different categories of the staff of the Southern Circle of Archaeology. Present condition: Due to passage of time vagaries of nature and especially human vandalism the Fort has suffered to a great deal. At present the fortification wall of the Fort is in a very dilapidated condition from the several places its lost every originality and some portions has become an advance stage of decay, worth mentioning, is the south east part of the wall most effected and bulged out. The Northern portion also required urgent repairs to avoid any collapse of this historical part of our culture. Cause of Decay The conservation and restoration of an ancient monument in its conventional phraseology means a scientific and aesthetic approach towards, repair of an antiquity to protect its from further decay and give it a new life through which it can prolong its existence without altering its original character. A number of factors are responsible for the decay of the fort.
Date: 03-11-2015

This practical work was carried under supervision of Sir Sohail Sangi     

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