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A Visit to Bari Imam Shrine, Islamabad

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The real name of late saint Bari Imam was Shah Abdul Latif Kazmi. This shrine is located on the Muree road, noor pur Shahan, a small town at the foot of Margalla Hills in Islamabad. This shrine was constructed by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Thousands of devotees of Bari Imam do visit this shrine. This becomes now one of the tourist destination in Islamabad. URS of Bari Imam is observed during the first week of May. In the days of URS this shrine is heavily crowded. But in last few years URS is not being celebrated on such high level because of the security condition. The environment and the festivities of the bari imam represents a typical rural Pothwar culture. Lot of devotees from Potowar areas and all over do visit here and they (both male female and even kids) stay here for many days. They pray here and do khatam of Quran Shareef. Most of the devotee come here to dua their beloved late saint, while the rest of devotee comes with certain demands which if fullfilled by God th

Souvenir stalls in front of Bari Imam Shrine

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Tourists do visit  and get souvenir from here. Lot of small shops are made in front of the shrine where different type of souvenir are available. There are traditional sweets stall, which are considered to be highly sanctified and holy if you get some sweets from here. Apart from sweets, there are different designes and patterens of bengles and small bowles with engraved Quranic Ayat. Some are engraved with Ayat-ul- Qursi and some with Char-qul, and also some engraved with Sura-e-Yaseen.Beautiful frames engraved with Quranic verses are available here. On silver bangles is written verses of Quran.

Visit to Rawal lake view park, Islamabad

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Rawal lake view park is one of the latest addition to the existing parks in Capital Islamabad.  Rawal lake is basically an artificial reservior that fullfills needs of the twin cities Islamabad and Rawalpindi.CDA has developed lake view park with lot of recreational activities. It is man made natural park. Different ideas have been contributed in the establishment of this park. No doubt it is a perfect park to spend a wonderful time with friends and families. Its a huge place, covering with lush green lawns, gardens, children play land, which is a seperate section inside the park. This park is attractive for every age group people.  Not only the locals of the twin cities , Islamabad and Rawalpindi visit it but people from different other areas also do visit here. There is an aviary, where one can enjoy different species of birds in natural surroundings, but currently work was undergoing on that project so it was not open for the visitors. The path leading towards the s