List of mausoleums and shrines in Pakistan

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Mausoleum of M.A Jinnah is frequently visited by Pakistani nationalists, It is a national symbol of Pakistan.

The Mausoleum of Iqbal, next to Badshahi Masjid, Lahore, Pakistan

K2 the world's second-highest mountain holds a position similar to that of Mount Fuji in Pakistani nationalism

The Minar-e-Pakistan, south-side view

Pakistan has many shrines, sights, sounds and symbols that have siginificance to Pakistani nationalists. These include the Shrines of Political leaders of pre-indepdence and post-independence Pakistan, Shrines of Religious leaders and Saints, The Shrines of Imperial leaders of various Islamic Empires and Dynasties, as well as national symbols and sounds of Pakistan. Some of these shrines, sights and symbols have become a places of Pilgrimage for Pakistani ultra-nationalism and militarism, as well as for obviosuly religious purposes.

[edit] Mausoleums and Shrines of Political leaders

Below is a list of Shrines and mausoleums of political leaders and activists that were involved in politics of pre-independence and post-independence Pakistan. Some may consider these leaders religious, others may consider them strictly political leaders. This is list ordered by year of death and is in no way limited to:

• The mausoleum of Syed Ahmed Khan in Aligarh India.
• The mausoleum of Muhammad Iqbal (Poet of the Nation) in Lahore, Pakistan.
• The mausoleum of M.A Jinnah (Father of the Nation) in Karachi Pakistan.
• The mausoleum of Choudhary Rahmat Ali in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
• The mausoleum of Abdur Rab Nishtar in Karachi, Pakistan.
• The mausoleum of Fatima Jinnah (Mother of the Nation) in Karachi, Pakistan.
• The mausoleum of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq in Islamabad, Pakistan.

[edit] Mausoleums and Shrines of Religious leaders

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Below is a list of Shrines and mausoleums of Muslim Religious leaders and Saints that were involved in Religion of pre-independence and post-independence Pakistan. This is in no way limited to:

• The Shrine of Abdullah Shah Ghazi (Patron Saint of Karachi) in Karachi, Pakistan.
• The Shrine of Bibi Pak Daman (Shrine of the 'Six Holy Ladies') in Lahore, Pakistan.
• The Shrine of Syed Abul Hassan Bin Usman Bin Ali Al-Hajweri at the Data Durbar Complex in Lahore, Pakistan.
• The Shrine of Pir Meher Ali Shah at Golra Sharif in Islamabad, Pakistan.
• The Shrine of Pir Muhammad Qasim and Pir Nazir Ahmad at Mohra Sharif near Murree, Pakistan.
• The Shrine of Shah Jamal in Lahore, Pakistan.

[edit] Mausoleums and Shrines of Imperial leaders

[edit] Mausoleums and Shrines of War Dead

• The Rawalpindi race-course shrine, commemorates Pakistan's war dead. The hundreds of thousands who died for Pakistan in the conflicts accompanying the 1865 war of independence, the partition of India and similar domestic conflicts, Pakistani Annexation of Kalat 1947-48, the First Indo-Pakistan War in 1948, the second Indo-Pakistan War 1965, the Third Indo-Pakistan war in 1971, The first Afghan-Pakistan war over Pakhtunistan in 1955-1957, the second Afghan-Pakistan over Pakhtunistan in 1961-1963, The Balochistan Insurgency 1973-77, The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan 1979-1988, and other smaller conflicts such as Siachen and Kargil conflict, as well as the war on terrorism are enshrined at Rawalpindi in form of written records, which note name, origin and date and place of death of everyone enshrined.

A big political controvercy surrounds the Rawalpindi race-course Shrine because since 1971, several "war criminals" are among the thousands of people enshrined at Rawalpindi race-course.

For some people, especially in Bangladesh which suffered most under past "Pakistani imperialism", the shrine has become a symbol for Pakistani militarism and ultra-nationalism.^{[citation needed]} Furthermore, Bangladesh wants Pakistan to apologize for the alleged genocide it says Pakistani forces were guilty of during the 1971 war.