Tourism in Pakistan: 16 National Monuments of Pakistan

In 1997, there were nine National Monuments in Pakistan according to Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (PEPA). As of 2016, there are eleven National Monuments of Pakistan. Almost four hundred places by provincial governments and three hundred places by the federal government have been declared by as protected and national monuments areas. However, officially there are eleven monuments while there are many other places as well that are also treated as national monuments.

In Pakistan government is striving to furtherance the system of protected areas for the protection of monuments, archaeological sites, buildings, endangered species, habitats, and ecosystems. Protected areas in Pakistan can be broadly categorized into two sections; they are ecosystems and archaeological & cultural sites.

In Pakistan, there already exists an extensive list of officially notified protected archaeological sites and monuments under the Antiquities Act 1975. The approach in developing these guidelines is to concentrate on the protection of the existing sites. New sites may also be notified through the federal or provincial archaeology departments.

The Federal Department of Archaeology maintains a master register containing basic and vital information on the protected monuments and sites including full measurements of the protected area, description, location and government notification with the date of protection.

Here is the list of National Monuments of Pakistan

First 11 are officially recognized National Monuments of Pakistan.

1. Quaid-E-Azam’s Mazar – Mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah – Karachi

   

2. Wazir Mansion – Birthplace of Muhammad Ali Jinnah – Karachi

   

3. Khaliq Dina Public Hall and Library, Karachi

   

4. Quaid-E-Azam House Museum Flagstaff House, Karachi

   

5. Tomb of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, Lahore

   

6. Allama Iqbal Museum (Javed Manzil), Lahore

   

7. Islamic Summit Minar, Lahore

   

8. Professor Abdul Salam’s House, Jhang

   

9. Quaid-E-Azam Residency, Ziarat, Balochistan

   

10. Pakistan Monument, Islamabad

    

11. Minar-E-Pakistan, Lahore

    

12. Historical Monuments of Thatta, Sindh

    

13. Archaeological Site of Mohenjodaro, Sindh

    

14. Old Fort or Shahi Qilla, Lahore

    

15. Shalimar Garden, Lahore

    

16. Buddhist Ruins of Takht-I-Bhai and City Remains at Sehri Bahlol