The Fort Project

Across this city, I have a friend

Who cares not for fashion nor trend.

One day he had this troubling epiphany

That pierced through life’s cacophony,

What chance befell the forts of yore,

Long forgotten in all but lore?

A list was draft and lots were cast

Whence each monument to a legendary past

Would be homaged by this friend of mine

Piqued by the surety of adventure and grind

We fell in step behind said friend

On this road that plans no end.

That ↑ was my feeble attempt at poetry. This ↓ is a list of forts all across Pakistan that I have visited, in an attempt to explore and discover more about each of these absolutely characterful monuments:

  • Baghsar Fort Atop a knoll deep in the wooded hills of Kashmir, for two hundred years this fort has stood sentinel over the ancient route between Kashmir and the Punjab.  
  • Lahore Fort One of the most prominent landmarks of Lahore, this monolith has witnessed the rise and fall of countless empires, serving as the citadel of the city for over a thousand years.

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