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'Bahut Lajawaab,' says a dazzled first lady

While her husband Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf was busy at the Indo-Pak summit, Begum Sehba Musharraf continued to be dazzled by the architectural wonders of Agra, the erstwhile Mughal capital, during her sightseeing spree. The first lady of Pakistan described the Agra Fort as bahut lajawaab.

Savouring the beauty of the Taj Mahal from the Khaas Mahal of the fort, she said the fort was bahut lajawaab and an experience in itself.

The Begum, who visited the Jahangiri Mahal first, praised the inlay work and carvings on the brackets, which reflect the Rajputana Mughal work, guide K K Mohammad told reporters.

The first lady of Pakistan also toured other parts of the fort, the only one in the country to figure in the list of world heritage sites.

Impressed by the distinctive Islamic-Persian features of the Khaas Mahal, a structure built entirely in marble and flanked by golden pavillions, she asked if the inscriptions in the Mahal were original.

Dressed in a light coffee coloured salwar-kameez, Begum Musharraf obliged the cameramen, who requested her to pose for them, by making an adaab gesture while taking a round of the beautiful octagonal Musamman Burj.

The Begum also visited Sheesh Mahal, Macchhi Mahal, Diwan-e-Khaas and Diwan-e-Aam, Mohammad said, and added that he also explained the similarities and differences between the Agra Fort and Lahore Fort, also built by the Mughals.

However, during her nearly half-an-hour stay at the fort, Begum Musharraf gave a miss to the private mosque, built by Emporer Shahjahan for the ladies of his court, where the staffers were ready with cloth shoes for their distinguished guest, if she decided to go there.

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