Sukkur to Multan was the least enjoyable bit of (good weather) riding we have done up to now as we were escorted from door to door by the local police although at no point did we feel the need for it as the Pakistanis we have met are the most friendly and without any (anti western)demonstrations (yes the bike is UK registered). But it has to be said that the police escorting us were very friendly as well as offered us cold drinks. And there have been occasions where we were pulled off by the local police to have a little conversation and a cold drink! (not always ideal when you are trying to get to your destination asap).
Around 500 BC Multan was under Hindu rule before being invaded by Alexander the Great, who named it (nothing other than) Alexandria.

The Shrine of Jalaluddin Bahari and the mausoleum of Bibi Jawindi are in Uch Sharif(below), located at around 35km south of Multan. It was our first taste of great architecture in Pakistan. The mausoleums were impressive, built in the 15th century, one of them had been partially destroyed by the floods in 1817. /

De Sukkur a Multan disfrutamos de uno de los ultimos dias de buen tiempo, ya que mas adelante la cosa empeoraria. Sin embargo el recorrido en moto no fue de lo mas placentero ya que la policia insistio en escoltarnos a todos sitios a pesar de que no habia razon alguna para ello, todos los pakistanies con los que nos hemos encontrado hasta ahora han sido de lo mas amables y acogedores, sin ni una pizca de sentimientos anti-occidentales (la moto tiene matricula inglesa, y yo no tengo mucha pinta de pakistani).

Pero la verdad sea dicha, los policias que nos han ido dando escolta tambien han sido la mar de apanados,ofreciendonos bebidas por el camino y todo. Bueno, incluso se ha dado el caso de que la policia nos ha parado simplemente para charlar un ratito con nosotros y darnos algo de beber, nada mas (aunque esto, la verdad, no es lo ideal cuando lo que estamos intentando es llegar a nuestro destino lo antes posible )
En torno al 500 A. de C. Multan estaba bajo poder Hindu antes de ser invadida por Alejandro Magno, que le cambio el nombre y la llamo Alexandria. La capilla de Jalaluddin Bahari y el mausoleo de Bibi Jawindi se hallan en Uch Sharif (foto inferior), a unos 35 km al sur de Multan, y son nuestro primer encuentro con la gran arquitectura mugal de Pakistan.