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Under the 2001 revision of Pakistan's administrative structure [3] Lahore was tagged as a City District, and divided into nine towns. [4] Each town in turn consists of a group of Union Councils. All in all 152 Union Councils existed in the City District of Lahore, including the Cantonment area. [5] Administrative towns of Lahore [6] #
Following is the list of cultural heritage sites in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. ... Baghbanpura Lahore: ... Lahore: General Post Office More images
The origin of Lahore's name is unclear. The city's name has been variously recorded by early Muslim historians as Luhawar, Lūhār, and Rahwar. [31] The Iranian polymath and geographer, Abu Rayhan Al-Biruni, referred to the city as Luhāwar in his 11th century work, Qanun, [31] while the poet Amir Khusrow, who lived during the Delhi Sultanate period, recorded the city's name as Lāhanūr. [32]
Islampura or Krishan Nagar (former name of this locality) is a residential neighborhood and a Union Council located in Data Gunj Bakhsh Zone, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is primarily a residential area located adjacent to the Punjab Secretariat. Its postal code is 54000.
The project was finished by 1642 AD and emperor Shah Jahan granted the area back to the same family appointing them as the custodians of the site and Shalimar Gardens, Lahore. Since that day to General Ayub Khan's martial law, the Shalimar Garden was under the care of the same family. With passage of time, their extended family also adopted the ...
The 1953 Lahore riots were a series of violent riots against the Ahmadiyya movement, a faith marginalized in Pakistan, mainly in the city of Lahore, as well as the rest of Punjab, which were eventually quelled by the Pakistan Army who declared three months of martial law. [5]
Following the creation of Pakistan in 1947, the temple underwent a period of neglect. Significant damage was inflicted in 1992 in the wake of the Babri Masjid demolition in Ayodhya . [3] [4] Due to prevailing misconceptions linking Jainism with Hinduism , the Jain Mandir in Lahore was targeted. [3]
Government Islamia College Civil Lines (Urdu: اسلامیہ کالج), formerly called Dayanand Anglo Vedic College, is a government college in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.. Founded by Arya Samaj as the school of Dayanand Anglo Vedic on June 1, 1886, [1] It was later renamed Dayanand Anglo Vedic (DAV) College after Hindu leader Dayananda Saraswa