Pakistan’s Punjab authorities to revive pre-Partition names of Lahore streets | World Information
3 min learnNew DelhiUp to date: Might 19, 2026 03:04 PM IST
Pakistan’s Punjab authorities has authorised a plan to revive the names of a number of streets and roads in Lahore, aiming to revive town’s pre-Partition heritage, an official mentioned on Monday.
A number of historic streets, alleys and roads in Lahore had been renamed over the previous a long time, changing British-era and Hindu-associated names with these of Islamic, Pakistani or native figures.
“The Punjab Cupboard assembly, chaired by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, a number of days in the past had authorised a plan to revive the unique and historic names of assorted streets and roads in Lahore and its neighbourhood,” a Punjab authorities official instructed PTI.
The choice has been taken to revive the cultural id and heritage of this historic metropolis, he mentioned.
He additional mentioned, this initiative is led by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifwho can also be the top of the Lahore Heritage Areas Revival mission. His proposal acquired a cupboard approval final week.
Historic streets and roads in Lahore that had been renamed up to now by successive governments embody Queen’s Street, Jail Street, Davies Street, Lawrence Street, Empress Street, Krishan Nagar, Santnagar, Dharampura, Brandreth Street, Ram Gali, Tempbell Avenue, Laxmi Chowk, Jain Mandir Street, Kumharpura, Mohan Lal Bazaar, Sundar Das Street, Bhagwan Pura, Shanti Nagar and Outfall Street.
Sharif has additionally proposed the restoration of three cricket grounds and a conventional ‘akhara’ (wrestling area) at Minto Park (Larger Iqbal Park) – which is being extensively perceived as a harm management technique.
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His brother, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharifduring his tenure because the chief minister of Punjab in 2015, confronted heavy criticism for demolishing three historic cricket grounds, areas below cricket golf equipment and a wrestling area below an city growth programme.
A number of cricketers, like former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq, had been educated in these cricket golf equipment in Minto Park.
Earlier than the Partition, Indian cricketer Lala Amarnath additionally went for coaching in these golf equipment. When Amarnath visited Lahore with the Indian cricket crew in 1978, he went to Minto Park and frolicked with the gamers of Crescent Cricket Membership, for which he used to play until the Partition occurred.
The demolished wrestling area in Minto Park as soon as witnessed bouts by veterans comparable to Goonga Pehalwan, Imam Bakhsh and Gama Pehalwan.
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Earlier than Partition, Hindus would have fun the competition of Dussehra in Minto Park.
