Bab-e-Pakistan

Not to be confused with Bab-i-Pakistan.

Bab-e-Pakistan
بابِ پاكستان
31°28′55″N 74°21′13″E / 31.48194°N 74.35361°E / 31.48194; 74.35361
LocationWalton, Lahore, Pakistan
DesignerAmjad Mukhtar
Beginning dateNovember 2006 (2006-11)
Dedicated toMuslim refugees who migrated to Pakistan during Partition of India
WebsiteBab-e-Pakistan Foundation

The Bab-e-Pakistan (Urdu: بابِ پاكستان , lit. 'Gateway of Pakistan') is a national monument in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan which is being built on the site of one of the major Muslim refugee camps which operated in the aftermath of independence of Pakistan.

The memorial was proposed in 1985, by the late Governor Ghulam Jilani Khan, and was approved immediately by the President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. The monument is designed by a Lahore-based architect Amjad Mukhtar, who is a graduate from National College of Arts, Lahore. The monument has an area of 117 acres and will comprise a memorial block, library, park, museum, auditorium and art gallery.

The project experienced some difficulty in getting started because of the unstable political situation following the death of President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq in 1988. A second attempt was made in 1991 with the support of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, but again the project was stalled. The third attempt has been during the administration of President Pervez Musharraf. Construction work started and was due to be completed by 2014, but still has not been completed as of 2024.

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References

  1. ^ a b "What is Bab-e-Pakistan? | BAB-E-PAKISTAN FOUNDATION". bepf.punjab.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  2. ^ Mubashir Hassan (14 August 2016). "Bab-e-Pakistan memorial still a dream after 31 years". The Nation. Lahore. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
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  6. ^ "Bab-e-Pakistan to be ready by August 2009". Daily Times of Pakistan. 6 April 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2007.

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