Plantation drive along railway tracks between Shahdara and Raiwind still incomplete on July 31, 2018LAHORE: Due to inefficiency, a lack of interest and poor follow ups by the Pakistan Railways (PR) and Parks Horticulture Authority (PHA) Punjab, the green plantation drive alongside the railway tracks between Shahdara and Raiwind could not be launched yet. During the tenure of former Railways federal minister Khawaja Saad Rafique and in the presence […]
WCLA to launch Human Libraries at Lahore Fort from September on July 30, 2018LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) plans to launch human libraries at Lahore Fort which will start from September this year. This project will be one of its kind in Pakistan. So far, the concept of human libraries has started in different countries of the world like China, Denmark, the United States, India, […]
Making the Lahore Fort green again! on July 28, 2018LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) is planting original traditional Mughal era plants inside Lahore Fort and replacing the grass with fine Dhaka Grass along with installation of water sprinklers for lawns, after conducting a thorough research on the horticulture of the site. The Lahore Fort was handed over to the WCLA in […]
Rs 150m approved for maintenance of historic buildings of Walled City on July 24, 2018LAHORE: An amount of Rs 150 million has been approved for the immediate repair and maintenance of the dilapidating buildings inside the Walled City by the Planning & Development Department (P&D) Punjab and Local Government & Community Development (LGCD) Department Punjab, whereas in the first quarter an amount of Rs 50 million will be released […]
Allama Iqbal’s house inside Walled City in a state of decline on July 21, 2018LAHORE: The house of legendary poet and philosopher Muhammad Allama Iqbal, inside Bhatti Gate, Walled City Lahore is deteriorating and is presently being used as an office of a music band and an eatery shop whereas no attention is being paid towards its restoration by the Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA). Sources say the […]
The historic Saleh Kamboh Mosque in state of shambles — is WCLA listening? on July 19, 2018The Saleh Kamboh Mosque located inside Mochi Gate of Walled City Lahore is in a sorry state with no one owning up to the responsibility of taking care of it. The mosque needs immediate repair and maintenance. Sources informed that the mosque is in the list of those monuments that are sheltered by the Archaeology […]
Tomb of Prince Pervaiz in decline and neglect on July 13, 2018LAHORE: The Tomb of Prince Pervaiz, in the locality of Kot Khawaja Saeed, is presently in shambles and needs immediate attention of the Department of Archaeology Punjab for conservation. Prince Pervaiz was the son of Mughal Emperor Jahangir. His tomb was built in 17th century whereas at present, the tomb is in a deplorable state […]
Re-development plan of WCLA approved by authorities on July 12, 2018The Master Conservation & Re-development Plan (MCRP) of Walled City Lahore has been approved in principle by the members of the Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) in a meeting held at the Punjab Chief Secretary’s Secretariat on Tuesday. This MCRP has been designed and formulated for the first time specifically for the Walled City […]
Ranjeet Singh’s statue to be installed in Lahore Fort on July 11, 2018LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) is installing a life-size statue of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh in Lahore Fort near the Haveli of Rani Jindan in Jahangir’s Quadrangle, Daily Times has learnt reliably. The statue is being sponsored by SK Foundation, based in United Kingdom, and all the expenses are being taken up by […]
Dasu Dam still in limbo due to hitches in acquisition of land on July 7, 2018LAHORE: Due to illegal constructions and encroachments at the proposed dam site and sluggishness in the land acquiring process by the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), the ground-breaking of Dasu Hydropower Project is still in limbo, Daily Times has learnt reliably. According to sources, the land around […]