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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Ram Gali in Lahore! Why Pakistan is renaming places to Hindu and Sikh names like Krishan Nagar and Sant Nagar

Pakistan’s Punjab government has approved a plan to restore several historic pre-Partition names across Lahore and nearby areas, according to officials quoted by PTI.

For decades, many of Lahore’s streets, chowks, and neighbourhoods carried names tied to Pakistan’s post-Partition identity. But now, some of the city’s oldest names — erased after 1947 — could return once again.

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