LAHORE – The Governor House Punjab was opened for public on Sunday where a large crowd gathered outside the historic building.
People were allowed in from the gate on Kashmir Road, after showing the national identity card of the head of their family.
The building was opened following an announcement by Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar regarding opening the building every Sunday.
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During the British Raj, this building was being used as the official residence of the British Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab and following the independence of Pakistan in 1947, it was formally designated for the use of Punjab’s Governor.
Earlier, former Punjab Governor Mian Muhammad Azhar opened Governor’s House’s gates for school children, college and university students in the 1990s. During his tenure, over 20,000 students visited the Governor’s House and this tradition is continued till today.
As per the announcement, families will be able to visit the Governor House between 10am and 6pm every Sunday.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government announced to open official buildings for public use soon after taking charge.
Special security arrangements have been made to protect the historic building. It is happening for the first time in the Punjab Governor’s House history that the premises are being opened for the general public.
The PTI government has already opened gates of the Murree Government House and Sindh Governor House for the public.
