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Monument in Punjab, Pakistan
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The
Bab-e-Pakistan
(
Urdu
:
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,
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
.
[3]
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,
[1]
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.
[4]
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.
[3]
The third attempt has been during the administration of
President
Pervez Musharraf
.
[5]
Construction work started and was due to be completed by 2014,
[6]
but still has not been completed as of 2024.
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