Rehman Gali Is Now Ram Gali: Pakistan Brings Back Old Names Of These Historic Lahore Places

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• Rehman Gali Is Now Ram Gali: Pakistan Brings Back Old Names Of These Historic Lahore Places Published By, Last Updated: May 19, 2026, 17:07 IST Nearly 79 years after Partition, at least nine locations across Lahore have officially reverted to their historical names.
• The renaming drive is part of the Lahore Authority for Heritage Revival (LAHR), a massive urban conservation initiative launched in 2025. Pakistan’s Lahore is witnessing an unusual restoration of its pre-Partition identity, with authorities replacing Islamised signboards with older Hindu, Sikh and colonial-era names as part of a sweeping heritage revival project backed by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
• Nearly 79 years after Partition, at least nine locations across Lahore have officially reverted to their historical names over the past two months.
• Areas once renamed during decades of Islamisation are now reclaiming identities tied to Lahore’s multicultural past.
• The renaming drive is part of the Lahore Authority...