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It is written, spoken and used in all provinces/territories of Pakistan, and together with English as the main languages of instruction, [18] although the people from differing provinces may have different native languages. [19] Urdu is taught as a compulsory subject up to higher secondary school in both English and Urdu medium school systems ...
The Punjabi language is the most-widely spoken native language in Lahore, with 73.58% of Lahore counting it as their first language according to the 2023 Census. [157] Lahore is the largest Punjabi-speaking city in the world.
The Lahore Fort (Punjabi and Urdu: شاہی قلعہ: Shahi Qila, or "Royal Fort") is a citadel at the northern end of Lahore's Walled City that spreads over an area greater than 20 hectares. [9] It contains 21 notable monuments, some of which date to the era of Emperor Akbar .
The Walled City of Lahore known locally as the "Un-droone Shehr" (Inner City) is the oldest and most historic part of Lahore. The Punjab government embarked on a major project in 2009 to restore the Royal Trail (Shahi Guzar Gah) from Akbari Gate to the Lahore Fort with the help of the World Bank under the Sustainable Development of the Walled ...
[1] [3] In 1936, the colony underwent a name change, adopting the name, Sunder Das Park. [3] The area only gained its current name and houses after the construction efforts led by Rai Bahadur Sunder Das Suri and his family. [1] By 1942, the area witnessed the emergence of six homes, all under the ownership of a single interconnected Hindu ...
Johar Town (Punjabi/Urdu: جوہرٹاؤن) is a residential neighborhood and union council (UC 114) located in Iqbal Tehsil of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Johar Town is named after Mohammad Ali Jouhar , one of several prominent leaders of the Khilafat Movement as well as of the Indian independence movement.
Gawalmandi is a residential town located in central Lahore, in Pakistan's Punjab province. [1] It is regarded as the cultural centre of Lahore. The famous Gawalmandi Food Street of Lahore is located here. [2] [3] [4] Gawalmandi is a fusion of two words: Gawala, meaning milkman and Mandi, the Urdu word for market.
Urdu in its less formalised register is known as rekhta (ریختہ, rek̤h̤tah, 'rough mixture', Urdu pronunciation:); the more formal register is sometimes referred to as زبانِ اُردُوئے معلّٰى, zabān-i Urdū-yi muʿallá, 'language of the exalted camp' (Urdu pronunciation: [zəbaːn eː ʊrdu eː moəllaː]) or لشکری ...