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In 1943, Jinnah purchased this property. It was occupied by British Army. In 1948, the British army left the building, and was ‘rented’ by the Pakistan army for Rs. 500 per month.
In 2007, the Federal Board of Revenue unearthed historical documentation revealing that Jinnah once owned the property. That ignited a dispute between the military and civil administration, as the army staunchly resisted relinquishing their ‘entitlement’ to the property.
Pakistan Army's version was it acquired the property from Fatimah Jinnah for Rs. 3,50,000.
In Lahore, the Pakistan army used the property as the Corps Commander's residence but in 2007 raised a diplomatic issue with India for acquiring Jinnah House in Mumbai.
For the last 75 years, Pakistan Army never treated the Jinnah House as a national heritage and instead been using it first as a mess and then as a residence for its Commander's house.
Address: Bungalow No. 53, Lahore Cantonment
Owner: Mohan Lal Bashin (until 1943)
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1943 – 1948)
Pakistan Army: (1948 – present)
Handing over of the Jinnah House in Mumbai to convert it into a museum may have been Pakistan's demand for decades but the Pakistan Army has no problem with converting the equally palatial residence of MA Jinnah in Lahore as the residence for its Corps Commander.
While the Jinnah House in Lahore, which the Pakistan founder bought in 1943 from a Hindu, Mohan Lal Bashin well before the Partition, should have been a national heritage it served as the residence of Lahore's Corps Commander,
…. Hindustan Times
(Feb. 1, 2007)
In 2007, the Federal Board of Revenue unearthed historical documentation revealing that Jinnah once owned the property. That ignited a dispute between the military and civil administration, as the army staunchly resisted relinquishing their ‘entitlement’ to the property.
Pakistan Army's version was it acquired the property from Fatimah Jinnah for Rs. 3,50,000.
In Lahore, the Pakistan army used the property as the Corps Commander's residence but in 2007 raised a diplomatic issue with India for acquiring Jinnah House in Mumbai.
For the last 75 years, Pakistan Army never treated the Jinnah House as a national heritage and instead been using it first as a mess and then as a residence for its Commander's house.
What happened
on May 9, 2023,
that changed the course of history,
and it became a
National Heritage site?
Instead of playing games,
it is a question that
the Army must answer.
on May 9, 2023,
that changed the course of history,
and it became a
National Heritage site?
Instead of playing games,
it is a question that
the Army must answer.
Address: Bungalow No. 53, Lahore Cantonment
Owner: Mohan Lal Bashin (until 1943)
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1943 – 1948)
Pakistan Army: (1948 – present)
Handing over of the Jinnah House in Mumbai to convert it into a museum may have been Pakistan's demand for decades but the Pakistan Army has no problem with converting the equally palatial residence of MA Jinnah in Lahore as the residence for its Corps Commander.
While the Jinnah House in Lahore, which the Pakistan founder bought in 1943 from a Hindu, Mohan Lal Bashin well before the Partition, should have been a national heritage it served as the residence of Lahore's Corps Commander,
…. Hindustan Times
(Feb. 1, 2007)
Student of various organizations visit to Jinnah House Lahore - Aaj News
Student of various organizations visit to Jinnah House Lahore - Aaj News
www.aajenglish.tv
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