All Hindu street names of Lahore to be "Islamised"

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Final traces of Hindu culture in Lahore would be wiped out by giving Islamic names.

Lahoris blast proposal to ‘Islamise’ city

By Mohammed Rizwan

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_2-6-2005_pg1_4

LAHORE: Leading lights of Lahore including civil society members and intellectuals have unanimously blasted a Lahore District Government resolution which calls for ‘Islamisation’ of 58 Lahore streets.

After passing a ‘unanimous’ resolution, the district government has advertised in the newspapers, notifying the public that it plans to change the names of city streets named after prominent Hindu personalities. The ads also call on the public to voice any objections it may have.

However a city district government spokesman said that the process of changing the names had just begun and could take a long time, as the process had to be approved by several tiers of Punjab government before the new names could be announced.

There are 58 proposed names. Twenty streets that don’t have names will be named after prominent local personalities, while 38 streets that have established Hindu names such as Qila Gujjar Singh will have names such as Qila Shah Faisal after the late Saudi king. Durand Road is being changed to Mussadaq Ahmed Khan Road, main Rajgarh bazaar will be called Karim Bakhsh Road, Poonch Road has been renamed Chaudhry Sarwar Gujjar Road and Lake Road will be called Hakim Allah Ditta Road.

“It’s amusing to say the least,” said Saleema Hashmi, dean of the school of visuals, Beaconhouse University. “We are erasing history instead of making it. It looks superficial and based on prejudice rather than anything else,” said Hashmi adding “the city government, it seems has nothing better to do.”

Prominent architect Nayyar Ali Dada also condemned the effort being launched by the city government. “We should not try to change the course of history. What are we trying to prove here?” wondered Dada. “No one can champion the cause of Islam by changing the names of streets,” said Dada.

Lahore Conservation Society secretary Dr Ajaz Anwar said that the character of the city was being desecrated by introducing such things. “They cannot change history by changing names. The best anyone can achieve from the exercise is that mail will be lost, and the new names will be unfamiliar to everyone. History, good or bad, has happened and is part of our past,” said Dr Anwar.

Writer Naveed Shahzad said the move to change names indicated that the government had nothing much to do. “I don’t think it is a priority issue. Why do we have to re-invent ourselves all the time? At this critical juncture when more than half the population is living under the poverty line, it’s amazing the government has time for these things,” said Shahzad.

District Government chief Mian Amer Mahmood said, “Only irrelevant names are being changed. We are not changing our good history but there is no need to stick to the bad part of our history. We have not changed the names of Ganga Ram hospital and other such institutions, only irrelevant names are being changed,” Mian Amer said.

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Whats so hindu about Durand and Lake?

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Are Pakis stupid or are they stupid??? :mad:

What’s with these big off long names? Fair enough if they want to change them to Urdu/Arabic to accomodate their current culture but at least make them practical and pronouncable.

Who the hell is going to bother with 4-5 word long street names? Come on be realistic for sake.

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In some ways it shows how strong the district government of Lahore is, they are only able to change the name of streets, nothing more.

This was tried before as well, when Krishananger (I love this place) was named Islampura and many other things but it filed miserably. I really wonder if the people of Lahore really voted for theses district members to do all this name changing.

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they can change street names ..... what can they do about the Hindu blood running in their own and their parents and childrens' bodies?

or have the Saudis promised full-body arab blood replacement? (god pay back for naming a street after a dead wahhabi)

Be-karaan tanhaaiyun ka silsila reh jaayega
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idiot sometimes think before u speak,....to a muslim there is nothing such as hindo blood or christian blood....be it hindu, christian or jew if they convert to islam they become muslims nothing else matters...
so stop spreading ur dumb propagandas...oh i remebered u guys pay too much attention on brahmin, rajput, and lower castes etc hence the mentality :D

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coming back to the original topic...I don't think it would make any difference by changing the names of streets.....i think its just a stupid idea....what are they tring to prove?

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wrong homer - and I will prove it in language you guys will understand.

take an infidel - let the infidel go commit some crime and leave dna evidence - before getting caught, the infidel coverts and becomes muslim. do you think any court will buy your arguement that that "when they convert tto Islam nothing else matters"?

now say amen and halleluja!

has anyone found out why they want to islamize the street names? morons!

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:rotfl: the boy wants to “prove it”…
morons like you can only come up with such dumb arguments… don’t use your own perceptions about islam…where in islam is it said that if someone commits murder/rape and straight away coverts into islam he will be saved…all the laws apply to him also…everyone pays for what they have done…just converting to any religion wont save them from law…therefore, buddy your this argument that comes from a small brain doesn’t make any sense…i was saying that in terms of ur stupid theory that muslims have hindu blood..who cares if the father/dada was a hindu (although u care because it breaks ur heart when u see hindus being converted to islam)..never did i say anything about law…u came up with this scenario…
do you think any court will buy your arguement that that “when they convert tto Islam nothing else matters”?
next time try harder :smiley:
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i had raised this another similar thread. dont worry guys, these idiots dont understand still
The Mall Road is still called Mall Road even its named Shahra-e-Quiad Azam. People will not adopt to silly long names how hard they can try.

Queens Road still called Queens not Shahrah-e-Fatima Jinnah. I think if people didnt bother to give respect to these big names who will care about these local heroes hakim allah dita road etc.

there is nothing wrong with Lake Road, durand may be removed cause its british.

name new roads after these guys and make it short to make sence. i think if mall road named as Quaid Road or Jinnah Road, it would have been common by now.

they are working hard on non issues to score, idiots!!

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bad part of history?!, Irrelevant names?!.. WTF!. This guy needs to go to primary school or something. This is retarded.

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lol…poor pakistanis and their identity crisis.

i wonder how many Saudi streets are named after pakistanis… :hehe:

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In Lahore, if they change the names of neighborhoods like Ghoray Shah to Faisal Pura, would that make Faisal a Ghora? How about changing Hira Madi to Zia Mandi, so Zia will become the biggest whore that Pakistan has ever known?

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Wait a minute...I am perplexed by all this banter...if you want to be a real muslim nation, shouldn't you follow the edict and name all streets Allah? after all you're guys claiming All Roads lead to Allah

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what hindu blood? How long were we hindus for..10 centuries? 20? 30?. What were we before that?

The blood in our veins is of Adam and Eve… and they were believers. Thats where the ancestory goes, and everyone elses too.
PS. Keep the evolution crap to ur self. :slight_smile:

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City govt won’t change names of Lahore roads

LAHORE: The city government has decided not to change the old names of roads and institutions of Lahore, said Lahore Nazim Mian Amer Mehmood, while talking to Najam Sethi, editor of Daily Times. “We had solicited the public’s viewpoint and our feedback suggests that the old names should not be changed,” he explained. Mr Sethi had confronted him at a reception in the city and demanded an explanation for the proposed move. Mian Amer said some people had made the proposal, following which his office had solicited feedback from the public. “Now the feedback has come and it is not in favour of changing the old names. So we have decided to drop the idea,” he said. After passing a ‘unanimous’ resolution, the CDG had advertised in the newspapers, notifying the public that it plans to change the names of city streets named after prominent Hindu personalities. The ads also called on the public to voice any objections it might have. staff report

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^ Good thing they came to senses early on…

unlike their predecessor, who tried to change the names and people slaped it on their faces.

There is no need to change the hindu names. They are sweet and easy to remember. Although new streets can be named after famous people the one like

Moulvi Lahu’lohaan :smack:

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What’s so sweet about Hindu names???Simply biased…They have been there for some time…that’s why easy to remember..

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^ biased ?? who-me ? :expressionless:

Durand Road —> Mussadaq Ahmed Khan Road,
**Rajgarh bazaar ----->Karim Bakhsh Road, **
**Poonch Road ----> Chaudhry Sarwar Gujjar Road **
Lake Road -----> Hakim Allah Ditta Road

Any person with any sense can tell you how stupid it sounds when you change simple one word name with three word unknown name

I seriously doubt the person intelligence/artistic sense who suggests that Lake road should be renamed Hakim Allah Ditta Road :smack:

There is a Lakshami Mansion at the Mall road Lahore, a historic building which is now restored by a commercial bank.

I think they are doing Better work :k:

There was(is) Jain mandir chowk in lahore, people tried to change the name to Babri chowk( after babri masjid incident) but still every one knows it by JAIN mandir and people will give you blank face at babri chowk

there are Dayal singh college and dayal singh mansion at the Mall road and so many more

These names are part of rich culture of lahore.

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040516/spectrum/main4.htm

http://www.chowk.com/show_article.cgi?aid=00000441&channel=chaathouse&start=0&end=9&chapter=1&page=1

^ these are for me :smiley:

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^ I am only quoting you where you are praising Hindu names as being "SWEET"....however later on in your reply you'r giving Lake,Durrand & Poonch as examples of hindu names??...