All Hindu street names of Lahore to be "Islamised"

picoico · July 3, 2005, 4:39am

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Madhanee,

...i've been thinking about it, and if I've offended you with my "bigoted" comment, I'm sorry. It's a harsh word, and shouldn't be used lightly.

What I should have said is that I think that all Pakistanis should get to decide on this matter. I don't understand why we should exclude some from others....

salman11 · July 5, 2005, 12:31am

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Thats Good
But I Think This Is Not A Public Issue,
Jab Indai Main Babre Masjid Ko Shaheed Kiya Gaya To Karachi Main Guru Mandar Kaa Naam Logo Nay Babre Chowk Rakh Diya , Magar Kiya Hua ??? Kuch Bhe Nahe
Meray Khyaal Main Pehlay Lahore Kay Stage Ko Islamize Kerna Cahye Na Kay Galioon Ko :(
Ya Ker Dain, Kon Sa Public Kay Liye Kerna Hain , Wahan To Aik Comeeti Banay Gi Jis Ko Fund Milay Ga Aur Wo Apni Sifarishat Day Gi Aur Fund Ura Kay Aik Adh Board Lag Jaye Ga :(

kashmiridude · July 6, 2005, 3:52pm

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I agree. All Hindu names should be effaced and replaced with Islamic names, to pave the way for Pakistan becoming an ISLAMIC STATE.

Pinstripe_Danda · July 6, 2005, 4:05pm

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^ yeah that ought to do it. I mean..names are what makes a country or person muslim. Look at the chinese muslims their names are not Abdul or mohammad or some other arabized moniker...they are definitely not as islamic as Pakistanis.

pyarilclarki · July 14, 2005, 3:16pm

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wats wrong in changing names.if india can change the british names of bombay to mumbai,madras to chennai and calcutta to kolkata.then pakistani do ve rights to changes the streets names.if changing the streets name is i dentity crisis for pakistanis then we indians suffered from this identity crisi in 90s. any takers:rolleyes:

queer · July 14, 2005, 3:57pm

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shivangi chattopadhyay, difference being bombay was mumbai, madras was chennai, and calcutta was kolkata until the white-babu rule began, and these names were written up the anglicized way. kinda like dixit and deekshet.

pyarilclarki · July 14, 2005, 5:38pm

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^arey kerala babu kele ka nam change karne se kela aam thode hi ban jayega.come on naam change karte hain to karne do.isme aap logon ko kyon problem hai.y u ppl mind ur own business.pakintan jo bhi karta hai bus usme apni naak/taang adane lagte ho.

desinum1 · July 14, 2005, 11:46pm

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shivangi, ab tum kyo aapni taang adane lagi, pakistanion ki baato mein.

pyarilclarki · July 15, 2005, 3:12am

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wo meri problem hai.aap ko khujali hoti hai to main itch gaurd deti hoon aapko:D

shahid_akhtar · July 18, 2005, 5:33am

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nicols_john:

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.

POOR PAKIS…

In India not only the streets but the cities are also filled with the Islamist names (Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Aligarh, Sultanpur, Noorzahan, etc etc etc)
but never ever the side of Hindus raised any questions…

Well Indian Muslims must proud of themselves

Code_Red · July 19, 2005, 5:23am

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^ Bhai sahab ! If you have scrolled a few posts down…

Goliko:

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

The idea is dropped because WE DO NOT WANT TO CHANGE THESE NAMES.

Murdha hathi ko daffan bhi kar dya, our aap ab tashreef la rahey hain janazey main

I think there is nothing to discuss really, it is a dead issue

Mr_Xtreme · July 19, 2005, 3:44pm

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What a waste of time and effort. Why can't they get even the simplest thing right? What they should have done is gather together all the people who came up with the grand name of 'Food Street' in Lahore, put them in a room then lobotomized them. In one swoop you'd have made Pakistan a better and more progressive nation.