Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) Director General Kamran Khan Lashari has said that the preservation and enhancement of the beauty and heritage of the city could further boost tourism in the area.
He inspected the city’s historic buildings and other heritage sites during his three-day visit to Dera Ghazi Khan. WCLA Director Conservation Najam Saqib also accompanied him. Prof. Shoaib Raza took him on a tour of the mausoleum of Ghazi Khan Mirani I, the founder of the historic buildings in the city. Lashari took interest in the octagonal structure and interior of the tomb. He was accompanied by Dera Ghazi Khan Commissioner Liaquat Chatta during his visit to Ghazi Ghat.
He was also shown the low-water ship of the British era. Prof. Shoaib Raza told him that the ship had been lying where it was for four decades and its condition was deteriorating with time. He said that this historical heritage could be beautified if it was shifted to a safer place. Kamran Lashari suggested that the ship could be taken to new Pyaala Lake and preserved.
Lashari also visited a small but attractive building built by a Muslim, Bakhsh Qasmani, which was inspired by the Birmingham Palace.
He was told that the Hindu High School, which was built a hundred years ago, still existed today in its original building.
There is still a drinking water tank with a commemorative plate on it that lists the names of six members of the Hindu family who died as a result of the Quetta earthquake.
The school was inaugurated by the then British Governor Montgomery. Kamran Lashari also visited Taunsa and Fort Monroe.
He advised the divisional administration to enhance the beauty of Fort Monroe. Lashari was also introduced to the traditional culture of Dera Ghazi Khan and was also shown the world’s largest bed which was located in Khayaban Sarwar Colony. On the bed, 60 people can sit at the same time.
