Thokar Niaz Baig
Thoker Niaz Baig ٹھوکر نیاز بیگ | |
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| City | Lahore |
| Administrative town | Iqbal |
| Union council | 118 |
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| • Type | Union Council |
Thokar Niaz Baig (Punjabi, Urdu: ٹھوکر نیاز بیگ) is a locality and a union council (UC 118) located in Iqbal Tehsil of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.[1][2]
History
[edit]Before the partition of India and the creation of Pakistan in 1947, the town of Thokar Niaz Beg was located 7 miles outside the Lahore city limits.
A temple named Bhadrakali Mandir is located in the area.[3] The area had largely equal population of Sikh, Muslim, and Hindu communities. After 1947, most of the houses of this area were allotted to migrated Mewati families.
Transportation
[edit]Thokar Niaz Baig serves as the major point of entry into Lahore from the south/west. It serves as the junction between the M-2 motorway and N5 national highway (Multan Road) as well as the Lahore Ring Road. Thokar Niaz Baig is also the site of the Lahore Jinnah Bus Terminal. In October 2020 a metro station of the Orange Line opened here.
See also
[edit]- DHA-EME sector - a sector of Defence Housing Authority near Thokar Niaz Baig
References
[edit]- ^ CM Punjab inaugurates Bab-e-Lahore Gate at Thokar Niaz Baig Punjab Portal, Government of the Punjab website, Published 20 November 2020, Retrieved 26 December 2021
- ^ Thokar Niaz Baigh (scroll down to Allama Iqbal Zone - page 6 of 8) The Punjab Gazette, Government of the Punjab website, Published 22 August 2017, Retrieved 26 December 2021
- ^ "A temple of doom | Shehr". The News International.
31°28′N 74°14′E / 31.467°N 74.233°E
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