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بابِ پاكستان
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| 31°28′55″N 74°21′13″E / 31.48194°N 74.35361°E / 31.48194; 74.35361 | |
| Location | Walton, Lahore, Pakistan |
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| Designer | Amjad Mukhtar[1] |
| Beginning date | November 2006 (2006-11)[2] |
| Dedicated to | Muslim refugees who migrated to Pakistan during Partition of India |
| Website | Bab-e-Pakistan Foundation |
The Bab-e-Pakistan (Urdu: بابِ پاكستان , lit. 'Gateway of Pakistan') is a national monumentinLahore, Punjab, Pakistan which is being built on the site of one of the major Muslim refugee camps which operated in the aftermath of independence of Pakistan.[3]
The memorial was proposed in 1985, by the late Governor Ghulam Jilani Khan, and was approved immediately by the President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. The monument is designed by a Lahore-based architect Amjad Mukhtar,[1] who is a graduate from National College of Arts, Lahore. The monument has an area of 117 acres and will comprise a memorial block, library, park, museum, auditorium and art gallery.[4]
The project experienced some difficulty in getting started because of the unstable political situation following the death of President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq in 1988. A second attempt was made in 1991 with the support of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, but again the project was stalled.[3] The third attempt has been during the administration of President Pervez Musharraf.[5] Construction work started and was due to be completed by 2014,[6] but still has not been completed as of 2024.
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