Poonch House Lahore (2021)

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29-03-2021

Poonch House Lahore was a residential building, which was constructed in 1849 for Lord Lawerence, who was the commander of Sikh forces during the tenure of the last Sikh ruler of Punjab Maharaja Duleep Singh. After Lord Lawerence, Poonch House was under the use of Charles Boulnois who was a Barrister at chief court, and then it becomes a residency of Chief Justice Sir Merdeith Plowden.

The total area of this building is 199 square feet. According to the records of the revenue department, Poonch House land was a property of Raja Jagat Singh. In 1962 this building was handed over to the Federal Government of Pakistan.

On 5th May 1931, Poonch house becomes the trial house of the great Indian freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. 

After Pakistan came into being, Industrial department offices were shifted to Poonch house.  In 1950, the building was converted to the Industrial Museum, which ended in the year 1985. After this directorate of the industry library shifted to the Poonch House.   Now the building is considered a national heritage.