Faisal Town Explained

Official Name:Faisal Town
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Lahore
Subdivision Type3:Administrative town
Subdivision Name3:Gulberg
Subdivision Type4:Union council
Subdivision Name4:128
Government Type:Union Council

Faisal Town (Punjabi, ur|{{nq|فیصل ٹاؤن) is a union council and neighbourhood of Gulberg Tehsil in Lahore, in Punjab, Pakistan.

Subdivisions

Faisal Town is divided into four residential blocks - A, B, C and D.

Government

Faisal Town comprises union council 128 of Lahore and falls in the Gulberg Town municipal jurisdiction.[1] There is no town Nazim of Gulberg Town and the seat is vacant. The current union council administration heads of Faisal Town are:

Markets

The biggest market is located in C Block and is commonly called Civic Centre. There is a smaller market in B Block called Kotha Pind market. The roads around Faisal Town are becoming increasingly commercial, especially the road between Faisal Town and Johar Town. Some of the well known wholesale and retail stores near the Lahore campus of FAST University (in B Block) include Ali General Store and Hassan Store. Maqsood Store and Chishti Super Store are the popular stores in D Block.[2]

Mosques

A Block has a mosque called Abu Bakar Mosque. B Block has two mosques: one is called Be-izn-Allah Mosque and the other is the Kotha Pind Mosque. C Block houses two mosques as well.

Educational institutions

Medical facilities

There is a private hospital in A Block.In C Block there is another Trust Hospital named Khair-un-Nisa Hospital. Renowned physician Faisal Masud also lived in C block, Faisal Town where he had his clinic.

Parks

A Block has a large park with associated small parks. B Block also has a big park called Milad Park. C Block has two parks next to the two mosques. D block also has a park.

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Union Councils Of The District Lahore - Union Council No. 128 (Faisal Town) . 10 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927154623/http://lahore.gov.pk/union-councils/128.htm . 2007-09-27 . dead. District Government of Lahore website.
  2. https://www.punjab.gov.pk/node/1448 (Punjab Food Authority) PFA Launches Campaign against sale of Adultrated, Substandard Items