Punjab House, Murree | |
Room Count: | 20 |
Coordinates: | 33.8974°N 73.3805°W |
Floor Count: | 3 |
Floor Area: | [1] |
Owner: | Government of Punjab |
Punjab House, formerly known as Circuit House, is a mansion and resort building in Murree, near Rawalpindi-Islamabad, Pakistan. It has been used by the Government of Punjab and Government of Pakistan for Chief Minister's annexe, for government official meetings, as banquet hall, and as state guest house.[2] [3]
Punjab House was founded in 1937 as Circuit House.[4] It was further developed when Manzoor Wattoo was chief minister of Punjab.[2]
In 2003, it was renamed as Punjab House.[4]
In 2019, it was announced that Punjab House would be converted into a university.[5]
Punjab House has three floors. The top floor is the VVIP floor with master bedroom and suite, the second floor has four executive suites, and the ground floor has a reception hall, two bedrooms and a large waiting lounge.[2]
It has six executive suites overall and a VVIP floor with a master bedroom and suite spread over . The master suite has drawing room, walk-in closet, luxury bathroom, balcony and a big kitchen.[2] The foyer of the annexe has most expensive chandelier and the furniture has been provided by top designers in Pakistan.[2] It is centrally air conditioned.[2] It has approximately 100 employees.[2]