 The
city of Faisalabad
is not more than a
century old. Just
hundred years back
this region was the
center of keeping
livestock. This city
was irrigated in
1892 when Jhang &
Gogera branches were
supplied water. The
foundation of first
ever-residential
area was laid in
1895. Its main
purpose was the
construction of a
market. During those
days, the area
across the river
Chenab was called
“Sandal Bar”. Before
the establishment of
Lyallpur City the
ancient residential
area was called
“Pakka Marri” now
known as “Pakki
Marri”. The caravans
used to stay at this
place while
traveling from Jhang
to Lahore. The
English travellers
of those times
wanted to convert
this area into a
city. In the
beginning the small
establishment was
called “Chenab Canal
Colony” which was
later named
“Lyallpur” after the
name of Governor of
Punjab Lt. General
Sir James B Lyall.
The foundation of
Lyallpur was laid in
1896. Its famous
clock tower was
built on a well. It
was completed in
1906. The
construction of this
clock tower was
completed under the
supervision of
Ghulab Khan who
belonged to the
family who built Taj
Mahal in Agra. The
clock was brought
from Bombay. It is
believed that the
clock tower was
built in the memory
of Queen Victoria
after her death. By
the time this tower
was built the eight
bazaars were already
operational. The map
of Faisalabad is
just the copy of
British flag Union
jack designed by an
architect Desmond
Yong. However, the
real design on which
this city is planned
was of Sir Ganga
Ram, who was a
famous town planner
of his time. The
total area of 110
sq. acres was used
to build eight
bazaars & clock
tower in a round
shape. All these
eight bazaars are
connected with each
other through
another bazaar,
which is called Goal
Bazaar. |
