The Punjab government has decided to restore Kamran Baradari through Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) and other departments and open it to public. Kamran Baradari is a historical and was very popular tourist spot in the past, but due to lack of interest and other reasons of the successive governments this monument lost its historical importance while the building and the gardens around has deteriorated with the passage of time.

On Thursday, Asif Mehmood, Advisor to CM Punjab, visited Kamran Baradari to examine the site and needs for the restoration work. He was accompanied by the Commissioner Lahore, Deputy Commissioner Lahore, DG Archaeology, WASA MD, LWMC MD, Chief Engineer Irrigation, PHA DG and TDCP MD.

On the occasion, the Advisor directed the departments to take every measure to restore this historical monument and open it for the tourists as soon as possible. He also directed the TDCP MD to take charge of Kamran Baradari.

Baradari of Kamran Mirza, its actual name, was built in 1540 by Kamran Mirza, a son of first Mughal emperor Babur, and a brother of the second Mughal emperor Humayun. The building is believed to be the oldest existing Mughal structure in Lahore

After Babur's death in 1530, Kamran Mirza seized Lahore and laid a garden in which the baradari was built in 1540. At the time of construction, the baradari was on the western bank of the River Ravi in the Shahdara Bagh region, though it now stands on an island in the middle of the river, due to shifts in the river's course.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2019