Faisal Town
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Faisal Town شهرک فیصل | |
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Country | Pakistan |
Province | Punjab |
City | Lahore |
Administrative town | Gulberg |
Union council | 128 |
Government | |
• Type | Union Council |
Faisal Town (Punjabi, Urdu: شهرک فیصل, Sharak-e-Faisal) is a union council and neighborhood of Gulberg Tehsil in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Subdivisions[]
Faisal Town is divided into four residential blocks - A, B, C and D.
Government[]
Faisal Town is the union council number 128 of Lahore and falls in the town called Gulberg Town.[1] There is no town Nazim of Gulberg Town and the seat is vacant. The current union council administration heads of Faisal Town are:
- Nazim: Vacant
- Naib Nazim: Vacant
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 M.A.Johar Town. There are two famous whole sale and retail stores near to the FAST institute (in B Block) named as Ali General store and Hassan Store. Maqsood store and chishti super store are the most famous store in D Block.
Mosques[]
A Block has a mosque called Abu Bakar mosque. B Block has two mosques: one is called Be-izn-Allah and the other is the Kotha Pind mosque. C Block houses two mosques as well.
Educational institutions[]
- St Anthony's High School
- National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (B Block)
- Government Girls School (B Block)
- Cathedral School (D Block)
- Lahore Grammar School (373-C, Faisal Town, Lahore)
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 Prof. Faisal Masud(late) 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.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "UC No. 128". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-03-23.
External links[]
Coordinates: 31°29′N 74°18′E / 31.483°N 74.300°E
- Gulberg, Lahore
- Lahore geography stubs