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31 December Annual Closing of Land Records and Revenue Registers in Pakistan

Across Pakistan, 31 December is designated as the annual Close of the revenue system, under which all land and property related records maintained by the Board of Revenue are forma......

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Jews Were Denied the Right to Acquire Land for a House of Worship in America

There was a time when Jews in what is now the United States were deprived of the right to establish their own place of worship. On 13 March 1656 the colonial administration of G......

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The Selection of Land That Gave Birth to Singapore

On 29 January 1819, a decision was taken that would quietly but decisively alter the course of maritime trade and urban development in Southeast Asia. On that day, Sir Stamford Raf......

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Calcutta Returns to British Control

On 31 January 1757, Robert Clive signed the Treaty of Alinagar with Siraj ud Daulah, as a result of which Calcutta, known today as Kolkata, returned to British control. On the s......

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Foundation of Luanda, the City and Capital of Angola

25 January 1575 marks the formal foundation of Luanda on the western coast of Africa by the Portuguese explorer and colonial administrator Paulo Dias de Novais. The settlement was ......

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Model Town Lahore A Modern Society Established within the Ancient Forest of Lahore (Episode 7)

Model Town Lahore A Modern Society Established within the Ancient Forest of Lahore (Episode 7)

The acquisition of land for the Model Town Society was one of the most remarkable and spirited chapters in its early history. Dewan Khem Chand and his...

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 Where Did the 500 Acres of Model Town Land Go (Episode 5)

Where Did the 500 Acres of Model Town Land Go (Episode 5)

Between 1921 and 1924, the land for Model Town Lahore was acquired in successive phases. The process began in 1921, shortly after the establishment of...

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