From Real Estate History
On 6 December 1992, the historic Babri Masjid in the Indian city of Ayodhya was demolished by a large crowd. This event constituted a profound religious trauma for Muslims of the s......
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Exactly 242 years ago, on 15 January 1784, the Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded in Calcutta by Sir William Jones. On the same day, the Society convened its first formal meetin......
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The Kilmarnock and Troon Railway officially opened in Ayrshire, Scotland. It is widely regarded as Scotland’s first public railway line and one of the early transport projects that......
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On 29 November 1912, a decisive notification was published in Part One of the Government of India Gazette, establishing the legal basis for the large scale acquisition of governmen......
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On 23 January 1959, the Governor of West Pakistan, Lieutenant General Muhammad Azam Khan, promulgated the Punjab Land Dispositions Saving of Shamilat Ordinance 1959. The ordinan......
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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...
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...