The locals will be allowed to visit the state building on Saturday Sunday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Lahore (Pakistan Point News – 10th March, 2019) The Governor House Punjab will now remain open for public on Saturdays and Sundays.
People will now be able to visit the state building over the weekends. Earlier, they were only allowed to visit the building on Sunday.
The locals will be allowed to visit the state building on Saturday Sunday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The citizens are allowed with family and National Identity Cards (NICs).
Only specific areas of mighty Governor House like lake, lawns and hill are open to the public.
The entry to the mighty Governor House will be made through the gate situated towards Alhamra Hall. It is mandatory for the family head to have a CNIC to enter the Governor House.
Earlier there were reports that Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar is considering to keep Governor House Punjab open for public all seven days a week.
The Governor House Punjab building was opened for public as part of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government's strategy to allow the people's access to government-owned buildings.
After the decision, a large number of families visit the Governor House every Sunday and take pictures.
Upon people visiting the mighty building, Prime Minister Imran Khan said finally the doors of Lahore Governor House are open to the people of Pakistan.
"Symbols of colonial rule come crashing down. Our nation will become invincible when our people own their government," the Prime Minister had written in a tweet.
