Lahore Court's Last Call: Name Shadman Chowk After Independence War Hero Bhagat Singh

A Pakistani court has given the Punjab government a final chance to respond to a petition seeking contempt proceedings for not renaming Shadman Chowk in Lahore after independence war hero Bhagat Singh. Despite a 2018 court order, the renaming has faced delays and contention.

A Pakistani court on Friday issued a final ultimatum to the Punjab government to respond to a petition that seeks contempt proceedings for the government's failure to rename Shadman Chowk in Lahore after independence war hero Bhagat Singh.

Lahore High Court Justice Shams Mahmood Mirza provided the Punjab government with a last and final opportunity to address the matter, following a request for more time from Punjab Assistant Advocate General Saad Bin Gazi.

The petition, filed by the Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation Pakistan, argues that the court's 2018 order to name Shadman Chowk after Bhagat Singh, who was executed at the site in 1931, has been ignored by the government.

(With inputs from agencies.)