The Bab-e-Pakistan () is a national monument in

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which is being built on the site of one of the major Muslim

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which operated in the aftermath of independence of Pakistan. The memorial was proposed in 1985, by the late

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Ghulam Jilani Khan , nationality = , party = , otherparty = , spouse = , relations = Zia Ullah Khan , children = Shaukat Jilani Khan Usman Jilani Khan Saulat Jilani Khan Omer Jilani Khan S ...

, and was approved immediately by the

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. The monument is designed by a Lahore-based architect Amjad Mukhtar, who is a graduate from

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, Lahore. The monument has an area of 117 acres and will comprise a memorial block, library, park, museum, auditorium and art gallery. The project experienced some difficulty in getting started because of the unstable political situation following the death of

in 1988. A second attempt was made in 1991 with the support of

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, but again the project was stalled. The third attempt has been during the administration of

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. Construction work started and was due to be completed by 2014, but still has not been completed as of 2024.

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