Lahore: The Metropolitan Corporation Lahore (MCL) recently announced its decision to rename College Road, which leads from the Sherpao Bridge to Mini Market, Gulberg, to ‘Extension M. M. Alam Road’, according to a publication.
The MCL revealed that this change in the road’s name is a tribute to the national hero, Air Commodore Muhammad Mehmood Alam. He was a fighter pilot who set a world record by felling five fighter jets of the opposing air force during the 1965 war between Pakistan and India. The hero already has a prominent road named after him in Gulberg, Lahore, and now the adjoining road has also been renamed to ‘Extension M. M. Alam Road’.
The
corporation has invited the general public to submit their suggestions, concerns
and reservations within a week of publishing its announcement. For submission
of any suggestions and concerns, people are required to forward a written
application to the Chief Public Relations Officer, MCL, Jinnah Hall, Shahrah-e-
Quaid e Azam, Lahore.
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