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Jhelum | ReNews Pakistan
The ancestral home of legendary Bollywood actor Sunil Dutt in Pakistan's Jhelum district has attracted widespread attention after a video of the property went viral on social media in both Pakistan and India.
Pakistani content creators Sameel Atif and Ayan Atif visited Sunil Dutt's ancestral village in Jhelum and shared footage showing the old family home connected to the celebrated Indian actor.
Sunil Dutt, whose original name was Balraj Dutt, was born in Jhelum before the Partition of the subcontinent and spent his early years there. His family later migrated to India after Partition in 1947, where he went on to become one of Bollywood's most recognised actors.
The video has received an emotional response from social media users on both sides of the border. Many viewers tagged Sunil Dutt's son, Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, inviting him to visit Pakistan and see his father's ancestral home.
The viral video also features an old interview in which Sanjay Dutt speaks about his father's deep emotional attachment to his birthplace and expresses his own desire to visit the family's ancestral village in Pakistan.
Social media users have described the house as a reminder of the shared history and family connections that existed across the region before Partition.
Reports also state that Sunil Dutt returned to his ancestral village years later and asked the people living in the house to preserve its original character for future generations.
The renewed attention around the Jhelum property has once again highlighted how ancestral homes continue to connect families and memories across the Pakistan India border decades after Partition.

Lahore : ReNews Pakistan
The Punjab government has proposed the construction of a major underground parking plaza between Data Darbar and Bhatti Gate in Lahore, as part of efforts to address chronic parking shortages and traffic congestion in one of the city’s busiest and most historically significant areas.
According to the proposal, the project will be developed over approximately 22 kanals of land and is estimated to cost more than Rs8.225 billion. The plan has been forwarded to the Punjab chief minister for approval before further development and construction arrangements can proceed.
The Lahore Development Authority, LDA, and the Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency, TEPA, have jointly prepared the cost estimates and initial project framework.
The LDA director general has also sought approval to include the proposed parking plaza in the development programme for the current financial year, along with the allocation of the required funds for its construction.
The project is being planned as a three-level underground parking facility equipped with modern transport and parking technologies.
According to the proposed design, the facility will include an Intelligent Transportation System, automated parking arrangements and dedicated charging stations for electric vehicles.
Once completed, the plaza is expected to provide parking space for around 600 cars and 1,700 motorcycles.
The facility is primarily intended to serve visitors to Data Darbar, while also easing parking pressure for residents, traders, businesses and commuters in the surrounding areas.
Data Darbar and Bhatti Gate form part of a heavily congested zone where a large volume of daily pedestrian and vehicular traffic creates persistent mobility and parking challenges.
The proposed underground facility is expected to reduce roadside parking and improve traffic circulation by shifting a significant number of vehicles away from streets and surrounding access roads.
The new proposal comes after infrastructure improvements already undertaken in the area, including the Bhatti Underpass and Data Darbar upgrade projects.
Officials are also considering whether the construction work should be assigned to TEPA rather than the LDA Engineering Wing.
A final decision on the executing agency, funding arrangements and construction schedule will be taken after approval from the competent authorities.
If approved, the project would become one of Lahore’s major underground parking facilities and could play an important role in improving accessibility around Data Darbar and the adjoining historic areas.
The combination of large-scale underground parking, automated systems and EV charging infrastructure is also expected to support the government’s broader efforts to modernize urban transport facilities in Lahore while reducing pressure on limited surface space.
The project will move into implementation only after receiving the necessary administrative and financial approvals.

Lahore : ReNews Pakistan
The Punjab government has proposed the construction of a major underground parking plaza between Data Darbar and Bhatti Gate in Lahore, as part of efforts to address chronic parking shortages and traffic congestion in one of the city’s busiest and most historically significant areas.
According to the proposal, the project will be developed over approximately 22 kanals of land and is estimated to cost more than Rs8.225 billion. The plan has been forwarded to the Punjab chief minister for approval before further development and construction arrangements can proceed.
The Lahore Development Authority, LDA, and the Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency, TEPA, have jointly prepared the cost estimates and initial project framework.
The LDA director general has also sought approval to include the proposed parking plaza in the development programme for the current financial year, along with the allocation of the required funds for its construction.
The project is being planned as a three-level underground parking facility equipped with modern transport and parking technologies.
According to the proposed design, the facility will include an Intelligent Transportation System, automated parking arrangements and dedicated charging stations for electric vehicles.
Once completed, the plaza is expected to provide parking space for around 600 cars and 1,700 motorcycles.
The facility is primarily intended to serve visitors to Data Darbar, while also easing parking pressure for residents, traders, businesses and commuters in the surrounding areas.
Data Darbar and Bhatti Gate form part of a heavily congested zone where a large volume of daily pedestrian and vehicular traffic creates persistent mobility and parking challenges.
The proposed underground facility is expected to reduce roadside parking and improve traffic circulation by shifting a significant number of vehicles away from streets and surrounding access roads.
The new proposal comes after infrastructure improvements already undertaken in the area, including the Bhatti Underpass and Data Darbar upgrade projects.
Officials are also considering whether the construction work should be assigned to TEPA rather than the LDA Engineering Wing.
A final decision on the executing agency, funding arrangements and construction schedule will be taken after approval from the competent authorities.
If approved, the project would become one of Lahore’s major underground parking facilities and could play an important role in improving accessibility around Data Darbar and the adjoining historic areas.
The combination of large-scale underground parking, automated systems and EV charging infrastructure is also expected to support the government’s broader efforts to modernize urban transport facilities in Lahore while reducing pressure on limited surface space.
The project will move into implementation only after receiving the necessary administrative and financial approvals.