Zaman Park is a neighborhood in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. [1] [2]
Zaman Park, named after Khan Bahadur Mohammad Zaman Khan, the Post Master General of Punjab in British India until 1943-44, wasn't always known by this name. [1] Earlier maps labeled the region as Punjab Light Horse (PLH) Parade Ground, part of the Cavalry Reserve in the British Indian Army. [1] [3] In 1936, the colony underwent a name change, adopting the name, Sunder Das Park. [3] The area only gained its current name and houses after the construction efforts led by Rai Bahadur Sunder Das Suri and his family. [1]
By 1942, the area witnessed the emergence of six homes, all under the ownership of a single interconnected Hindu family. [3]
Upon the occurrence of the 1947 Partition, Zaman Park was adorned with 15 grand, palatial residences, constructed by Lahore's elite Hindu families. [3] The elite of the Jalandhar Pathans, originally from Waziristan, migrated to Lahore to settle in Zaman Park. [1] [3] The family's senior member, Khan Bahadur Zaman Khan, was a maternal uncle to the mothers of Javed Burki, Majid Khan, and Imran Khan. [1]