List of national monuments of Pakistan

Following are the monuments of national importance of Pakistan, declared or constructed as such:[1][2]

Name Location Description Image Reference
Tomb of Allama Iqbal Lahore, Punjab Mausoleum of Allama Iqbal, the national poet of Pakistan. Built in 1951. [2]
Wazir Mansion Karachi, Sindh Birthplace of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. Declared in 1953.[3] [1][3]
Minar-e-Pakistan Lahore, Punjab Built in 1968 to commemorate the site where the Lahore Resolution was passed. [2]
Mazar-e-Quaid Karachi, Sindh Mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Built in 1971. [2][1]
Ziarat Residency Ziarat, Balochistan Last residency of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Declared in 1975.[4] [2][1]
Allama Iqbal Museum Lahore, Punjab House of Allama Iqbal. Declared in 1977.[5] [1]
House of Abdus Salam Jhang, Punjab House of Abdus Salam, Pakistan's first Nobel laureate in Physics. Declared in 1981.[6] [1][6]
Quaid-e-Azam House Museum Karachi, Sindh House of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Declared in 1985.[7] [1][7]
Faisal Mosque Islamabad, Pakistan National mosque of Pakistan. Built in 1986. [8]
Pakistan Monument Islamabad Built in 2007 as the national monument. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "List of Protected Notified Archaeological Sites and Monuments in Pakistan" (PDF). Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency. October 1997. p. 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Sajjad, Haider (13 August 2018). "A brief history of the national monuments of Pakistan". Geo News. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b Hasan, Shazia (14 June 2017). "Quaid-i-Azam was born in a small house behind Wazir Mansion, says expert". Dawn. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Residency Ziarat". Department of Archaeology and Museums. Government of Pakistan. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Iqbal's first and last residences in Lahore enliven memories". The Express Tribune. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  6. ^ a b Tanveer, Rana (21 November 2016). "Abdus Salam's death anniversary passes by without mention". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  7. ^ a b Merchant, Liaquat H. (23 September 2021). "Quaid-e-Azam House Museum: Placing the correct facts on record". The News International. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  8. ^ Jaffrelot, Christophe; Louër, Laurence (2017). Pan-Islamic Connections: Transnational Networks Between South Asia and the Gulf. Oxford University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-19-086298-5.
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