The Punjab Archaeological Department has decided to take steps to preserve the remains of a five-and-a-half-century-old historic mosque located in Eminabad in Gujranwala.

The mosque resembling Babri Masjid was built by the Lodhi family in 1451. Even before the formation of Pakistan, there were a few remnants of the mosque, which are still preserved The town of Eminabad is the inheritor of Muslim, Sikh and Hindu civilisation and architecture.

These include three oldest Shiva temples, Gurudwara Rori Sahib and the Usmani Mosque. The mosques and temples are in a very dilapidated condition.

Adeel Ahmad, a resident of Eminabad, said the mosque is a masterpiece of architecture as no pillars and lanters have been used in its construction. “Today, only the central part of the mosque stands, the dome of which can be seen from miles away,” he remarked. He maintained that the ruins of the mosque existed in the same condition even before the establishment of Pakistan.

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