WCLA to complete Wazir Khan Mosque conservation in 2023

The ongoing conservation and restoration of the Wazir Khan Mosque built in 1634 will be completed in 2023 with a cost of Rs550m.

The project being carried out by the Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) is focusing on different components of the mosque.

The Wazir Khan Mosque Complex is a significant example of urban design of the first half of the 17th century.

The WCLA officials told Dawn that in 2017, the Punjab government had approved a five-year-long project. This was followed by the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the WCLA and the Aga Khan Cultural Service-Pakistan (AKCS-P) in 2018. The AKCS-P’s partnership with the WCLA thus far has evolved into distinct and visible interventions ranging from neighbourhood rehabilitation to monument conservation in the Walled City.