List of renamed places in Pakistan

Many traditional places were renamed in Pakistan before and after the independence of the country in 1947.

Here is a list of renamed places in Pakistan.

Renamed cities

No.	Old name	New name	Year of name change	Ref.
1	Khanpur Shansi	Gujranwala		[1] [ unreliable source ]
2	Nasrat	Nawabshah	1909
3	Sagala	Salwankot		[1] [ unreliable source ]
		Sialkot
4	Nerunkot	Hyderabad	1768	[1] [ unreliable source ]
5	Lyallpur	Faisalabad	1977	[2]
6	Sahiwal	Montgomery	1965	[1] [ unreliable source ]
		Sahiwal	1966
7	Fort Sandeman	Zhob	30 July 1976	[3]
8	Khangarh	Jacobabad	Changed during British rule over India	[1] [ unreliable source ]
9	Campbellpur	Attock	1978	[1] [ unreliable source ]
10	Raj Shahi	Islamabad		[1] [ unreliable source ]
11	Kolachi	Kalanchi
		Karachi		[1] [ unreliable source ]
12	Shal Kot	Quetta		[1] [ unreliable source ]
13	Preshapur	Peshawar		[1] [ unreliable source ]
14	Nawabshah	Benazirabad	2008
15	Pipri	Bin Qasim		[1] [ unreliable source ]
16	Taha Bagh	Hatim Bagh		[1] [ unreliable source ]
17	Ajodhan	Pakpattan		[1] [ unreliable source ]
18	Rowdayana	Swat		[1] [ unreliable source ]
19	Pushkalavati	Charsadda
20	Lava pura	Mahmoodpur (Mughal Period)
		Lahore		[4]
21	Abbottabad	Arshabad	2024

Renamed districts, towns, and neighbourhoods

No.	Old name	New name	Year of name change	Ref.
1	Upper Sind Frontier District	Jacobabad District	1952	[5]
2	Eastern Sind Frontier District	Thar and Parker District	1883
3	Krishan Nagar	Islampura	1965	[6] [7]
4	Sant Nagar	Sunnat Nagar		[7]
		Sandha
5	Ram Gali	Rehman Gali		[6]
6	Kumharpura	Ghaziabad		[6]
7	Nawabshah District	Shaheed Benazirabad District	16 September 2008	[8]
8	Govindpura	Basti Bukhari
9	Van Radha Ram	Habib Kot	1965	[9] [10]
10	Bhai Pheru	Phool Nagar		[10]
11	Kandhkot	Kashmore	2004
12	Karachi Central District	Nazimabad District	2023	[11]
13	Karachi East District	Gulshan District	2023	[11]
14	Karachi South District	Karachi District	2023	[11]
15	Karachi West District	Orangi District	2023	[11]

Renamed monuments, parks, and roads

No.	Old name	New name	Year of name change	Ref.
1	Lawrence Garden	Bagh-e-Jinnah	2018	[6]
2	Montgomery Hall	Quaid-e-Azam Library	2018
3	Branthon Road	Nishtar Road
4	Queen's Road	Fatima Jinnah Road
5	Our Fall Road	Jeelani Road
6	Tempbell Street	Hameed Nizami Street		[7]
7	Jail Road	Allama Iqbal Road		[6]
8	Davis Road	Sir Aga Khan Road
9	Motilal Nehru Road	Jigar Muradabadi Road		[10]
10	Jain Mandir Road	Babri Masjid Chowk		[6]
11	Shadman Chowk	Bhagat Singh Chowk		[7]
12	Minto Park	Iqbal Park		[6]
13	Race Course Park	Jilani Park	2012
14	Ram Bagh	Aram Bagh		[12]
15	Sita Road Railway Station	Rehmani Nagar railway station		[12]
16	Company Bagh	Liaquat National Bagh
17	Qazi Ahmed Road Nawabshah	Stadium Road Benazirabad	2023
18	68 Road	Jail Road Benazirabad	2023
19	Naseem Nagar Road Hyderabad	Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Road	2019
20	Airport Road Sukkur	Nisar Ahmed Siddiqui Road	2020	[13]

See also

• Renaming of cities in India

References

1. "Old and New Names of Cities of Pakistan". economy.pk. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
2. "From Lyallpur to Faisalabad: the city of eight bazaars". The Express Tribune. January 24, 2022.
3. Zafar, Mohammad (2019-09-14). "WCLA to help restore historic Sandeman Fort in Zhob". The Express Tribune . Retrieved 2023-03-13.
4. "Historical Background | Punjab Portal". Government of Punjab . Retrieved 2023-03-13.
5. "Book launched on Jacobabad history". DAWN.COM. 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
6. Ali, Salman (28 October 2018). "Renaming historical places". Daily Times . Retrieved 13 March 2023.
7. "The ever-changing names of places in Lahore | Pakistan Today". Pakistan Today . 2 October 2012. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
8. "Nawabshah renamed after Benazir Bhutto". Dawn . 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
9. Alvi, R. R. (2011-12-18). "Changing the names of places". Dawn . Retrieved 2023-03-13.
10. Nazeer, Amjad (2018-12-07). "From Jinnah's Portrait to Allahabad and Now Taj Mahal?". Daily Times . Retrieved 2023-03-13.
11. "Sindh cabinet approves creation of new district in Karachi". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
12. Junejo, Zaffar (2021-04-22). "Our Name-Changing Mania and Historical Illiteracy". The Friday Times - Naya Daur. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
13. "Sindh Government - تعلیم کے شعبے میں خدمات کے بدلے سکھر ایئرپورٹ روڈ کو نثار احمد صدیقی کے نام سے منسوب کردیا گیا ہے۔ Airport Road Sukkur renamed as Nisar Ahmed Siddiqui Road #Sukkur #SindhGovernment #IBASukkur #Sindh | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2025-11-21.