Cavalry Ground () is a
neighbourhood
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...
located within
Walton Cantonment
Walton Cantonment is a cantonment area situated in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is named after Sir Cusach Walton, son of British railway engineer Frederick Walton.
History
Lahore Cantonment with its increasing population and extensions to the boun ...
of
Lahore
Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...
,
Punjab
Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
,
Pakistan
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. Although part of
Lahore City District, Cavalry Ground is governed directly by the Lahore Cantonment Board. Masood Anwari Road serves as the central commercial area of the neighbourhood.
History
In 1997, Jinnah Flyover was constructed to help ease the flow of traffic. In January 2011, Cavalry Ground entered into the national media spotlight over two major incidents. On 11 January 2011, the parents of Justice Javed Iqbal, a senior judge of the
Supreme Court of Pakistan
The Supreme Court of Pakistan (; ''Adālat-e-Uzma Pākistān'') is the apex court in the Judiciary of Pakistan, judicial hierarchy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Established in accordance witPart VIIof the Constitution of Pakistan, it h ...
(Malik Abdul Hameed and Zarina) were found murdered under what police called "mysterious circumstances" in their house near Cavalry Ground. Preliminary investigations suggested that both had suffocated to death in their bedroom. In a separate incident almost 10 days later, it was reported that between 21 January and 27 January 2011,
Raymond Davis (a detained
CIA
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA; ) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with advancing national security through collecting and analyzing intelligence from around the world and ...
contractor) had reportedly used the residence at 59/A Cavalry Ground.
References
External links
Walton Cantonment Board - official websiteMap of Cavalry Ground on Google Maps
Lahore Cantonment
Populated places in Lahore District
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