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Punjab Club was originally founded as the Roberts Club. It holds historical significance for being the venue where the first billiard table was installed. Established in 1863 by A. Roberts, CB, with assistance from D.F. Mcleod, T.H. Thornton, R.H. Davies, and ten other officers, the Roberts Club
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soirees in the Gol Bagh, park in Amritsar, Punjab, after constructing a pavilion for the army band, with tents catering to refreshments. These events were colloquially known by locals as 'Paggal Nach.' Archival evidence indicates that the club eventually relocated near the
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When the club subsequently moved to a larger building, the current Alhamra Complex, its significance heightened. It later relocated to the current home of the Administrative Staff College on The Mall.
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where the protagonist, Changez, alludes to his class-conscious family's club membership as a symbol of high social status and wealth in Lahore, despite their diminishing finances.
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Post-independence, the club's building was repurposed by the government, and the club was moved to a spacious property in GOR 1.
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Punjab Club continues to operate as an elite venue for the country's affluent and influential individuals.
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Lahore
Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates
31°32′27″N 74°20′32″E / 31.540914°N 74.342277°E / 31.540914; 74.342277
thepunjabclublahore.com.pk
gentleman's club
Lahore
Punjab, Pakistan
Historical manuscripts
intelligence officers
dance
Lahore Museum
John Lockwood Kipling
Mayo School of Arts
Mohsin Hamid
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Lahore Gymkhana
Karachi Gymkhana
Karachi Parsi Institute
Hindu Gymkhana, Karachi
Sind Club
List of India's gentlemen's clubs


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