By Raza Rumi:
I am grateful to Naeem Ahsan Jamil for sending more old pictures of Lahore from his private collection.
Photo 1:
Kim's Gun, The Mall Lahore
Photo 2
An aerial view of Lahore Airport with the GOC House.
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