Jati Umra (Lahore)

Jati Umra (Punjabi, Urdu: جاتی امرا‎) is a neighbourhood located within union council 124 (Sultanke) in Iqbal Tehsil of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

This article is about the town in Lahore. For the village in India, see Jati Umra (Amritsar).

Jati Umra
جاتی امرا
Neighbourhood
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
CityLahore
Administrative townIqbal
Union council124 (Sultanke)

History

Jati Umra is Sharif family's palatial estate near Lahore and is named after their Indian ancestral town of Jati Umra, Tarn Taran Sahib near Amritsar in Punjab, India.[1] In December 2013, Shehbaz Sharif during India visit also went to the grave of his great grandfather Mian Mohammad Baksh at the village and offered a holy sheet.[2] Mian Muhammad Sharif had lived in Indian Jati Umra before migrating to Lahore in 1932.[3][4][5]

See also
  • Raiwind Palace

References
  1. Sharifs plan to revive Jati Umra
  2. Sehgal, Manjeet (15 December 2013). "Pakistani minister Shahbaz gets warm welcome in Punjab village". Mail Online. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  3. Rana, Yudhvir (16 December 2013). "Pakistani Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif visits ancestral home at Jatti Umra". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  4. Service, Tribune News (3 February 2016). "Jatti Umra loses its last link with Sharifs". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  5. "Shahbaz Sharif visits Jati Umra India". video.dunyanews.tv. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.


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