One of the last remaining reminders of the bustling Sikh reign over Rawalpindi, Sardar Rai Bahadur Sajan Singh’s over a century old mansion, is slowly crumbling away. Historians say that the doors and windows of the mansion were specially imported from Britain at that time. The mansion also made extensive use of iron to reinforce its doors and windows which sported intricate grillwork. Two of the four storeys of the mansion were used by the general’s staff and bodyguards. Residents living around Sajan Singh Haveli maintain that several public officials have visited the mansion over the years, each promising to renovate and restore it, but they have yet to see practical work proceed on the historic property.

Source: The Express Tribune October 05, 2020 04:41 UTC