Paan Gali (Punjabi: پان گلی, Urdu: پان گلی) is a bazaar in Lahore, Pakistan that is known for selling goods imported from India.[1] It is located within Anarkali Baazaar and comprises three lanes and around fifty shops.[2]
Paan Gali became a centre of selling Indian goods after the partition of India in 1947.[3]
Vendors in the market sell paan, sarees, coconuts, beauty products, ayurvedic medicines, and kitchen utensils.[2][3][4] Rafiq Abbas, a local shopkeeper of Paan Gali, has described the popularity of the locality:[2]
I believe after Indian movies and movie stars, Indian embroidered cloth particularly sarees are most popular item in here. People from Karachi, Quetta and far-off places in Punjab come to the Paan Gali to buy kamdani, jamawar, banarsi, kataan, chikan, etc type of cloths that are considered rich in texture and unique in quality...[2]
Paan Gali is said to bear a resemblance to Chandni Chowk of Delhi.[3][2]
References
edit- ^ Ali, Syed Hamad (19 October 2016). "A walk through Lahore's historic Anarkali Bazaar". Gulf News. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Mir, Amir (3 December 2005). "Paan Gali, Lahore's very own Chandni Chowk". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ a b c Rehman, Jalilur (21 July 2003). "Lahore's 'Indian bazaar'". ThingsAsian. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Ibrar, Mohammad (19 April 2017). "TV soaps spur demand for Indian goods at Lahore's Pan Gali - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 September 2019.