Pak Tea House

Pak Tea House

Pak Tea House is a cafe in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan that has traditionally been frequented by the city's artistic, cultural and literary personalities. Some of the most well-known regulars were Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Ahmed Faraz, Saadat Hasan Manto, Muneer Niazi, Mira Ji, Kamal Rizvi, Nasir Kazmi, Professor Sayyid Sajjad Rizavi, Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, Dr. Muhammad Baqir, and Intezar Hussain.

Along with the writers who frequent it, it is also a favourite haunt of that section of the youth of Lahore with non-mainstream points of view. It acts as a forum for people(s) of diverse backgrounds to voice their opinions in a non-judgemental atmosphere and has maintained this reputation over the years.Pak Tea House is located on Mall Road Lahore, near Anarkali bazaar and Neela Gumbad.

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/953284.stm Lahore tea house under threat]
* [http://pakteahouse.wordpress.com Pak Tea House, blog-magazine]
* [http://desicritics.org/2007/11/19/000724.php The Cyber Rebirth of Pak Tea House]
* [http://newstodaynet.com/newsindex.php?id=2585%20&%20section=8 Rebirth of Pak 'chai shop' in virtual world]


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