Lahore is witnessing a stunning historical reversal as Pakistan restores several pre-Partition Hindu, Sikh and Jain street names that were erased after 1947. Rehman Gali is becoming Ram Gali again, Islampura is reverting to Krishan Nagar, while Babri Masjid Chowk is once again officially Jain Mandir Chowk. The move, approved by the Punjab government under a heritage revival project linked to Maryam Nawaz and Nawaz Sharif, has triggered intense debate over Pakistan’s identity and its treatment of minorities. While supporters call it cultural restoration, critics question whether symbolic signboard changes can erase decades of discrimination, forced conversions and demographic collapse of Hindu and Sikh communities in Pakistan. The story has also raised uncomfortable questions for Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir and the country’s ideological narrative.