The Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore was designed by Nasreddin Murat-Khan, whom the article calls Russian-born, while a cited source describes him as of Central Asian and Turkish origin. The article names no client. Akhter Husain, then governor of West Pakistan, laid the foundation stone, and funds came from an extra tax on cinema and horse-racing tickets. Mian Abdul Khaliq was the contractor. The infobox and text agree that construction ran from March 23, 1960 to March 22, 1968.
The article calls the style a blend of Mughal, Islamic and modern architecture. It uses reinforced concrete, marble, stone and steel. The total height is about 230 feet (70 m), with an 8 m base and a 62 m tower, and the diameter is about 320 feet (97.5 m). The cost was about 7 million rupees.
The site hosts rallies. Public access to the top was withdrawn after suicide incidents. The article gives no hours.
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