Fortress Square
| Fortress Square | |
|---|---|
 Fortress Square logo | |
| General information | |
| Type | Shopping mall |
| Address | Mian Mir Bridge, Fortress Stadium, Lahore Cantt, Pakistan |
| Opening | 2014 |
| Owner | Dupak Properties |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 5 |
| Floor area | 60,942 sq ft (5,661.7 m2) |
| Other information | |
| Number of stores | 100+ |
| Website | |
| fortresssquare | |
Fortress Square is a five-storey shopping mall and an entertainment complex located in Lahore Cantonment, Punjab, west of Fortress Cricket Stadium.[1] It was constructed in 2014 by DUPAK Pakistan Developers. The mall houses over 100 local and international stores.
History
In 2014, a petition in the Lahore High Court alleged that the mall was constructed on government-owned land which previously housed the 114 Brigade headquarters of the Pakistan Army.[2] The petitioner claimed that the land, classified as Class-AI and reserved for military purposes, had been leased by Fortress Stadium Management to DUPAK Pakistan Developers on October 27, 2007, for 33 years without federal government approval.[3][4][3]
Fortress Stadium Management's counsel maintained that it was part of the army and therefore no petition against it was admissible.[3][5]
See also
References
- ^ "Building a Fortress: Lahore delves into the mega-mall culture". The Express Tribune. April 15, 2015.
- ^ "Fortress Stadium: Shopping centre lease agreement challenged". The Express Tribune. February 26, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Land use: 'No case against any part of army admissible'". The Express Tribune. June 6, 2014.
- ^ "Fortress Stadium plaza: LHC seeks respondents' reply by Friday". The Express Tribune. May 28, 2014.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (May 16, 2014). "Construction of mall : Fortress, private firm warned of stay". DAWN.COM.
