Ghanta Ghar

Clock Tower Multan,

 Pakistan

was built in 1884 A.D.
during British Raj in Indian Subcontinent. After passing municipal act 1883 British needed offices to run the city. They started constructing Ghanta Ghar in Multan on 12 February 1884 and it took 4 years to completely build this building. It was constructed over the ruins of Haveli of Ahmad Khan Sadozai which was completely destroyed during nSiege of Multa. The hall and building was named
'Ripon Hall and Ripon Building'
after the name of Ripon, viceroy of India at that time.
And clock tower was named
Northbrook Tower after the
name of Northbrook, a former viceroy of India
(18772-1876).
This building was completed,
opened and offices shifted in
1888.

Hall was named 'Jinnah Hall' after partition of India and it
used for office meetings,
cultural programs and public
was also allowed to enter
here. With passage of time
this building became insufficient for offices and
small hall was also insufficient
for meetings, so offices were
shifted from here. Now idea is
to change this historic building
into a museum. Clock of Clock Tower On 27 October 2011 three
clocks of Ghanta Ghar repaired
and started again showing
time of PST which is +5GMT.
This effort was done by a
watch company Rado. The machinery and needles of
clocks was changed while the
clock's main dial was same. It
runs by solar energy. While
previously it stopped
working in 1985.