Friday, 1st October 2008
The Prime Minister’s Residence – Lahore, PakistanThe residence of Pakistani Prime Minister, Abdul Wasim Latif, was in reality more akin to a summer palace. The main façade of the house was decorated with inlaid marble and the grounds included man-made lakes that had been added as a new feature during the Bhutto dynasty. In the mid-nineties, under Latif’s instructions, the government had constructed underground facilities within the walls of the residence but away from the main house. In contrast with the decorative opulence of the summer palace, the bunkers were basic and functional. The facility was constructed to withstand a nuclear attack and maintain the survival of a wartime government for several months. Built on five levels, the self-contained site had its
