LAHORE: Students from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) have developed the first-ever smartphone application called ‘Lahori Khoji’ to provide people with guided tours of Lahore’s walled city.
Dr Ali Usman Qasmi, a professor, and historian at LUMS announced the launch of the new application as part of World Heritage Day celebrations. Usman Qasmi shared that the application has been created by students after conducting extensive research.
“Students read classical texts on Lahore’s history, made several trips to the walled city, identified key sites, pinned them on google maps, and wrote historical notes about them,” he added.
His friend and Lahore-based historian, Faizan Abbas Naqvi, also known as Lahore ka Khoji, assisted students with their research and curated their walking trails.
Faizan helped students in finding relevant sites in the walled city and provided them with historic insights about each location. Hence it was only fitting to name the app Lahori Khoji to honor Faizan Naqvi.
Qasmi also pointed out that the app is a product of research carried out by undergraduate students who are not professional historians. The app can be download from Google Play Store.
Earlier, on the occasion of World Tourism Day, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has launched the android-based Punjab Tourism app.
CM Buzdar had inaugurated the Punjab Tourism app besides launching the Department of Tourist Services (DTS) app on Sunday.
The app contains information about 511 tourism spots and other details related to routes, hotels and facilities being provided by the Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP).
