Nearly eight decades after Partition, Lahore is bringing back several historic Hindu and Sikh names erased from its streets after 1947. Rehman Gali is once again Ram Gali, Islampura is reverting to Krishan Nagar and more than fifteen roads and neighbourhoods are under review as part of a heritage revival project. The initiative, backed by Pakistan Punjab’s government, has generated major attention because it challenges decades of state-sponsored identity rewriting in Pakistan. Many locals say these names never disappeared from public memory despite official changes. However, critics argue that restoring old signboards cannot hide Pakistan’s continuing minority rights problems, shrinking Hindu and Sikh populations and repeated attacks on religious sites. The Lahore story has now evolved into a larger debate about whether Pakistan is finally confronting its pre-Partition past.