Kapoor Haveli in Pakistan's Peshawar faces demolition threat due to battered condition?

Late Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor’s ancestral home in Pakistan’s Peshawar city is facing demolition threat as current owner of house is adamant on building a commercial complex at site. According to news ncy PTI, ancestral home of Kapoor family located in Qissa Khwani Bazar in Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is considered to a historic monument in city. Pakistan government in 2018 had decided to convert 'Kapoor Haveli' into a museum, after listening to a request by Rishi Kapoor, who passed recently.

Kapoor family's ancestral home to be demolished?

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Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had assured Rishi Kapoor that Pakistan government will convert actor’s house into a museum. However, according to residents of area, house has turned into a 'ghost building'. y also stated that y fear that building will collapse anytime, due to its dilapidated condition. state of building is deteriorating with each passing day due to ecological impacts, torrential rains, earthquakes and wind storms.

Kapoor family ancestral home is currently owned by Haji Muhammad Israr, a wealthy jeweller in city. provincial government wanted to buy Kapoor Haveli keeping in view its historic importance and conserve it in its original shape for tourists. However, owner wants to demolish building and construct a new commercial building at this prime location. He made three to four attempts in past to demolish building but could t do it as FIRs were registered against him by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa herit department.

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re were reports that provincial government has failed to convert Kapoor family ancestral home into a museum due to differences with its owner over its price. owner of 'Kapoor Haveli' has denied that he had any issue with government over price of property, which is estimated to be over Rs 5 crore. He said he simply wanted to demolish Kapoor family ancestral home and construct a huge commercial market at site.

Haji Muhammad Israr said, “I have sufficient money to cater to my needs. I supply around 3 to 4 maund (120kg-160kg) gold a week to Peshawar biggest jewellery market.” Local residents fear that building may automatically collapse unless government takes timely action to conserve it. Mujeeb-ur-Rehman, a resident of Dhaki Nalbandi said, “It is a matter of concern that ''Kapoor Haveli'' which we consider as pride of our city is in dilapidated condition and is fast heading to disappearance because of being igred.”

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Mujeeb said that he was a teenr when late Rishi Kapoor and Randhir Kapoor had visited ir ancestral home in early 90s. In 1990, Rishi Kapoor along with bror Randhir Kapoor visited ir ancestral home where his grandfar, Prithviraj, and his far Raj Kapoor, were born. Shakeel Waheedullah, Secretary Cultural Herit Council Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, expressed regret over dilapidated condition of house. 'Kapoor Haveli’ was built by Basheswarnath Kapoor, far of Bollywood pioneer Prithviraj Kapoor. Kapoor family, originally from Peshawar in Pakistan, migrated to India after partition in 1947.

(With PTI Inputs)

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