The Kasur Museum, housed  in a building 2km away from the city, is a picture of solitude on the Lahore-Kasur highway, which is used by the hundreds of people daily. It is provided with hand-written Quran manuscripts, fossils from Chakwal, jewelry items and artifacts from the Sikh period as well as photographs related to the Pakistan movement. A manuscript of the Holy Quran, handwritten by prominent calligrapher Hafiz Mustafa Afghan Kasuri in 1179, manuscripts in Nastaleeq style, weapons belonging to the Muslim period and a special Tehrik-i-Pakistan Gallery are some important features of the museum. Established in 1999, the museum is located on the premises of what used to be the court of sub-divisional magistrate in repartition days.

Though the building was renovated around five years ago, it is in need of repairs again. While the museum curator was not available for comments, a junior staffer said that only a few people visited the museum, probably due to lack of awareness. It may be noted that thousands of people from around the country visit the museum of Baba Bulhey Shah in Kasur throughout the year, especially at the annual Urs, but they pass by the museum for lack of awareness.

Kasur museum to set up Noor Jehan gallery

KASUR, May 29: A Noor Jehan gallery will be established at the museum here to honour the melody queen for her contribution to Pakistani music and cinema. The decision was taken in a meeting presided over by Kasur deputy commissioner Maj Azam Suleman Khan (retired). The gallery will have her photographs, films, gramophone records, cassettes, replicas of the numerous awards won by her, and other memorabilia. The meeting was informed that negotiations were underway with Noor Jehan's daughter Zille Huma for her dresses, jewellery, cosmetics and photographs. The meeting also decided to name Baldia Chowk as Noor Jehan Chowk. The deputy commissioner urged the Melody Queen's relatives and members of the public to donate mementos of the diva to the proposed gallery.