History of Gaddafi Stadium and Its Naming After Muammar GaddafiOrigins and Design
Gaddafi Stadium, Formerly often called Lahore Stadium, is located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was built in 1959 through the renowned Russian-born Pakistani architect and civil engineer Nasreddin Murat-Khan and created by Mian Abdul Khaliq and Company. In the beginning, it served for a cricket ground, turning out to be the house venue with the P