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Civil Lines (archaically White Town) are the residential neighbourhoods developed during the British Raj for its senior civilian officers like Divisional commissioner and District magistrate. These townships were built all over the Indian subcontinent and were allotted to civil officers in the respective countries. This is distinct from Forts and Cantonments, which were expressedly military establishments. These include: In Pakistan * Civil Lines, Rawalpindi * Civil Lines, Faisalabad * Civil Line, Karachi * Civil Lines, Lahore

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  • Civil Lines (archaically White Town) are the residential neighbourhoods developed during the British Raj for its senior civilian officers like Divisional commissioner and District magistrate. These townships were built all over the Indian subcontinent and were allotted to civil officers in the respective countries. This is distinct from Forts and Cantonments, which were expressedly military establishments. These include: In India * Civil Lines, Delhi * Civil Lines, Prayagraj * Civil Lines, Kanpur * Civil Lines, Ajeetpur nai Basti Rmp * Civil Lines, Jaipur * Civil Lines, Roorkee * Civil Lines, Jhansi * Civil Lines, Jhansi * Civil Lines, Bareilly * Civil Lines, Jabalpur In Pakistan * Civil Lines, Rawalpindi * Civil Lines, Faisalabad * Civil Line, Karachi * Civil Lines, Lahore (en)
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  • Civil Lines (archaically White Town) are the residential neighbourhoods developed during the British Raj for its senior civilian officers like Divisional commissioner and District magistrate. These townships were built all over the Indian subcontinent and were allotted to civil officers in the respective countries. This is distinct from Forts and Cantonments, which were expressedly military establishments. These include: In Pakistan * Civil Lines, Rawalpindi * Civil Lines, Faisalabad * Civil Line, Karachi * Civil Lines, Lahore (en)
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  • Civil Lines (en)
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