LAHORE IN MOTION: Infrastructure, History And Belonging In Urban Pakistan by Ammara Maqsood

Lahore in Motion is a powerful exploration of a city in transition—where progress and displacement, modernity and memory, constantly collide. Set along the path of Lahore’s Orange Line metro corridor, this book traces how infrastructure reshapes lives, landscapes, and belonging in Pakistan’s cultural capital.

Through the voices of academics, activists, artists, and architects, Lahore in Motion captures how a 27-kilometer stretch of metro rail became a symbol of both aspiration and loss. Each chapter zooms in on a specific station, offering vivid glimpses into neighborhoods transformed by development—where old homes are demolished, new dreams are built, and the meaning of “home” evolves with every passing train.

More than just an urban study, Lahore in Motion is a human story of resistance, reinvention, and resilience. It invites readers to rethink the price of progress and the pulse of a city that refuses to stand still.