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The Lal Haveli (Urdu: لال حویلی,Lāl Havelī), is a famous Haveli (residence) as well as the political centre for the Pakistani politician Sheikh Rashid Ahmad. It is located in the central part of old Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan near Raja Bazar Rawalpindi
The Unique structure was owned by one Saigol who left for India leaving the Haveli to his mistress Buddhamai and thence it is said to have been the abode of that woman before independence of Pakistan. Saigol had a Masjid and a Temple built within the confines of his Haveli, masjid for the woman and a temple for himself. The women left the place for good when her brother was mudered here.
Sheikh Rasheed used to be a bookseller in this area at the time, his place of business being just a few meters from the front entrance. It is said that his infatuation with the grand building and its owner led him to buy the building later on in his life when he had the means to do so.
