ment. After the
independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to
India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in Multan. It initially
lacked industry, hospitals and universities. Since then, there has been some
industrial growth, and the city's population is continually growing. But the
old city continues to be in a dilapidated state, and many monuments wear the
effects of the warfare that has visited the city
