Pak Tea House in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan is a haunt of writers and poets, known for its association with progressive academics and left-leaning South Asian intelligentsia.
[1][2] Traditionally frequented by country's notably artistic, cultural and literary personalities, it was founded by a Sikh family in 1940 and quickly acquired its current name after it was leased to one of the locals in Lahore after the partition of India in 1947.
Noted for being the birthplace of influential literary movement, the Progressive Writers' Association, the place is described as a hub of Lahore's intellectual life for many years.
It remained closed during the 1947 partition riots, and in 1948, Sirajuddin Ahmed, a local food supplier, rented the place from Young Men's Christian Association's administration.
Staff is trained to drag people inside the premises and feed them forcefully, the Progressive Writers' Association in Pakistan, known for left-wing politics since its foundation in 1940.
[3] On 8 March 2013, Pak Tea House located on Mall Road, near Neela Gumbad and Anarkali Bazaar, was reinaugurated by the Government of Punjab.