The name of Lyallpur was changed to Faisalabad on September 1, 1977.
Faisalabad, formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third-most-populous city in Pakistan. Second-largest in the eastern province of Punjab. ******* Pakistan City old name list 1-Lyallpur was the old Name of Faisalabad 2-Mahmood pur was the old Name of Lahore 3-Kalanchi was the old Name of Karachi 4-Raj Shahi was the old Name of Islamabad 5-Persha pur was the old Name of Peshawar 6-Khan Pur was the old Name of Gujranwala 7-Cambell pur was the old Name of Attock 8-Salwan Kot was the old Name of Sialkot 9-Shal Kot was the old Name of Quetta 10-Neroon Kot was the old Name of Hyderabad 11-Khan Garh was the old Name of Jaccoabad 12-Montgomery was the old Name of Sahiwal 13-Pepri was the old Name of Bin Qasim 14-Hindu Bagh was the old Name of Muslim Bagh 15-Ajodhan pur was the old Name of Pakpatten 16-Fort Sanemars was the old Name of Zhob 17-owdayana was the old Name of Swat
