فيصل بن عبد العزيز آل سعود
To commemorate the 2nd Islamic Summit Conference held at Lahore in 1974, the Islamic Summit Minar was constructed at the site. In 1981 Charing Cross was officially renamed Faisal Chowk to honour King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. In February 2013 a suicide bomber murdered at least 14 people at a protest in the area.