Ganga Ram's descendant arrives in Lahore today.

LAHORE -- The great-great-granddaughter of Sir Ganga Ram, Kesha Ram Hinsdale, an American politician and activist, is expected to arrive here on a weeklong visit on the invitation of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Sir Ganga Ram, a distinguished engineer and a philanthropist, is considered the father of modern Lahore for his huge contributions to the urban fabric of Lahore in the form of many landmark buildings that are treasures of architecture.

Ms Hinsdale serves as a member of the Vermont Senate in the US. She has served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 2009 to 2016.

Osman Khalid Waheed, the chief executive officer of Ferozsons Laboratories and a trustee of LUMS, told Dawn that Ms Hinsdale would arrive in Lahore on Saturday (today) with her spouse, John Hinsdale, and have dinner with the doctors of...