St. John's Church is an Anglican church, now under the Church of Pakistan, located in Jhelum cantonment, Pakistan, beside the river Jhelum. It was built in 1860 and is a landmark of the city. It is a Protestant church and was in use during the British colonial period. For forty years it remained closed, but has been renovated and reopened.
The church was built to commemorate the British victory in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and this church and the names on the lectern show that Jhelum was also a center of resistance against the British Empire. 35 British soldiers of the 24th Regiment of Foot died in Jhelum on 7 July 1857.
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