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Faisalabad DistrictFaisalabad DistrictDistrictLocation of Faisalabad District(highlighted in orange) within Punjab. CountryPakistanProvincePunjabCapitalFaisalabad CityGovernment???Commissioner Faisalabad DivisionIjaz Munir???District Coordination OfficerMuhammad Ameen Ch.Population?(2010)[1]???Total7,000,000Time zonePST?(UTC+5)Number ofTehsils6Website District?(Urdu:???? ???? ?????) is one of the?districts?of?Punjab?province,?Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 5,429,547 of which almost 42% were in?Faisalabad?City. It is a 3rd largest city of Pakistan after Karachi and Lahore . In 1982?Toba Tek Singh District?(until then a tehsil of Faisalabad) was created as a separate district from Faisalabad. As of 2006 it is a city district consisting of the city of?Faisalabad.Contents??[hide]?1?History2?Language3?Administration4?See also5?References6?External linksHistoryIn 1870s the colonial era?Punjab?government decided to increase the cultivated land by making barrages and canals to meet the demand of European markets. This led to the canal based irrigation of the areas now comprising the district of?Faisalabad?and?Toba Tek Singh. In 1880, a colonial officer, Captain Poham Young, with the support of Sir?James Broadwood Lyall?founded the new Town it was named?Lyallpur?after his Surname. proposed a new town. The design was based on the Union Jack, with eight roads radiating from a large clock tower in the center.It was called the Chenab Bar after renamed as Lyallpur District, large numbers of?Muslims?from?Lahore District,?Rawalpindi District?andDera Ghazi Khan District?migrated and settled in the newly irrigated areas. While some?Sikhs?from Eastern Punjab from?Ludhiana District,?Jalandhar District?and? HYPERLINK "" \o "Ambala District" Ambala District?migrated to this new region where they established new villages naming them after their own villages which they left. Many villages Lyallpur District were named with prefix 'Chak'.In 1903 it was decided to establish an?agricultural?college, the modern?University of Agriculture. In 1904 the new district of Lyallpur was constituted, composed of the tehsils of Lyallpur, Samundri and Toba Tek Singh, with a subtehsil at? HYPERLINK "" \o "Jaranwala" Jaranwala?which later became a full tehsil. By 1906, the district headquarters began to function in Lyallpur and all the bazaars and settlements within the bounds of a ring road were nearing completion. The city began to spread outside the circular road. The Town?Committee?was upgraded to a? HYPERLINK "" \o "Municipal" MunicipalCommittee in 1909 and the Deputy Commissioner was appointed as its first?chairman. In 1916, the grain market saw its shops surging with customers. In the same year the civil hospital was expanded. With the advent of?World War II, there was an increase in political awareness across the city. Revolutionary meetings were held, fiery speeches made, and slogans written on walls.[ HYPERLINK "" \o "Wikipedia:Citation needed" citation needed]The first colonisation officer Raja Aurangzeb Khan made sure that no individual in this district owned more than 25 squares (625 acres (2.53 km2)) of land. The merit or method of allotting the land was to check each individual's hand who was applying for some land, and if the hands showed that individual had worked hard in the past, only then was land given to him, which has led to a district where there aren't any big land owners, as the land has been equally distributed amongst hard working men and it is their hard work that has led to Faisalabad becoming the third richest district in?Pakistan.[citation needed]In 1943,?Quaid-e-Azam?Mohammad Ali Jinnah?visited the District and the City where he addressed a gathering of over 2 million in Dhobi Ghat Grounds.The predominantly Muslim population supported?Muslim League?and?Pakistan Movement. After the?independence?of?Pakistan?in 1947, the minority?Hindus?and?Sikhs?migrated to? HYPERLINK "" \o "India" Indiawhile the?Muslim?refugees from?India?settled in the Faisalabad District.In 1977, the name of the city and the District was changed to "Faisalabad" (City of Faisal), in honour of the late?King Faisal?of?Saudi Arabia, who was held in high regard in?Pakistan. In 1985, the district was upgraded to a division with the new districts of Faisalabad, Jhang and Toba Tek Singh.The main?Muslim Jat?tribes and clans are? HYPERLINK "" \o "Bajwa" Bajwa,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Kahlon" Kahlon,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Cheema" Cheema,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Waraich" Waraich,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Randhawa" Randhawa,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Chatha" Chatha,? HYPERLINK "(vehniwal)&action=edit&redlink=1" \o "Beniwal (vehniwal) (page does not exist)" beniwal (vehniwal),? HYPERLINK "" \o "Kharal" Kharal,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Nauls" Naul,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Sipra" Sipra,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Sial" Sial,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Langrial" Langrial,? HYPERLINK "(Jat)" \o "Bains (Jat)" Bains?etc. With other Main? HYPERLINK "" \o "Muslim" Muslimtribes are? HYPERLINK "" \o "Arain" Arain?and? HYPERLINK "(tribe)" \o "Awan (tribe)" Awan?clans in this district.Language[]Main Language of the people is Punjabi while Urdu is also spoken.AdministrationUntil divisions were abolished in the year 2000 it was part of?Faisalabad Division.The district is currently subdivided into six?tehsils: HYPERLINK "" \l "cite_note-3" [3]FaisalabadFaisalabad Saddar TehsilJaranwala TehsilJhumraSamundri TehsilTandlianwala TehsilChiniot DistrictFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaFor other uses, see? HYPERLINK "(disambiguation)" \o "Chiniot (disambiguation)" Chiniot.Chiniot District??? ?????DistrictMap of?Punjab?with Chiniot District highlightedCountryPakistanProvincePunjabDivisionFaisalabad DivisionCapitalChiniotEstablishedFebruary 2, 2009Government???District Coordination OfficerRana ArshadPopulation?(1998)???Total965,124Time zonePST?(UTC+5)Number of?Tehsils3Chiniot District?(Urdu:????? ???????), became the 36th?district?of the?Punjab?province of?Pakistan?in February 2009.[1]?Earlier it was a tehsil of? HYPERLINK "" \o "Jhang District" Jhang District.Contents??[hide]?1?History2?Language3?Villages4?Satellite town5?Nalka Adda (Hussain Abad)5.1?1. Riazwala5.2?2. Kandiwal5.3?3. Aliabad5.4?4. Ratta Pur Bala5.5?5. Sheikhan City6?Fauna and flora7?Architecture8?ReferencesHistoryChiniot's name consists of two words of Punjabi,?Chan?and?Ote, which translates as 'Behind the moon without light'. Until February 2009 Chiniot District formed part of? HYPERLINK "" \o "Jhang District" Jhang District?in the former?Faisalabad Division. Chiniot forms a very important part of the historic area ofJhang District, the history of which goes back into antiquity. It is said that?Alexander of Macedonia?passed through the district while going back to?Greece. But the first glimpse of this district appeared in 'Tuzk-e-Babari' written by Zaheerudin?Babar, the founder of the? HYPERLINK "" \o "Mugha (page does not exist)" Mughaldynasty in India, in the year 1526.?CE?Chiniot was known for its mastercrafted furniture, not only in?Pakistan, but all over the world. Its highly special and master craft? HYPERLINK "" \o "Jharokha" Jharokhas?are known in the whole country. Sheikh, Sayed, Qazi, Japaa, Bala, Chadhar, Haral,Sangha, Khokhar,Lali, Sipra, Nesoana,Rehan, wallahRai and Khundowaa tribes are leading tribes?[2]The predominantly Muslim population supported?Muslim League?and?Pakistan Movement. After the?independence?of?Pakistan?in 1947, the minority?Hindus?and?Sikhs?migrated to?India?while the?Muslim?refugees from?India?settled in the Chiniot District.On 2 February 2009, Chief Minister? HYPERLINK "" \o "Shahbaz Sharif" Shahbaz Sharif?formally approved the creation of Chiniot as the 36th district of Punjab province.[3]?Calls for Chiniot to be made a district date back to 2005, when a movement was a launched to elevate the former?tehsil?to district level. The movement died down when the public were assured the next? HYPERLINK "" \o "Nazim" Nazim?would be from Chiniot – however this was not to be the case.[4]Rana Tahir-the maiden DCO Chiniot along with Mr Hamza Shahbaz Sharif, raised the flag of Pakistan on DCO office on the fine morning of 1 July 2009. The efforts of Rana Tahir in giving a proper developed outlook to the infant district will find a place in history and cannot be over-emphasized. Mr Dilmeir Khan appointed as first district accounts officer and Mr Fayaz Sunbal was appointed as First DPO Chiniot.LanguagePunjabi is the native language of majority people. Urdu is also spoken.VillagesMost of the villages in the districts are named [[Chak [dawar](village)|Chak]], which means outpost in the?Urdu?and?Punjabi?languages, and suffixed by a number. Many of the villages were planned and established by?British?engineers during the?colonial period. These villages were planned mostly along canal banks to distribute the population evenly.Satellite townElection commission office, Sui Gas office, Post Office, Hockey Ground, Excise and taxtation office, Zakat distribution office, Deaf & Dumb School are located in?Satellite Town.thatta fateh ali is the most popular village of chiniot.Nalka Adda (Hussain Abad)This area is situated at about 47?km away from Chiniot city and about 10?km from tehsil Bhowana and almost boundary town of Chiniot district. This area is in moza Thatta Muhammad Shah. In Hussainabad there are two private schools and one bank which is mcb bank. Hussainabad is the centre of trade for the villagers.On every Saturday, a cattle mandi take place.Hussain Abad is developing rapidly after bhowana. In this moza there are several villages, which are:1. RiazwalaThis area is about 1.5?km from Hussainabad. This is on the name of a famous saint Sakhi Haji syed Riaz Hussain, whose sharine is situated in Wara Sadaat. This area is famous for its records corps. There is one basic health centre and primary school for boys and girls separately.2. KandiwalKandiwal is the 1st union council of the distt Chiniot. The famous folk singer? HYPERLINK "" \o "Sanam Marvi" Sanam Marvi?is also a resident of Kandiwal.3. AliabadThere is one Middle school of boys and no any English medium school in the area. This whole area is under the influence of Sardars which are the landlords.The Sardars and Landlords do not want any development for the education of local people because do not want people to be educated and often patronage the thieves.4. Ratta Pur BalaIt has fertile lands with small holdings. Important crops grown are wheat, rice, sugarcane, and maize. There are primary Schools for boys and girls. The entire village consists of only one caste "Balla". Most people of the village are illiterate. There are three tomb of "Olia-e-Kram". Most famous tomb is "Bava Syed Jhulan Shah". Annual Oras and Mela is continuing from Last 100 years. Malik Dilmer Khan Bala was first District accounts officer belong to this village.5. Sheikhan CityAdda Sheikhan is situated 44?km away from District Chiniot. It contain fertile soil mostly useful for large scale production of wheat, rice, barley, cotton, vegetables and fruits. It has become the hub of trade, commerce and education. There are primary and middle schools for boys and girls at government level but some private schools such as Jinnah cadet school, Alqamar model school and Science system school are providing quality education in enhancing people's morale. There are also two Schools of religious thought,?Jamia Imam -Ul- Asr(as)?and?Madrassa Qamr ul Uloom?providing people the education of Quraan -o- Hadith and Fiqh. Adda Sneikhan produces many people having high education and research in different subjects and sharing there roles in different government institutions. Many famous personalities visit this area. Annual religious processions like Ashura and Eid meelad-un-Nabi are celebrated and both Shia and Sunni participate together which shows the intra-faith unity of local people. Recently, it has become the part of Chiniot District. But Adda Sheikkhan is not provided with any development program from Chiniot District the?Chief Minister Shehbaz Shareef?announce funds for different projects so people are worry about the negligence of this area. The authorities are not taking any attention to this area in case of any development as the area containing almost?30000 population?and about?45 villages?are connected for livelihood, business,education and trade but there in no infrastructure for these activities. The population want the urgent release of funds for?construction of Government High schools for Boys and Girls?and also for?sewerage system?because the area has right if merit is included.Fauna and floraThe?fauna?and?flora?of the district include: Jand trees (Prosopis spicigera), Karir (Capparis aphylla), Beri (Zizyphus jajaba), Van (Salvadora abeoides), Kikar (Acacia arbica), Shisham (Dalbergia ) and Aak (Calotropois hamiltonit) are found within the district.[5]ArchitectureThe?Omar Hayat Mahal?(also known as?Gulzar Manzil, is a 19th-century palace in Chiniot. (Badshahi Masjid ) it was built by Nawab Saad Ullah Khan. It has same architecture as Shahi Masjid Lahore. Nawab Saad Ullah was minister in the cabinet of the Mughal Empire.Jhang DistrictFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJhang DistrictDistrictMap of Punjab, with Jhang District shown in green.CountryPakistanProvincePunjabCapitalJhang cityEstablished1849Government???District Coordination OfficerMaqbool Ahmed Dhawla???District Police OfficerFaisal Ali RajaArea???Total8,809?km2(3,401?sq?mi)Population?(2006)[1]???Total3,353,000???Density321.8/km2(833/sq?mi)Time zonePST?(UTC+5a)Number of?Tehsils4Jhang?District?(Punjabi,?Urdu:???? ?????) is a?district?of the?Punjab?province of?Pakistan. The city of? HYPERLINK "" \o "Jhang" Jhang?is the district's capital.[2]According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district's population was 2.8?million, of which 23 percent lived in urban areas.[3]?By 2008, according to estimates, the population had risen to 3.5?million.[4]?The native language is?Punjabi, HYPERLINK "" \l "cite_note-5" [5]?though?Urdu?is also spoken in educational institutions.Contents1?Location and geography2?History3?Climate and flora4?engineer akhtar kawan5?Culture and religion6?Language7?Notable residents8?Tomb9?Education10?ReferencesLocation and geography[]Jhang is one of the oldest districts on the subcontinent(being one of five districts established in Punjab in 1849), having being populated even around 2,000?BC, when it was known as Jhagi Sial. Jhang is bordered by?Sargodha District?to the north,?Gujranwala District?to the northeast,?Faisalabad District?and?Toba Tek Singh District?to the east,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Khanewal" Khanewal?and? HYPERLINK "" \o "Muzaffargarh District" Muzaffargarh District?to the south,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Leiah District" Leiah District?andBhakkar District?to the west, and? HYPERLINK "" \o "Khushab District" Khushab District?to the northwest.The district comprises on four administrative units (tehsils)? HYPERLINK "" \o "Jhang Tehsil" Jhang,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Athara Hazari Tehsil" Athara Hazari,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Shorkot Tehsil" Shorkot, and?Ahmad Pur Sial.[6]Jhang District covers 8,809?km?.[7]?Almost all the area is cultivatable land except in the north near? HYPERLINK "" \o "Rabwah" Rabwah?and?Chenab Nagar?where the land turns rocky as it approaches the? HYPERLINK "" \o "Kirana" Kirana?hills. The western portion of the district holds the? HYPERLINK "" \o "Thal Desert" Thal Desert, which starts in?Mari Shah Sakhira?and extends to banks of the?Jhelum River?far to the west in the districts of? HYPERLINK "" \o "Khushab" Khushab?and? HYPERLINK "" \o "Bhakkar" Bhakkar. There is also an area known as the?Sandal Bar?arising from Pabbarwala near the?Gujranwala?boundary. "Bar", in the local language, means a forested area where there are no resources for cultivation, like water. This area used to be forested and was unable to be cultivated before?British colonial rule, when a canal system was installed near the town of Lyallpur (now?Faisalabad), which is now the textile industry hub of Pakistan. Between the rivers Jhelum and Chenab is also a small area of Kirana bar, ending at? HYPERLINK "" \o "Ghoriwala" Ghoriwala?village. The area alongside the banks of rivers?Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum is called Hitthar (area in which flood water reaches), while the upland area between the bars and Hitthar is called Utar.History[]Jhang District was agricultural region with forests during the?Indus Valley Civilization. The?Vedic period?is characterized by?Indo-Aryan?culture that invaded from?Central Asia?and settled inPunjab region. The? HYPERLINK "" \o "Kambojas" Kambojas,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Daradas" Daradas,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Kekaya" Kaikayas, Madras,?Pauravas,?Yaudheyas,?Malavas,?Saindhavas?and?Kurus?invaded, settled and ruled ancient?Punjab region. After overunning theAchaemenid Empire?in 331 BCE,?Alexander?marched into present-day?Punjab region?with an army of 50,000. The Okara was ruled by? HYPERLINK "" \o "Maurya Empire" Maurya Empire,?Indo-Greek kingdom,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Kushan Empire" Kushan Empire,?Gupta Empire,?White Huns,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Kushano-Hephthalites" Kushano-Hephthalites?and? HYPERLINK "" \o "Shahi" Shahi?kingdoms.In 997 CE,?Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi, took over the? HYPERLINK "" \o "Ghaznavid Empire" Ghaznavid dynasty?empire established by his father,?Sultan Sebuktegin, In 1005 he conquered the? HYPERLINK "" \o "Shahi" Shahis?in?Kabul?in 1005, and followed it by the conquests of?Punjab region. The?Delhi Sultanate?and later?Mughal Empire?ruled the region. The Punjab region became predominantly?Muslim?due to?missionary? HYPERLINK "" \o "Sufi" Sufisaints whose? HYPERLINK "" \o "Dargah" dargahs?dot the landscape of?Punjab region. After the decline of the?Mughal Empire, the?Sikh?invaded and occupied Jhang District. During the period of?British rule, Jhang district increased in population and importance.The predominantly Muslim population supported?Muslim League?and?Pakistan Movement. After the?independence?of?Pakistan?in 1947, the minority?Hindus?and?Sikhs?migrated to? HYPERLINK "" \o "India" Indiawhile the?Muslim?refugees from?India?settled in the Jhang District.Climate and flora[]engineer akhtar kawan[]The climate is hot and dry in the summer and cold and dry in winter. The surface of the district presents three distinct levels (Thal's sand dunes on the extreme west, a low lying river valley in the centre and the Sandal Bar on the extreme east). The rivers of Jhelum and Chanab make their way through the district and Trimmu Head-works is the point of their confluence. Mari Shah Sakhira, a big town in the Thal Desert, is the district's hottest area, sometimes exceeding 50 C in June and July.The district's trees consist of jand ( HYPERLINK "" \o "Prosopis spicigera" Prosopis spicigera), karir ( HYPERLINK "" \o "Capparis aphylla" Capparis aphylla), beri ( HYPERLINK "" \o "Zizyphus jujuba" Zizyphus jujuba), van ( HYPERLINK "" \o "Salvadora oleoides" Salvadora oleoides), kikar (Acacia nilotica), shisham ( HYPERLINK "" \o "Dalbergia sissoo" Dalbergia sissoo) and aak (Calotropois spp).[8]?Various herbs can also be found, including harmal, akrey and bathoo.Culture and religion[]Punjabi folk dances such as Jhummar and Sammi originated in Jhang District. Jhummar is a dance for men while Sammi is for women. The district also originated a well-known form of folk music known as "Dhola", or "Jhang da Dhola".Traditionally men wear?turbans?and?dhotis?(similar to a skirt or kilt) though in recent years people have started wearing the national dress, the? HYPERLINK "" \o "Shalwar kameez" shalwar kameez. Some older women also wear dhotis. When women wear dhotis, the style is referred to called "Majhla" in? HYPERLINK "" \o "Jhangochi" Jhangochi; th male style is called "Dhudder". However, it is more common for women to wear shalwar kameez.Street sports are important in Jhang District and include tent pegging (naiza baazi),? HYPERLINK "" \o "Kabaddi" kabaddi, volleyball, cricket and football (soccer).In the past, women wove cloth with spinning wheels – known as Teeyan and Trinjan – but now that the area is industrialized the practice is no longer common.The northwestern Jhang District, particularly the area at the west bank of the Jhelum River, is somewhat different in its culture because it is more influenced by the Thalochi culture emanating from the neighboring districts of Mianwali and Bhakkar .Jhang District has dominant?Muslim?population(both?Shia?and? HYPERLINK "" \o "Sunni" Sunni.The non-Muslim minorities include small number of? HYPERLINK "" \o "Ahmadiyya" Ahmadiyya?and?Christian.Language[]The native language is?Punjabi, HYPERLINK "" \l "cite_note-9" [9]?though?Urdu?is also spoken in educational institutions.[10]Notable residents[]Sultan Bahoo?(ca 1628 – 1691), saint, founder of the? HYPERLINK "" \o "Sarwari Qadiri" Sarwari Qadiri?Sufi orderAbdus Salam, Nobel laureate in PhysicsAleem Dar, An award winner and a member of the ICC Elite umpire panelAbida Hussain, politician, former Federal Minister and Ambassador to USAFaisal Saleh Hayat, Politician, Former Federal MinisterSyed Ali Raza, President and Chairman of the?National Bank of PakistanTariq Saleem Dogar, former Inspector General of Police,?PunjabMuhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, Sufi scholar Sufi scholar and former professor of international constitutional law at the?University of the PunjabSheikh Waqas Akram, MNA Jhang; he was also a Minister of State for Labour and Manpower?Pakistan?He resigned from the ministry and MNAship because he left PML-Q and announced to join PML-N before general elections of 2013.Mariam Hasan, Played for Pakistan national women’s cricket teamMajeed Amjad,Tomb[]Jhang District is home to the tomb of the heroine of a famous love story,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Heer Ranjha" Heer Ranjha. Heer's tomb lies just north of Jhang on the way to?Faisalabad. An annual fair is held at her tomb. Engineer Imran Ali Pithorana SialEducation[]Govt. College, JhangFaran Model College, JhangChenab College, JhangLahore College for Women UniversityI-Soft College Of Commerce And Computer Sciences Jhang8Superior College, JhangCollege Of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sub Campus- UVAS, Lahore.Arqam schools JhangToba Tek Singh DistrictFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaToba Tek Singh DistrictDistrictLocation of TTS in Punjab.CountryPakistanProvincePunjabCapitalToba Tek SinghPopulation?(2009)???Total1,621,593???Density250,000/km2(600,000/sq?mi)Time zonePST?(UTC+5)Number ofTehsils4Toba Tek Singh District?(Urdu:???? ???? ??? ?????) is a?district?in the?Punjab?province?of?Pakistan. It is located between 30°33' to 31°2' Degree north latitudes and 72°08' to 72°48' Degree longitudes.[1]?It became a separate district in 1982.Toba Tek Singh Train StationContents??[hide]?1?History1.1?Etymology1.2?British Raj1.3?After independence2?Demography3?Language4?Education5?Notable places6?Localities7?Banks8?Agriculture productions9?Administration10?Notable residents11?References12?External linksHistory[]District was agricultural region with forests during the?Indus Valley Civilization. The?Vedic period?is characterized by?Indo-Aryan?culture that invaded from?Central Asia?and settled in?Punjab region. The? HYPERLINK "" \o "Kambojas" Kambojas,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Daradas" Daradas,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Kekaya" Kaikayas, Madras,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Pauravas" Pauravas,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Yaudheya" Yaudheyas,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Malavas" Malavas?andKurus?invaded, settled and ruled ancient?Punjab region. After overunning the? HYPERLINK "" \o "Achaemenid dynasty" Achaemenid Empire?in 331 BCE,?Alexander?marched into present-day?Punjab region?with an army of 50,000. The Toba Tek Singh was ruled by? HYPERLINK "" \o "Maurya Empire" Maurya Empire,?Indo-Greek kingdom,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Kushan Empire" Kushan Empire,Gupta Empire,?White Huns,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Kushano-Hephthalites" Kushano-Hephthalites?and? HYPERLINK "" \o "Shahi" Shahi?kingdoms.In 997 CE,?Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi, took over the? HYPERLINK "" \o "Ghaznavid Empire" Ghaznavid dynasty?empire established by his father,?Sultan Sebuktegin, In 1005 he conquered the? HYPERLINK "" \o "Shahi" Shahis?in?Kabul?in 1005, and followed it by the conquests of northern?Punjab region. The?Delhi Sultanate?and later?Mughal Empire?ruled the region. The Punjab region became predominantly?Muslim?due to?missionary?Sufi?saints whose? HYPERLINK "" \o "Dargah" dargahs?dot the landscape ofPunjab region. After the decline of the?Mughal Empire, the?Sikh?invaded and occupied Sahiwal.EtymologyThe town and district is named after a?Sikh?religious figure Tek Singh. Legend has it that Mr. Singh a kind hearted man served water and provided shelter to the worn out and thirsty travellers passing by a small pond ("TOBA" in Punjabi) which eventually was called Toba Tek Singh, and the surrounding settlement acquired the same name.[1]?There is also a park here named after the Sardar Tek Singh.British RajToba Tek Singh was developed by the British toward the end of the 19th Century when a canal system was built. People from all over the?Punjab?(currently Indian and Pakistani Punjab) moved there as farmlands were allotted to them. Most of the people who migrated there belonged to?Lahore,?Jalandhar,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Hoshiarpur" Hoshiarpur?districts. The Imperial Gazetteer of India described the tehsil of Toba Tek Singh as follows:Tehsil of the new Faisalabad District, Punjab, lying between 30°50' and 31°23' N. and 72° 20' and 72°54' E., with an area of 865 square miles (2,240?km2). The population in 1906 was 148,984. It contains 342 villages, including Toba Tek Singh (population, 1,874), the headquarters, and Gojra (2,589), an important grain market on the? HYPERLINK "" \o "Wazirabad" Wazirabad-Khanewal?branch of theNorth-Western Railway. The land revenue and cesses in 1905-6 amounted to 470,000. The tehsil consists of a level plain, wholly irrigated by the Chenab Canal. The soil, which is very fertile in the east of the tehsil, becomes sandy towards the west. The boundaries of the tehsil were somewhat modified at the time of the formation of the new District of Faisalabad"[2]?The predominantly Muslim population supported?Muslim League?and?Pakistan Movement. After the?independence?of?Pakistan?in 1947, the minority?Hindus?and?Sikhs?migrated to?India?while the?Muslim?refugees from?India?settled in the Toba Tek Singh District.After independence[]During 1970's, when many Pakistani cities were renamed to change names given after British Rulers to their original or native names or more acceptable names to local population like Montgomery was renamed to its old original name Sahiwal, Toba Tek Singh remained one of the very few cities to maintain its original name mainly because of reputation of Tek Singh. In 1982 Toba Tek Singh, formerly a subdivision, was separated from?Faisalabad District?and became a separate district.[1]1970 Historical Kissan Conference, 200,000 Kissans (peasants) and progressive people from whole country gathered in Toba Tek Singh. The conference left a great impact on political history of Pakistan and led to Land reforms taken place in Bhutto Era.Demography[]Toba Tek Singh is located in central?Punjab?and occupies 3252 square kilometres and is made up of large areas of lowlands that flood frequently during the rainy season; the floods originate from the?Ravi River?that runs along the southern and southeastern borders. During the?British raj?Toba Tek Singh had a small?Sikh?polulation that migrated to?India?while theMuslim?refugees from?India?settled in the Toba Tek Singh District.According to the 1998 census of?Pakistan?the population was 905,580 of this, 720,601 were?Muslim?and 184,979 were non-Muslim, mainly?Christian?and? HYPERLINK "" \o "Ahmadiyya" Ahmadiyya.[3]?According to the 2008 estimate the population had risen to 1.39 million.[4]Language[]Punjabi Language?is the most spoken language.?Punjabi Language?UrduEducation[]Toba Tek Singh has a high literacy rate counted amongst the top 10 cities of?Pakistan. it has many educational institutes.University of Agriculture, Faisalabad?Sub CampusCCAPS the new?COMSAT?UniversityGovt Postgraduate Degree College,Jhang Road, Toba Tek SinghGovt College For Women,Jhang road Toba Tek SinghGovt PST college t Elemantry School for boys (ch 517 GB)Govt College of commerece in?Toba Tek Singh,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Gojra" Gojra,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Kamalia" KamaliaAllama Iqbal College? HYPERLINK "" \o "Gojra" Gojra.Jinah Public School (JPS) HYPERLINK "" \o "Toba Tek Singh" Toba Tek Singh. ( Now Re-Named as Divisional Public School Toba Tek Singh DPS on 28 April 2012 )Fauji Foundation Model School Toba Tek Singh.Divisional Public Schol (Kamalia Public School) HYPERLINK "" \o "Kamalia" Kamalia.PC School (Housing Colony N0,1)Toba Tek SinghBerkeley Public High School.National College ,Qaim Center ,Toba tek singh.Chenab College? HYPERLINK "" \o "Jhang road Toba Tek Singh (page does not exist)" Jhang road Toba Tek Singh.Nips CollegePunjab College ,Rajana road near Shalimar townIslamia College,? HYPERLINK "" \o "Madina town ,Jhang road Toba Tek Singh (page does not exist)" Madina town ,Jhang road Toba Tek SinghStandard College Garden Town Toba Tek Singh.Superior Group of Colleges (Rajana Road, Toba Tek Singh)Prime Root Public School (PRPS) Toba Tek Singh.Sultan Foundation Girls Boys Higher Secondary School and CollegeToba Tek Singh.Shiblee College? HYPERLINK "" \o "Gojra" Gojra.IBM?Toba Tek Singh.Muslim High 430 JBGovt Model High School. Jhang road Toba Tek SinghThe Knowledge School (An ILM Project) Saad CampusGovt. High School Maurusipur 251 GBGovt. Girls higher secondary school 251 GBGovt High School for boys (248GB)Gove. High School for girls (248 GB)Govt.High School Chak No 387 JBGovt Girls High School Chak No 388 JBGovt. Islamia High School Kamalia. T.T.SinghGovt High School 394 GB jaja Toba Tek Singh??Bahria college Gojra road Toba tek singh > Govt Girls primery school 393 JB khanPur Toba Tek SinghNotable places[]Manzoor Elahi Forest Park: A forest park with the name of Manzoor Elahi Forest Park has been established by the Government of Punjab for the citizens of Toba Tek Singh. It is located on Jhang Road at a distance of approximately 1?km from the old “Chungi”. The park comprises beautiful plantation, play grounds, recreational facilities for children, and tiled pathways.Sports Stadium: Sports stadium was built a Five years ago under the supervision of the district government and aptly caters to the health needs of local people.Al Huda Academy of Sciences:Al Huda Academy of Sciences is located in New Garden Town, Near Sports Stadium Jhang Road Toba Tek Singh.Wild Life Park Rajana'"MOTERWAY "' M4 Moterway "" M4 is an under-construction motorway in Punjab Is Located Faisalabad to Multan And Main Toll plaza 'Gojra' 'Toba Tek Singh'Waryam Wala Road 'Khaniwal' MultanLocalities[]Major residential areas within?Toba Tek Singh?areMubarik Abad Christian Colony, Shorkot RoadShujaa colony(QAMAR CHOK)Chamra MandiAwami BastiMinhas StreetManzoor Cotton TownSirhand ColonyQazi StreetHousing Colony No.1Housing Colony No.2Revenue Officers Colony No.2 Jhang RoadChak # 324 JB Parra Bhag jhang Road (W,B,Z,)Iqbal NagarChaudhary ParkIslam PuraNew Islam PuraChak No. 327 JB BhulairGarden Townhazoor town (canal road)New Garden TownGulbergGreen TownMillat TownFatima TownTaj Poshi Pur 429 JBMohala Eid GahMustafa AbadGobind PuraUsman Nagar (Kachi Basti)Tufail Nagarraja parkZia ColonySittara ColonyJinnah Colony (Disposal Colony)Village no # 351-GB-Nagrah and Nagerah Pul - Toba Rejana Road, road, Toba Tek SinghVillage 346 GB (Karmon Wali)Rehman Pura {Ghau_shalla}Chak no-331: JB- Athwal Waryam Wala, road, Toba Tek Singh.Chak no-153:GB-Balagan,Toba Tek Singh.Chak 292 JB Syed MehmoodRajana CityChak no 286 GB Gujer Basti permhal road RajanaChak No 388 JB 11?km Jhang Road Toba Take SinghChak No 330 JB Seowal of Col. JavedChak No 322 JB ShahzadaNoor ParkNew Noor ParkChak 339 GB Chota Bambih puraChak 517 GB (Mian Asad Farooq GS/o of Haji Khushi Muhammad Rari Wala)Chak 382 JB Jalalpur Muhammad Ashraf S/O Mukhtar AhmedChak No 393 JB KhanPur Toba Tek SinghBanks[]Branches of all the famous banks are situated Toba Tek Singh. Most of the banks have their branches on Farooq Road e.g. Faysal Bank Limited, Meezan Bank Limited, Habib Bank Limited (Main Branch), Bank Alfalah, Bank Alhabib, JS Bank, and United Bank Limited (Main Branch). Bank of Punjab situated in Machhli Bazar, Allied Bank Limited, Habib Bank Limited and MCB Bank Limited in Grain Market, National Bank of Pakistan (Main Branch) in Housing Colony near District Courts.Agriculture productions[]District Toba Tek Singh is one of the best producer of orange "locally known as keno It contribute towards export standard quality of orange produced in all Pakistan. The majority of people living in this district have profession of agriculture and it produce several kind of agricultural and dairy products like meat, eggs, cotton, maize, several pulses, peach, guava, tomato, melon, water melon, mango, tobacco and onion.Administration[]The district of Toba Tek Singh is administratively subdivided into four?tehsils?and 82?Union CouncilName of TehsilNo of UnionsGojra24Kamalia9Toba Tek Singh32Pir Mahal17Total82The district is represented in the?provincial assembly?by seven elected?MPAs?who represent the following constituencies:[7][8]ConstituencyMPAPartyPP-84Ch. Bilal Asghar WarraichPakistan Muslim League (Q)PP-85Abdul Qadeer AlviPakistan Muslim League (N)PP-86Amjad Ali JavaidPakistan Muslim League (N)PP-87Lieutenant Colonel (R) Sardar Muhammad Ayub Khan GadhiPakistan Muslim League (N)PP-88Begum Nazia RaheelPakistan Muslim League (N)PP-89Makhdoom Syed Ali Raza ShahPakistan Muslim League (N)PP-90Mian Muhammad RafiquePakistan Muslim League (N)Until the year 2000, when the?Divisions of Pakistan?were abolished, Toba Tek Singh and? HYPERLINK "" \o "Jhang District" Jhang?districts were part of?Faisalabad Division?(this included?Faisalabad District.Major towns in Toba Tek Singh District are:Pir MahalGojraKamaliaRajanaSandhilianwaliToba Tek Singh[9]Notable residents[]Mohammad Sarwar,?British? HYPERLINK "(UK)" \o "Labour Party (UK)" Labour Party?politician, former?Member of Parliament?(MP)Mian Muhammad Kashif Ashfaq,?CEO chenoneChaudhary Ashfaq Group,?Ex nazim Toba Tek SinghKhalil-ur-Rehman RamdayAlhajj Muhammad Riaz Abid, CEO Karwan-e-Hatim Hajj & Umrah (PVT) LTD. Ex Deputy City Nazim Toba Tek SinghMian Muhammad AslamMian Fareed Abbas Kathia ................
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