Month: July 2014

Lodhran is a city and the capital of Lodhran District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Malik Ghulam Hussain Lodhra ‘zaildar’ suggested the name “Lodhran” for this area. It is located on the northern side of River Sutlej.It is the 32nd district of Punjab which is situated between the Sutlej and Bias rivers, which form its borders. The Bias River is dry, but the Sutlej River still flows. Lodhran is the administrative centre of Lodhran tehsil, which is subdivided into 28Union Councils. unjabi is the main language spoken in this city while there are also some languages spoken. About 90% of the people of Lodhran speaks Punjabi Language and rest of people speaks other languages. … Read More >Lodhran

Layyah is a small city and capital of one of the 36 districts of Punjab province of Pakistan. It is also a part of the recently established civil division of Dera Ghazi Khan. Layyah District is bounded to the North by Bhakkar District, to the east by Jhang District. The Indus River flows to its Western side across which lies district Dera Ghazi Khan and to the south Muzaffargarh District. It lies between 30–45 to 31–24 deg north latitudes and 70–44 to 71–50 deg east longitudes. The area consists of a semi-rectangular block of sandy land between the Indus and Chenab rivers in Sindh Sagar Doaba. The total area covered by the district is 6,291 km2 with a width from east to west of 88 km and a length from north to south of 72 km. … Read More >Layyah

Jauharabad is a town in the province of Punjab in Pakistan. It is a planned town and district headquarters of Khushab District. auharabad is named after Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar, a prominent figure from the Pakistan independence movement. The etymology of the Urdu word “Jauharabad” also means “atomic city” in English, although this is purely coincidental as the town was planned and constructed 33 years prior to the construction of the nearby Khushab Nuclear Complex, which lies 30 km south of Jauharabad. This city lies at the confluence of the Thal Desert and the Potohar in flat agricultural territory immediately south of the Salt Range, marking the end of the Pothohar Plateau and the start of the Punjab plains. … Read More >Jauharabad

Jahanian is a town in Khanewal District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the headquarters of Jahanian Tehsil a sub-division of the district name. It is 30 minutes drive from Khanewal(28 km) and 45 minutes drive from Multan (42 km). The town is located at the crossroads of the Khanewal–Lodhran National Highway (N-5A), and theMultan–Delhi Grand Trunk Road. It is situated at 416 feet above sea level. Its climate is dry and hot in the daytime, but nights are usually pleasant. … Read More >Jahanian

Khushab is a city as well as a District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Khushab city also serves as the headquarters of Khushab Tehsil an administrative subdivision of the district Khushab. Sweet Water is the Meaning of the word Khushab. The town situated on the right bank of the Jhelum River was on the route of the Sindh-Sagar branch of the North-Western Railway. The Literacy rate of the District is about 65%. … Read More >Khushab

Kharian is a city of Gujrat District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Kharian is the chief city of Kharian Tehsil, which administrates all of the numerous surrounding villages and towns of Greater Kharian. According to the ancient Jovhan language, the word Kharian means, “Great Teacher”. Legends of the ancient Kharian race also seem to point to them as Great Teachers. Kharian is named after the Khari clan of Gurjars, who used to rule this area before the advent of Arabs. Kharian is located almost midway between the capital city of Pakistan, Islamabad (about 125 km) and the provincial capital of Punjab, Lahore (about 145 km). … Read More >Kharian

Khanpur is a city in the Punjabprovince of Pakistan. It is also the Tehsil of the Rahim Yar Khan District of Bahawalpur Division. Khanpur is also known as “Sahipur” named before the great scholar Gil Sahi (Late). It is located on Latitude of 28°38’51.86″ and Longitude of 70°39’21.62″.

Its long adjoining Shahi Road leads to many cities such as Rahim Yar Khan on one side and Liaquat Pur and Bahawalpur on the other side. Only Urban Town of Tehsil Khanpur namely Zahir Pir is situated about 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Khanpur city on National Highway (N-5)(KLP Road), having population of more than 100,000. … Read More >Khanpur

Khanewal is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan and it is the capital of Khanewal District. It is the host city to the second largest railway station in Pakistan. It is named after the earliest settlers here who belonged to the clan ‘Daha’ (jatt clan) and used ‘khan’ in their names. That is how the city came to be known as ‘khan-e-wal’. Khanewal is located at Latitude of 30°18’0N and Longitude of 71°55’0E with an altitude of 128 metres. … Read More >Khanewal

Kamoke is a city of Gujranwala District located in Punjab, Pakistan. The city is the capital of Kamoke Tehsil which is an administrative subdivision of the district. Kamoke is a name of a tribe of Chadhar Jat Muslims and Jatt Sikhs after which the town has given this name. The city is located on the Grand Trunk Road 21 km from Gujranwala and 44 km from Lahore. … Read More >Kamoke

Kamalia is a city and tehsil in Toba Tek Singh District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Preliminary it was named as Kot Kamal in the honour of the most prominent personality Kamal Khan who was the head of the Lakhera Kalan of Kharals and than its name changed to Kamalia. The historical city of Kamalia is situated at the bank of river Ravi. Kamalia Tehsil is administratively subdivided into 13 Union Councils, six of which are from the town of Kamalia, including Bairoon Kamalia. … Read More >Kamalia