Month: July 2014

Kasur or Qasur is the headquarters of Kasur District, Pakistan. It is one of the oldest cities of Pakistan. It is also the burial place of the legendary Sufi-poet Bulleh Shah. There are different traditions about the name of Kasur. One is that the town was founded by Kasur/ Kasu the son of King Ram and named after him as Kasurpur. (One of Kasu’s brothers was Loh and the City of Lahore was named after him.) According to another tradition the town was founded by Pashtun families from Kabul (today the capital of Afghanistan) duing the period of Mughal emperor Akbar. … Read More >Kasur

Karor Lal Esan is a city of Layyah District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is the capital of Karor Tehsil and administrative subdivision of the district. Its old name is Depal Pur. The city is partially named after a saint, Hazrat Lal Esan, Who recited 10 million times the Sura Yaseen( A chapter from The Holy Quran) while standing on foot in the Indus River. In Urdu 10 million is equal to 1 Kaor that’s why the city is called Karor Lal Esan. Hazrat Lal Esan was the grandfather of the famous Bahudin Zakarya Multani. … Read More >Karor Lal Esan

Kalabagh is a town and union council of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Isakhel Tehsil. The naming clearly is of Turkic and Persian origin. ‘Kala’ is a typical Pashtu word meaning ‘village’ or ‘dhok’, and ‘Bagh’ means ‘garden’. Hence ‘Kalabagh’ simple means ‘Garden Village’ in local language. It is located on the western bank of Indus River. … Read More >Kalabagh

Jhelum is a city in the province Punjab of Pakistan. It is on the right bank of the Jhelum River, in the district of the same name in the north of Punjab. In ancient days Jhelum was known as Jalham. This word is combination of two words Jal & Ham. Jal means pure water & Ham stands for snow. Jhelum city is located at right bank of river Jhelum at N-5 highway previously called G-T road.It is located on the Eastern part of the Pothohar upland along with River Jhelum. … Read More >Jhelum

Jampur is a city in Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is also the tehsil headquarters of Jampur Tehsil in Rajanpur District,Punjab. It is located at the Latitude of 29°38’32” N, and Longitude of 70°35’45″E. It is in the south of Dera Ghazi Khan, in the centre of Pakistan. It comprises an area of 2,322 square kilometers. It has a population of almost 485,051 as per District Census Report (DCR) 1998. … Read More >Jampur

Haveli Lakha is a town in province Punjab of Pakistan. It is located in Depalpur Tehsil of Okara District. It is located around 180 km (113 miles) south west of Lahore. It is administratively subdivided into three Union councils. Haveli is famous for its Reed Stools and Hubble Bubble which are sent to numerous other cities of Punjab and even to Karachi. … Read More >Haveli Lakha

Hasilpur is a city in Bahawalpur District in southern Punjab, Pakistan. The city is located between the Satluj River and the Indian border and lies 96 km east of the district Bahawalpur. On a world map, its position is N 29″41’37.926″ E 72″33’01.617″. The city is also the headquarters of Hasilpur Tehsil an administrative subdivision of the district. Hasilpur is situated at the brink of Cholistan desert. The people of Hasilpur speak mainly Punjabi dialects Majhi, Riasti and Baagri. … Read More >Hasilpur

Haroonabad is a town in Bahawalnagar District of the Punjab Province ofPakistan. The town is the headquarters of Haroonabad Tehsil and administrative subdivision of the district. Punjabi is the local language. Majhi and Malwi dialects of Punjabi are commonly spoken by the locals. Bagri is another language spoken in Haroonabad. Bagri is a dialect of Rajasthani language and is commonly spoken in most parts of Haryana, Rajasthan, and adjacent areas along southeast border of Indo-Pak Punjab. … Read More >Haroonabad

Hafizabad is a city and tehsil of Hafizabad District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. About Hafizabad one authentic reference says that King Akbar wanted to name this town as Akbarabad but the name Hafizabad got popular until the King knew about its creation . King Akbar also remained the name same as Hafizabad . History Men think that this city came into being between 1556 – 1570. … Read More >Hafizabad

Gujar Khan is a city in Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the headquarters of Gujar Khan Tehsil, the largest tehsil of Punjab. Gujar Khan is approximately 55 kilometres southeast of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan and 220 km to the north west of Lahore, capital of Punjab. Gujar Khan is bounded on the north byRawalpindi, Islamabad and Attock, on the south by Jhelum, Lahore and Gujrat, on the east by Azad Kashmir andKahuta and on the west by Chakwal and Khushab. Gujar Khan lies at the heart of the Pothohar cultural region. Gujar Khan is 2 kilometres from the Dohngi Dam and about 35 kilometres from the much larger Mangla Dam. … Read More >Gujar Khan

Gujrat is a city in Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is an ancient district of Pakistan. It is the capital of Gujrat District and the Gujrat Tehsil subdivision in the Punjab Province. Gujrat is also known as the city of King Porus. It is located in between two famous rivers, i.e., River Jehlum and River Chenab . It is bounded on the North-East by Jammu and Kashmir , on the North-West by the River Jhelum which separates it from Jhelum district, on the East and South-East by the river Chenab, separating it from the districts of Gujranwala and Sialkot , and on the West by Mandi Bahauddin district. … Read More >Gujrat

Ghakhar Mandi, is a city in the Gujranwala district of Pakistan. It is located between the major cities of Gujranwala to the southeast and Wazirabad to the northwest. Surrounding villages include Kotli Sahian, Kot Waris, Bhatti-Mansoor, Dodah Wali-Kalan, Dodah Wali-Khurd, Rahwali, Adil Gharh, Nat Kalaan, Kotli Mango Singh, Bado-Ki, Nora Kot, Per Kot, Banka Chemma, Dab Cheema, Faty Ghar, Ibbenwali Kakan and Chandigharh. … Read More >Ghakhar Mandi