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Khushab

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kasur

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

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

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

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

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

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