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'''Daska''' ({{lang-pa|{{nq|ڈسکا}}}}; {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|ڈسکہ}}}}), is a city in the [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] province of Pakistan. The city is the capital of [[Daska Tehsil]], one of four [[tehsil]]s of [[Sialkot District]].
'''Daska''' ({{langx|pa|{{nq|ڈسکا}}}}; {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|ڈسکہ}}}}), is a city in the [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] province of Pakistan. The city is the capital of [[Daska Tehsil]], one of four [[tehsil]]s of [[Sialkot District]].

== Demography ==
== Demography ==

[[Punjabi]] tribes such as [[Rajputs]] and [[Arains]] and ethnic [[Kashmiris]] are prominent in the urban area and several [[Jatt]] & [[Gujjar]] tribes are in the majority in rural areas there are also ethnic [[Pashtuns]] spread throughout the region having mostly migrated during [[Afghan]] rule and are mostly of the [[Kakazai]] tribe.
Daska is ethnically diverse and is home to many different tribes, ethnic [[Kashmiris]] and the [[Rajputs]] are dominant in the urban area, with a large amount of [[Pashtuns]] overwhelmingly from the [[Kakazai]] tribe are significant in the urban and rural area having migrated centuries ago. Several [[Gujjar]] and [[Jats|Jatt]] tribes are dominant in the rural areas. Others smaller groups such as the [[Awan (tribe)|Awan]], [[Arain]] [[Khokhars]], and [[Gakhars]], there are also found while there is also a large amount of the ethnic [[Mewati]] speaking people from [[Haryana]] having migrated there during the partition of India.


== History ==
== History ==
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=== 20th century ===
=== 20th century ===
In 1929, Daska was the site of Hindu-Sikh riots when [[Akali movement|Akali]] Sikhs attempted to seize control of [[Gurdwara]] Sant Wayaram Singh. The local Hindu community claimed it was built to be a dharamsala.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Nijjar|first=Bakhshish Singh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=luropwVYb0kC&pg=PA157|title=History of the United Panjab|date=1996|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist|isbn=978-81-7156-534-4|language=en}}</ref>
In 1929, Daska was the site of Hindu-Sikh riots when [[Nihang|Akali]] [[Sikhs]] attempted to seize control of [[Gurdwara]] Sant Wayaram Singh. The local Hindu community claimed it was originally built to be a [[Hindu temple]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Nijjar|first=Bakhshish Singh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=luropwVYb0kC&pg=PA157|title=History of the United Panjab|date=1996|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist|isbn=978-81-7156-534-4|language=en}}</ref>

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In August 1947, 5,000 refugees from surrounding areas gathered at Daska Camp for two weeks before being escorted to the Indian border by the [[Pakistan Armed Forces|Pakistani Military]].<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Page|first1=Co-Director Media South Asia Project Institute of Development Studies David|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1mJuAAAAMAAJ|title=The Partition Omnibus|last2=Page|first2=David|last3=Singh|first3=Anita Inder|last4=Moon|first4=Penderel| author4-link = Penderel Moon | last5=Khosla|first5=G. D.|date=2002|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-565850-7|language=en}}</ref>


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In August 1947, 5,000 refugees from surrounding areas gathered at Daska Camp for two weeks before being escorted to the Indian border by the [[Pakistan Army]].<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Page|first1=Co-Director Media South Asia Project Institute of Development Studies David|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1mJuAAAAMAAJ|title=The Partition Omnibus|last2=Page|first2=David|last3=Singh|first3=Anita Inder|last4=Moon|first4=Penderel| author4-link = Penderel Moon | last5=Khosla|first5=G. D.|date=2002|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-565850-7|language=en}}</ref>
== See also ==
{{Portal|Punjab|Pakistan}}
*[[Sialkot]]
*[[Gujranwala]]
*[[Sambrial]]
*[[Pasrur]]
*[[Wazirabad]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 14:42, 21 November 2024

This article is about a city in Pakistan. For the U.S. legislation known as DASKA, see Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act.
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Daska
  • ڈسکا
  • ڈسکہ
City
Daska
Daska is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Daska
Daska
Daska is located in Pakistan
Daska
Daska
Coordinates: 32°20′N 74°21′E / 32.333°N 74.350°E / 32.333; 74.350
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
DivisionGujranwala
DistrictSialkot
TehsilDaska
Government
 • MNA(s)Syeda Nosheen Iftikhar (NA-69 (Sialkot-IV))
 • MPA(s)
Elevation
217 m (712 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • City
175,170
 • Rank50th, Pakistan
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Calling code052
Number of towns1
Postal Code51010

Daska (Punjabi: ڈسکا; Urdu: ڈسکہ), is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is the capital of Daska Tehsil, one of four tehsils of Sialkot District.

Demography

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Daska is ethnically diverse and is home to many different tribes, ethnic Kashmiris and the Rajputs are dominant in the urban area, with a large amount of Pashtuns overwhelmingly from the Kakazai tribe are significant in the urban and rural area having migrated centuries ago. Several Gujjar and Jatt tribes are dominant in the rural areas. Others smaller groups such as the Awan, Arain Khokhars, and Gakhars, there are also found while there is also a large amount of the ethnic Mewati speaking people from Haryana having migrated there during the partition of India.

History

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17th-19th centuries

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Daska was founded during the reign of Shah Jahan, and was initially named Shah Jahanabad, according to Mughal revenue records.[2] It was later renamed Daska as it is das ("ten") koh (Mughal unit of distance) from Sialkot, Pasrur, Gujranwala, and Wazirabad.[3] During the Afghan Durrani invasion of the 18th century, Daska was ruined, and its inhabitants were forced to seek shelter in the nearby mudfort of Kot Daska.[4] Daska was later repopulated during the Sikh era.[5] Daska was captured by Ranjit Singh in 1802 and made part of the Sikh Empire.[6]

20th century

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In 1929, Daska was the site of Hindu-Sikh riots when Akali Sikhs attempted to seize control of Gurdwara Sant Wayaram Singh. The local Hindu community claimed it was originally built to be a Hindu temple.[7]

In August 1947, 5,000 refugees from surrounding areas gathered at Daska Camp for two weeks before being escorted to the Indian border by the Pakistan Army.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities". PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities. citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. ^ Commissioner, Pakistan Office of the Census (1962). Population Census of Pakistan, 1961: Dacca. 2.Chittagong. 3.Sylhet. 4.Rajshahi. 5.Khulna. 6.Rangpur. 7.Mymensingh. 8.Comilla. 9.Bakerganj. 10.Noakhali. 11.Bogra. 12.Dinajpur. 13.Jessore. 14.Pabna. 15.Kushtia. 16.Faridpur. 17.Chittagong Hill tracts.
  3. ^ Gazetteer of the Jhang District: 1883. 1883.
  4. ^ Gazetteer of the Jhang District: 1883. 1883.
  5. ^ Gazetteer of the Jhang District: 1883. 1883.
  6. ^ bahādur.), Muḥammad Laṭīf (Saiyid, khān (1891). History of the Panjáb from the Remotest Antiquity to the Present Time. Calcutta Central Press Company, limited.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Nijjar, Bakhshish Singh (1996). History of the United Panjab. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN 978-81-7156-534-4.
  8. ^ Page, Co-Director Media South Asia Project Institute of Development Studies David; Page, David; Singh, Anita Inder; Moon, Penderel; Khosla, G. D. (2002). The Partition Omnibus. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-565850-7.


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