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Sahiwal
ساہیوال | |
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| Sahiwal | |
 Location of Sahiwal in Punjab. | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Capital | Sahiwal |
| Government | |
| • District Nazim | Rai Hassan Nawaz |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,201 km2 (1,236 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 152.4 m (500.0 ft) |
| Population (1998) | |
• Total | 1,843,194 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 40 |
| Website | http://www.sahiwal.gov.pk |
Sahiwal (Punjabi, Template:Lang-ur) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. This city was a small village on the Karachi-Lahore railway line in 1865 when it was named Montgomery after Sir Robert Montgomery, then Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab.[1] It took its current name in 1966.It is the administrative centre of Sahiwal District and Sahiwal Division.The districts of Okara and Pakpattan are under Sahiwal division. Sahiwal lies approximately 180 km from the major city of Lahore. And it is the biggest city between Lahore and Multan. The population is 207,388 (1998 Pakistan Census). Sahiwal District is included in the former Multan Division and lies between 30-39 north latitude and 73-06 longitude. The city lies in the densely populated region between the Sutlej and Ravi rivers. Irrigation in the region is provided by the Bari Doab Canal system. The principal crops are wheat, cotton, tobacco, legumes, and oilseeds. Cotton goods and lacquered woodwork are manufactured. About 18 miles Southwest of Sahiwal is Harappa, an ancient city of the world, oldest urban center of Harappan or Indus civilization in South Asia. About 28 miles (45 km) west of Sahiwal, at Kamalia, is the site of a Malli city captured by Alexander the Great in 325 bc. Pop. (1998) city, 207,388. The people of Sahiwal are known as Sahiwalians. This city got his name from the first inhibitors of this city the sahis (a jutt sub-tribe or cast). Sahiwal was named as Montgomery city before 1966. In 1966 a famous legendary politician Mufti Zia-ul-Hasan changed its name to Sahiwal.
Climate
The climate of Sahiwal district is extreme, reaching 52 °C in summer, and down to -5 °C in winter. The soil of the district is very fertile. The average rainfall is about 2000 mm.[citation needed]
Industry
Sahiwal's industries include cotton ginning and pressing, tanning, textile (City cloth palace,City Fassion Center) , textile spinning,weaving, leather products, garments, pharmaceuticals, flour mills, food processing, oil mills, cold storage, potato, tobacco, vegetable ghee/cooking oil, biscuits, chip board, confectionery, and woollen textile spinning and weaving. The Sahiwal breed of cattle, recognised as productive among Zebu dairy breeds, originated here; they are now found throughout the tropics. The main crops of the Sahiwal district are wheat, cotton, sugarcane, maize and rice. Main fruits are citrus, mangoes and guava. Sahiwal is a green and fertile town with 11,522 acres (46.63 km2) under naturally grown forests. KSC is an electrical industry in Sahiwal, producing water heaters, water coolers, air coolers, fans and washing machines.
Educational institutions
Sahiwal houses several educational institutes of quality. Government College Sahiwal is one of big institute in the city. It has 100 acres of land which includes the college building, a separate library building, a recreational building having swimming pool inside two hostels named Jinnah Hall and Iqbal Hall and vast green playgrounds.
Government High School, Government High School Urban Area, Government Comprehensive High School, Government High School 86/6.R, Government High School 89/6.R and Government Pilot Higher Secondary School are the leading high schools of the city. Junior Model High School, Divisional Public School (DPS) and St. Mary's Convent School are also providing education. Educator School, Government College for Women, Sahiwal, also contains the Baha-u-Deen Zikria University (BZU) sub-campus. One of the oldest Institutes of Commerce is the Government College of Commerce, Sahiwal.
St. Mary's Convent High School, is a well reputed English medium institution run by Italian nuns. Many among the elite of Sahiwal send their children to St. Mary's.
A lot is being planned for the education sector in Sahiwal. BZU Multan is planning its separate sub-campus in Sahiwal, and land has been acquired for this purpose. It is hoped that the university will be complete in two years and will be called the 'University of Sahiwal'.
The Virtual University of Pakistan has opened its regional as well as private campus in Sahiwal, and offers distant learning programmes. Regional Campus is situated at college chowk upper building of Bakers Inn. It is a Public Sector University, Chartered by Federal Government providing quality education in the field of Management Sciences and Computer Sciences at both undergraduate and post graduate level.
The private sector is playing a major role in primary education: renowned schools in this regard are Fauji Foundation Model School, The Educators, The Beaconhouse School System, Bloom Field, The City School and Pre-Forces Cadet School. A new building of The City School is under construction in front of Comprehensive School Sahiwal. After completion it will be the largest private school campus in Sahiwal. Another new school established in 2007 is the Dare-Aqram Model School.[2]
The Educators College has separate campuses for boys and girls.
The Commission on Science and Technology and Sustainable Development, in the South, i.e., COMSATS has opened its sixth campus at Sahiwal. It is a Public Sector University, Chartered by Federal Government providing quality education in the field of Management Sciences and Computer Sciences at both undergraduate and post graduate level. COMSATS has an edge over its competitor institutions and it has foreign qualified and experienced faculty at its Sahiwal campus.[3]
There are two Government Colleges for Technical Education that offer three years DAE & B.Tech in various disciplines. There are many Private Technical Education Institutes that offer DAE & B.Tech.[4].Quaid-e-Azam College of Engineering and Technology Shadab Town Sahiwal(Only One Institute in Sahiwal DAE Civil,Electrical,Mechnical,Electronc(B-Tech for BZU Multan Civil and Electrical Technology))].Allama Iqbal Polytechnic Institute is the first institute to offer DAE in Mechanical Technology (since 2003).[5]
Faridia Islamic University is also located at Sahiwal.
Happy Home is a primary school in Sahiwal
Twin city
Sahiwal is twinned with the town of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, North West England.[6] There is direction sign in Rochdale town centre pointing in Sahiwal's direction with "Sahiwal 3000 miles" written on it.
Politicians and people
The oldest political families of Sahiwal are the Araians, Chatthas, Khaggas, Jeevyka, Rajputs and Lodhis. These family were exceptionally vigorous during partition of 1947 and played a fundamental role in the region and were great supporters of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. The Rajputs migrating from East Punjab in 1947 have played a very important role in social and political fields in the district.
- Mufti Zia-ul-Hasan, politician of Sahiwal and President/Founder of 32 Associations/Organisations of Pakistan and the other World.
- Rana Mohammed Hanif Khan (Late), Barrister-lawyer.Served as Federal Finance Minister Pakistn from 1974 to 1977.Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's Cabinet
- Rao Khursheed Ali Khan (Late), elected to the National Assembly from the platform of the Pakistan Peoples Party.
- Rao Abdul Sattar Khan (Late), the Leader of the House in the Senate of 1973–77 after being elected by the Pakistan Peoples Party.
- Rai Ahmad Nawaz Khan (Late),ex MNA four times,1985,1988,1990 and 1997 and served as Federal State Minister in Prime MInister, Mian Nawaz Sharif's cabinet.Twice elected as Chairman Zila Council.
- Rai Ali Nawaz Khan (Late),ex MPA 1985, Provincial Minister Punjab in Mian Nawaz Sharif's cabinet.
- Rai Aziz Ullah Khan, ex MNA 2002–2007.Chairman Standing Committee on Sports, Culture and Tourism,National Assembly Of Pakistan
- Rai Hassan Nawaz Khan, The incumbent Zila Nazim of the Sahiwal District Assembly, elected for the second time. Was MPA in 1988,1990,1997.Was Advisor to Chief Minister, Mian Shahbaz Sharif.
- Ch Naurez Shakoor Khan ex MNA Federal Minister Petroleum
- Ch Mohammad Ashraf ex MNA
- RANA Zeeshan Qamar
- Haji Jalaluddin Dhaku MPA sixth term
- Syed Imran Wali Sha, elected for the first time as an MNA in 2008 general elections and President of Jamat-e-Ahlesunnat Sahiwal.
- Malik Nadeem Kamran, elected for the second time as an MPA in 2008 general elections.Provincial Minister Punjab,Cabinet of Dost Muhammad Khosa and Chief Minister, Mian Shahbaz Sharif.
- Zahid Iqbal became MNA on the platform of PPPP in General Elections, 2008
- Ahmed Shah Khaggha, politician
- Marshall Arjan Singh of the Indian Air Force was educated in Sahiwal (then Montgomery) before the partition of India.Muhammad Hafeez Akhtar Chaudhary is elected as MPA from Harrapa in 2008 elections on PPP ticket, by defeating Arshed khan lodhi.
- Sir Farhan Khan Kakayzai, politician
Broadcast media
There are various radio and cable networks broadcasting in the city, such as Sun Rise FM 96 Sahiwal radio and cable networks like Voltas Cable Network, Galaxy Cable Network and Geo Cable network. The main companies providing dial-up internet facilities are BrainNet and CyberNet. World Call Wireless has also started its operation in Sahiwal. World Call provides wireless telephones at low call rates and a wireless internet facility which is much faster than the dial-up service providers in the city. Recently, Wateen Telecom has also opened its office in Sahiwal. Wateen offers landline telephone, cellular phone, HAQ television, high-speed internet and WiMax.
Information Super Highway
Sahiwal is on the Information superhighway after getting a High Speed DSL Internet Facility by Multi Net. Multi Net offer 256kb, 512kb, 1mb & 2mb shared speed & there is also Wateen Telecom who have started their service with high speed DSL via WIFI. A lot more development is being done in the field of IT and telecoms. Sahiwal is connected with backbone fiber that connects all the major cities of Pakistan. All Govt. Schools in Sahiwal have the latest PIV Based Computer Lab from the Government of Punjab IT and Computer Labs Project. Roughly one million rupees is spent on each lab; these furnished labs contain 16 of the latest PIV (Core 2 Duo) computers, air conditioner, printer and Internet facility. Each lab has dedicated IT staff including an IT Teacher, working on 17 Scale and Lab In charge. The government hopes that this project will improve the IT education standard in Sahiwal. Asia's biggest television broadcaster is located in the city[citation needed].
Medical care
The District Hospital commonly referred to as the Civil Hospital is the largest hospital of Sahiwal. It has a nursing school and also offers different laboratory courses. Many well known doctors of the city have served their House Jobs here. However adequate medical facilities, especially emergency specialist equipment, are often not available and patients are referred to Lahore (the capital city of the Punjab), which is inconvenient and risky.
Coordinates: 30°40'48"N 73°6'9"E Now a days due to the large number of patients arriving in district sahiwal two more private hospitals Rasheed memorial n imtiaz hospital are launched in front of RAce course Ground sahiwal
See also
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