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Gujar Khan

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Gujar Khan

Coordinates: 33.250846°N 73.296581°ECoordinates: 33.250846°N 73.296581°E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Rawalpindi
Government
• Nazim
Area
• Total	1,466 km²(566 sq mi)
Elevation	461 m (1,512 ft)
Population (1998^[1])
• Total	57,152
• Estimate (2007^[1])	72,957
• Density	49.7/km²(129/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
Calling code	0513
Number of Union councils	33^[2]
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Gujar Khan (Urdu: گوجرخان ) is a city in Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the headquarters of Gujar Khan Tehsil, the largest tehsil of Punjab.^[3] It is approximately 55 kilometres southeast of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan and 220 km to the north west ofLahore, capital of Punjab. Gujar Khan is bounded on the north by Rawalpindi, Islamabad andAttock, on the south by Jhelum, Lahore and Gujrat, on the east by Azad Kashmir and Kahutaand on the west by Chakwal and Khushab. The city has a population of approximately 73,000.^[1] Gujar Khan lies at the heart of the Pothohar cultural region. The area has considerable natural resources in the form of petroleum and natural gas.

[edit]History

The place was named after Gujjers.^[4]

The region is also the ancestral land of all the Kukhrains of India. these include the sub castes of Anand, Bhasin, Suri, Bhalla, Sethi, Ghandhoke, Chadha, Kohli. Many famous Indians (including the current Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh) are ancestrally from this region.

[edit]Transport

Gujar Khan is situated on the Islamabad-Lahore National Highway. Travel within Gujar Khan is limited primarily to auto-rickshaws and buses & sazoki.

Gujar Khan Railway Station is on the main line of Pakistan Railways. Trains operate to Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and Rawalpindi.Islamabad International Airport is situated approximately 45 kilometres from Gujar Khan.

[edit]Administration

Administrative subdivisions of Rawalpindi District

Raja Pervaiz Ashraf the Current Prime minister is elected from Gujarkhan`s national assembly seat. Gujar Khan is administratively subdivided into 33 Union Councils; whereas City Gujar Khan is sub-divided into 3 union councils:^[5]

According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the city had a population of 57,099.^[6]

[edit]Natural resources

Large reserves of oil and gas were discovered in February 2002 at Tobra, about ten kilometres from Gujar Khan. The field is being developed by the Oil and Gas Development Company. The field could produce 1,600 barrels of crude oil daily.^[7] The Ahdi oil and gas field is about 30 km from Gujar Khan, situated near Daultala town and is being operated by Pakistan Petroleum. According to the Oil and Gas Development Company, huge oil and gas reserves have been discovered at Missa oil and gas field, 5 kilometres from Gujar Khan. The sources said that the drilling at well no. 3 of the Missa Kaswal oil and gas field at Tobra led to the discovery. The field could produce 1,600 barrels of crude daily.

Gujar Khan is 2 kilometres from the Dohngi Dam and about 35 kilometres from the much larger Mangla Dam.

[edit]Future of the city

The city is expanding at a great speed but no space is left for expansion.^{[citation needed]} It is in dire need of a ring road encirciling the city so that city may expand comfortably.^{[citation needed]} This ring road is supposed to be one km away from the edges of city so that city may get a reduced traffic burden in the center and new markets may be available for people and new housing space may be available.^{[citation needed]} Now, the Prime Minister of Pakistan is expected to fulfill this need...^{[citation needed]}

[edit]Notable sites

Sangni Fort

Sangni Fort is a fort built by Maha Raja of Punjab on the borders of Gujar Khan and Kashmir. It is on the road to Bewal through Daryala, on a high rock with only one approach. It is near Barra dari, a housing scheme with two ancient place.^{[citation needed]} Dhandgali Bridge is an old bridge made up of wood and ropes. It is an important visiting place. Moreover,Lakhtala is a rocky area having graves of pious people.^{[citation needed]}

[edit]2008 election results

On 18 February 2008, parliamentary elections were held, the results in Gujar Khan are as follows:^[8]

NA-51	80,221	39%
Raja Pervaiz Ashraf	NA-51	Pakistan Peoples Party	80,221	39%

PP-3	33757	34%
Raja Tariq Kiani	PP-3	Pakistan Peoples Party	33757	34%

PP-4	34435	34%
Raja Shoukat Aziz Bhatti	PP-4	Pakistan Muslim League (Q)	38437	36%

[edit]Major towns

Kauntrila
Jatli
Mandra
Doultala
Sukho
Gulyana

[edit]Major villages

Changa Maira
Bawali Shareef
Dhangdev Sayedaan
Chehari Pharwal Dolal
Qazian
Bewal
Narrali
Dokhuha
Bhangali Sharif
Jajja Rajpoot ( Cadet College Jajja)
Thakra Mohra
Manghot
Islampurra jabber
Bardiana
Dulmi
Chak Rajghaan
Usman Zada Adra
Bhai Khan
Thathi
Sahang
Sukho
dera muslim

Nagail Umar khan( mohra matyal)

[edit]List of banks

Gujar Khan has branches of all the major banks, including National Bank of Pakistan, Habib Bank, MCB Bank, NIB Bank, Summit Bank,Standard Chartered Bank, United Bank, and Punjab Bank.

[edit]Healthcare

Construction of the Azmat Welfare Foundation Hospital- January 2012.

Gujar Khan has one main hospital, Tehsil Headquarters Hospital. Government Rural Health centers are also working in Mandra, Doultala & Qazian. Other hospitals are Hamid Hospital,Mubarak Hospital, Ali And Zeeshan Hospital, Zahid Hospital, Trama Centre, Abu-Bakar Dental Hospital and Jinnah Hospital. A new hospital is being built in the area of Sukho in Gujar Khan by the Azmat Welfare Foundation,^[9]^[10] a British Charity, set up in 2010, to provide free healthcare for the poor and needy, in the area. The Azmat hospital should be ready to start seeing patients as early as December 2012.^[11]

[edit]Libraries

Saleem Akhtar Memorial Welfare Trust Library. Currently, Mr. Bhatti Tariq Sharif is the trustee of the library.
Al Mehria Library

[edit]Languages

Potwari is the main language of Gujar Khan. Punjabi, Pashto and other languages are also spoken.

[edit]Telecommunication

The PTCL provides the main network of landline telephones. PTCL's one Main Switching Unit(MSU) of 10,000 land lines in main city of Gujer Khan is working along with its many remote exchanges at Mandra, Noordolal, Doultala, Kalyam Awan, and Bewal. Wise Communication System Private Limited (WISECOMM) is also delivering land line services to Gjar Khan. Many ISPs, as well as all major mobile phone companies operating in Pakistan, provide services to the city. Five cellular networks (Zong, Warid, Ufone, Telenor, and Mobilink) are also operating in the city and its suburbs.

[edit]Education

Government colleges:

Sarwar Shaheed College
Government Technical Training Institute
Government College for Women
Government Institute of Commerce
Cadet College Jajja

Private colleges:

Super Wings Group of Colleges Gujar Khan
Gujar Khan College of Commerce (GCC)
Punjab Group of Colleges
Indus Group of Colleges
Gentry College
Pakistan Institute of Commerce and Computer Sciences
IQRA College of Commerce & Computer Sciences
Mother Foundation Information Technology Centre Gujar Khan
City College
UK Linkers, Gujar Khan
Mother Welfare Foundation, Information Technology Centre
Pascal College of Computer Sciences]
Al-Hijra Girls College of Arts and Education
NICE College
Scholars College
Lincoln Public High Secondary School and College Gujar Khan (branch 1)
Al-Sardar Foundation Gujar Khan
Pascal Computer College
National Institute of Innovative Technologies

Schools

The Knowledge School Gujar Khan
Saint Mary's Cambridge School (Reg) Kot Seydan Ward No:16
Al-Hijra Islamic School
Abru-e-Islam Model School near City Palace
Fauji Foundation Model School
Dar-e-Arqam School
Misbah Public High School
Islamia School
Government M.C. Boys High School
Askari Public School
The Educators
Base School System
Crescent Education System
Zain ul Abideen Model School
Sir Syed Public Secondary School for Girls, Majeed More, G.T. Road
The Rule School
Alied School
Pakistan secondary school Gujarkhan WARD (15)
Ibn-e-seena Public School and Girls College
GHS Sukho

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[edit]Major industries

Gujar Khan industrial estate was established in 1979 and sits on the main Grand Trunk Road just outside the main city. The total area of industrial estate is 17.44 acres (70,600 m²).

Oil and Gas Development Corporation Limited
Pakistan Petroleum Limited
Lakson Tobacco Company Limited, acquired by Philip Morris International in 2007
Kohinoor Gujar Khan Mills Limited.

[edit]Printing Press

Mahmood Printing Press, Iqbal Market Railway Road, Gujar Khan. Ph: 051-3515649

[edit]Notable residents

This article's list of residents may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability or notability policies.Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources cited within this article showing they are notable and residents or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (July 2012)

Bhatti Tariq Sharif,Hon Investment Councellor Mauritius,Member Board of governors Oversease Pakistanis,Chairmain Italy Pakistan Business Forum,Trustee Saleem Akhtar Memorial Welfare Trust
Sajid Mahmood Bhatti,Chairmain Alnaqeeb Builders ,senior rahnuma Muslim League Pakistan,awarded by many victory award's ,social services awardsand also the title of Prince of Gujar Khan
Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani(Current Army Chief)
Mohabbat Hussain Qureshi (late), Retired Senior Headmaster of Govt. Islamia High School
Kuptan Shaikh Barkat Hussain (Gold Medalist) Ward#8.
Shaikh Muhammad Amin (Ghazi) Ward#8.
Shaikh Abdul Hameed (Leader) former Vice-Chairman of the Municipal Committee in 1983-87 of Gujar Khan.
Shaikh Alladita Chairman of the Town Committee in 1940.
Ashfaq Parvez Kayani (Current Army Chief)
Sawar Muhammad Hussain – Nishan-e-Haider
Sarwar Shaheed-Nishan-e-Haider
General Sawar khan, former Governor of Punjab
Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Current Prime Minister of Pakistan
Malek Dad Bhatti Ex TMO Gujarkhan
Alhajj Muhammad Sharif Bhatti "Late" (President of Saleem Akhtar Memorial Welfare Trust Gujarkhan)
Raja Lehrasab Khan (Chair person Cadet College Jajja)
Raja Sharif Shad (Founder of Potoharee Lughat/Dictionary)
Master Tara Singh of Tara Garh (prominent Sikh political and religious leader)
Talat Mehmood Bhatti, Owner of 4 Star Catering and Wedding Ceremonies (BEWAL)^{[citation needed]}
Ismail Ahmed, (Renowned Poet, Columnist, Intellectual)
Muhammad Banaras Bhatti Manjotha
Ali Haider, owner of 5 Star hotel
Raja Osama Azkar (Changa Bangial)