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Kharian
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General Information
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Calling code | 0537 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| No. In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Currently the internationally recognized territory of Pakistan is subdivided into four provinces and two territories The Punjab ( Urdu:) province of A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A telephone number or phone number is a sequence of numbers used to call from one Telephone line to another in a Telephone network. Pakistan Standard Time (PST is the time zone for Pakistan. It is usually 5 hours ahead of GMT though as of June 1 2008 it is 6 hours ahead due to the use of DST to help decrease UTC+5 is the Timezone for Pakistan Standard Time West Asia Standard Time. of Towns | 1 |
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| No. A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan of Union Councils | 1 |
Kharian (Urdu: کھاریاں ) is a city of Gujrat District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. A Union Council or village council in Pakistan is an elected Local government body consisting of 21 councillors and headed by a Nazim (which is equivalent Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised Gujrat ( Urdu: گجرات) is a district of Punjab Province in Pakistan. The Punjab ( Urdu:) province of Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The city, the chief city of Kharian Tehsil, is located at 31°10'0N 73°16'60E [1] and lies almost midway between Lahore and Islamabad on the Grand Trunk Road (colloquially known as the GT road) crosses the city. Kharian Tehsil is a subdivision ( Tehsil) of Gujrat District in the Punjab province of Pakistan ( lahor is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. |name = Islamabad|native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Capital City |total_type The Grand Trunk Road (commonly abbreviated to GT Road is one of South Asia 's oldest and longest major roads This is the road which connects the city all the way to Bangladesh, India and Afghanistan, it was used during British Rule to transport goods across the subcontinent. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British The main railway line also passes through Kharian thus providing good transportation to the northern and southern parts of Pakistan.
The closest major cities to Kharian are Jhelum (about 10 miles) and Gujrat (around 20 miles). Gujrat ( Urdu / Punjabi:) is a city in Pakistan and is the capital of Gujrat District and the Gujrat Tehsil subdivision in Kharian is well-known for:
- Having the world's second largest army base (cantonment), built during the colonial era.
- Overseas Pakistani citizens who have roots in greater Kharian, and have invested in the area.
Overseas Pakistanis although critical of the government have themselves been criticized for not doing enough for their country - investing in private property rather than schools and hospitals.
Kharian is also home to a large medical facility/hospital (CMH Kharian) run by the Army. This hospital provides specialised indoor and outdoor medical care and houses a special burn centre for treatment of patients with severe burn related injuries
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Introduction
About 30 to 40 years ago, when Kharian was just a small town, there were two classes of its inhabitants; land owners who also practiced agriculture (zamindars) and common people performing everyday professions i. e. cobblers, hairdressers and carpenters locally called kammees (derived from workers). These terms have been directly taken from the Hindu culture which still influence the majority of the population and which critics claim encourages segregation and has impacted on development.
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External links
- History of Kharian City
- Personalities of Kharian City
- Online Newspaper of Gujrat & Kharian
- Online Newspaper of Punjab
- Kharian City
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