| Khushab District خوشاب |
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 Location of Khushab within in Punjab. |
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| Established • District Nazim • District Naib Nazim • District Council • Number of Tehsils |
• Malik Ghulam Muhammad Tiwana • Malik Atta Ullah[1] • seats • 2 |
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Khushab District (Urdu: خوشاب) is a rural district located in Punjab, Pakistan. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions Areas between 10000 km² and 100000 km² are listed here Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 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. A tehsil ( Urdu: تحصیل) (or tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, taluq, mandal) is an Administrative division A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised ||} See also Local government in Pakistan The Districts of Pakistan form the third tier of government in Pakistan, ranking as subdivisions of the provinces The Punjab ( Urdu:) province of Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and According to the 1998 census, the population was 9,05,711 with 24. 76% living in urban areas[2]. The district consists of 3 tehsils: Khushab, Nurpur, and Quaidabad, as well as a sub-tehsil Noshehra[3]. A tehsil ( Urdu: تحصیل) (or tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, taluq, mandal) is an Administrative division Nurpur may refer to Nurpur Bangladesh Nurpur India Nurpur Noon, a historical village of Pakistan Khushab is home to the Heavy Water and Natural Uranium Research Reactor[4], a critical part of the Pakistan's Special Weapons Program, which has come under much heated scrutiny[5].
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Location
Khushab is situated between Sargodha and Mianwali, near the river Jhelum. Sargodha (Urduis a city located in Punjab province Pakistan. It is located in northeast Pakistan to the north-west of Lahore by the lower Jhelum Mianwali ( Urdu: میانوالی) is the capital city of Mianwali District in the north-west of Punjab Province, Pakistan "Hydaspes" redirects here For the historic battle see Battle of the Hydaspes. The district is headquartered at Jauharabad (founded 1953, pop. Jauharabad is situated in Khushab District, Punjab, Pakistan. 39,477).
Khushab is one of the most important cities especially from a defencive (atomic) point of view. The district is full of natural beauty containing Jhelum River, Fields, Mountains(Skaisar) and Thal desert. Its main towns included Quaida-bad, Jauhara-bad, Mithtawana and Nowshera. Jauharabad (atomic city) is beautiful city for residence having wide roads and streets. Neighbour cities are Sargodha, Mianwali, Bhakher, Jhelum and Jhang. the south ends at the town Mari Shah Sakhira.
Education
The education rate is increasing in the district. The top Schools and colleges include Fauji Foundation Khusha and DPS Khushab. Now there is a campus of Arid University in Khushab.
There are many schools in the area mostly Secondary or Higher Secondary Education institutions. Students have to go to the other cities for higher education and further education. The literacy rate of Khushab is about 65% and due to recent research projects in the area, the literacy rate is increasing.
Administration
The district is divided into two tehsils, Khushab and Noorpur Thal, which contain a total of fifty one Union Councils[6].
Khushab Tehsil
Khushab is subdivided into 41 Union Councils.
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Noorpur Thal tehsil
Noorpur Thal is subdivided into 10 Union Councils. Botala is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Girote is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Golewali is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Gunjial Janubi is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan Hadali-2 is one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Hadli-I is one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Hassanpur Tiwana is one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Jabi is one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Jauharabad-I is one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan Jauharabad-Ii is one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan Katha Saghral (or Katha Saghraal is a village and Union Council (an administrative subdivision of Khushab District located in Punjab, Pakistan Khabaki is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Khoora is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Kund is a village Union Council (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Kund is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Mitha Tiwana is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan Nali Shumali is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan NARI may refer to Nari - The National Association of remodelling industry National Agricultural Research Institute (Eritrea Norepinephrine Okhali Mohlah is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan Okhali Mohlah is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan Padhrar is a village and Union Council (an administrative subdivision of Khushab District located in Punjab, Pakistan. Quaidabad is a city and Union Council of Khushab District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Sandral is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Tilloker is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Uchalli is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Utra Janubi is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan Waheer is a small village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan Warcha is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan.
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Notable places
The Soon valley Sakasir is one of the most beautiful areas of the district. Adhi Kot is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Jaura Kalan is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan Jharkal is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Khai Khurd is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Khatwan is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Noorpur is a city and a Municipal board in Bijnor district in the Indian state Pelowaince is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Rahdari is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan.
There is three beautiful lakes(Ochali, Khabbaki and Sodhi Jay Wali) and a beautiful Garden Kanhatti Garden near Khabbaki village, located here in the Soon valley area is the largest forest in Khushab district.
- Katha Saghral - is semi-hilly and mineral area. Katha Saghral (or Katha Saghraal is a village and Union Council (an administrative subdivision of Khushab District located in Punjab, Pakistan Dozens of minerals including coal and salt are being mined in the surrounding area of this village.
- Khabikki Lake is a salt water lake in the southern Salt Range area in Pakistan. This lake is formed due to the absence of drainage in the range. Earlier its water was brackish. Now the water is sweet and a Chinese breed of fish is introduced in it.
The lake is one kilometre wide and two kilometres long. Khabikki is also the name of a neighbouring village. Boats are also available and there is a rest house beside the lake. A hill gently ascended on the right side of the lake. The lake and the green area around provide a good scenery.
- Sakaser is the highest mountain in the Salt Range area in Pothohar in Pakistan. It is 1522 metre / 4946 feet high. It is situated in Khushab District but it can be seen from adjoining districts of Mianwali and Chakwal.
- Uchhali Lake is just below the Sakaser mountain, it is a salt water lake in the southern Salt Range area in Pakistan. This lake is formed due to the absence of drainage in the range. Sakaser (1522 metre / 4946 feet), the highest mountain in the Salt Range, looms over the lake. Due to its brackish water the lake is lifeless. But it offers a picturesque scenery.
It is a good picnic spot and moderately tough walking point. At its top there is a radar.
Main Towns
- Satellite Town Khushab
- Satellite Town Jauharabad
- New Satellite Town Jauharabad
- Model Town Jauhurabad
- Civil lines Jauharabad
Tribes
The population of the district is comprised of many tribes including:
jasra from peelowains by safdar jasra. Awan (اعوان Punjabi Gurmukhi ਆਵਾਨ a South Asian Zamindar tribe putatively of Arab origin living predominantly in The Baloch ( بلوچ; alternative transliterations Baluch Balouch Bloach Balooch Balush Balosh Baloosh Baloush) are an Iranian people inhabiting Joiya or Johiya (جوئیہ is a Rajput clan of Northern India and Pakistan. Malik (ملك) as an Arabic word meaning " king " It has been adopted in various other mainly Asian languages for their ruling princes and to The Naich ( Urdu: نا ئچ, Hindi: नाइच) is a tribe settled throughout the Sindh, NWFP and Punjab provinces of Pakistan Paracha (پراچہ (Also rendered as Peracha, Piracha) is a family name in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India This article is about Tarkhan a Northern Indian tribe For other uses see Tarkan (disambiguation The Tarkhan (pronounced Terr-khaan ethnic Sheikh ( Arabic & Urdu: شيخ) is an Arabic word meaning elder of a tribe lord revered old man or Islamic scholar. For the Lost character please see Sayid Jarrah Sayyid ( ar سيد) (plural Saadah is an Honorific title Tiwana is a Punjabi tribe that hails from the Punjab region of Pakistan and India.
Geography
Khushab consists of agricultural lowland plains, lakes, and hills. Parts of the Thal desert touch the district and the Jhelum runs alongside it making it highly fertile for agriculture. The Thal desert is situated in Punjab, Pakistan. It is vast area mainly between the Jhelum and Sindh rivers near the Pothohar Plateau The district is rich in natural resources (salt & coal). Most people are associated with farming and agriculture. One third of the district is hilly and is dominated by Awans and other minor tribes. Since there is no agriculture in the area, this part of Khushab district has been favoured by governments since British times as being fertile ground for armed services recruitment - a majority of the population from this area goes into the armed forces. The other two parts are irrigated lands between Khushab and Quaiadabad and the desert area of Tehsil Noorpur Thal which is dominated by Balochs. This desert area is the beginning of large Thal desert that continues into India's Rajasthan. In the 1980s the district was classified as a tax relief zone for new industries. This led to the establishment of many industries including cement, sugar, and textiles. But this exist only in the Headquarter (Jauharabad) so the benefits are getting the Elite ones. Masses have still a very hard life.
The Thal desert
The Thal desert is a dry desert with scarce vegetation — mostly thorny bushes — over a breadth of 70 miles and is situated between the Indus river and the Jhelum river. The Thal desert is situated in Punjab, Pakistan. It is vast area mainly between the Jhelum and Sindh rivers near the Pothohar Plateau But in Thal the people are very poor because the whole land is arid and depends upon the weather condition. They cultivate grains only. Most illiterate area in Punjab Province. Noor Pur Thal has ten Union councils having degree college for men and as well as for women. Thal desert is basically is a triangle between the districts of Khushab, Bhakkar, Mianwali, Jhang, Leyiha and Muzzafargarh. Mostly the area is arid the people are very poor. Thal has very hot days and pleasant nights.
The Soon Valley
The Soon Valley is the cultural hub of Awan tribe. The Soon Valley ( Urdu: وادئ سون) or Soon Sakesar is located in the northwest of Khushab District, Punjab, Pakistan Awan (اعوان Punjabi Gurmukhi ਆਵਾਨ a South Asian Zamindar tribe putatively of Arab origin living predominantly in The heirline of the Awan tribe reaches a common ancestor Qutab Shah who supposedly lived here, so the valley holds a special meaning to the tribe. One of the villages of the soon valley namely Pail piran is inhabited by the descendants of Bahauddin Zakkarya Multani ,and are Hashmite Sadats(Syeds), who's ancestor Pir Khawja Noori son of Pir Ali Qatal made many people of region embrace Islam. Pirs of Pail-Piran are closely related to Pirs of Bhera Sharif and Pir the Khara. Few leading personalities of Pail-Piran included Pir Nowbahar Shah, dr. Pir Walayat Shah(Dr. Wali Pir),Pir Kalu Shah,and lately Dr. Syed Wajid H. Pirzada. Mazar of Pir Khawja Noori is located in Pail-piran. The Soon Valley is important as a hill station after Murree in the province of Punjab. The valley has beautiful lakes and gardens. Mari Shah Sakhira is biggest town of Thal by population.
Prominent Politicians
- Malik Naeem Khan Awan - Ex-Federal Minister[7]
- Malik Bashir Awan - chief of Tanzeem-Al-Awan in Pakistan. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and [7]
- Malik Shakir Bashir Awan - MNA and ex-naib nazim. The National Assembly is the Lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. A Naib Nazim, or deputy Nazim is an elected government official in Pakistan. [7]
- Malik Ghulam Rasool Sangha - Khushab tehsil nazim
- Malik Ghulam Muhammad Tiwana - District nazim[8]
- Malik Saleh Muhammad [9]
- Malik Tahir Raza Baghoor - Ex-Noorpur Thal naib nazim[10]
DHQ HOSPITAL JAUHARABAD
Yesterday, I came to know that the father of one my colleagues had suffered heart attack and was admitted to DHQ Hospital Joharabad. A tehsil ( Urdu: تحصیل) (or tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, taluq, mandal) is an Administrative division A nazim ( Urdu: ناظم, from the word for "organizer" or "convenor" (similar to Mayor) is the coordinator of cities and towns in Pakistan A nazim ( Urdu: ناظم, from the word for "organizer" or "convenor" (similar to Mayor) is the coordinator of cities and towns in Pakistan When I went to the hospital today to inquire after his health, I was told to go to the CCU Section. I was flabbergasted to see how freely everyone was approaching the CCU ward, unlike what is observed in good quality hospitals. The situation of the CCU ward itself was even worse. Numerous beds were placed together and the CCU ward was giving the look of a bus stop waiting lounge.
No one was observing silence, some stretcher's movement was making the atmosphere even more noisy. The floors were dirty and in short there was nothing that one expects in a CCU ward. It was then that I saw a cat moving into this so-called CCU ward, amazingly the hospital didn't bother to take any notice of it.
A sight like this is a slap on the face of our government when they boast of their achievements. This is when one comes to understand that sometimes money can buy you health. We don't need the nuclear arms for our protection, we need a healthier Pakistan where as long as one should live he lives a healthy life. The statement of Pervez Eahi that runs on Geo several times a day strikes me ironically, "Hur kadam khushhali ki jaanib. "
The Nuclear Weaponry Program
A stark intervention of prying eyes of a privately owned satellite, at the eve of President Bill Clinton's arrival to the Indian Sub-continent, captured a nuclear weapons base in Khushab in 2000 and declared that Nuclear Weaponry Program in Pakistan was second only to the United States. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States
Controversies and debates
On March 21, 2000, the Christian Science Monitor published an article written by Alexander Colhoun, a high-resolution aerial satellite photo revealed a nuclear reactor and a missile base in the city of Khushab. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Christian Science Monitor (CSM is an international Newspaper published daily Monday through Friday This article is a subarticle of Nuclear power. A nuclear reactor is a device in which Nuclear chain reactions are initiated controlled These pictures had mixed views, one of the expression of power that could shackle or reshape diplomatic landscapes[11] of a region and another of the ethical question about the usage of satellite imagery in terms of privacy and national sovereignty of a nuclear-capable nation. The report was published at a time when American President Bill Clinton was due to visit India and sparked concerns worldwide. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States It was later clearly stated in the Dawn newspaper on June 14, 2000 that this particular nuclear reactor at Khushab and its reprocessing plant were generating between 8 to 10 kilograms of weapons-grade plutonium per year, dedicated for military use. Dawn is Pakistan 's oldest best known and most widely-read English-language newspaper Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.
China, a nuclear friend
Some reports around the time of the satellite imagery stunt revealed that China is helping Pakistan mount nuclear warheads atop mobile M-11 missiles for which garages were supposedly build underground at Sargodha. If the case be, Pakistan had a head-start in the nuclear game. John E. Pike, spokesperson for the Federation of American Scientists told a press conference nuclear powers, in the past, or presumed nuclear powers, except the U. The Federation of American Scientists ( FAS) is a non-profit organization formed in 1945 by scientists from the Manhattan Project who felt that scientists engineers S. , had only one organisation for making uranium and plutonium bombs because of the high costs involved but, Pakistan had two.
References
- ^ Zila Nazims & Naib Zila Nazims in the Province of Punjab
- ^ Urban Resource Centre (1998 Census))
- ^ Tehsil statistics (Government of Pakistan, Statistics Division)
- ^ Special Weapons Program of Pakistan (Federation of American Scientists)
- ^ South Asia arms race - is it paranoia? (BBC News)
- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Khushab - Government of Pakistan
- ^ a b c Alliances await CMs nod for Khushab slots. DAWN Newspaper. Dawn is Pakistan 's oldest best known and most widely-read English-language newspaper Retrieved on 2008-05-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the
- ^ New district nazims. DAWN Newspaper. Dawn is Pakistan 's oldest best known and most widely-read English-language newspaper Retrieved on 2008-05-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the
- ^ Khushab, pp.39-42. Retrieved on 2008-05-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the
- ^ Tehsil Nazims & Naib Tehsil Nazims in the District of Khushab. Retrieved on 2008-05-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the
- ^ Top-Secret Kodak Moment In Space Shakes Global Security, Christian Science Monitor (March 21, 2000)
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| Union Councils | Adhi Kot | Anga | Bandial Janubi | Bijar | Botala | Chak No. Khushab ( Urdu: خوشاب is a of Khushab 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 Adhi Kot is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Bandial Janubi is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan Botala is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. 14/Mb | Chak No. 50/Mb | Chak No. 59/Mb | Daiwal | Girote | Golewali | Gunjial Janubi | Hadali-Ii | Hadli-I | Hassanpur Tiwana | Jabi | Jamali Noorpur | Jauharabad-I | Jauharabad-Ii | Jaura Kalan | Jharkal | Katha Saghral | Khabaki | Khai Khurd | Khatwan | Khoora | Khushab-I | Khushab-Ii | Khushab-Iv | Khushab-V | Khushb-Iii | Kufri | Kund | Mitha Tiwana | Nali Shumali | Nari | Naushera | Noorpur | Okhali Mohlah | Padhrar | Pelowaince | Quaidabad | Rahdari | Rangpur | Roda | Sandral | Tilloker | Uchalli | Utra Janubi | Waheer | Warcha | |
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