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Gunjial

 

Gunjial = Janubi is a village and one of th= e 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions) of Khushab District= in the Punjab Province of Pakistan[1].

The village is home to th= e Ganjial tribe.

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Q= uaidabad is a city and Union Council of Khushab District in the Punjab province = of Pakistan. It has road links to agricultural area of Thal an= d with the Soon Valley. Quaidabad is no more just a union Council and is a Tehsil of Khushab District now. It is part of National Assembly constituency NA-69 and Provincial Assembly of Punjab constituency PP-40. From NA-69, Sumaira Malik got electe= d in 2008 elections and from PP-40, Malik Karam Elahi Bandial got elected as independent candidate but lat= er join Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. QuaidAbad town was founded in 1951 by Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar, a close partner of Qua= id e Azam in Pakistan's movement. Uttra, Gunjial and Bandial are 3 prominent tribes and villages of the a= rea. Awan tribe is also settled in the vicinity of Salt Range mountains. The Tehsil Quaidabad has mountains, Desert and green agricultur= al lands within same area. Mo= hajir-Branch Canal is one of the major canal in the Tehsil origi= nating from Indus River through Thal Canal.<= /st1:place>

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Khushab District is an important district located in Punjab, = Pakistan. According to the 19= 98 census, the population was 9,05,711 with 24.76% = living in urban areas. The district consists of 3 tehsils: Khushab, Nurpur, and Quaidabad, as well as a sub-tehs= il Noshehra.

 

General Information

Country

Pakistan

Province

Punjab

Calling Code

0454

Time zone

PST (UTC+5)

No. of Towns

5

Government=

No. of Union Councils

51 (Khushab 33, NoorPur 10, Quaidabad 8)

Geographically this is quite unique district of Pakistan which has mountains, deserts, lush green harvesting land, lakes and river. SOON valley is one of the most beautiful hill stations of Pakistan. This district is qu= ite rich in natural resources (salt & coal) etc.. People are very hardworking and most of them are associated with farming and agriculture. Khushab is also known for its delicious sweets specially DHODA and PATEESA. Name of th= is city "Khushab" was given by King Shar Shah Surry on arrival in area. Khushab means "Metha Pani" or Pure Water.

Jauharabad (District Khu= shab) is beautiful city for residence havind wide roa= ds and streets. Education rate is increasing in Khushab District. Top Schools and colleges include Fauji Foundation Khushab,= DPS Khushab & The educators Jauh= arabad. Now there is a campus of = Arid University in Khushab.

Neighbour cities are <= span class=3DSpellE>Sargodha,Mianwali,Bhakher,Jhelum and Jhang. The soon valley sakasir is one of the beautiful area of District Khushab. There is three beautiful lakes(Ochali, Khabbaki, Sodhi Jay Wali) and a bea= utiful Garden called Kanhatti Garden near Khabbaki village. Here is a very bigest forest in Soon Valley area.

Location

Khushab is situated between Sargodha and Mianwal= i, near the river Jhelum. The district is headquartered at Jauharabad (fo= unded 1953, pop. 39,477).

This distt. is full= of natuaral beauty containing Jhelum River<= span class=3DSpellE>,Fields,Mountains(Skaisar= ) and Thal desert.Its important= towns included Quaida-bad,Jauhara-bad,Mithtawana,Nowshera.

Jauharabad is beautiful city for residence ha= ving wide roads and streets.education rate is increa= sing in Khushab distt.Top Schools and colleges included are Fauji Foundation Khushab,DPS Khushab,The educators Jauharabad.Now there is a campus of <= st1:place w:st=3D"on">Arid University in Khushab.

Neighbour cities are <= span class=3DSpellE>Sargodha,Mianwali,Bhakher,Jhelum and Jhang.

The soon valley sakasir is one of= the beautiful area of Diss. Kh= ushab.

There is three beautiful lakes(Ochali. Khab= baki. Sodhi jay wali) and a beautiful Garden Kanhatti Garden near Khabbaki village. Here is a very bigest forest in Disst. <= span class=3DSpellE>khushab soonvalley area.

People and Culture<= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>

Places to visit <= st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Khabikki Lake 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 wat= er was brackish. Now the water is sweet and a Chinese breed of fish is introdu= ced in it.

The lake is one kilometer wide and two k= ilometres long. Khabikki is also the name of a neighbouring village. Boats are also available and th= ere is a rest house beside the lake. A hill gently ascended on the right side of t= he lake. The lake and the green area around provide a good= scenery.

Uchhali is a salt water lake in the southe= rn Salt Range area in Pakistan. This lake is formed due to the absence of drainage in the range. Sakaser (1522 metre / 494= 6 feet), the highest mountain in the Salt Range, looms over t= he lake. Due to its brackish water the lake is lifeless. But it offers a picturesque scenery.

Sakaser 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 it. It is a good pic= nic spot and moderately tough walking point. At its top there is a radar.

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The Tribes

The population of the district is comprised of many tribes including:

·        Hashmi Sadat-Decenden= ts of Bahauddin Zakariyya Multani(Syeds of Pail-Piran)

·        Awan

·        Sangha - [MALIKS]

·        Tiwana

·        Lilla (Malik) <= /o:p>

·        Naichs (Maliks= )

·        Baghoors

·        Parachas

·        Belals (Maliks= )

·        Syeds (Hamdanis)

·        Baloachs

·        Janjauas

·        Mangat

·        Bandials

·        Utras

·        Saggus

·        Chheenas

·        Sheikhs

·        Maikens

·        Joyia (Malik) <= /o:p>

·        Rahdaris

·        Jasras

·        Waghras

·        Kharas

·        Doodhas

·        Baggahs

·        Kalus

·        Boranas

·        Doohns

·        Majoka(Malik) =

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<= strong>Villages

Villages of Khushab tehsil are are Kund, Hadali, Daiwal(the hub of= the Sanghas), Mitha Tiwana, Hassan Pur Tiwana (Hamoka), Bola, Roda, Parachagan, Jalalpur Syedan Hamdania, Mohib-Pur, Girot, Nali Nari, Khatha, Padhrar Dhak, Khhotakka, Bansi, Balwal, Pail-Piran,Jaba, Khabeki, Mardwal, Nowshera, Anga and Kufri. Villages = in Tehsil Noor Pur Thal are Noor Pur, Adhi Sargil, Adhi Kot, Chan, Rangpur Baghoor, Jamali, Rahdari, Mehmood Shaheed, Shahwala, Shah Hussain, <= span class=3DSpellE>Boranawala, Palowan, Kalwal, Sidha, Maiken, Bambool, Jara, Jharkil, Nawan Saggu, Dhamak, Nikro Shaheed, Katimar, Obhal, Khai Majoka, Jatooi, Billand and Pelovanis. Villages in Tehsil Quaidab= ad are Choa, Warchcha,= Okhali Mohla, Gunjayal, Mitha Kho, Bandiyal, Jabbi Sharif (the main Village of Daman Mohar), 14MB, Goleywali and Namewa= li, Majoka.

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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 district is rich in natural resources (salt &a= mp; coal). Most people are associated with farming and agr= iculture.One third of the district is hilly and is dominated by Awa= ns and other minor tribes. Since there is no agriculture in the area, this par= t of Khushab district has been = favoured by governments since British times as being fertile ground for armed servic= es recruitment - a majority of the population from this area goes into the arm= ed forces. The other two parts are irrigated lands between Khushab and Quaiadabad and the desert area of tehsil noorpur thal. This desert area is the beginning of large Thal desert that continues into India's = Rajhistan. In the 1980s the district was classified as a tax relief zone for new industries. This led to the establishment of many industries including ceme= nt, sugar, and textiles. But this exist only in the Headquarter (Jauharabad) so the benefits are ge= tting the Elite ones. Masses have still a very hard life.

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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. But in Thal the people are very poor bec= ause the whole land is arid and depends upon the weather condition. They cultiva= te grains only. Most illiterate area in Punjab Province. Noor Pur Thal has ten Union councils but you can hardly find g= ood schools or other basic necessities of life there. 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 night= s.

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The Soon Valley

The Soon Valley is the cultural hub of Awan tribe. The heirline of the Awan tribe reaches a common ancestor Qutab Shah who suppos= edly 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 decendents od Bahauddin Zakkarya = Multani,and are Hashmite = Sadats(Syeds),who's ances= tor Pir Khawja Noori son of Pir Ali Qatal made many people of region embrace Islam.Pirs of Pai= l-Piran are closely related to Pir= s 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 imp= ortant as a hill station after Murree in the province = of Punjab. The valley has beautiful lakes and gardens.

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Politics of the region

The Tiwana family has dominated politics in Khushab, mainly because they are scattered over most of the plains of the district while other tribes are mo= re concentrated in the valleys and the mountains. In the Soon Valley politics centred Pir Nowbahar Shah of Pail-Piran during his life time.Hos other contemporaries w= ere Malik Shahnawaz of Khabaki and Malik hayyat of Jabba.

The leader of Tiwana party, Malik Khuda Buksh Tiwana, was Chairman of Sa= rgodha district before Khushab became a district. He t= hen served as the first Chairman of Khushab. Later = he became Provincial minister and was also elected as MNA. His younger brother= s Malik Ghulam Mohammad Tiwana, Malik Ehsan Ullah Tiwana and Malik Saif Ullah Tiwana also are famous political figures.<= /o:p>

Malik Ghulam Mohammad Tiwana is Zila Nazim of Khushab and has = served Khushab as member, National Assembly and member, Prov= incial Assembly defeating Shakir = Bashir Awan and Shuja Khan (candidate from PML-Q).

Malik Ghulam= Rasool Sangha is the Thesil Nazim of Thesil Khushan. He belong= s to the Awan family from Daiwal. He was elected Tehsil Nazim by defeating Haroon Bandial and Malik Mukhtar.<= o:p>

Malik Ehsan = Ullah Tiwana was the firs= t Zila Nazim of Khushab and is now the President of the Pakistan Muslim League in there. Saif Tiwana is the servin= g MNA.

The Tiwana pa= rty is widely known as the Awami group and have= a very strong allegiance in the whole district unlike other political groups, whose popularity is confined to certain specific areas like Awans in Padhrar and the Maliks<= /span> in Soon valley.

Malik Karam = Bakhsh Awan of Padhrar was the famous person of the area. He founded= Tanzeem-ul-Awan for the betterment of Awans. He provided his own land for the establishment of Government College Naushera.

Malik Naeem = Khan was another important personality and an influential politician. He worked very hard for the development of Soon Valley.<= /span>

Other famous people of the Khushab district include the sitting federal minister Sumaira<= /span> Malik, Brigadier Muhammad = Nazar Tiwana followed by his younger cousin brother Brigadier Muhammad Azam Ti= wana and Major Ahmed Khan Tiwana (Shaheed - Kargil 1999), Tamgha-e-B= asalat.

Malik Muhammad Wari= s Kalu is also a very important figure of the are= a he belongs to the desert area and very popular among the poor masses. He alway= s love to do work for the people in Thal Desert. Malik Saleh Muhamma= d Gunjial MPA.(Ex Minister o= f Punjab).

One of the famous young political person= alty is Malik Tahir Raza Baghoor= , he is emerging leader of bagho= or family in Tehsil Noor Poor Thal , this young person inherte= d politics from his family , in recent local body election , this young person lost his tehsil nazim election on toss .

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Prominent Politicians of Khushab<= /span>

  • Ex Ministers
  • Malik Nae= em Khan Awan:-Ex Federal Minister
  • Malik Khu= daBuksh Tiwana Ex Provincial Minister
  • Present MNA's
  • Malik Sha= kir Bashir Awan -A= young political leader- MNA NA -70=
  • Miss Sumaira Malik = MNA NA-69
  • Ex - MNA's
  • Malik Uma= r Aslam Awan:-Ex-MNA.<= /li>
  • Sardar Shu= jah Khan Baloch:-Ex-MNA
  • Malik Sai= f Ullah Tiwana:-= Ex-MNA
  • Present MPA's
  • Mailik Muhammad Asif Bha MPA PP-41
  • Malik Kar= am Ellahi Bandial= MPA PP-40
  • Malik Muhammad Waris Kallu MPA PP-42
  • Malik Jav= id Iqbal Awan MPA PP-39
  • Ex - MPA's
  • Capt. Dr. Muhammad Rafi= q Ex-MPA =
  • Malik Muhammad Azam Advocat Ex-MPA (Sleeping permanently after that)
  • Malik Sal= eh Muhammad Gunjial:- Ex MPA
  • Malik Khu= da Baksh Wadhal:-= Ex MPA
  • Present District Nazim, Khushab
  • Malik Ghu= lam Muhammad Tiwana :-District Nazim=
  • Ex - District Nazim, Khushab
  • Malik Ehs= an Ullah Tiwana:-= Ex - District Nazim
  • Ex - Chairman of District= Khushab
  • Malik Ame= er Mukhtar Sangha= Awan:- Ex Chairman of District Khb.
  • Present Naib Zila Nazim, Khushab
  • Malik Att= a Ullah Gunjial:= - Naib Zila Nazim
  • Ex - Naib Zila Nazim, Khushab
  • Malik Sha= kir Bashir Awan:- = Ex - Naib Zila Nazim
  • Present Tehsil Nazim, Khushab=
  • Malik Ghu= lam Rasool Sangha = Awan:- Tehsil Nazim Khushab
  • Ex - Tehsil Nazim, Khushab=
  • Malik Ayub Bha, Ex- Tehsil Nazim Khushab=
  • Present Tehsil Nazim, Noorpur Thal
  • Malik Said Rasool Salhal:- Tehsil Nazim,= Noorpur Thal
  • Present Naib Tehsil Nazim, = Khushab
  • Muhammad = Yar:- Naib Tehsil Nazim Khushab=
  • Present Naib Tehsil Nazim, = Noorpur Thal<= /strong>
  • Muhammad Khan Borana:- Naib= Tehsil Nazim, = Noorpur Thal
  • Ex - Naib Tehsil Nazim, = Noorpur Thal<= /strong>
  • Malik Tahir Raza Baghoor :Ex Naib Tehsil Nazim Noorpur Thal<= /b>

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Education In Khushab

There are many schools in the area mostly Secondary or Higher Secondary Education institutions. Students have to go to the other cities f= or higher education and further education. The literacy rate of Khushab is about 65% and due to recent research proje= cts in the area, the literacy rate is increasing.

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Main Villages

  • Jauhar Abad <= /li>
  • Daiwal
  • Jabbi Sha= rif
  • Padhrar
  • Tiba Qai= m Din
  • Hadali
  • Mitha Tiw= ana
  • Hamokah
  • Noor Pur= Thal
  • Qaid Abad <= /li>
  • Dhak Jan= jua
  • kufri
  • kalyal
  • Pail-Piran =
  • Chanki
  • Rahdari
  • Shahwala
  • Mehmood Sha= heed
  • Bambool
  • Jara
  • katimar
  • Shah Hussain
  • Adhi Kot=
  • Rangpur Bag= hoor
  • Girot+Mohibpur
  • Billand
  • Pelovanis
  • Namewali
  • Majoka

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Main Towns

  • Satell= ite Town Khu= shab
  • Satell= ite Town Jau= harabad
  • New Satellite Town Jauharabad
  • Model<= /span> Town jau= hurabad
  • civil lines jauharabad<= /span>