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Langay
Langay (لنگے) (official name; Langah لنگہ) is a villageTehsils & Unions in the District of Gujarat - Government of Pakistan in in province, . According to , its population consists of 6,63 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chakrian
Chakrian is a village in union council of Langay (near Mangowall) in Gujrat District of Pakistan. Demographics The village has a population of around 5000. It is situated 23 kilometers west of the city of Gujrat. It is one of the very backward villages of Gujrat where electricity came in late '80s. History The village was named after the influential Sardar Chakar Singhan, a Sikh Sardar. In the 17th century, the Sufi saint Shah Sharif converted the residents of the village to Islam. Sports Volleyball, Cricket, Kabaddi and Badminton are popular sports. Facilities After a long phase of darkness, the village of Chakrian offers gas, electricity, Internet and 3G/ 4G wireless communications now. Education The five schools in Chakrian are: * Government Middle School (for boys, ~400 students) * Government Middle School (for girls, ~250 students) * Rizvan Public Model School (co-education, ~200 students) * Quaid-e-Azam public model school (co-education, ~200 students) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mian Wada
Mian Muhammad Ismail Suharwardy (died 1085), commonly known as Mian Wadda, born in Potohar in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Muhamad Ismail was a hafiz-e-Quran from the village of Tarkranm in Potohar. His father's name was Fateh Ullah, whose ancestors were agriculturists. Fateh Ullah is buried in the village of Jabba on the Chenab River. Mian Wadda's parents moved to Langay where he became a student of Muslim saint Makhdum Abdul Karim. Following his service to Makhdum, Muhammad Ismail started Quranic education at Langay. Later he moved to Lahore. In Lahore he came to Tailipura, to a mosque with lower attendance, but remained restless. On a pious person's advice, he spent forty days in chilla-nashini Chilla ( fa, چله, ar, أربعين, both literally "forty"), also known as Chilla-nashini, is a spiritual practice of penance and solitude in Sufism known mostly in Indian and Persian traditions. In this ritual a mendicant or ascetic As ... on the mausoleum of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujrat City
Gujrat (Punjabi and ur, ) is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is the capital of Gujrat District and it is the 21st largest city of Pakistan by population. Along with the nearby cities of Sialkot and Gujranwala, Gujrat forms part of the ''Golden Triangle'' of industrial cities with export-oriented economies. History The area around Gujrat was settled during the reign of the Suri ruler Sher Shah prior to the Mughals. The area was named ''Khwaspur,'' in honour of Suri's Governor of Rohtas, Khwas Khan. Local traditions state that Gujrat is the second town to be built in the area, with the first having been destroyed by Mongol invasions in 1303. The city came under the Mughal Empire and was further developed during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great, who built the Gujrat Fort in 1580, and compelled local Gujjars to settle in the city in 1596–97. The city was then named in reference to the Gujjar tribes. In 1605, Syed Abdul Kasim was granted the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habib Bank Limited
Habib Bank Limited ( ur, ) abbreviated as HBL, is a Pakistani multinational bank based in Habib Bank Plaza, Karachi, Pakistan. Founded in 1939 by the Habib Family, HBL became Pakistan's first commercial bank. In 1951 it opened its first international branch in Colombo, Sri Lanka. In 1972 the bank moved its headquarters to the Habib Bank Plaza, which became the tallest building in South Asia at the time. The Government nationalized the bank in 1974 and privatized it in 2003; at that time the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development acquired a controlling share. HBL major shareholding lies with the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) which is based in Geneva, Switzerland. As of 2018, HBL has 1700+ branches with presence in over 25 countries spanning across four continents. It is the largest company in Pakistan in terms of assets, and has repeatedly ranked top Pakistani company in the Forbes Global 2000. It is also Pakistan’s largest commercial bank, with over 1,70 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asad Ullah Pur
Asad ( ar, أسد), sometimes written as Assad, is an Arabic male given name literally meaning "lion". It is used in nicknames such as ''Asad Allāh'', one of the by-names for Ali ibn Abi Talib. People Among prominent people named ''Asad'', "Assad" or "Asaad" are: * Asad Rustum, a Lebanese historian, academic and writer * Asad Ahmad, journalist for BBC News and newsreader for BBC London * Khaled al-Asaad, prominent Syrian archaeologist and historian killed by ISIS * Audrey Assad, an American singer-songwriter and Contemporary Christian music artist * Asadullah (other), meaning Lion of God, may refer to several people * Asad ibn Hashim, maternal grandfather of Ali ibn Abi Talib * Asad ibn Saman, an early Samanid * Asad ibn Abd-al-Uzza, early Islamic historical figure ** Khuwaylid ibn Asad, his son, father-in-law of Muhammad * Asad ibn al-Furat (760–828) a jurist and theologian * Hassan Assad (born 1973), American professional wrestler better known as Montel Vontaviou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangowal Gharbi
Mangowal Gharbi (), or West Mangowal in English, is a town and Union Council headquarters in Gujrat District in Punjab province, Pakistan. This town is famous for rice and flour mills, Outclass Marriage Halls aAkbar Marriage HallMangowal. Geography According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, its population is 19,735. Mangowal Gharbi (post code 50640) is situated 19 kilometer away from Gujrat towards west on Sargodha road. The surrounding villages are Gumrali, Dinga, Jahangirpur Chakrian, Kot Matta, and Chah Mughlan CHAH, or Chah may refer to: * Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH) is an association of the leaders of herbaria in Australia and New Zealand. It is governed by a constitution. It endorses the t .... Mangowal Gharbi is a business hub for surrounding villages, due to its location as Gujrat Sarghoda Highway passes through the town. History Mangowal west is situated 19 kilometer away from Gujrat towards west on Sar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subdivisions Of Pakistan
The administrative units of Pakistan comprise four provinces, one federal territory, and two disputed territories: the provinces of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan; the Islamabad Capital Territory; and the administrative territories of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit–Baltistan. As part of the Kashmir conflict with neighbouring India, Pakistan has also claimed sovereignty over the Indian-controlled territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh since the First Kashmir War of 1947–1948, but has never exercised administrative authority over either region. All of Pakistan's provinces and territories are subdivided into divisions, which are further subdivided into districts, and then tehsils, which are again further subdivided into union councils. History of Pakistan Early history Pakistan inherited the territory comprising its current provinces from the British Raj following the Partition of India on 14 August 1947. Two days after independ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab (; , ) is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in Geography of Pakistan, central-eastern region of the country, Punjab is the second-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the Demographics of Pakistan, largest province by population. It shares land borders with the Pakistani provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the north-west, Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan to the south-west and Sindh to the south, as well as Islamabad Capital Territory to the north-west and Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Autonomous Territory of AJK to the north. It shares an Indo-Pakistani border, International border with the States and union territories of India, Indian states of Rajasthan and Punjab, India, Punjab to the east and Indian-administered Kashmir to the north-east. Punjab is the most fertile province of the country as River Indus and its four major tributaries River Ravi, Ravi, River Jhelum, Jhelum, River Chenab, Chenab and River Sutlej, Sutlej flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chenab
The Chenab River () is a major river that flows in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region. It is formed by the union of two headwaters, Chandra and Bhaga, which rise in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul region of Himachal Pradesh, India. The Chenab flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, India into the plains of Punjab, Pakistan, before ultimately flowing into the Indus River. The waters of the Chenab were allocated to Pakistan under the terms of the Indus Waters Treaty. India is allowed non-consumptive uses such as power generation. The Chenab River is extensively used in Pakistan for irrigation. Its waters are also transferred to the channel of the Ravi River via numerous link canals. Name The Chenab river was called ' ( sa, असिक्नी) in the Rigveda (VIII.20.25, X.75.5). The name meant that it was seen to have dark-coloured waters. The term Krishana is also found in the Atharvaveda. A later form of Ask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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