Burewala ( Punjabi: بورے والہ), is a city of

Vehari District Vehari District ( ) is a Districts of Pakistan, district in the Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Vehari is the capital of district while Burewala is the largest city and Jallah Jeem is the third largest city of the di ...

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

. The city of Burewala is the headquarters of Burewala Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the district. It is the 27th largest city of Pakistan by population.

History

Burewala is situated on the Delhi–Multan Road. The

Sutlej River The Sutlej River or the Satluj River is a major river in Asia, flowing through China, India and Pakistan, and is the longest of the five major rivers of the Punjab region. It is also known as ''Satadru''; and is the easternmost tributary of th ...

crosses Burewala near the towns of Kachi Pakki, Jamlera, and Sahuka. The ''Shrine of Haji Sher Dewan Chawli Mashaikh'' is located in Dewan Sahib, approximately 18 km from Burewala. Before its settlement, the area was covered with jungle and was later inhabited by the Dhuddi tribe of Rajputs. With the operation of the

Pakpattan Pakpattan (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ), often referred to as Pākpattan Sharīf (; ''"Noble Pakpattan"''), is an ancient, historic city in the Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, serving as the headquarters of the Pakpattan Distr ...

Canal, agriculture began to flourish, leading to the establishment of villages and the clearing of jungles for cultivation. As this area was part of the 'Eastern Canal Division', it was designated as village no. 118/EB (EB = Eastern Barr). In the northern part of Burewala Tehsil, remnants of an old water canal still exist, now known as Sukh Bias.

Demographics

Population of Burewala city.

Etymology

The exact origin of Burewala's name is unknown; however, there are different theories. One theory is that the city is named after a person named "Burha." He was, according to some people, 'Sikh'. The village is also called "Old Bura" or "Purana Boora." The people of this village constructed a well with a diameter of 8 feet and named it after their ancestor so it was called "Chah Boorhay wala" (Well of Burha). This well is now included in the P.I. Link canal. Due to this well the new city was named Burewala. In July 1976, Burewala was upgraded as a subdivision. The areas of Gaggo Mandi, Shaikh Fazal, Sahuka and Jamlera, Chak No.118/E.B were included in the subdivision.

Education

Notable educational institutes in the city include: * Government Degree College Burewala * University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Burewala Campus * Barani Institute of Sciences, Burewala Campus * Punjab College of Science, Burewala Campus * Superior University Lahore, Burewala Campus
Government M.C Model High School
Burewala *Government B.T.M High School Burewala

Notable personalities

* Hazrat Baba Haji Sher Dewan (7th century

Sufi saint The term ''wali'' is most commonly used by Muslims to refer to a saint, or literally a "friend of God in Islam, God".John Renard, ''Friends of God: Islamic Images of Piety, Commitment, and Servanthood'' (Berkeley: University of California Press ...

), shrine located in Burewala *

Major Major most commonly refers to: * Major (rank), a military rank * Academic major, an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits * People named Major, including given names, surnames, nicknames * Major and minor in musi ...

Tufail Mohammad Major (rank), Major Tufail Mohammad (; b. 22 June 1914 7 August 1958), was a Pakistani Army ranks and insignia of Pakistan, military officer and the third recipient of Pakistan's highest military award, the Nishan-e-Haider () for his actions o ...

(

Nishan-e-Haider Nishan-e-Haider (NH; or 'Emblem of the Lion') is the highest military gallantry award of Pakistan. The Nishan-e-Haider is awarded only to members of the Pakistan Armed Forces. It recognises the highest acts of extraordinary bravery in the f ...

award winner, Pakistan's highest military award) *International cricketer Waqar Younis, known as the Burewala express in cricket *World's Tallest Cricketer Muhammad Irfan *Ancestral village of

Rajesh Khanna Rajesh Khanna (; born Jatin Khanna; 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who worked in Hindi films. Considered as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema, h ...

, notable Indian film actor * Gulraiz Sadaf, another famous cricketer who born in burewala and plays for the team of Multan.

References

{{Neighbourhoods of Vehari , state=autocollapse Populated places in Vehari District Populated places in Punjab, Pakistan Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan