Gujrat (

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabis, Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a ...

, ) is a district of

Gujrat Division Gujrat Division (), also called Division X, is an administrative division of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan, comprising the List of districts in Punjab, Pakistan, districts of Gujrat District, Gujrat, Hafizabad District, Hafizabad, Mandi B ...

in the

Pakistani Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as ...

province of

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 ...

. The Gujrat District was created by the

British Government His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government or otherwise UK Government, is the central government, central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

in 1846. According to the

2023 Pakistani census The 2023 Census of Pakistan was the detailed enumeration of the Pakistani population and the seventh national census in the country. It was conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. It was also the first ever digital census to be held in ...

the population of the Gujrat District is 3,219,375.

Geographics

It is bounded on the northeast by

Bhimber district Bhimber District () is a district of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir in the Kashmir#Dispute, disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is support ...

, on the north by

Mirpur district Mirpur District () is a district of Pakistan-administered Azad Jammu and Kashmir region. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary sources (a ...

, on the northwest by the

River Jhelum The Jhelum River is a major river in South Asia, flowing through India and Pakistan, and is the westernmost of the five major rivers of the Punjab region. It originates at Verinag and flows through the Indian-administered territory of Jammu ...

, which separates it from

Jhelum district Jhelum District () is a district, located partially on the Pothohar Plateau and in Indus Plain, in Punjab, Pakistan. Jhelum is one of the oldest districts of Punjab. It was established on 23 March 1849. Jhelum is known for providing many sold ...

, on the east and southeast by the

Chenab river The Chenab River is a major river 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, the Chandra and Bhaga, which rise in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul region of Hima ...

, separating it from the districts of

Gujranwala Gujranwala is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fourth most-populous city in the Pakistani province of Punjab. Located in northern-central Punjab's Rachna Doab, it serves as the headquarters of its Gujranwala District, epony ...

and

Sialkot Sialkot (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of the Sialkot District and the List of most populous cities in Pakistan, 12th most populous city in Pakistan. The boundaries of Sialkot are joined ...

, and on the west by

Mandi Bahauddin district Mandi Bahauddin ( Punjabi and ) is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Located in central Punjab, the district is bordered on the northwest by the Jhelum River, on the southeast by the Chenab River (which separates it from Gujranwal ...

. Gujrat district is spread over an area of 3,192 square kilometres. It is geographically located between the

Chenab The Chenab River is a major river 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, the Chandra and Bhaga, which rise in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul region of Himac ...

and

Jhelum Jhelum (; , ) is a city, located along the western bank of the Jhelum River, in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 21st largest city in Punjab and 31st largest in Pakistan, by population. Located in northern Punjab, it serves as the capital of the ...

rivers and headquartered at the city of Gujrat.

History

Ancient history

According to the British Imperial Gazetteer: However the foundation of the capital, Gujrat, according to the Ancient Geography of India:

Islamic Rule (Ghaznavid, Ghurid, Delhi, Suri, and Mughal Empires)

In 997 CE,

Mahmud Ghaznavi Abu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Sabuktigin (; 2 November 971 – 30 April 1030), usually known as Mahmud of Ghazni or Mahmud Ghaznavi (), was Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire, ruling from 998 to 1030. During his reign and in medieval sources, he is usuall ...

, took rule over the

Ghaznavid dynasty The Ghaznavid dynasty ( ''Ġaznaviyān'') was a Persianate Muslim dynasty of Turkic '' mamluk'' origin. It ruled the Ghaznavid Empire or the Empire of Ghazni from 977 to 1186, which at its greatest extent, extended from the Oxus to the Indu ...

established by his father Sebuktegin. After defeating the

Hindu Shahi The Hindu Shahis, also referred to as the Kabul Shahis and Uḍi Śāhis, were a dynasty established between 843 CE and 1026 CE. They endured multiple waves of conquests for nearly two centuries and their core territory was described as having c ...

s, he conquered their kingdom entirely which included the

Punjab region 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 ...

of modern day

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# ...

. After defeating the

Ghaznavids The Ghaznavid dynasty ( ''Ġaznaviyān'') was a Persianate Muslim dynasty of Turkic peoples, Turkic ''mamluk'' origin. It ruled the Ghaznavid Empire or the Empire of Ghazni from 977 to 1186, which at its greatest extent, extended from the Oxus ...

, the

Ghurids The Ghurid dynasty (also spelled Ghorids; ; self-designation: , ''Šansabānī'') was a Persianate dynasty of eastern Iranian Tajik origin, which ruled from the 8th-century in the region of Ghor, and became an Empire from 1175 to 1215. The G ...

took over the region. They were in turn succeeded by the Sultanates of Delhi. The Mughal emperor

Akbar Akbar (Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, – ), popularly known as Akbar the Great, was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, under a regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor expa ...

established Gujrat as a district along with many others when he began consolidating his rule over his vast empire.

Jahangir Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim (31 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir (; ), was List of emperors of the Mughal Empire, Emperor of Hindustan from 1605 until his death in 1627, and the fourth Mughal emperors, Mughal ...

, Akbar's son and successor, in his memoirs records the following information on Gujrat: Revenue records have been preserved in the families of the hereditary registrars (kanungos), and these exhibit Gujrat as the capital of a district containing 2,592 villages, paying a revenue of 11.6 million. In 1605, the famous Sayyid Abdul Kasim received Gujrat as a fief from Akbar. In 1707, with Aurangzeb's death, the decline of Mughal power began in the Punjab region.

Nadir Shah Nader Shah Afshar (; 6 August 1698 or 22 October 1688 – 20 June 1747) was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian history, ruling as shah of Iran (Persia) from 1736 to 1747, when he was a ...

occupied the Punjab including Gujrat during his invasion of the Mughal Empire in 1739. The area was captured by Punjabi Gakhar tribesmen from near the Rawalpindi area after the invasion. Gujrat and Punjab as a whole was devastated further from the invasions of the Durrani Afghans (

Pashtuns Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghan (ethnon ...

) under

Ahmad Shah Durrani Ahmad Shāh Durrānī (; ; – 4 June 1772), also known as Ahmad Shāh Abdālī (), was the first ruler and founder of the Durrani Empire. He is often regarded as the founder of modern Afghanistan. Throughout his reign, Ahmad Shah fought ov ...

between 1748 and 1767. Durrani took direct control over Punjab after

Mir Mannu Mian-Moin-ul-Mulk, also known by his title Mir Mannu (died 1753), was the Mughal and later Durrani governor of the Punjab between 1748 and 1753. Early life Moin-ul-Mulk was the son of Qamar-ud-Din Khan, Grand Vizier of the Mughal Empire, and youn ...

, the Mughal governor of Punjab, died in 1753. Durrani would frequently cross the area for plunder and to fight the newly emerged Sikh Misls.

Sikh and British era

The Sikhs eventually took over most of northern Punjab after Ahmad Shah Durrani’s final invasion in 1767. The Sikhs under Gujjar Singh Bhangi took Gujrat after defeating the local Punjabi Ghakhars under Muqqarab Khan. In 1798, the Bhangi leader Sahib Singh pledged allegiance to the Sukerchakia Misl of

Ranjit Singh Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839) was the founder and first maharaja of the Sikh Empire, in the northwest Indian subcontinent, ruling from 1801 until his death in 1839. Born to Maha Singh, the leader of the Sukerchakia M ...

. By 1810, Ranjit Singh's armies captured the city from Bhangi forces, thereby extending the rule of the

Sikh Empire The Sikh Empire was a regional power based in the Punjab, Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. It existed from 1799, when Maharaja Ranjit Singh captured Lahore, to 1849, when it was defeated and conquered by the East India Company, Br ...

to the city. The Sikh empire declined following Ranjit Singh’s death in 1839. The British

East India Company The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to Indian Ocean trade, trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (South A ...

defeated the Sikhs between 1845 and 1846 during the

First Anglo-Sikh War The First Anglo-Sikh War was fought between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company in 1845 and 1846 around the Firozpur district of Punjab. It resulted in the defeat and partial subjugation of the Sikh empire and cession of Jammu ...

, reducing their power significantly. Two years later, the empire collapsed after the British EIC again decisively defeated the Sikhs at the

Battle of Gujrat The Battle of Gujrat was a decisive battle in the Second Anglo-Sikh War, fought on 21 February 1849, between the forces of the East India Company, and a Sikh army in rebellion against the company's control of the Sikh Empire, represented by ...

, thus ending the

Second Anglo-Sikh War The Second Anglo-Sikh War was a military conflict between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company which took place from 1848 to 1849. It resulted in the fall of the Sikh Empire, and the annexation of the Punjab region, Punjab and what sub ...

. The Sikh empire was entirely annexed and incorporated into the rule of the British EIC. Gujrat district was annexed by the British from its former

Sikh Sikhs (singular Sikh: or ; , ) are an ethnoreligious group who adhere to Sikhism, a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ''Si ...

rulers after the

of 1848–1849.

Demographics

As of the 2023 census, Gujrat district has 489,337 households and a population of 3,219,375. The district has a sex ratio of 99.83 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 81.37%: 84.81% for males and 77.95% for females. 717,826 (22.32% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 1,324,264 (41.13%) live in urban areas.

Religion

As per the 2023 census, Islam is the dominant religion with 98.92% of the population while there is a minority of 0.95% Christians who live mainly in urban areas.

Language

According to the

, 93.47% of the population spoke

, 3.48%

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

and 2.16%

Pashto Pashto ( , ; , ) is an eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family, natively spoken in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan. It has official status in Afghanistan and the Pakistani province of Khyb ...

as their first language.

Administration

The district is administratively subdivided into following tehsils:

Education

Gujrat district has the 2nd highest literacy rate in Punjab(2023). District Gujrat has a total of 1,475 government schools at primary and secondary level. Out of these public schools, 60 percent (889 schools) are for girls. According to the latest available data, 323,058 students are enrolled in the public schools while 10,581 teachers are working in these schools.

Notable people

Politicians

Aitzaz Ahsan Chaudhary Aitzaz Ahsan ( Punjabi, ; born 27 September 1945) is a Pakistani politician and lawyer. He served as the Leader of the House in the Senate of Pakistan from 1994 to 1996, and as the Leader of the Opposition from 1996 till 2000 and agai ...

, Pakistani barrister *

Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry Fazal Elahi Chaudhry (; 1 January 19042 June 1982) was a Pakistani politician who served as the fifth president of Pakistan from 1973 to 1978 prior to the imposition of martial law led by Chief of Army Staff General Zia-ul-Haq. He also serve ...

, President of Pakistan 19721977 *

Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Chaudhry Parvez Elahi Warraich (Urdu, ; born 1 November 1945) is a Pakistani politician who was the Chief Minister of Punjab from late 2002 to late 2007 and again from late 2022 to early 2023. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of ...

, former chief minister of Punjab and Federal Minister, Speaker of the

Provincial Assembly of Punjab The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, also known as the Punjab Assembly, is the supreme Legislature, legislative body of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. It convenes at the #Assembly building, A ...

(from 16 August 2018 to present and from 1997 to June 2001). *

Mian Tariq Mehmood Mian Tariq Mehmood (; born 3 July 1970) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to February 2017. He also served as Town Nazim during early 2000s from Gujranwala. Early life Tariq was ...

, former chairman, Town Committee

Dinga Dinga, also spelled Deengah, is a city in the Gujrat District, in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. It lies between the rivers Jhelum and Chenab. The main highway that runs from Lahore to Rawalpindi Rawalpindi is the List of cities in ...

, during 1987-92; former member, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab during 1988-90, 1990-93, 1997-99, 2008-13 and 2013-18; also functioned as parliamentary secretary for social welfare & zakat during 1988-90 and 1990-93; and as minister for population welfare during 1993. *

Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi (,1917 – 25 September 1981) was a Pakistani politician from Gujrat, Punjab, British India (now Gujrat, Pakistan). A Jat of the Warraich clan, Elahi began his career as a police constable. After the creation of Pakistan ...

, politician *

Moonis Elahi Chaudhry Moonis Elahi (; born 12 April 1976) is a Pakistani politician who served as the Minister for Water Resources from 13 July 2021 till 10 April 2022. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from October 2018 to August 2023. ...

, former federal minister for water resources, former MPA (2008-18) and MNA (2018-23) from Gujrat * Chaudhry Muhammed Farooq, former law minister * Nawabzada Ghazanfar Ali Gul, former

Federal Minister of Pakistan The Cabinet of Pakistan (, ''Kābīnā-e-Pākistān'') is a formal body composed of senior government officials chosen and led by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Prime Minister. All cabinet members sworn in are designated ''Minister (government ...

Mian Muhammad Afzal Hayat Mian Muhammad Afzal Hayat (died 3 December 2020) was a Pakistani politician who was an MPA of the Punjab Assembly, he served as the Minister of local government of Punjab, Minister of Education of Punjab, Leader of the opposition of Punjab, Cha ...

, former chief minister of Punjab and served as ambassador in different countries *

Shujaat Hussain Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain (born 27 January 1946) is a senior Pakistani politician who previously served as 16th prime minister of Pakistan. Hussain is the Party chair, party president of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q), PML(Q) since 2003. Hailing ...

, former 16th prime minister of Pakistan on a temporary basis (30 June 2004 to 28 August 2004) *

Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal (; born 2 September 1972) is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister of State for Maritime Affairs, in the Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from ...

, Vice-President of

PML-N The Pakistan Muslim League (N) or (PML(N)) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right, Conservatism in Pakistan, conservative political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third-largest party in the Senate of Pakistan, Senate and the larges ...

Punjab *

Qamar Zaman Kaira Qamar Zaman Kaira (; born 5 January 1960) is a former Minister of Information and Mass-Media Broadcasting in the Government of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013. He also remained an advisor on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan to Prime Minister S ...

, former federal minister of Pakistan * Mian Imran Masood, former MPA of Gujrat and minister of education Punjab. *

Ahmad Mukhtar Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar (; 22 June 1946 – 25 November 2020) was a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the Defence Minister of Pakistan in the PM Yousaf Raza Gillani-led cabinet. He also owned Servis Group and founded Shalima ...

, former minister for defence,

Government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan () (abbreviated as GoP), constitutionally known as the Federal Government, commonly known as the Centre, is the national authority of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a federal republic located in South Asia, con ...

Yasmin Qureshi Yasmin Qureshi (born 5 July 1963) is a Pakistan-born British politician and barrister. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton South and Walkden since 2024, previously representing Bolton South East from 2010 to 2024. A member ...

, British MP

Scholars

Ismat Beg Ismat Beg (Urdu: عصمت بیگ; born January 1951) is a Pakistani mathematician and academic. He serves as Distinguished National Professor at the Lahore School of Economics and has held faculty positions at universities in Pakistan and abroa ...

, scientist *

Faisal Masud Faisal Masud () (16 October 1954 – 16 August 2019) was a renowned Pakistani endocrinologist. He served as the founding principal at Services Institute of Medical Sciences affiliated with the Services Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan. He also ser ...

, medical doctor

Military

* Major Muhammad Akram,

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 ...

* Major Raja Aziz Bhatti,

Mohammad Shariff Mohammad Shariff ( ; 1 July 1920 – 27 April 2020), was a Pakistani senior admiral who served as the 2nd Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and a memoirist who was at the center of all the major decisions made in Pakistan in the ev ...

, Pakistan Navy Chief of Naval Staff and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee *

General Raheel Sharif General (Pakistan), General Raheel Sharif (Urdu: ; born 16 June 1956) is a retired four-star army general of the Pakistan Army who served as the ninth Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan), chief of army staff from 29 November 2013 to 29 November 201 ...

, is a four-star rank army general, served as the 15th Chief of Army Staff of the

Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army (, ), commonly known as the Pak Army (), is the Land warfare, land service branch and the largest component of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The president of Pakistan is the Commander-in-chief, supreme commander of the army. The ...

*Major

Shabbir Sharif Major Muhammad Shabbir Sharif ( ; c. 28 April 1943 – 6 December 1971), was a Pakistani military officer and the seventh recipient of Pakistan's highest military award, Nishan-e-Haider, which he was posthumously awarded for his actions of val ...

* ACM Zaheer Ahmad Babar, is a four-star rank Air Chief Marshal, serving AirChief of Pakistan.

Pakistan Air Force The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) (; ) is the aerial warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces, tasked primarily with the aerial defence of Pakistan, with a secondary role of providing air support to the Pakistan Army and Pakistan Navy when re ...

Poets

Orya Maqbool Jan Orya Maqbool Jan () is a Pakistani columnist, anchor, poet, playwright and former civil servant of BPS-21 grade. He used to appear as an analyst on Neo News television show ''Harf-e-Raaz''. Personal life During an interview, Orya Maqbool J ...

, writer, columnist, analyst, former civil servant, and poet *

Shareef Kunjahi Sharif Kunjahi ( (Shahmukhi)) (1914 – 2007) was a leading writer and poet of Punjabi language. He was among the first faculty members of the Department of Punjabi Language at University of Punjab in the 1970s and contributed to Punjabi lit ...

, Punjabi writer and poet *

Anwar Masood Anwar Masood (, ; born 8 November 1935) is a Pakistani poet and educationist primarily known for his comic Punjabi poetry. His works include a wide variety of genres including humour, sentimentalism and literary criticism. He predominantly w ...

, poet *

Krishna Sobti Krishna Sobti (18 February 1925 – 25 January 2019) was an Indian Hindi-language fiction writer and essayist. She won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1980 for her novel ''Zindaginama'' and in 1996, was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the ...

, Hindi Writer * Fakhar Zaman, writer and poet

Sport

Tanwir Afzal Tanwir Afzal (born 12 June 1988) is a Hong Kong cricketer. He played for Hong Kong national cricket team, Hong Kong in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 tournament. He made his One Day International debut against Afghanistan national cricket team, Afgh ...

, Hong Kong cricketer. *

Imtiaz Bhatti Imtiaz Bhatti (18 April 1933 – 2 July 2024) was a Pakistani cyclist and Air Force pilot and officer. Bhatti was the Pakistan cycling champion during his student days at Punjab Agriculture College, Lyallpur (now University of Agriculture, ...

, Pakistani cyclist and a former Air Force pilot of Pakistan. * Mudassar Bukhari. Dutch cricketer. *

Rizwan Cheema Rizwan Ahmed Cheema (born 15 August 1978) is a former cricketer of the Canadian cricket team. Cheema is a big-hitting batsman who also bowls some medium pace. Early career He was born in Muslim Jat family in Pakistan. Cheema moved to Canada i ...

, Pakistani-Canadian cricketer. * Munir Dar, Hong Kong cricketer. * Ali Warraich, Pakistan kabaddi player.

Actors/Actresses

Inayat Hussain Bhatti Inayat Hussain Bhatti (; 12 January 1928 – 31 May 1999) was a Pakistani film playback singer, film actor, producer, director, script writer, social worker, columnist, religious scholar and an active advocate of the development of the Punjabi ...

, film director and actor *

Ejaz Durrani Ejaz Durrani (18 April 1935 – 1 March 2021), known mononymously as Ejaz, was a Pakistani film actor, director and producer active from 1956 to 1984. He was married to legendary Pakistani actress-singer Noor Jehan. He is mostly remembered for ...

, actor *

Shagufta Ejaz Shagufta Ejaz (Urdu: ; born 5 May 1965) is a Pakistani actress, working in the Urdu dramas and film industry. She appeared in PTV Home's classic serials in the 1980s. She is considered among the finest actors in Pakistan. She also appeared in a ...

, actress *

Sabiha Khanum Sabiha Khanum (; born Mukhtar Begum; 16 October 1935 – 13 June 2020), was a Pakistani film actress. She is also known as the "First Lady of Pakistani Cinema", and is often recognized for her role in Pakistani cinema during the 1950s and 1960s ...

, actress

Musicians

Adeel Chaudhry Adeel Chaudhry is a Pakistani-Canadian actor and singer-songwriter. He has worked in Hindi and Urdu films and television. Apart from acting, Adeel has also released two studio albums. Career Model Adeel began his career as a model, featuri ...

, also a dentist, actor, and model *

Alam Lohar Alam Lohar () was a Pakistani Punjabi folk music singer. He is widely regarded as the greatest singer of Punjabi folk music. He is credited with creating and popularising the musical term Jugni. Early life Alam Lohar was born in 1928 in Ac ...

, Punjabi folk singer *

Arif Lohar Arif Lohar (; born 18 April 1966) is a Pakistani singer who is associated with Punjabi folk music and an occasional actor. The son of the renowned folk singer Alam Lohar, Arif Lohar became popular in Pakistan and India after his famous song " ...