Lalian () is a town in

Lalian Tehsil Lalian Tehsil () is a tehsil of the Chiniot District and a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is located on Sargodha road, 22 km from Chiniot. It became a tehsil of Chiniot District on 2 February 2009. Prior to this, it was a known town in the ...

of the

Chiniot District Chiniot District ( Punjabi and ), is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It became the district in July 2009. Before this, it was a tehsil of Jhang District. History Chiniot region was an agricultural region with forests during th ...

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. It is located at 31°49'21N 72°47'50E at an altitude of 171 metres (564 feet) on the

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Sargodha Sargodha (Punjabi language, Punjabi/; ; ) is a city and capital of Sargodha Division, located in Central Punjab, central Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's List of most populous cities in Pakistan, 11th most populous city and ...

road. Until 2009, Lalian was in Chiniot Tehsil which was part of

Jhang District Jhang District (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ) is a Districts of Pakistan, district of Faisalabad Division, Faisalabad division in the Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab province, Pakistan. Jhang is the capital and administrative seat of the district. ...

, when a new Chiniot District was formed by the government.

History

Initially, this place was a village with land mainly owned by Lali clan, and a place where different sub-tribes of the Lali clan used to reside. Lalis remain a politically influential clan of the area. Details about the clan are to be found in books named Kulyat-e-Sadiqqui, and Kulyat-e-Lali, by Professor Riaz Ahmed Shad. The author has traced the history of Lali clan and linked them with the great Muslim hero,

Tipu Sultan Tipu Sultan (, , ''Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu''; 1 December 1751 – 4 May 1799) commonly referred to as Sher-e-Mysore or "Tiger of Mysore", was a ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore based in South India. He was a pioneer of rocket artillery ...

. The police station of Lalian was established in 1867 during the

British rule The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent, * * lasting from 1858 to 1947. * * It is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or dire ...

, the high school was also established during the British rule in 1918 as was the Rural Health Center. It has a technical training center managed under TEVTA and also has a veterinary hospital.

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office is shifted to Lalian on 11 July 2011 which is operating near the

grain market The grain trade refers to the local and international trade in cereals such as wheat, barley, maize, rice, and other food grains. Grain is an important trade item because it is easily stored and transported with limited spoilage, unlike other agri ...

Government

Lalian was formed via town committee along with

Garh Maharaja Garh Maharaja () is a Town Committee of Ahmedpur Sial Tehsil in Jhang District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 30°50'0" North, 71°54'0" East. The dargah (shrine) of the 17th-century mystic and Punjabi Muslim poet Sultan Ba ...

in 1928, and with the establishment of Chiniot District, it became

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...

in 2009. The overall incharge of the Tehsil is Assistant Commissioner by his designation. The following Assistant Commissioners have served in Sub Division Lalian since its creation.

References

{{Neighbourhoods of Chiniot Chiniot District Populated places in Chiniot District Cities in Punjab (Pakistan)

History

Government

See also

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