Salarwala ( ur, ) is located in

Faisalabad District Faisalabad District (Lyallpur District until 1979) (Punjabi and ur, ) is one of the districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 3,029,547 of which almost 42% were in Faisalabad Cit ...

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. It is a town situated on the

Faisalabad Faisalabad (; Punjabi/ ur, , ; ), formerly known as Lyallpur (Punjabi, Urdu: لائل پور), named after the founder of the city, but was renamed in 1977 in honour of late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. It is the 3rd largest city of Paki ...

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section. It is one of the oldest railway stations before the

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in 1947. Many people have used it as a starting point for a railway journey to all of

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. It is 60 miles from

and 20 miles from

. It was named after Salar Singh, although some refer to it as Dar-ul-Ehsan, a name given to it by erudite Sufi saint Muhammad Barkat Ali, or as he is commonly known, Babaji Sarkar. Nearby towns are

Sangla Hill Sangla Hill is a tehsil in the Nankana Sahib District of the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It lies 103 km from the provincial capital of Lahore and 47 km from Faisalabad. Until 2005, it was part of Sheikhupura District. Education Colleges * ...

and

Chak Jhumra Chak Jhumra ( ur, ), is a town, railway junction, and Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan. The town is situated about Northeast of Faisalabad on Faisalabad-Sangla Hill Road. The Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch and Sangla Hill–Kundian Branch intersec ...

. By road, Salarwala is connected to Shahkot, Sangla Hill and Chak Jhumra. The most famous thing in Salarwala is its Government High School for Boys. This school has produced many notable personalities such as

Chaudhry Muhammad Afzal Sahi Chaudhary Muhammad Afzal Sahi (born 1 November 1949) is a member of the Sahi Jat family at Faisalabad and is a Pakistani politician. He is the son of Chaudhry Nawab Khan Sahi, a famous landlord of Sahianwala. He got his early education from ...

, ex speaker in

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. Salarwala was also home to the aforementioned Babaji Sarkar (

Sufi Barkat Ali Abu Anees Muhammad Barkat Ali (ابو انیس محمد برکت علی لودھیانوی) (27 April 1911 – 26 January 1997) was a Muslim Sufi who belonged to the Qadri spiritual order. He was the founder of the non-political, non-profit, ...

), who later migrated to Dalowal

Samundri Samundri (Urdu, Punjabi: ) is a city and headquarters of Samundri Tehsil located in Faisalabad District of Punjab province, Pakistan. It is the 55th largest city of Pakistan by population according to the 2017 census. History Etymology Sam ...

Nawaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi: ; born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani businessman and politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms. He is the longest-serving prime minister of Pak ...

, a former prime minister of

, was a famous follower of Babaji Sarkar and used to visit Salarwala. A popular politician who represented this constituency was Muhammad Saleem bajwa, who was elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly in 1985. This was a time when the economic condition of the region was not very good and a progressive approach was needed. He put his efforts into changing the fate of the region and managed to achieve those goals. Dr. Syed Abrar Shah Gillani, former Dean of Animal Husbandry in agriculture university of Faisalabad is also a famous religious and scientific scholar living in nearby village 132 R.B Sahuwala. Dr. Raza Hussain, PhD (France), Post Doctorate (Canada), a notable food scientist, also belongs to the same village (132/R.B) and had completed his secondary education from government high school salarwala. The town has a multi-ethnic population of ten thousand. Much of this population is uneducated. Conditions of civil amenities are poor. A government hospital exists which was established in the time of united India. It has shifted to a new building and its old land has been occupied by

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. Probably the biggest feature of Salarwala is its game of shooting volleyball. As the legend goes this game has been played for 60 or so years. Some outstanding shoot strikers of

were produced in Salarwala. The game is played in front of the railway station and can be seen morning and evening. Every spring there is a tournament in which teams from all over Punjab participate. Now Salarwala is a town and there are many shops in it. An Allied Bank branch has also opened in it. GHS Salarwala was established in 1900 and in 1935 this school became a middle school.

Economy

The economy is meager and agricultural in nature. Many people are employed in industrial operations and travel daily to

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{{Faisalabad District Cities and towns in Faisalabad District

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