Chakwal( The homeland of martyrs and

warriors)

Presented by: Mubashir Hussain

Presented to :Ms. Sonia Ayesha Zafar28/1/2015 1

Contents

Introduction History Location Administrative divisions Notable residents Tourism

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Introduction Capital of Chakwal district Located in Rawalpindi division literary rate Langue and dressing Khusa Revari Minerals Industries 3

History

• Founded in 1525 CE during the era of Zaheer udun Baber

• Named after Chaudhry Chaku Khan chief of the Mair Minhas tribe from Jammu

• In 1881 during British era it was declared the Tehsil Headquarters

• In 1985 it was upgraded to district status

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Location Located 90km south-east of Islamabad It has salt rang in south and in the north

pothar is located In north of Chakwal Rawalpindi and

Attock are located Jehlum in the east Khushab in the south Mianwali in the west Area of Chakwal district is near about

6524sq.km 5

Administrative division:The district Chakwal is subdivided into four

tehsils Chakwal Kallar Kahar Talagang Choa Saidan Shah

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Occupation

Agriculture Army and police Business and trading Doctors and engineers Education and banking Industrial and mining labor Farming

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Notable personalities Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India,

was born in Gah Begal village( Tehsil & District Chakwal).

Air Marshal Nur khan, Former Commander in Chief Pakistan Air Force, Governor West Pakistan, Chairman Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan and Pakistan Hockey Federation

Lt. General Mohammad Safdar, former Vice Chancellor Punjab University, Lahore and Governor Punjab.

Lt. General Abdul Qayyum, Former Chairman Pakistan Steel Mills. 8

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Mr.Afzal Kahut former Secretary, Government of Pakistan.

Mr. Ayaz Ameer, politician, leading journalist, columnist and former MNA.

Allah Bakhish Khan UNESCO Confucius Laureate, the first Pakistani and Muslim conferred this award, Secretary to the Government of Punjab, was born in village Khara Tehsil & District Chakwal.

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Tourism The important places for tourism in Chakwal are

Katas and Kallar Kahar Katas Raj is a 3000-year-old town sacred to the

Hindus and lies about 5 km’s west of Choa Saidan Shah on the Choa-Kallar Kahar road.

Its importance is derived from the fact that it contains over 100 temples built over a period of more than 1000 years by its Hindu Rajas.

Hindu pilgrims from all over Pakistan and India frequently visit this town to worship.

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Cont…Katas Raj at its peak time was the well renowned university; a famous mathematician Alberuni measured the circumference of the earth while he was studying the Sanskrit in that university.

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Cont… The valley of Kallar Kahar withholds beautiful

environment, Dazzling sceneries, Wonderful historic and prehistoric spots and Museums.

The mainstay of tourist attraction is the Kallar Kahar lake that lies in the heart of the valley.

Other attraction spots are Bagh e sufa, Takht e Babri and the famous shrines.

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