Monday, August 9, 2010

Gujar Khan Review

The place was named after Gujjars, while they formerly ruled the Gurjara Pratihara Kingdom for centuries. Present:Is one of most improved and rich town of Pakistan.

Gujar Khan is situated on the Islamabad-Lahore National Highway. Travel within Gujar Khan is diverse from auto-rickshaws and tanga.
Gujar Khan Railway Station is on the main line of Pakistan Railways. Trains operate to Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and Rawalpindi.
Islamabad International Airport is about 45 kilometres from Gujar Khan.and bewal is 15 km away from gujar khan.and Islam Pura Jabbar is 19 km away from gujar khan.and Bunair Kaswal is 18 km away from gujar khan.Bunair Kaswal near in Islam pura jabbar.this is the beautifull village.(Warsi)

Gujar Khan, as well as being tehsil capital, is administratively subdivided into 3 union councils:
Gujar Khan-I
Gujar Khan-II
Gujar Khan-III
According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the city had a population of 57,099.

Large reserves of oil and gas were discovered in February 2002 at Tobra, about ten kilometres from Gujar Khan. The field is being developed by the Oil and Gas Development Company. The field could produce 1,600 barrels of crude oil daily.\The Ahdi oil and gas field is about 30 km from Gujar Khan, situated near Daultala town and is being operated by Pakistan Petroleum. According to the Oil and Gas Development Company, huge oil and gas reserves have been discovered at Missa oil and gas field, ten kilometres from Gujar Khan. The sources said that the drilling at well no. 3 of the Missa Kaswal oil and gas field at Tobra led to the discovery. The field could produce 1,600 barrels of crude daily.Arid Agriculture is main profession of area and cattle at homes.
Gujar Khan is 2 kilometres from the Dohngi Dam and about 35 kilometres from the much larger Mangla Dam

There is an old abandoned Hindu temple in the village of Dera Bakhshian. There is an old temple of Sikhs and a pond in the village of Narali. There is a small dame there as well

Main shopping places are Main Bazaar, Halwai Gali, Railway Road, Sabzi Mandi (vegetable and fruit market).
Sangni Forte is a fort built by Maharaja Kashmir on the borders of Gujar Khan and Kashmir. It is on the road to Bewal through Daryala, on a high rock with only one approach side.

Gujar Khan has one main hospital, Tehsil Headquarters Hospital. Private hospitals and health units are also in the city. Government Rural Health centers are also working in Mandra, Doultala & Qazian.33 Basic Halth Units are working in parifery.international hospital in bewal is under construction.Private hospitals are also running With surgeons and gynaecologists present round the clock..

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