khushab

Information

Khushab District (Urdu: خوشاب) is a rural district located in Punjab, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census, the population was 905,711 with 24.76% living in urban areas.[2] The district consists of 3 tehsils: Khushab, Nurpur, and Quaidabad, as well as a sub-tehsil Noshehra.[3] Khushab is home to the Heavy Water and Natural Uranium Research Reactor[4], a critical part of the Pakistan's Special Weapons Program, which has come under much heated scrutiny.[5]
Contents[hide]
1 Location
2 Education
3 Administration
3.1 Khushab Tehsil
3.2 Noorpur Thal tehsil
4 Notable places
5 = Notable Families
5.1 Geography
5.1.1 The Thal desert
5.1.2 The Soon Valley
5.2 Prominent Personalities
5.3 The Nuclear Weaponry Program
5.3.1 Controversies and debates
5.3.2 China, a nuclear friend
5.4 External links
5.5 References
//

[edit] Location
Khushab is situated between the cities of Sargodha and Mianwali, near the river Jhelum. The district is headquartered at Jauharabad (founded 1953, pop. 39,477).
Khushab is one of the most important cities especially from a defensive (atomic) point of view. The district is full of natural beauty containing Jhelum River, Fields, Mountains(Skaisar) and Thal desert. Its main towns included Quaida-bad, Jauhara-bad, Mitha Tiwana and Nowshera. Jauharabad (atomic city) is beautiful city for residence having wide roads and streets. Nearby cities include Sargodha, Mianwali, Bhakher, Jhelum and Jhang.

[edit] Education
The education rate is increasing in the district. The top Schools and colleges include DPS Khushab & Fauji foundation Khushab. Now there is a campus of Arid University in Khushab.
There are many schools in the area mostly Secondary or Higher Secondary Education institutions. Students have to go to the other cities for higher education and further education. The literacy rate of Khushab is about 65% and due to recent research projects in the area, the literacy rate is increasing.

[edit] Administration
The district is divided into two tehsils, Khushab and Noorpur Thal, which contain a total of fifty one Union Councils[6].

[edit] Khushab Tehsil
Khushab is subdivided into 41 Union Councils.
Anga
Bandial Janubi
Bijar
Botala
chak 13 moor
Chak No.14/Mb
Chak No.50/Mb
Chak No.59/Mb
Daiwal
Girote
Golewali
Gunjial Janubi
Hadali-1
Hadali-2
Hassanpur Tiwana
Jabi
Jauharabad-I
Jauharabad-Ii
Katha Saghral
Khabaki
Khoora
Khushab-I
Khushab-Ii
Khushab-Iv
Khushab-V
Khushb-Iii
Kufri
Kund
Mitha Tiwana
Nali Shumali
Nari
Naushera
Okhali Mohlah
Pail Padhrar
Quaidabad
Roda
Sandral
Tilloker
Uchalli
Utra Janubi
Waheer
Warcha

[edit] Noorpur Thal tehsil
Noorpur Thal is subdivided into 10 Union Councils.
Adhi Kot
Jamali Balochan
Jaura Kalan
Jharkal
Khai Khurd
Khatwan
Noorpur
Pelowaince
Rahdari
Rangpur Baghoor

[edit] Notable places
The Soon valley Sakasir is one of the most beautiful areas of the district.
There are three beautiful lakes(Ochali, Khabbaki and Sodhi Jay Wali) and a beautiful Garden Kanhatti Garden near Khabbaki village, located here in the Soon valley area is the largest forest in Khushab district. Pail-Piran a gate way to Soon Valley represents a scenic view as you enter the valley via Kalar Kahar from Islamabad-Lahore MotorWay. On your left on the hill top you see shrine of Hazrat pir Khawja Noori,descendent of Hazrat Baha ud din Zakkariyya of Multan(a saint descendent of Habbari Arab rulers of Sindh).Few leading personalities of Pail Piran includeLate Late Pir Nowbahar Shah,Late Pir Kalu Shah,Late Pir Walayat Shah(Dr.Wali Pir) and his sons Syed Sajid Hussain Shah,Dr.Syed wajid H.Pirzada.Syed Majid Hussain Shah and syed Zahid Hussain Shah.
Katha Saghral - is semi-hilly and mineral area. Dozens of minerals including coal and salt are being mined in the surrounding area of this village.
Khabikki Lake is a salt water lake in the southern Salt Range area in Pakistan. This lake is formed due to the absence of drainage in the range. Earlier its water was brackish. Now the water is sweet and a Chinese breed of fish is introduced in it.
The lake is one kilometre wide and two kilometres long. Khabikki is also the name of a neighbouring village. Boats are also available and there is a rest house beside the lake. A hill gently ascended on the right side of the lake. The lake and the green area around provide a good scenery.
Sakaser is the highest mountain in the Salt Range area in Pothohar in Pakistan. It is 1522 metre / 4946 feet high. It is situated in Khushab District but it can be seen from adjoining districts of Mianwali and Chakwal.
Uchhali Lake is just below the Sakaser mountain, it is a salt water lake in the southern Salt Range area in Pakistan. This lake is formed due to the absence of drainage in the range. Sakaser (1522 metre / 4946 feet), the highest mountain in the Salt Range, looms over the lake. Due to its brackish water the lake is lifeless. But it offers a picturesque scenery.
It is a good picnic spot and moderately tough walking point. At its top there is a radar.

[edit] = Notable Families
Hashmi Sadaat
Also called pir families, settled in Pail Piran
Tiwana
The Tiwana are found mainly in the Khushab tehsil.
Bangyal
Found mainly in Thal desert region,They are an ancient Rajput clan.
Balochs
Found mainly in Thal desert region, the Mamdani and Magsi are the main clans.
Johiya
The Johiya are found along the Jhelum valley in tehsil noor pur. They are an ancient Rajput clan.
Uttra
A local Jat clan, found in thana gunjial side, new tehsil(qaidabad)
Jamali
Jamali are a Baluch tribe. Found in Jamali Balochan, in Nurpur Tehsil.
BAGHOORS
They are a Jat clan, mostly resided in Rangpur Baghoor and tehsil noor pur thal and have hold in tehsil noor pur of khushab district over other tribes.baghoor tribe always play a dominant role in tehsil noor pur's politics.
(SAGGU) this is a rajput clan, resided in tehsil noor pur of district khushab.

[edit] Geography
Khushab consists of agricultural lowland plains, lakes, and hills. Parts of the Thal desert touch the district and the Jhelum runs alongside it making it highly fertile for agriculture. The district is rich in natural resources (salt & coal). Most people are associated with farming and agriculture. One third of the district is hilly and is dominated by Awans and other minor tribes. Since there is no agriculture in the area, this part of Khushab district has been favoured by governments since British times as being fertile ground for armed services recruitment - a majority of the population from this area goes into the armed forces. The other two parts are irrigated lands between Khushab and Quaiadabad and the desert area of Tehsil Noorpur Thal . This desert area is the beginning of large Thal desert that continues into India's Rajasthan. In the 1980s the district was classified as a tax relief zone for new industries. This led to the establishment of many industries including cement, sugar, and textiles. But this exist only in the Headquarter (Jauharabad) so the benefits are getting the Elite ones. Masses have still a very hard life.

[edit] The Thal desert
Main article: Thal Desert
The Thal desert is a dry desert with scarce vegetation — mostly thorny bushes — over a breadth of 70 miles (110 km) and is situated between the Indus river and the Jhelum river. In Thal the whole land is arid and depends upon the weather condition, but now with the project of greater thal cannal the most part of the desert will be irrigated. Gram is the main crop.People are hardworking. Noorpur thal and *Rangpur Baghoor and katimar are main towns of this tehsil .Mari Shah Sakhira is the one of the biggest town of thal desert. Noor Pur Thal has ten Union councils having degree college for men and as well as for women. Thal desert is basically is a triangle between the districts of Khushab, Bhakkar, Mianwali, Jhang, Leyiha and Muzzafargarh. Thal has very hot days and pleasant nights.

[edit] The Soon Valley
Main article: Soon Valley
The Soon Valley is the cultural hub of Awan tribe. The heirline of the Awan tribe reaches a common ancestor Qutab Shah who supposedly lived here, so the valley holds a special meaning to the tribe. One of the villages of the soon valley namely Pail-Piran is inhabited by the descendants of Bahauddin Zakkarya Multani ,and are Hashmite Sadats(Syeds), whose ancestor Pir Khawja Noori son of Pir Ali Qatal made many people of region embrace Islam. Pirs of Pail-Piran are closely related to Pirs of Bhera Sharif (Sargodha),In Chakwal District Pir da Khara,Sarkal,Titral,Wahula,Watli,Karooli, In Abotabad District Malmula,Plasi,Arwari,Thath Pir Karam Shah. Few leading personalities of Pail-Piran included Pir Nowbahar Shah,Dr.Pir Walayat Shah(Dr.Wali pir).Pir Bahadar Shah(Zaildar),Pir Kalu Shah,Pir Qadir Bakhash one of biggest land lord of area,Pir Sattar Shah,Pir Walayat Shah,Pir Siddique Shah Nambardar,Pir Bashir Ahmad Shah,and lately the sons and grandsons of Dr.Wali Pir namely:Syed Sajid Hussain Shah,Dr.Syed Wajid H.Pirzada,Pirzada Majid Hussain Shah and Pirzada Zahid Hussain Shah(Zaidi Pir),Pirzada Aitizaz Walayat Shah(pirzada-aitizaz-walayat-shah.blogspot.com),Pirzada Danial Walayat Shah, Pirzada Sheharyar Walayat Shah, Pir Zakriya Walayat shah.Mazar of Pir Khawja Noori is located in Pail-piran.The Soon Valley is important as a hill station after Murree in the province of Punjab. The valley has beautiful lakes and gardens.

[edit] Prominent Personalities

[edit] The Nuclear Weaponry Program
A stark intervention of prying eyes of a privately owned satellite, at the eve of President Bill Clinton's arrival to the Indian Sub-continent, captured a nuclear weapons base in Khushab in 2000 and declared that Nuclear Weaponry Program in Pakistan was second only to the United States.

[edit] Controversies and debates
On March 21, 2000, the Christian Science Monitor published an article written by Alexander Colhoun, a high-resolution aerial satellite photo revealed a nuclear reactor and a missile base near the city of Khushab (32°1′12.62″N 72°12′27.02″E / 32.0201722°N 72.2075056°E / 32.0201722; 72.2075056). These pictures had mixed views, one of the expression of power that could shackle or reshape diplomatic landscapes[7] of a region and another of the ethical question about the usage of satellite imagery in terms of privacy and national sovereignty of a nuclear-capable nation. The report was published at a time when American President Bill Clinton was due to visit India and sparked concerns worldwide. It was later clearly stated in the Dawn newspaper on June 14, 2000 that this particular nuclear reactor at Khushab and its reprocessing plant were generating between 8 to 10 kilograms of weapons-grade plutonium per year, dedicated for military use.

[edit] China, a nuclear friend
Some reports around the time of the satellite imagery stunt revealed that China is helping Pakistan mount nuclear warheads atop mobile M-11 missiles for which garages were supposedly build underground at Sargodha. If the case be, Pakistan had a head-start in the nuclear game. John E. Pike, spokesperson for the Federation of American Scientists told a press conference nuclear powers, in the past, or presumed nuclear powers, except the U.S., had only one organisation for making uranium and plutonium bombs because of the high costs involved but, Pakistan had two.

[edit] External links
Khushab District

[edit] References
^ Zila Nazims & Naib Zila Nazims in the Province of Punjab
^ Urban Resource Centre (1998 Census))
^ Tehsil statistics (Government of Pakistan, Statistics Division)
^ Special Weapons Program of Pakistan (Federation of American Scientists)
^ South Asia arms race - is it paranoia? (BBC News)
^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Khushab - Government of Pakistan
^ Top-Secret Kodak Moment In Space Shakes Global Security, Christian Science Monitor (March 21, 2000)
[show]
v • d • e Districts of Punjab
Provincial capital
Lahore
Districts
Attock · Bahawalnagar · Bahawalpur · Bhakkar · Chakwal · Chiniot · Dera Ghazi Khan · Faisalabad · Gujranwala · Gujrat · Hafizabad · Jhang · Jhelum · Kasur · Khanewal · Khushab · Lahore · Layyah · Lodhran · Mandi Bahauddin · Mianwali · Multan · Muzaffargarh · Nankana Sahib · Narowal · Okara · Pakpattan · Rahim Yar Khan · Rajanpur · Rawalpindi · Sahiwal · Sargodha · Sheikhupura · Sialkot · Toba Tek Singh · Vehari
Disputed
Ferozepur · Pathankot tehsil
[show]
v • d • eAdministrative divisions of Khushab District
Capital
Khushab

Tehsils
Khushab
Union councils
Adhi Kot · Anga · Bandial Janubi · Bijar · Botala · Chak No.14/Mb · Chak No.50/Mb · Chak No.59/Mb · Daiwal · Girote · Golewali · Gunjial Janubi · Hadali-Ii · Hadli-I · Hassanpur Tiwana · Jabi · Jamali Noorpur · Jauharabad-I · Jauharabad-Ii · Jaura Kalan · Jharkal · Katha Saghral · Khabaki · Khai Khurd · Khatwan · Khoora · Khushab-I · Khushab-Ii · Khushab-Iv · Khushab-V · Khushb-Iii · Kufri · Kund · Mitha Tiwana · Nali Shumali · Nari · Naushera · Noorpur · Okhali Mohlah · Padhrar · Pelowaince · Quaidabad · Rahdari · Rangpur · Roda · Sandral · Tilloker · Uchalli · Utra Janubi · Waheer · Warcha ·
[hide]
v • d • ePakistan topics
[show]
History
Indus Valley Civilization · Vedic period · Achaemenid Empire · Alexander the Great · Battle of the Hydaspes · Ashoka the Great · Maurya Empire · Greco-Bactrian Kingdom · Greco-Buddhism · Indo-Greek Kingdom (Menander I) · Kushan Empire · Umayyad · Muhammad bin Qasim · Solanki · Ghaznavid Empire (Mahmud Ghaznavi) · Muhammad of Ghor · Pashtun (Lodhi) · Islamic empires (Delhi Sultanate · Qutb-ud-din Aybak · Khilji dynasty) · Babur · Mughal Empire · Nader Shah · Durrani Empire · Ranjit Singh · First Anglo-Afghan War · First / Second Anglo-Sikh War · Second Anglo-Afghan War · Balochistan · Third Anglo-Afghan War · Muslim League · Jinnah's 14 Points · Lahore Resolution · Partition of India · Independence · 1947 Indo-Pakistani War · Baghdad Pact · 1965 Indo-Pakistani War · Bangladesh Liberation War · Kargil War · War in Pakistan's Tribal areas (2004–2008)
[show]
Geography
General
Cities · Climate · Durand Line · National parks · Water supply and sanitation
Coast
Arabian Sea (Clifton / Sandspit beaches · Hawke's Bay) · Indian Ocean
Indus River
Delta · Guddu / Sukkur barrages · Kalabagh Dam · Sateen Jo Aastan · Waters Treaty
Regions
Indo-Gangetic Plain · Rann of Kutch · Salt Range
Mountains
Himalayas · Karakoram · K2 · Nanga Parbat · Baltoro / Sarpo Laggo / Siachen glaciers · Broghol / Dorah / Gumal / Khyber / Lowari / Shandur Top passes
[show]
Government · Politics
General
Constitution · Elections (2008 general election) · Flag · Foreign relations · Political parties · Terrorism · Pakistani state terrorism · 2007 state of emergency
Bodies
National Assembly · Senate · Parliament · Supreme Court · Jirga · Military (Air Force) · Inter-Services Intelligence
Posts
President (succession) · Prime Minister · Chief Justice · Mayors of Karachi
Subdivisions
Demographics · Districts · Government of Balochistan / of the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) / of Punjab / of Sindh
[show]
Economy · Transport
Economy
Communications · Companies · Islamabad / Karachi / Lahore stock exchanges · Pakistani rupee · Poverty · Low-cost housing · Pakistan Software Export Board
Transport
Airlines (Airblue · Pakistan International Airlines) · Pakistan Railways · Port of Karachi (Port Qasim)
[show]
Culture
General
Cinema ("Lollywood") (Kara Film Festival) · Cuisine · Diaspora · Education (universities) · Languages · National Library · Literature (Poetry · Bait Bazi) · Mazar-e-Quaid · Music (Sufi rock · musicians) · Lahore Museum · Nationalism · Pakistanis · Public holidays · Sari · Sherwani · Scouting · TV and radio channels
Religion
Islam (Chaand Raat · mosques) · Hinduism (Basant) · Sikhism
Sports
A1 Grand Prix team · Cricket (Pakistan Cricket Board · National cricket team · Test cricket umpires) · Football (Premier League · National Football Challenge Cup · National football team · Pakistan Football Federation) · Gilli-danda · Pakistan Open · Pakistan Hockey Federation (National hockey team) · Pakistan Davis Cup team · Pakistan Rugby Union (National rugby union team) · Lahore Marathon · Tour de Pakistan · Squash in Pakistan · Shandur Polo Festival · Kabaddi
[show]
Other topics and categories
Other topics
Tallest buildings · International rankings
Categories
Archaeological sites · Architecture · Cities · Communications · Conservation · Culture · Economy · Education · Former subdivisions · Geography · Government · Healthcare · History · Images · Kashmir · Media · Military · Lists · Law · People · Politics · Punjab · Religion · Science and technology · Society · Sports · Subdivisions · Tourism · Transport · Stubs
WikiProject · Portal
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khushab_District"
Categories: Khushab District
Hidden categories: Articles containing Urdu language text
Views
Article
Discussion
Edit this page
History
Personal tools
Try Beta
Log in / create account

if (window.isMSIE55) fixalpha();
Navigation
Main page
Contents
Featured content
Current events
Random article
Search

Interaction
About Wikipedia
Community portal
Recent changes
Contact Wikipedia
Donate to Wikipedia
Help
Toolbox
What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Printable version
Permanent link
Cite this page
Languages
हिन्दी
Português
Svenska


This page was last modified on 27 August 2009 at 15:59.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. See Terms of Use for details.Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.
Privacy policy
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers

ydil

kgjcdkutsjkrtj

khushab

welcome city of khushab