Sahiwal ‫ساہيوال‬

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Location
 Sahiwal lies between Lahore and Multan.
 180 KM from Multan,203 KM from Lahore and
101 KM from Faisalabad.
 It is in the region between Ravi and Sutlej
rivers.

 Sahiwal Division is in the south east of Punjab.

From Multan Division it lies between 30-40
north latitude and 73-06 longitude. It is 500 ft
(150 m) above sea level. It forms a parallelogram
lying NE-SW along the River Ravi. It is 100 km
from east to west and 45 km from the
north-western boundary of the Division of Sahiwal,
Division Faisalabad, District Toba Tek Singh . The
dry River Khushak Bias separates it from the
District Pakpattan. Karate District is east of the
division. District Khanewal and District
Vehari form boundaries with the division. On the
southern side is District Pakpattan, where there is
a shrine of the Sufi Fareed Ganj Shakker.
Population
It is the 14th largest city in Province Punjab and 21st
largest city in Pakistan with the population of
389,605.
Division DistrictsTehsils
Sahiwal
Sahiwal
Chichawatni
Karate
Depalpur
Karate
Sahiwal Renala
Khurd
Pakpattan
Pakpattan
Arifwala

History
The Sahiwal District has been settled from the
pre-historical era. Sahiwal is located close to
Pakpattan. Pakpattan owes its sanctity and modern
name, 'the holy ferry', to the shrine of the great
Muslim Sufi Fariduddin Ganjshakar Shaikh-ul-Islam,
Farid-ul-Hakkwa-ud-Din, Shakar Ganj (1173–1265)
which was visited by old great travel and historian
Ibn Batuta in 1334. The native population converted
to Islam by Sufi missionaries. After the decline of the
Mughal Empire, the Sikh took control of Sahiwal.
The district came under direct British rule in 1849,
when the district was officially formed with its
headquarters at Pakpattan. The district was
expanded to include the trans-Ravi portion in 1852,
and the district headquarters were moved to Gogera.
In 1865, when the railway was opened, a village
name as ''Sahiwal'' on the railway side, was named
"Montgomery" on the name of Robert Montgomery
and became the capital of the district.
Harrapa
Harappa is an archaeological site, about 35 km
west of Sahiwal, that was built approximately 2600
BCE.Archaeologists think that in ancient times
Harappa was the urban centre in the upper Indus
region, much like Mohenjo-daro dominated the
lower Indus Valley and Ganweriwala might have
been the urban centre for what is now Rajasthan.
The site at Harappa was first excavated by Sir
Alexander
Cunningham in 1872-73, two decades after Brick
Robbers carried off the visible remains of the city.
He found an Indus Seal of an unknown
origin.The Harappan Civilization has its earliest
roots in cultures such as that of Mehrgarh,
approximately 6000 BC. The two greatest cities,
Mohenjo-daro andHarappa, emerged circa 2600 BC
along the Indus River valley in Punjab and Sindh.
Who was Robert Montogomery?
The first person in the history of English covenant is
the HC Bert Montgomery.Whose son Sir Henry
Couningham Montgomery in 1799 raised sword
against the Great Muslim Mujahid Tipu Sultan
Shaheed . In the context, the use of the handicraft
used by Mr Montgomery will always be hated in
history.The third person was Robert
Montgomery,who has been holding various
positions in Punjab . Mr. R Montgomery has been a
remarkable service in Punjab’s
administration.Where he struggled against
freedom war. After that he became leutinent
governor of Punjab.On his name ,Sahiwal named as
in 1865 and made the District head.

Montgomery To Sahiwal
Mufti Zia Ul Hassan proposed resolution (#78) in
district council meeting in 4 august 1966 which was
approved by all members .
The Resolution was:

‘’District Montgomery name regarded with the name

of foriegn ruler. It is the momorable of domination
and power of foriegn rulers which cannot be kept in
the atmosphere of independence.So,Montogomery
named as his Ex name Sahiwal.With which its
ancient and great traditions are related.All these
monuments should be removed from the District
Montgomery. Who are controversial with jihadist of
1857 emotions.Give them the name of long live
works of famous Mujahideen.Those who served for
end of foreign power.So that they live in the lives of
nation and country.’’

Central Jail
It is the largest jail in Pakistan for about 134 years
since 1873 In Foreign world most of the part its
reputation was its Prison (jail) in british reign.The
most popular prisoner was Molana Zafar Ali
Khan.He arrested during 1st World War.In these
days he write;

‫کھینچی کر بیٹھ میں منٹگمری‬

‫تصویر کی حال کے دنیا نے میں‬

The Sahiwal Division Jail is one of the ancient jails in

Punjab. It was depicted in one of the famous
Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV Drama)
Jangloos. A famous Urdu poet, Faiz Ahmad Faiz,
wrote a major part of his poetry while he was in
Sahiwal Jail as a political prisoner.A new high
security jail is under construction next to the central
jail.
Agriculture
Agriculture is important to the local economy,
particularly the growing of cotton and grain exported
all over Pakistan and around the world. Cattles and
sheep are also for which the Division is famous for
Water Buffalo milk all over the world. The main
crops of the Sahiwal district are wheat, cotton,
sugarcane, maize and rice. Main fruits are citrus,
mangoes and guava. Sahiwal is a green and fertile
town with 11,522 acres (46.63 km2) under naturally
grown forests.

Sahiwal Cattle
The Sahiwal Cattle breed is the best dairy breed of
zebu or humped cattle (Bos Indicus), followed by the
very similar Red Sindhi and Butana breeds. It
originated in the dry Punjab region which lies along
the Indian-Pakistani Border, and was once kept in
large herds by professional herdsmen called
"Jaanglees".

Industry
Sahiwal's industries include cotton ginning and
pressing, tanning, textile (City cloth palace, City
Fashion Center), textile spinning, weaving, leather
products, garments, pharmaceuticals,flour mills,
food processing, oil mills, cold storage, potato,
tobacco, vegetable ghee/cooking oil, biscuits, chip
board, confectionery, and woollen textile spinning
and weaving.KSC is an electrical industry in Sahiwal,
producing water heaters, water coolers, air coolers,
fans and washing machines.

Personalities From Sahiwal

 Abdus salam Pakistan's first Nobel Prize
winner, was born in Santokdas, Division Sahiwal,
according to his elder sister and his obituary
 Majeed Amjad one of the founding forefathers
of modern Urdu literature, was born in Sahiwal
and received his education from Government
College Lahore. He was inspired by the greenery
of Sahiwal and wrote about its trees and greenery.
There is a park named for him.

 Mushtaq Ahmad, former test cricketer

 Manzoor Elahi, former test cricketer
 Tariq Aziz, television anchor
 Attash Durrani, Urdu writer and Scholar
 Rana Muhammad Hanif Khan, politician
and former Finance Minister of Pakistan
 Kunwar Mohinder Singh Bedi Sahar,
Urdu Poet
 Nouraiz Shakoor, politician and former
Federal minister
 Fain Hooray, Sufi musician
 Emanual Neno, Christian author and
translator
 Dildar Pervaiz Bhatti, (TV artist, compere,
comedian, anchor)
 Brigadier Kuldeep Singh
Chandpuri, MVC, VSM, Indian Army Officer
Twin City
The twinning arrangement was agreed between
Rochdale,in Greater Manchester,North Weat
England and Sahiwal in 1998.

Climate
The climate of Sahiwal district is extreme, reaching
40+ °C in summer, and down to 4 °C in winter. The
soil of the district is very fertile. The average rainfall
is about 2000 mm. Cc.

Refrences
Information collected from
 https://www.wikipedia.org/
 https://archive.org/details/MontgomerytoSahiwal
 http://www.findpk.com/cities/Explorer-pakistan-S
ahiwal.html