Khushab District (Urdu: ضِلع خُوشاب) is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan, with its administrative capital in Jauharabad. The district is named after the historical city of Khushab located within its boundaries. According to the 1998 census, the population was 905,711 with 24.76% living in urban areas.[2] The district consists of Four tehsils, Khushab, Noorpur Thal, Quaidabad and Naushera.[3] Khushab is home to the Heavy Water and Natural Uranium Research Reactor,[4] part of the Pakistan's Special Weapons Program.[5]
Contents [hide]
1 Language
2 Notable people
3 Nuclear installations
4 Geography
5 Administrative divisions
5.1 Khushab Tehsil
5.2 Noorpur Thal Tehsil
5.3 Quaidabad Tehsil
5.4 Naushera Tehsil
6 References
6.1 Bibliography
7 External links
Language[edit]
Inhabitants of the Khushab district speak a variety of Punjabi dialects,[6] including:
Shapuri (Main dialect of the district)
Majhi, or Standard Punjabi (in cities)
Pothohari (northern hilly regions)
Thalochi (southern areas)(in thal) near Bhakkar)
Jandali (western areas near Mianwali).
Pakistan's national language, Urdu, is spoken and understood by the majority of the population, whereas English is understood by people with a higher education background.
Notable people[edit]
Malik Fateh Khan Tiwana Fateh Khan Tiwana (d. 1848) was the son of Khuda Yar Khan, a jagirdar in the neighbourhood of Dera Ismail Khan. The Sikh general, Hari Singh Nalwa appointed him to take charge of Mittha Tiwana, country in the upper regions of the Sindh Sagar Doab. On being implicated in the assassination of Raja Dhian Singh in September 1843, Fateh Khan fled to Dera Ismail Khan and raised the standard of revolt. When in 1844 Diwan Lakkhi Mall was sent from Lahore to punish him, Fateh Khan took shelter in the fort of Tonk, but was forced to flee. He remained in hiding in the trans Indus territory. Later, he was implicated in the murder of Karivar Pashaura Singh. After the first Anglo-Sikh war, Fateh Khan Tiwana became the governor of Bannu. In November 1848, Herbert Edwardes sent him to suppress Sikh disturbances. A Sikh force brought him to bay in the fort of Dalipgarh where he was killed in action. References
1. Suri, Sohan Lal, `Udmat-ut-Twarikh. Lahore, 1885-89 2. Khushwant Singh, A History of the Sikhs, vol. II. Princeton, 1966 3. Bhagat Singh, Maharaja Ranjit Singh and His Times. Delhi, 1990
Sir Khizar Hayat Tiwana Prime minister of United punjab and Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana (1900–1975), KCSI, OBE (Punjabi: نواب ملک خضرحیات تیوانہ) was the Punjab Unionist party Premier of the Punjab during the climactic period of 1942-47.
Sir Khizar Hayat Tiwana Prime minister of United punjab and Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana (1900–1975), KCSI, OBE (Punjabi: نواب ملک خضرحیات تیوانہ) was the Punjab Unionist party Premier of the Punjab during the climactic period of 1942-47.
Malik Fateh Khan Tiwana Fateh Khan Tiwana (d. 1848) was the son of Khuda Yar Khan, a jagirdar in the neighbourhood of Dera Ismail Khan. The Sikh general, Hari Singh Nalwa appointed him to take charge of Mittha Tiwana, country in the upper regions of the Sindh Sagar Doab. On being implicated in the assassination of Raja Dhian Singh in September 1843, Fateh Khan fled to Dera Ismail Khan and raised the standard of revolt. When in 1844 Diwan Lakkhi Mall was sent from Lahore to punish him, Fateh Khan took shelter in the fort of Tonk, but was forced to flee. He remained in hiding in the trans Indus territory. Later, he was implicated in the murder of Karivar Pashaura Singh. After the first Anglo-Sikh war, Fateh Khan Tiwana became the governor of Bannu. In November 1848, Herbert Edwardes sent him to suppress Sikh disturbances. A Sikh force brought him to bay in the fort of Dalipgarh where he was killed in action. References
1. Suri, Sohan Lal, `Udmat-ut-Twarikh. Lahore, 1885-89 2. Khushwant Singh, A History of the Sikhs, vol. II. Princeton, 1966 3. Bhagat Singh, Maharaja Ranjit Singh and His Times. Delhi, 1990
Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi, Urdu poet, fiction writer and journalist
Wasif Ali Wasif, teacher, writer, poet, and Sufi
Abdulqadir Hassan, Writer and Journalist
Idris Azad, Philosopher, poet, fiction writer and journalist
Khushwant Singh, Novelist, lawyer, politician and journalist
Sohail Warraich, Writer and Journalist
Nuclear installations[edit]
On March 21, 2000, an article in the Christian Science Monitor claimed that satellite photos had revealed a nuclear reactor and missile base near the city of Khushab.[7] The apparent presence of a military nuclear capability raised concerns worldwide. On June 14, 2000 the Dawn newspaper alleged that the nuclear reactor and reprocessing plant at Khushab were producing 8 to 10 kilograms of weapons-grade plutonium per year for military use.
Geography[edit]
Khushab is situated between the cities of Sargodha and Mianwali, near the river Jhelum. The district capital is Jauharabad (founded 1953, pop. 39,477).
Khushab consists of agricultural lowland plains, lakes, and hills. Parts of the Thal desert touch the district, which has a breadth of over 70 miles (110 km) and is situated between the Indus river and the Jhelum river.
There are three lakes (Ochali, Khabbaki and Jahlar) in the district. Kanhatti Garden is the largest forest in Khushab district, near Khabbaki village in the Soon valley. Khabikki Lake is a salt-water lake in the southern Salt Range. The lake is one kilometre wide and two kilometres long. Khabikki is also the name of a neighbouring village. Sakaser is the highest mountain in the Salt Range.[citation needed] Its summit is 1522 metres / 4946 feet high and is situated in Khushab District.
Administrative divisions[edit]
Khushab got the status of district in 1982. At the start, the district was divided into two tehsils, Khushab, Noorpur Thal. Later on Quaidabad was given the status of Tehsil in March 2007 [8] and Naushera (Vadi e Soon) became 4th Tehsil of District Khushab in March 2013. In local bodies delimitation 2000 (before to the creation of the Tehsil Quaidabad and Naushehra), it contained a total of fifty-one Union Councils.[9] In 2015 delimitation of District Khushab, 48 rural union councils and 7 urban Municipal Committees have been created by the election Commission of Pakistan.[10]
Khushab Tehsil[edit]
In 2000, Tehsil Khushab was subdivided into 32 Union councils; but in 2015, ten urban Union councils (Khushab 5, Jauharabad 2, Hadali 2 and Mitha Tiwana 1) transferred to Municipal Committees whereas six Union councils have become the part of Tehsil Naushehra. Now Tehsil Khushab has 19 Union councils and 4 Municipal Committees:[10]
Union Councils
Botala
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Chak No.51/Mb
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Daiwal
Girote
Hassanpur Tiwana
Jabbi Shareef
Katha Saghral
Kund
Union Councils
Lukoo
Mohibpur
Nali Shumali
Nari
Padhrar
Roda
Sandral
Tilokar
Waheer
Municipal Committee / Corporation
Khushab
Jauharabad
Hadali
Mitha Tiwana
Noorpur Thal Tehsil[edit]
Noorpur Thal is subdivided into 12 Union Councils and 1 Municipal Committee.[9]
Union Councils
Adhi Kot
Adhi Sarkal
Biland
Jamali Noorpur
Jaura Kalan
Jharkal
Union Councils
Khai Khurd
Khatwan
Pelowaince
Rahdari
Rangpur
Noorpur Rural
Municipal Committee
Noorpur
Quaidabad Tehsil[edit]
Quaidabad is subdivided into 11 Union Councils and 1 Municipal Committee.[8]
Union Councils
Bandial Janubi
Bijar
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Choha
Goleywali
Gunjial Janubi
Gunjial Shumali
Mitha Tiwana
Okhali Mohlah
Utra Janubi
Warcha
Municipal Committee
Quaidabad
Naushera Tehsil[edit]
Naushera (Vadi e Soon) is subdivided into 6 Union Councils and 1 Municipal Committee.[10]
Union Councils
Angah
Khabaki
Khura
Kufri
Mardwal
Uchali
Municipal Committee
Naushera (Soon Valley)
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