chakwal

1. Chakwal( The homeland of martyrs and
warriors)
Presented by: Mubashir Hussain
Presented to :Ms. Sonia Ayesha Zafar
28/1/2015 1

2. Contents
 Introduction
 History
 Location
 Administrative divisions
 Notable residents
 Tourism
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3. Introduction
 Capital of Chakwal district
 Located in Rawalpindi division
 literary rate
 Langue and dressing
 Khusa
 Revari
 Minerals
 Industries 3

4. 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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5. 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

6. Administrative division:
The district Chakwal is subdivided into four
tehsils
 Chakwal
 Kallar Kahar
 Talagang
 Choa Saidan Shah
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7. Occupation
 Agriculture
 Army and police
 Business and trading
 Doctors and engineers
 Education and banking
 Industrial and mining labor
 Farming
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8. 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
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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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10. 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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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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 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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