District Government Khushab

Jauharabad (District Khushab) is beautiful city for residence havind wide roads and streets. Education rate is increasing in Khushab District. Top Schools and colleges include Fauji Foundation Khushab, DPS Khushab & The educators Jauharabad. Now there is a campus of Arid University in Khushab.

Neighbour cities are Sargodha,Mianwali,Bhakher,Jhelum and Jhang. The soon valley sakasir is one of the beautiful area of District Khushab. There is three beautiful lakes(Ochali, Khabbaki, Sodhi Jay Wali) and a beautiful Garden called Kanhatti Garden near Khabbaki village. Here is a very bigest forest in Soon Valley area.

Khushab is situated between Sargodha and Mianwali, near the river Jhelum. The district is headquartered at Jauharabad (founded 1953, pop. 39,477).

This distt. is full of natuaral beauty containing Jhelum River,Fields,Mountains(Skaisar) and Thal desert.Its important towns included Quaida-bad,Jauhara-bad,Mithtawana,Nowshera.

Jauharabad is beautiful city for residence having wide roads and streets.education rate is increasing in Khushab distt.Top Schools and colleges included are Fauji Foundation Khushab,DPS Khushab,The educators Jauharabad.Now there is a campus of Arid University in Khushab.

There is three beautiful lakes(Ochali. Khabbaki. Sodhi jay wali) and a beautiful Garden Kanhatti Garden near Khabbaki village. Here is a very bigest forest in Disst. khushab soonvalley area.

Places to visit Khabikki Lake 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 kilometer 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.

Uchhali 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.

Sakaser 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 it. It is a good picnic spot and moderately tough walking point. At its top there is a radar.

Hashmi Sadat-Decendents of Bahauddin Zakariyya Multani(Syeds of Pail-Piran), Awan, Sangha - [MALIKS], Tiwana, Lila (Malike), Naichs (Malik), Baghoor, Parachas, Belals (Malik), Syeds (Hamdanis), Baloachs, Janjauas, Mangat, Bandials, Utras, Saggus, Chheenas, Sheikh, Maikens, Joyia (Malik), Rahdaris, Jasras, Waghras, Kharas, Doodhas, Baggahs, Kalus, Boranas, Doohns, Majoka (Malik).

Villages of Khushab tehsil are are Kund, Hadali, Daiwal(the hub of the Sanghas), Mitha Tiwana, Hassan Pur Tiwana (Hamoka), Bola, Roda, Parachagan, Jalalpur Syedan Hamdania, Mohib-Pur, Girot, Nali Nari, Khatha, Padhrar Dhak, Khhotakka, Bansi, Balwal, Pail-Piran,Jaba, Khabeki, Mardwal, Nowshera, Anga and Kufri. Villages in Tehsil Noor Pur Thal are Noor Pur, Adhi Sargil, Adhi Kot, Chan, Rangpur Baghoor, Jamali, Rahdari, Mehmood Shaheed, Shahwala, Shah Hussain, Boranawala, Palowan, Kalwal, Sidha, Maiken, Bambool, Jara, Jharkil, Nawan Saggu, Dhamak, Nikro Shaheed, Katimar, Obhal, Khai Majoka, Jatooi, Billand and Pelovanis. Villages in Tehsil Quaidabad are Choa, Warchcha, Okhali Mohla, Gunjayal, Mitha Kho, Bandiyal, Jabbi Sharif (the main Village of Daman Mohar), 14MB, Goleywali and Namewali, Majoka.

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 Rajhistan. 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.

The Thal desert is a dry desert with scarce vegetation — mostly thorny bushes — over a breadth of 70 miles and is situated between the Indus river and the Jhelum river. But in Thal the people are very poor because the whole land is arid and depends upon the weather condition. They cultivate grains only. Most illiterate area in Punjab Province. Noor Pur Thal has ten Union councils but you can hardly find good schools or other basic necessities of life there. Thal desert is basically is a triangle between the districts of Khushab, Bhakkar, Mianwali, Jhang, Leyiha and Muzzafargarh. Mostly the area is arid the people are very poor. Thal has very hot days and pleasant nights.

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 decendents od Bahauddin Zakkarya Multani,and are Hashmite Sadats(Syeds),who's 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 and Pir the Khara.Few leading personalities of Pail-Piran included Pir Nowbahar Shah,dr.Pir Walayat Shah(Dr.Wali Pir),Pir Kalu Shah,and lately Dr.Syed Wajid H.Pirzada.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.

The Tiwana family has dominated politics in Khushab, mainly because they are scattered over most of the plains of the district while other tribes are more concentrated in the valleys and the mountains. In the Soon Valley politics centred Pir Nowbahar Shah of Pail-Piran during his life time.Hos other contemporaries were Malik Shahnawaz of Khabaki and Malik hayyat of Jabba.

The leader of Tiwana party, Malik Khuda Buksh Tiwana, was Chairman of Sargodha district before Khushab became a district. He then served as the first Chairman of Khushab. Later he became Provincial minister and was also elected as MNA. His younger brothers Malik Ghulam Mohammad Tiwana, Malik Ehsan Ullah Tiwana and Malik Saif Ullah Tiwana also are famous political figures.

Malik Ghulam Mohammad Tiwana is Zila Nazim of Khushab and has served Khushab as member, National Assembly and member, Provincial Assembly defeating Shakir Bashir Awan and Shuja Khan (candidate from PML-Q).

Malik Ghulam Rasool Sangha is the Thesil Nazim of Thesil Khushan. He belongs to the Awan family from Daiwal. He was elected Tehsil Nazim by defeating Haroon Bandial and Malik Mukhtar.

Malik Ehsan Ullah Tiwana was the first Zila Nazim of Khushab and is now the President of the Pakistan Muslim League in there. Saif Tiwana is the serving MNA.

The Tiwana party is widely known as the Awami group and have a very strong allegiance in the whole district unlike other political groups, whose popularity is confined to certain specific areas like Awans in Padhrar and the Maliks in Soon valley.

Malik Karam Bakhsh Awan of Padhrar was the famous person of the area. He founded Tanzeem-ul-Awan for the betterment of Awans. He provided his own land for the establishment of Government College Naushera.

Malik Naeem Khan was another important personality and an influential politician. He worked very hard for the development of Soon Valley.

Other famous people of the Khushab district include the sitting federal minister Sumaira Malik, Brigadier Muhammad Nazar Tiwana followed by his younger cousin brother Brigadier Muhammad Azam Tiwana and Major Ahmed Khan Tiwana (Shaheed - Kargil 1999), Tamgha-e-Basalat.

Malik Muhammad Waris Kalu is also a very important figure of the area he belongs to the desert area and very popular among the poor masses. He always love to do work for the people in Thal Desert. Malik Saleh Muhammad Gunjial MPA.(Ex Minister of Punjab).

One of the famous young political personalty is Malik Tahir Raza Baghoor , he is emerging leader of baghoor family in Tehsil Noor Poor Thal , this young person inherted politics from his family , in recent local body election , this young person lost his tehsil nazim election on toss.

Ex Ministers
Malik Naeem Khan Awan:-Ex Federal Minister
Malik KhudaBuksh Tiwana Ex Provincial Minister
Present MNA's
Malik Shakir Bashir Awan -A young political leader- MNA NA -70
Miss Sumaira Malik MNA NA-69
Ex - MNA's
Malik Umar Aslam Awan:-Ex-MNA.
Ex-MNA
Malik Saif Ullah Tiwana:-Ex-MNA
Present MPA's
Mailik Muhammad Asif Bha MPA PP-41
Malik Karam Ellahi Bandial MPA PP-40
Malik Muhammad Waris Kallu MPA PP-42
Malik Javid Iqbal Awan MPA PP-39
Capt. Dr. Muhammad Rafiq Ex-MPA
Malik Muhammad Azam Advocat Ex-MPA (Sleeping permanently after that)
Malik Saleh Muhammad Gunjial:- Ex MPA
Malik Khuda Baksh Wadhal:-Ex MPA
Ex-District Nazim, Khushab
Malik Ghulam Muhammad Tiwana :-District Nazim
Malik Ehsan Ullah Tiwana:- Ex - District Nazim
Ex - Chairman of District Khushab
Malik Ameer Mukhtar Sangha Awan:- Ex Chairman of District Khb.
Ex- Naib Zila Nazim, Khushab
Malik Atta Ullah Gunjial:- Naib Zila Nazim
Malik Shakir Bashir Awan:- Ex - Naib Zila Nazim
Ex - Tehsil Nazim, Khushab
Malik Ghulam Rasool Sangha Awan:- Tehsil Nazim Khushab
Malik Ayub Bha, Ex- Tehsil Nazim Khushab
Ex-Tehsil Nazim, Noorpur Thal
Malik Said Rasool Salhal:- Tehsil Nazim, Noorpur Thal
Ex- Naib Tehsil Nazims
Muhammad Yar:- Naib Tehsil Nazim Khushab
Muhammad Khan Borana:- Naib Tehsil Nazim, Noorpur Thal
Malik Tahir Raza Baghoor :Ex Naib Tehsil Nazim Noorpur Thal

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.

Jauharabad, Daiwal, Jabbi Sharif, Padhrar, Tiba Qaim Din, Hadali, Mitha Tiwana, Hamokah, Noor Pur Thal, Qaid Abad, Dhak Janjua, kufri, kalyal, Pail-Piran, Chanki, Rahdari, Shahwala, Mehmood Shaheed, Bambool, Jara, katimar, Shah Hussain, Adhi Kot, Rangpur Baghoor, Girot+Mohibpur, Billand, Pelovanis, Namewali, Majoka.

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