Dera Ghazi Khan

Dera Ghazi Khan Digerian ڈیرہ غازی خان (dera)
—  Mid of PAKISTAN  —
DGKHAN
Nickname(s): Dera Pholla da sehra
Motto: Dera
Dera Ghazi Khan Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 30°03′N 70°38′E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Dera Ghazi Khan District
Population
• Urban	412,650
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
• Summer (DST)	+6 (UTC)

PAKISTAN,D.G.KHAN

Dera Ghazi Khan (Saraiki, Urdu: ڈیرہ غازی خان) is a city located in Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. Dera Ghazi Khan is one of the most populous cities in Southern Punjab.

History

See also: Derajat

The city was founded at the close of the 15th century and named after Nawab Ghazi Khan Mirani, son of Nawab Haji Khan Mirani, a Balochi chieftain, who had declared independence from the Langah Dynasty's Sultans of Multan. Together with two other Deras i.e. settlements, Dera Ismail Khan and Dera Fateh Khan, it gave its name to Derajat. Derajat eventually came into the possession of the British after the Sikh War in 1849 and was divided into two districts: Dera Ghazi Khan and Dera Ismail Khan. The district of Rajanpur was later carved out of the Dera Ghazi Khan district.

Dera Ghazi Khan was founded in 15th century by Amar a Tribal Sardar of Mirani tribe^{[citation needed]}. The old city of Dera Ghazi Khan was situated at the distance of 10 miles (16 km) towards east of the present city. In 1908, the old city was destroyed due to flash floods from heavy rains overflowing the River Indus. The present city was established in 1910. The city is divided into different blocks. The British Raj established colonial system in the continent and declared Dera Ghazi Khan as district in the year 1849. General Courtland was appointed as first Deputy Commissioner of this District. Keeping in view the rapidly increasing population of the area and deteriorating law and order situation district Dera Ghazi Khan was divided in two districts i.e. Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur. Presently there are two revenue sub division of the District.

Ghazi Khan Tomb

Dera Ghazi Khan city is situated on the western bank of the Indus river. It was founded by a Mirani ruler, Nawab Haji Khan Mirani, in 1476; he named the town after his son Ghazi Khan. Their close allies were Changwani and khetran tribes In those days, game abounded near Dera Ghazi Khan and the fields were green. It was known as "Dera Phoolan Da Sehra" due to plenty of gardens and kastori canal, supplied by the Indus river.and tehsil tounsa shreef is very famous in district D.G khan.

In 1909-10, this cradle of Mirani rule was inundated by the Indus. At that time, there was a population of about 23,731. The present town was built 10 miles (16 km) from the old town. It was laid out on a grid pattern comprising 66 blocks with wide long roads and streets. Two open spaces were planned in each block for social gatherings. Some of these have been encroached upon.

The population of the new developed town in 1911 was 18,446. This 2.22% decrease of population was due to dislocation of population after the destruction of the previous settlement.

In the year 1913, the Municipal Committee came in to existence. At that time, the area of the town was very small. Physical growth continued and now the area was about 4 square miles (10 km²). The major growth of the town has taken place since 1947. The town has largely spread to the north and south; it could not expand to the west due to the danger of flooding torrents such as affected the town in 1955. However, growth has also taken place in the eastern side. Almost all of the new developments in north and east of the planned town are haphazardly built.

The development in the town from 1947 to 1958 remained slow, due to lack of transportation and communication facilities. Only a boat bridge on the river Indus in winter season and steamer service for summer season linked Dera Ghazi Khan with the rest of the Punjab. Taunsa Barrage on river Indus was completed in 1953 and the pace of development gained momentum. During the last 5 years, 72 industrial units were established. Ghazi Textile mills is another attempt to establish a heavy industrial complex in order to raise the economic base of the town.

Medical college chowk

Geography and climate

Dera Ghazi Khan is located at 30'03" N and 70'38" E. The overall climate of the city is dry with scanty rain fall. The winter is relatively cold and the climate is hot during the remaining part of the year, but it is very hot in summer. The temperature during summer is usually about 115 °F (46 °C). While during winter season the mercury goes down as far as 40 °F (4 °C). The direction of the winds being North-South throughout the year. Due to barren mountain of Koh-Suleman and sandy soil of the area, windstorm are very common in Summer season especially in July–August Period. The Summer season of the district usually touches the highest point of temperature is Pakistan.

Fort Munro, located on edge of Punjab Province, in Dist. Dera Ghazi Khan holds relatively cooler weather. In Winter, scattered snowfall is also reported in this area.

Administration

As well as being district capital - Dera Ghazi Khan is also the capital of Dera Ghazi Khan Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the district. The city of Dera Ghazi Khan is itself administratively subdivided into seven Union Councils.Lund, Khosa , Leghari, Qaisrani,and Buzdar,tribes are politically active.

Politics

Former President of Pakistan Sardar Farooq leghari, Governors of Punjab Sardar Zulfiqar Khosa, Sardar Latif Khosa,Chief minister of Punjab Sardar Dost Muhammad Khosa, present Chief secretary. Punjab Nasir Mehmood Khosa, Former Inspector General Police Punjab Tariq Khosa, present Supreme Court Judge Asif Khosa belong to DG Khan.But these leaders did nothing for D.G.Khan development. Latif Khosa has consistently advocated the formation of a separate province in the south Punjab (Siraiki sooba).

Historical and interesting places

Tomb of Hazarat Sakhi Sarwar

Main article: Sakhi Sarwar

D.G.Khan

Tomb of Hazarat Sakhi Sarwar was built in the 13th century in Sulaiman Mountains, 35 km from Dera Ghazi Khan city. This is presently in a small village named Muqam. Thousands of people from all over subcontinent come here on the Annual Celebrations of Birth of Sakhi Sarwar in March every year. It is a unique building of Mughal architecture.

Tomb of Ghazi Khan

The tomb of Nawab Ghazi Khan Mirrani was built in the beginning of 15th century. This seems like the tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam in Multan. This is present in the Mulla Qaid Shah Graveyard. Its main gate is from eastern side and two small doors are in side of north and south. In it there are 11 graves, which are of the family of Nawab Ghazi Khan Mirrani. Every side of the tomb is 13 feet (4.0 m) and 3 inches (76 mm) from inner side and which are conical minarets from out side. Its circular distance from the earth is 17 feet (5.2 m) and half. The half diameter of the conical minarets remains 34 inches (860 mm) on the highest of 19 feet (5.8 m). There are 28 ladders from northern side in the internal side. The Graveyard came into being due to the tomb of Nawab Ghazi Khan Mirrani. This is the oldest building of the city Dera Ghazi Khan.

Church yard

In front of central jail there is a residential colony named Canal Colony. The church yard is situated in the northern side of the colony. This is the unique church yard which is situated in the walls on its four sides. This church yard could not spread because of minority of the Christian in the local area. This was came into being in the year 1910.

Shah Bagh Mosque

After the destruction of the old Dera Ghazi Khan when the people of Dera Ghazi Khan shifted in the new city, this was the first Mosque where they performed their first Jumma Namaz. It is in the Block No. 7. In the city people performed their first Jumma Namaz behind the Mutawali of the Mosque named Syed Bagh Ali Shah. So it named after the Imam of that time.

Pachad Desert, D.G.Khan

Jamia Masjid

This is the biggest Masjid of the city. Which was constructed in year 1916. There is a large pool in the Masjid which is used for making ablution. It has a big hall whose length is 100 feet (30 m) and width is 45 feet (14 m), in which 3,000 persons can say their prayer at one time. Its courtyard is also wide in which 10,000 men can say their prayer. The minarets of the Masjid are 85 feet (26 m) high in which there are 100 ladders.

Damis Lake, Fort Munro

Fort Munro

Road to Fort Munro

Main article: Fort Munro

Fort Munro is a hill station in Dera Ghazi Khan which lies on the Quetta Road at 80 km from Dera Ghazi Khan city in the Sulaiman Mountains Range.It is a place of well being and a perfect destination for soothing body and soul. Away from dusty and hot climate of Multan and D.G.Khan it is blessed with clean and cool weather.Lot of sick and ill people come here for there refreshment and recovery from different diseases and sickness.Its altitude is 1800 meters (6,470 feet) above sea level and attracts many people for short stays during the summer. It is also a good picnic point. Many school trips and families use to go for recreation. Families from south punjab cities like Multan, Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur, Jampur Layyah, Taunsa, Kot addu, Lodhran, Bahawalpur and Kot Mithan make trips to this beautiful hill station during summer. In summer when temrature reaches 48 degree in south Punjab, people rush to this cold place where temperature remains 20 degree in summer.

Thermal Water of Zinda Pir near Cement Factory

It is a place of well being and a perfect destination for soothing body and soul. Away from dusty and hot climate of Multan and D.G.Khan it is blessed with clean and cool weather.Lot of sick and ill people come here for there refreshment and recovery from different diseases and sickness.

Taunsa Barrage

Template:Main Article Taunsa Barrage is situated in the northern side of the city Dera Ghazi Khan at the distance of 60 km. It is worth seeing place. It is also a good picnic point. Many school trips and families use to go for recreation.

Mid-Country City

D.G.KHAN is a mid-country city which is located on the junction of four provinces.

Tourism and Adventure

D.G.KHAN is a best city for tourism and fun.For Fishing River Indus like Ghazi Ghat and Head Tounsa ,for Desert Safari and Jeep rally Desert Pachad near airport is nice place and for Mountain Trekking and Adventure Fort Munro and Sakhi Sarwer (Koh Suliman) are the best places. With a beautiful and unique landscape D.G.KHAN is a only city in Pakistan which has Indus River, Green Fields,Pachad Desert and Koh Suleman Mouintains.Thats why it called "DERA PHULAN DA SEHRA".

Parks of the city

• Nawaz Sharif Park

This park is at Quetta road near Virtaul University Campus with a beautiful scenery and covering vast area.Its exact location is between grid station and cricket stadium. Its main gate is on Dera-Gaddai road in front of Model Town..

Nawaz Sharif Park,D.G.Khan

• D.C. Garden

Its area is 81 canals and 3 marlas. Divisional Public School and Wild Life Park was also the part of D.C. Garden. Although it is an administrative and residential area but it has natural greenery. Dera Ghazi Khan administration has made the Dera Ghazi Khan officers club inside the D.C Garden, where the officers use to play games like squash, badminton, and tennis. It is a beautiful building in this area where Govt. employees, advocates, politicians, journalists, and the local people are also members of this club.

• Company Bagh

This is called the second garden of the city. East Indian Company made the company bagh in every district. This is known as company bagh. Its area is 162 canals and 12 Marlas. In 1948 a friends club was made in this area. Company bagh is used to play Football, Hockey, Volley Ball, Badminton, Table Tennis and four other games. Later it was constructed by Zia Ullah Paracha & Saif ullah Paracha of Kalabagh.

• Ghazi Park

Ghazi Park is a decent sized theme park, it is the largest theme park in the city. It is located at the North West outskirts of Dera Ghazi Khan. Exhibition are arranged through part of the year since 1999, the exhibitions attract many more visitors than on other days when there are only a handful. The exhibitions are held between February and March.

• The River Bank of River Indus

The western bank of the River Indus is a peaceful picnic point for the people of Dera Ghazi Khan. From here the view of the river is most beautiful. It is also known as the name of Ghazi Ghaat. Ghazi Ghaat welcomes the people coming to Dera Ghazi Khan from the eastern side. There is a boat renting service available at the river.

• Wild Life Park Dera Ghazi Khan

Wild Life Park Dera Ghazi Khan has recently been re-developeding. It is a good place for recreation. It has many types of animals and birds. It is commonly called Dera Ghazi Khan Zoo. The Wild Life Park is government funded and free to visit for all ages.

Shopping centres

Beautiful D.G.Khan

The following shopping Markets/Centres are situated in the city:

• Grain market of district Dera Ghazi Khan is well renowned in the south Punjab. Mostly, farmer and traders of the region are affiliated with the grain market. Cotton, rice and wheat are the major crops of the area

• Rani bazar is another business center situated in city Dera Ghazi Khan. All kinds of jewelry and beautiful dresses of ladies are available in this market. Mostly ladies purchase their needy articles from this market.

• Cloth market is another business centre of the city and situated in Saddar Bazar near Committee Gollai.

• Garments market is another business centre of the city located in Block-10 behind Govt. City High School and situated in Rani Bazar near Committee Gollai.

• Electronic market falls within the middest of the city i.e. round the Gollai Committee.

• Medicine market is situated near Civil Hospital Dera Ghazi Khan. All kind of medicine are available from the market. Pakistan traders is the wholesale supplier of all kind of medicine & Ameer Sons, serving the needs of patients as well as medical stores.

• Vegetable and fruit market is situated within the area near the Faridi bazar. A huge quantity of apple, appricot (khubani), plum (aalubukhara) and other vegetables are being brought in this market from Baluchistan and thereafter the same are being supplied to the other district of Punjab province.

• Mobile market is a big mobile market in heart of Dera Ghazi Khan. Every type of mobiles and mobile related shops are in this area.

• Mowaish Mandi is held in Shah Saddar-Din.
• Spices industry Diamondstar Salt & spices is the famous name in spice industry in Dera Ghazi Khan.
  

  

  Ghazi University Chowk

Business and industry

The prominent employers in Dera Ghazi Khan are the D. G. Khan Cement Company Limited, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and the Al-Ghazi Tractors,Rahim Bux textile Mills. It is considered that these companies, along with various other flour mills, companies in the cotton, chemical, textile industries, as well as rice, sugar, and ghee mills, form the backbone of the Pakistan's economy. However, private sector investment is increasing rapidly from previous few years and a large number of private banks, national corporations are offering their services in the city. The City also has an Oil Refinery owned by OGDC located in the Sulaiman mountain footing near Taunsa. In addition to this there are many oil rigs owned by the Dewan Group located in the tribal areas.

Hotel near Airport

Hotels and Restaurants

There are very good hotels in the city like Shalimar Hotel, Pakeza Hotel,Ajwa Hotel,Indus Hotel,D.G. Hotel, Mola Bux Hotel, Airport Hotel etc.

Roads,Railway and Airport

City is well connected with whole country by roads (Indus Highway Karachi to Peshawar and National Highway Gowader to Lahore), Railways(Karachi to Peshawar) and INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

Railway Station,D.G.KHAN

Rich with Minerals and Natural Resources.

There are Iron, Gypsum,Marble,Limestone,Cement, Precious stone,Uranium,Coal, Petroleum and Gas reservoirs in district Dera Ghazi Khan at sites rodho, zindapir, afiband, Dhodhak etc. The Koh-e-Sulaiman Range constitutes a major part of this area, This range is full of naturl deposits. A big cement plant DG Cement is also situated in Kofla Sattai Tehsil Dera Ghazi Khan.

The rich agricultural land

Dera Ghazi Khan is a rich agricultural land with cotton, wheat, sugarcane, rice, tobacco being the major crops grown. Dera Ghazi Khan is also well known for its dates. The district is now connected by railroad with other parts of the country including Multan, Lahore, Karachi and Quetta. The railway was built by the British before the partition of India.

Real estate

Business of property and Real Estate have very much progressed in the past few years.New housing schemes near Sakhi Sarwar road,Jampur road and Multan road like indus view housing, gul zamin housing, new defence view,garden town and model city etc has been established with all modern facilities.

Education

See also: Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dera Ghazi Khan

Dera Ghazi has a literacy rate of 70 percent which is relatively high as compared to the national level. Due to non-availability of adequate higher education facilities locally, most of the desirous students move to colleges and universities located in other cities of Punjab. In past few years, there has been rapid growth in terms of institutions for higher and technical education.

Schools

The City has a variety of Schools both by the Public Sector and Private Sector. Government High School No. 1 being the most prominent and old School of the city, like almost adjoining primary school No 1 originally constructed pre partition still holding names eg das etc, holds several academic as well as extra-curricular awards. A larger proportion of the students from these schools serving on prominent positions all over the world. Three high (matriculation) school for girls and 4 for boys provide enough facilitation to the youth in context of education. The city also include branches of private nationwide school chains like Divisional Public School, Bloomfield Hall School (BHS), The City School (TCS), The Educators ,AIMS and Army Public School D.G.Khan Cantt.

Army Public School, D.G.Khan Cantt.

Army Public Schools & Colleges System (or APSACS) is an educational institution with branches located in the four provinces of Pakistan. There is beautiful Cantt. area near Airport.And There is state of the art Army Public School in D.G.Khan Cantonment near Airport. Created mainly for the purposes of educating the children of Army personnel, the branches of the school are located in cities where there is an Army Base. As the school is governed by the Pakistani Army, emphasis is placed on discipline and respect towards teachers and upper class men. Charcoal grey slacks, black oxford-style shoes, a green blazer and a white dress shirt. For girls, a white shalwar qamez, a scarf, (also white with a green border). The school logo and motto are portrayed on a badge for students to wear. Socks or stockings are White for girls and Black for boys. Army Public Schools and Colleges (APSACS) are semi-private institutions, affiliated with the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Islamabad. Considered to be English Medium Schools, the bulk of the curriculum is taught in English. However, as the national language of Pakistan is Urdu and the country's laws are based on Islamic beliefs, Urdu literature and grammar, Islamic Studies and are part of the school's system. Some of the College branches provide prep courses for Military Academy entrance exams.

Danish School System

Green D.G.Khan

Danish school has been established in D.G.KHAN by the Govt. of Punjab.

Colleges

Dera Ghazi Khan has 8 Govt. colleges, 2 Degree college for boys, 2 Degree colleges for women. 1 commerce college for boys and girls and one technical college. The medical college in the city is under construction.Khosa sardars make promise every year for medical college but so for there is no medical college in this divisional headquarter.Because all funds turned to upper punjab and Punjab Govt. and no development in south punjab. Several Private Sector Colleges are also performing in the city to get a skilled and literate youth.

Universities

Virtual University of Pakistan has established its campus here since 2004 which is providing both campus based and distance learning education primarily based on IT tools & technology. There are sub-campuses of BZ University Multan and University of Education, and UAF College of Agriculture (constituent college of University of Agriculture Faisalabad). Other prominent educational organization is Allama Iqbal Open University Campus.Even the Governor of Punjab Sardar Latif Khosa belongs to D.G.Khan but he did nothing to provide higher education facility like Cadet College and Engineering University for this city. Recently Government of Punjab passed a bill to establish a University named "Ghazi Khan University". A Medical College is estblised and its classes are started last year at Quaid-e-Azam Medical College Bahawalpur.At present Khosa Family is in full Command in Punjab, Sardar Latif Khosa is Governor of Punjab and Sardar Zulfqar Khan Khosa is right hand of chief Minister of Punjab.

Ghazi University.D.G.Khan

See also: Bahauddin Zakariya University

Government of punjab has established a state of the art Ghazi University in D.G.Khan since 2011.Govt.Postgraduate college,Bzu sub campus,Agriculture college and Ghazi Medical College will work under this university .In order to improve the academic facilities of remote areas former Governor of Punjab Lt General (Rtd) Khalid Maqbool opened up sub campuses of the public sector universities with a vision to transform them into independent universities in future. With this vision in mind D.G.Khan sub campus was established in 2004 by Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan. The campus has grown from one department to five departments within a span of just five years with many new departments in pipe line as well. The goal of the campus has always been to produce quality rather than quantity. Focus has always been to develop close liaison with the industry, for this regular industrial visits have been arranged in past and this would continue in the future as well. Eminent speakers from regional as well as national business leaders are invited for regular seminars. To orient students with professional knowledge internships are arranged for the students. Programs that are currently been conducted are MBA, BBA (Morning and Evening), MBA Executive , MBA-IT, MCS, MSc Economics and MA English. Recently the campus has added a new program of MSc Sociology. Programs like BS(CS), BS(IT), MIT and MCS(Evening) are in pipeline. Along with new programs the university is thinking about starting new departments like Biotechnology, Statistics, Environmental Studies, Mass Communication and Performing Arts. The campus is currently equipped with a state of the art computer lab. The lab also includes the facility of HEC Digital library. Soon a new compute lab with latest machines would also be established along with high speed DSL. The campus in near future would be operating on Wi-Fi technology. Moreover facility of videoconferencing would be available to the students in the future as well. Library includes almost BZU Sub-Campus, D. G. Khan all reference books of the courses that are being conducted as well as other books and up-gradation of the library is also in process. Students would also be provided with latest edition of well reputed journals. A unique joint degree program with international universities for the students of the university is also under consideration. This would greatly improve the academic as well as the communication skills of the students.

University Building

Ghazi Medical College, D.G.Khan

Medical college has been established since 2010 in D.G.KHAN.Niaz Ahmed Baloch has been appointed as a principal of Ghazi Medical College.Ghazi Medical and Dental College has been developed as a state of the art medical institution imparting accredited and approved medical education and research.D.H Hospital and Research Institute which will be a research oriented teaching hospital will fulfill the requirement of training and research of medical students. The curriculum of Ghazi Medical and Dental College will be quite in line with the PM&DC regulations and international health standards in, producing community and research oriented doctors who will be competent to deal with the common health problems of the people in a scientifically sound and cost effective manner, using the appropriate technology and holistic approach. Its graduates will be able to assume leadership in a health care team and will communicate effectively as a good clinician in accordance with the code of medical ethics.

Health facilities

In D.G Khan, there is a civil hospital called the Divisional Headquarters Hospital, along with many private hospitals and labs. The number of beds is being doubled from 250 to 500 in DHQ. Along with the DHQ there are several private hospitals working for the welfare of the people of Dera Ghazi Khan. The overall conditions of public health are miserable in the city. It needs substantial improvement, as even today critical patients could not get proper treatment locally and have to proceed to other cities, i.e., Multan and Lahore. Although Leghari, Mazari and khosa sardars remained prominent in national and provincial politics, they could not succeed in providing better health facilities in Dera Ghazi Khan.

University of Engineering and Technology,D.G.Khan

Govt. has established Akhuwat University of Engineering and Technology in D.G.Khan since 2012.The university will be established on 351 kanals and will offer courses in engineering, veterinary sciences, computer sciences, information and communication and management sciences.

UAF Agriculture University near Airport

There is College of Agriculture near Airport in the city. (constituent college of University of Agriculture Faisalabad). The college imparts training in the degree of B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture. The college consists of teaching sections of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Horticulture, Agronomy, Soil and Forestry Range Management and Wildlife, Agricultural Entomology, Plant Pathology, Animal Production and Health, Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Social Sciences and Rural Development

I.T University of Pakistan

Virtual University of Pakistan has established its campus here since 2004 which is providing both campus based and distance learning education primarily based on IT tools & technology.

Indus University,D.G.Khan

Indus university has been established by private sector and university believe in quality education and for this we have taken some remarkable steps. One of these is to organize International Conferences and Seminars on regular basis. And, most important, we are going to link with universities of other countries. For this conversation is under process with different universities of U. S. A and we hope very soon an MOU will be signed with the universities of U. S. A for awarding joint degree programs.. Through this innovative partnership program, . This, in fact, is an attempt to create an atmosphere of mutual understanding among different cultures and countries to make this world healthier,safer and more tolerant. I assure you that your educational experience at our institutions, will be a rewarding one, both academically and culturally.

Facilities

Transport

For the Need of remote area students INDUS has its own Buses to facilitate the Transport availability for the Students

Library

Indus have a Library consists of all Disciplines Books Like , IT, Management Sciences, Economics, Jurnalisms, Mass Communication

Computer Lab

Our Computer Lab has modern Technology COmputer System and Internet Connectivity. Indus aims to give the Complete knowledge of IT to all Students.

Tehsil Tounsa Sharif 100% litracy.

D.G.Cement

Taunsa Sharif,tehsil of D.G.KHAN has 100% literacy rate in Pakistan.Taunsa Sharif or Taunsa is a Tehsil (subdivision) of Dera Ghazi Khan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The town of Taunsa Shareef is the headquarters of the tehsil.

Etymology, It is customary in Pakistan to use the postfix Sharif with the name of any place with some saints buried, hence the city is also called Taunsa Sharif.

Location, Taunsa Sharif is located on the Karachi-Peshawar Highway which is also known as Indus high way, it is approximately 975 km from Karachi and 600 km from Lahore. Taunsa is also the location of one of the headworks on the Indus River called Taunsa Barrage, located several kilometres south of Taunsa city.

Demography, The main language of the area is Saraiki, whilst the city itself contains a range of ethnic groups, the adjacent towns and rural areas in the Tehsil are primarily occupied by Baloch tribes including the Nutkani Sakhani,[kalati Baloch] Qaisrani, Buzdar, Nasuha, Malghani, Khetran and Kulachi.Jaffar Pathan, Most of the above mentioned tribes including Nasuha and Malghani are part of the Nutkani tribe, Qaisrani is the largest tribe of Tausa Sharif The Shirani, a collection of Pashtun tribes, migrated from Barkhan Balochistan to Taunsa, Khawaja Shah Suleman came from Darug Balochistan [2]. The Kulachi tribe came from Kulachi Tehsil (NWFP) in 1867.

D.G.Khan Cantonment near Airport

D.G.KHAN INT.AIRPORT

There is beautiful Cantt. near Airport.And there is state of the art Army Public School in D.G.Khan Cantt near Airport.

With new and modern buildings,beautiful landscape,shopping centers,market,askari bank neat and clean environment, it is most well planned and state of the art cantt. of Pakistan.

Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport

Main article: Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport

Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport is situated over 15 km from the city of Dera Ghazi Khan.^{[citation needed]} It has a single, double sided, runway.It was built in 1996.The airport provides flights to Multan, Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad and because of high demand is operating flights to and from Dubai since 2008 making it an international airport. The traffic to and from most airports is usually low, although flights to Karachi, especially, get a large number of passengers.Although it is international airport but night landing facility is still not provided at this important airport.Governor Punjab Sardar Latif Khosa has promised to provide night landing facility for D.G.Khan air port.

Culture

Languages

Saraiki is the main spoken language in cities and towns. But in rural areas, Balochi is spoken as well. Almost 20% of city population speak Urdu.

Charpai/Hamacha Culture

Biggest Charpai,D.G.Khan

In the city there is Charpai and Hamacha culture.Charpai and Hamacha means a big wodden cart. which are kepts at Chowks and Baithaks.You can find these Hamachs in every chowks,baithaks and wisakh. Normally peoples sit on charpai and hamacha in the evening and on holidays. There they discuss their daily personnel,social and political issues in friendly environment. BIGGEST CHARPAI OR HAMACHA IN PAKISTAN is kept in khayaban-e-sarwer in front of Younis Khosa Market.

Village Life,Khalid Abad,D.G.Khan

Village Life

Here village life is full of charm and nature.fresh air and natural scenery gives boost and charm to life.

Economics

Industrial Estate.

Although D.G.KHAN is a divisional headquarter and Sardar Dost Muhammad Khosa is a minister of industries but there is no industrial estate to provide jobs to the youth of D.G.KHAN.

TV and Radio Station.

D.G.KHAN is a city of leaders KHOSA and LEGHARI remain prominent politicians but these leaders did nothing for the entertainment of people of this city.so for there is no TV and Radio station.

See also

• Dera Ghazi Khan Airport
• Punjab
• Pakistan
• Indus river
• Balochistan
• Taunsa Sharif
• Bahawalpur (princely state)
• Saraiki language
• Saraiki literature
• Saraikistan
• Sulaiman Mountains
• Saraiki Wasaib
• Saraiki Culture

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

• "How Pakistan Made Nuclear Fuel" by Munir Ahmad Khan, former chairperson of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission: Islamabad The Nation 7 February 1998, page 7 [Pakistan: Article on How Pakistan Made Nuclear Fuel : FBIS-NES-98-042 : 11 Feb 1998].

External links

• Official Website of the Dera Ghazi Khan, Complete Encyclopedia about Digerians
• Lot of information about current D.G Khan
• Dera Ghazi Khan
• Dera Ghazi Khan - Pakistan Special Weapons Facilities
• Dera Ghazi Khan. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
• Dera Ghazi Khan travel guide