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Sadiqabad or Sadiq Abad or Sadik Abad or Sadikabad (Urdu: صادق آباد ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. The Tehsil population is 760,769.^{[citation needed]}.Sadiqabad is the largest Tehsil of the district, covering 865¼ square miles (2249 km²).

Geography

Sadiqabad, Tehsil of Rahimyar Khan District is named after Amīr Sadeq Mohammad Khan V of Bahawalpur State. The new city was inaugurated in 1948 . The geographical coordinates of Sadiqabad are 28° 18' 0" North, 70° 8' 0" East.

Sadiqabad is the Tehsil headquarters located on the main railway line and KLP road. It is the last city of Punjab province. The culture is mix of three traditions Sindi,Punjabi and Siraiki. People are religious and conservative.

To the east of Sadiqabad is Tehsil Rahimyar Khan, on the west Ghotki and to the south Indian border. Its boundary starts from the middle of Dandy and Reti railway stations, extending upto Adam Sahaba, its roughly 50 km by 50 km. A canal flows through the city roughly dividing the old and new parts. Sadiq Abad is famous for its trading activities, it has number of cotton mills and a large plant to produce fertilizers. A Grain market was established in 1948 that has provided employment and prosperity to the area.

Besides Sadiqabad, the other smaller towns and places are Adam Sahaba,Chandrami, Ahmed Pur Lama, Bangla Acha, Bangla Manthar, Bangla Tillu,Roshan Bhait, Bhong, Jamal Din Wali, Kot Sabzal, Rahimabad,Walhar,Machi Goth,Walana, and SanjarPur.

Social life

The two main languages are Punjabi and Siraiki but a considerable number of Pathan, Balochi and Urdu speaking people are settled in the city.

One very important problem for the citizens of this city is lack of potable water. Underground water is salty and cannot be used for drinking or washing. Therefore, water is brought from nearby town Ahmad Pur Lamma.

There are two big libraries in Sadiqabad: Municipal Library and Jinnah Library. Recently a newly built auditorium was named Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmood auditorium. The construction of a sports complex named Ghazi Sports Complex has completed.

Education

Over the last 20 years educational institutes have improved in the city mostly by the effort of private citizens. There are seperate Government Degree College for boys and girls additionaly three private colleges for girls and three for boys. There are many Arabic teaching and Hifz-e Quran institutions and mosque madrassas in Sadiqabad. There are many computer institutes in the city of Sadiqabad. A Government Commercial Training Institute for Boys and one Vocational Institute for Girls are also established in the city.

In the private sector education is provided by Bismillah Higher Secondary School, Pak Grammer school, MTB Higher Secondary School, FFC Grammar College and School and a branch of Beacon House School Systems. The pioneer of education in private sector in was Iqra Public School founded in 1980 by concerned citizens this institute now provides education up to Masters in certain disciplines.

Transportation

The city is a major transport hub and is well connected by road and rail. Most of the trains call at SadiqAbad. One of the unique features is the multi level railway station. Public transport is available for most of the major cities of Pakistan. The upmarket Korean company Daewoo has also started bus service from Sadiqabad. The nearset airport is in Rahimyar Khan about 30 Kilometers away from the city center.

Economy

Agriculture

Most of the employment is related to agriculture. Major cash crops are cotton, wheat and sugar cane. Mangoes and kinos are also a major produce.

Industry

The biggest industrial unit near the city is Fauji Fertilizer Company, which is also the largest fertilizer unit in the country. There is a big unit of textile mills in city, besides many small looms.  Sharex Laoratories plays a vital role by manufacturing quality medicine.  A newly built industry for the assembling of motorcycles has started its production. There are about 56 cotton ginning factories and over 100 oil mills in Sadiqabad. There are 30 floor mills in Sadiqabad. A number of soap factories are there. There are nearly 15 marble factories. There are three cold storages for the storage of fruits.

As Sadiqabad is situated in a hot area, therefore, more than 60 ice factories are working in city. The extent of sugar production can be guessed from the fact that there are two sugar mills in this Tehsil, namely Jamal Din Wali Sugar Mills and United Sugar Mills in Walhar. Fatima Ferilizer Company has started to build its units in Sadiqabad. It will be the largest fertilizer unit of South Asia.

Sweets

Sadiqabad is famous for its delicious sweets which are liked all over the country. Sweets of Sadiqabad have a unique taste and fragrance which cannot be found in any other place. Sweets like Sohan Halwa, Rustam Barfi, Qalaqand, Bangali Rus Gullay. Gajraila, Doodh Maisoo, Gulab Jaman, Namak Paray, Shakar Paray and Jaleebi are the speciality of this city. The famous centres for the preparation of sweets are Café Sajawal. Sweets of Café Sajawal have also been served in National Assembly of Pakistan. The famous of all these Mithai is “DOODH MAISOO” which is only and only created in Sadiq Abad and well known in Pakistan and the world. “DOODH MAISOO” is also called the "SOOGHAT" of this city.

Mandis

Sadiqabad is very famous for manufacturer of beautiful wooden furniture. There are three Mandis (Markets) in city 1-Ghalla Mandi (GRAIN MARKET) 2-Sabzi Mandi (FRUIT MARKET) 3-Lakker Mandi (WOOD MARKET)). It is an important business centre where in the past regular yearly "Mandi" was held for the improvement of business trends. Grain Market is very important in generating reveneu. The business activity in GHALLA MANDI is fair and transparent. In this regards the efforts from CHOUDHARY MUHAMMAD MOHSIN TARIQ MANDIWALA are remarkable. The rules and regulations has been applied for fair trade. Mandiwala Market Maker performing good from last 5 decades. Grain Mandi of Sadiqābād is the one of biggest market Pakistan. DUE to the large business activities in grain market, number of National and International banks has open their Branches beside GHALLA MANDI.

Tourist Attractions

Bagh-i-bahisht (The Garden of Heaven )

It is one of the most beautiful and biggest gardens of this area. It is 5 km far from SADIQ Abad. Its 1 st owner was Meer Syed Abid Hussain Esq. who had built this garden. The garden consists upon more than 100 acres. After his death, his only son Meer Syed Zahid Hussain Esq. reconstructed it with his full zeal and zest and brought the each and every plant from all over the world and made it the beautiful lest one of this area. After his death in 2003, his only son Meer Syed Fazal Ellahi Fazli is maintaining it with the same spirit of his father and grandfather and still improving. This garden is, although, the private but also open for the public at prescribed hours and days.

Meer Syed Zahid Hussain’S Library

Late Meer Syed Zahid Hussain Esq. made a very good and the biggest personal library of this area which has very antique collection of books on each and every topic. Some books including Quran Shareef are very very old and hand written scripts which are very prestigious back ground. Now, his only son Meer Syed Fazal Ellahi Fazli is maintaining this library. This library is also open for public.

Fauji Fertilizer Factory

This factory is 5 km far from Sadiqabad and one of the biggest fertilizer factories in Asia . It was built by Fauji Foundation which is for old/ex-army servants. Construction began in 1974 and was completed in 1979. Fatima Fertilizer Company is also under construction near existing FFC. Construction started in 2006.

Bhong mosque

This tehsil has got various attractive features for tourists. In Bhong, a town of this Tehsil, a beautiful mosque built by Rais Ghazi is a source of attraction and inspiration for tourists. This Mosque is the only building in Pakistan which received "The Agha Khan Architectural Award."

Cholistan desert

Huge sand dunes in Cholistan belt are also worth seeing. They appear as human forms from a distance. As the city is connected with desert area, dust is a marked feature of it. This dust is a big source of the diseases of eyes, nose, throat and lungs for the poeople of Sadiqabad.

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 One very important problem for the citizens of this city is lack of potable water. Underground water is salty and cannot be used for drinking or washing. Therefore, water is brought from nearby town Ahmad Pur Lamma.
-There are two big libraries in Sadiqabad: Municipal Library and Jinnah Library. Recently a newly built auditorium was named Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmood auditorium. The construction of a sports complex named Ghazi Sports Complex has completed. Certainly it will provide much room to the youth of the city to play different games.
+There are two big libraries in Sadiqabad: Municipal Library and Jinnah Library. Recently a newly built auditorium was named Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmood auditorium. The construction of a sports complex named Ghazi Sports Complex has completed.
 == Education ==
-There is a Government Degree College for boys and a Government Degree College for Girls and many high and low level schools in the city, besides private schools in almost every street. There are three private colleges for girls and three for boys. There are many Arabic teaching and Hifz-e Quran institutions and mosque madrassas in Sadiqabad.   There are many computer institutes in the city of Sadiqabad.
+Over the last 20 years educational institutes have improved in the city mostly by the effort of private citizens. There are seperate Government Degree College for boys and girls additionaly three private colleges for girls and three for boys. There are many Arabic teaching and Hifz-e Quran institutions and mosque madrassas in Sadiqabad.   There are many computer institutes in the city of Sadiqabad. A Government Commercial Training Institute for Boys and one Vocational Institute for Girls are also established in the city.
-A Government Commercial Training Institute for Boys and one Vocational Institute for Girls are also established in the city. Another important private institute in the field of technical education is Basheer Engineering College. A government technical college is also there. But the quality education is presented by Bismillah Higher Secondary School, Pak Grammer school, MTB Higher Secondary School, FFC Grammar Colleges and Schools, as well as Beacon House School Systems. The Pioneer of Quality Education in Private Sector in Sadiqabad was Iqra Public School found in 1980s that has now become a Degree College having Four Campusses for Girls and Boys and classes from Nursery to Masters Level in many disciplines. Ajmal Bagh College is also located at Sadiqabad.
+In the private sector education is provided by  Bismillah Higher Secondary School, Pak Grammer school, MTB Higher Secondary School, FFC Grammar College and School and a branch of Beacon House School Systems. The pioneer of education in private sector in was Iqra Public School founded in 1980 by concerned citizens this institute now provides education up to Masters in certain disciplines.
-The famous names in the sphere of education are '''(Late) Syed Toqeer Ahmad''', ('''Late) Salah-ud-din Kashmiri''', Javeed Iqbal, Kashif Qadeer, '''Mukhtar Ahmed Shakir''', Muhammad Din, Ahmed Nadeem Faiz, Mian Saleem Ahmed, Mohammad Tehseen, Gohar Malsyani, '''Ghulam Ali''', Saboor Ahmad, Jaffar Ali, Siraj Rehmani, Ch. Muhammad Safdar Amin, Ch. Hameed Ahsan, Hafeez Ahmad Choudhry, Saad ul Hassan Saadi, Choudhary Muhammad Mohsin Tariq Mandiwala, Asif Iqbal, Mehmood ul Hassan, Sajid Rehmani, M.D Zafar and Shahzad Qadir.
 == Transportation ==
-In the field of [[transport]], the city of Sadiqabad is very prominent because it has a double story railway station for the stops of almost all express [[trains]], which is unique. As for the road transport, air-conditioned and non-air conditioned buses and coaches connect the city with all the major cities of Pakistan. Now the Korean company Daewoo has also started bus service from Sadiqabad to nearly all major cities of Pakistan. The smaller town of the ''Tehsil'' is also connected to the network of roads providing travelling facilities for twenty-four hours. Air Port is just on the drive of 15 minutes from the city. From first Time in history of Pakistan Passenger Car Service Started From Sadiqabad to Karachi.
+The city is a major transport hub and is well connected by road and rail. Most of the [[trains]] call at SadiqAbad. One of the unique features is the multi level railway station. Public transport is available for most of the major cities of Pakistan. The upmarket Korean company Daewoo has also started bus service from Sadiqabad. The nearset airport is in [[Rahimyar Khan]] about 30 Kilometers away from the city center.
 ==Economy==
 ===Agriculture===
+Most of the employment is related to agriculture. Major cash crops are [[cotton]], [[wheat]] and [[sugar cane]]. Mangoes and kinos are also a major produce.
-It is a fertile area, which produces large quantity of best [[cotton]], [[wheat]] and [[sugar cane]] besides many other less significant [[agriculture|crops]]. A large number of gardens of Mangoes and Kinos are also here. The mango of Sadiqabad is very famous for its smell and taste. The area of "Manthar" in Sadiqabad is very famous for its fertility and every year it gives a record production of wheat and cotton.
 ===Industry===
-Sadiqabad is one of those cities of [[Pakistan]] which progresses day by day in the field of industry. The biggest industrial unit in city is Fauji Fertilizer Company, which is also the largest fertilizer unit in the country. There is a big unit of textile mills in city, besides many small looms that are also there. In the field of medicine, Sharex Laoratories plays a vital role by manufacturing quality medicine. Indus Cotton Ginning & Pressing Mills Pvt. Ltd. is one of the first industial units of town. It was founded back in the 1960s by a leading entrepreneur, Ch. Muhammad Safdar Amin. A newly built industry for the assembling of motorcycles has started its production. There are about 56 cotton ginning factories and over 100 oil mills in Sadiqabad. There are 30 floor mills in Sadiqabad. M/s Syed Brothers Roller Flour Mills Private Ltd. Was the very 1st and pioneer in Roller Flour Mills of this region. Mir Syed Arif Hussain Was the Chairman and Meer Syed Mansoor Akhter Bokhari was the Chief Executive of the Mill. A number of soap factories are there. There are nearly 15 marble factories. There are three cold storages for the storage of fruits.
+ The biggest industrial unit near the city is Fauji Fertilizer Company, which is also the largest fertilizer unit in the country. There is a big unit of textile mills in city, besides many small looms.  Sharex Laoratories plays a vital role by manufacturing quality medicine.  A newly built industry for the assembling of motorcycles has started its production. There are about 56 cotton ginning factories and over 100 oil mills in Sadiqabad. There are 30 floor mills in Sadiqabad. A number of soap factories are there. There are nearly 15 marble factories. There are three cold storages for the storage of fruits.
 As Sadiqabad is situated in a hot area, therefore, more than 60 ice factories are working in city. The extent of sugar production can be guessed from the fact that there are two sugar mills in this Tehsil, namely Jamal Din Wali Sugar Mills and United Sugar Mills in Walhar. Fatima Ferilizer Company has started to build its units in Sadiqabad. It will be the largest fertilizer unit of South Asia.