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'''Khushab''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|'''خُوشاب'''}}}}) is a city as well as a district in the [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] province of [[Pakistan]].<ref>[http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/admin_unit/admin_list_tehsil.html Tehsil statistics (Government of Pakistan, Statistics Division)]</ref> The word ''Khushab'' means "sweet water." Khushab city also serves as the headquarters of [[Khushab Tehsil]], an administrative subdivision of the district Khushab.<ref>[http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=15&dn=Khushab Tehsils & Unions in the District of Khushab - Government of Pakistan]</ref> |
'''Khushab''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|'''خُوشاب'''}}}}) is a city as well as a district in the [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] province of [[Pakistan]].<ref>[http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/admin_unit/admin_list_tehsil.html Tehsil statistics (Government of Pakistan, Statistics Division)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230183032/http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/admin_unit/admin_list_tehsil.html |date=2010-12-30 }}</ref> The word ''Khushab'' means "sweet water." Khushab city also serves as the headquarters of [[Khushab Tehsil]], an administrative subdivision of the district Khushab.<ref>[http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=15&dn=Khushab Tehsils & Unions in the District of Khushab - Government of Pakistan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124031131/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=15&dn=Khushab |date=2008-01-24 }}</ref> |
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The city of Khushab is home to the [[Khushab Nuclear Complex]],<ref>[http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/pakistan/facility/khushab.htm Special Weapons Program of Pakistan (Federation of American Scientists)]</ref> a critical part of the Pakistan's Special Weapons Program, which has come under much heated scrutiny.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/south_asia/5212718.stm South Asia arms race - is it paranoia? (BBC News)]</ref> |
The city of Khushab is home to the [[Khushab Nuclear Complex]],<ref>[http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/pakistan/facility/khushab.htm Special Weapons Program of Pakistan (Federation of American Scientists)]</ref> a critical part of the Pakistan's Special Weapons Program, which has come under much heated scrutiny.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/south_asia/5212718.stm South Asia arms race - is it paranoia? (BBC News)]</ref> |
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Khushab
خُوشاب | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 32°17′55″N 72°21′3″E / 32.29861°N 72.35083°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Punjab, Pakistan |
District | Khushab District |
Population (2009)[1] | |
• Total | 110,868 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+6 |
Area code | 0454 |
District Government Khushab Official Website |
Khushab (Urdu: خُوشاب) is a city as well as a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[2] The word Khushab means "sweet water." Khushab city also serves as the headquarters of Khushab Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the district Khushab.[3]
The city of Khushab is home to the Khushab Nuclear Complex,[4] a critical part of the Pakistan's Special Weapons Program, which has come under much heated scrutiny.[5]
Demographics
The population according to the 1901 census was 11,403.[6]
Khushab Nuclear Complex
On March 21, 2000, The Christian Science Monitor published an article written by Alexander Colhoun, in which a high-resolution aerial satellite photo revealed a nuclear reactor, Khushab Nuclear Complex, and a missile base in the city of Khushab. These pictures had mixed views, one of the expression of power that could shackle or reshape diplomatic landscapes[7] of a region and another of the ethical question about the usage of satellite imagery in terms of privacy and national sovereignty of a nuclear-capable nation. The report was published at a time when American President Bill Clinton was due to visit India, and it sparked concerns worldwide. According to a more recent ISIS analysis of imaging the Khushab Nuclear Complex has totally 4 heavy water reactors and a heavy water production plant. Moreover, the plutonium produced in this site as reported by a Pakistani official is prepared to build small, short range nuclear weapons such as tactical nuclear-tipped missiles.[8]
Etymology
"Khushab" is a combination of two Persian words: khush (Persian: خوش), meaning "sweet or tasty," and aab (Persian: آب), meaning "water." A common belief is that the Persians from the west first used the word khush-aab in admiration of the sweet and tasty water found in the historical city situated on the bank of Jhelum River. In time the city was known as Khushab.[9]
References
- ^ World Gazetteer estimate (01-01-2006)
- ^ Tehsil statistics (Government of Pakistan, Statistics Division) Archived 2010-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Khushab - Government of Pakistan Archived 2008-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Special Weapons Program of Pakistan (Federation of American Scientists)
- ^ South Asia arms race - is it paranoia? (BBC News)
- ^ Khushāb Town - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 15, p. 298.
- ^ Top-Secret Kodak Moment In Space Shakes Global Security, The Christian Science Monitor (March 21, 2000)
- ^ http://www.isis-online.org/uploads/isis-reports/documents/Construction_Continues_at_Khushab_August12_2015_Final.pdf
- ^ "District Courts Khushab"., Retrieved 24 December 2013.