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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>


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>

Revision as of 12:51, 5 May 2017

This article is about the city in Pakistan. For the district, see Khushab District. For places in Iran, see Khvoshab (disambiguation).
Khushab
خُوشاب
City
Khushab is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Khushab
Khushab
Location of Khushab
Khushab is located in Pakistan
Khushab
Khushab
Khushab (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 32°17′55″N 72°21′3″E / 32.29861°N 72.35083°E / 32.29861; 72.35083
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan
DistrictKhushab District
Population
 (2009)[1]
 • Total110,868
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+6
Area code0454
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

  1. ^ World Gazetteer estimate (01-01-2006)
  2. ^ Tehsil statistics (Government of Pakistan, Statistics Division) Archived 2010-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Khushab - Government of Pakistan Archived 2008-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Special Weapons Program of Pakistan (Federation of American Scientists)
  5. ^ South Asia arms race - is it paranoia? (BBC News)
  6. ^ Khushāb Town - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 15, p. 298.
  7. ^ Top-Secret Kodak Moment In Space Shakes Global Security, The Christian Science Monitor (March 21, 2000)
  8. ^ http://www.isis-online.org/uploads/isis-reports/documents/Construction_Continues_at_Khushab_August12_2015_Final.pdf
  9. ^ "District Courts Khushab"., Retrieved 24 December 2013.
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