Khanewal
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Khanewal
خانیوال | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Khanewal |
| Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of towns | 1 |
| Number of Union councils | 6 |
Khanewal (Urdu: خانیوال), (Punjabi: خانیوال) is a city and the capital of Khanewal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1] It is the host city to the second largest railway station in Pakistan.[2] Khanewal is located at 30°18'0N 71°55'0E with an altitude of 128 metres.[3]
History
Historically Khanewal is an old city having its earliest foundations laid by the British Empire owing to its importance as a railway junction. The city was a junction of the Wazirabad-Khanewal railway line and provided a connection to the city of Karachi via Lahore.[4][5]
Languages & Demography
As per national census of 1998, Punjabi is the main language of Khanewal district. Urdu, the national language, is spoken widely.[6]
College and schools
Educational Institutes in Khanewal include
- Punjab Group of Colleges Khanewal
- The Smart School, Khanewal campus (Civil Lines Khanewal)
- Punjab College of Business Administration Peoples Colony
- The City School Senior and Junior branch
Notable people from Khanewal
- Maulana Tariq Jameel, Islamic Scholar
- Syed Fakhar Imam, Ex. Speaker National Assembly of Pakistan
- Rana Muhammad Asif Saeed, former Chairman of Punjab Bar Council.
- Masood Anwar is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test in 1990.
- Shabbir Ahmed is a former Pakistani cricketer. He is a line-and-length pace bowler who took eight wickets for 109 runs on his Test debut against Bangladesh.
- Rao Iftikhar Anjum was selected for the Pakistani squad to play in the 2007 Cricket World Cup, he now represents Islamabad Leopards in Pakistan's Domestic T20.
References
- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Khanewal – Government of Pakistan
- ^ District Profile: Southern Punjab- Khanewal – Dawn, Pakistan
- ^ Location of Khanewal – Falling Rain Genomics
- ^ Glossary Of The Tribes And Castes Of The Punjab And North-west Frontier ... By H.A. Rose Page 219
- ^ Punjab – Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 324.
- ^ http://www.census.gov.pk/publications.php#dcr
