- Saroki
Saroki is a village located in
Gujrat District ,Pakistan , on the Sargodha road just before the town ofKunjah . With an average population of 10,000 the town's main source of income is farming it is located on the bank of the Upper Jehlum canal, which runs into the power plant inShadiwal .Saroki is well known for the
darbar (shrine) of PirSyed Ahmad Hussain Shah Tirmezi , who migrated here from his native village ofMangowal , which is also in Gujrat district. He was known as a great spiritual saint with immense influence in the surrounding villages. He hails from the family of Hafiz Syed Abdul Rahim Shah who was also a very renownedsufi of Gujrat and contributed immensely to the spread ofIslam from the late-1800s to around 1947 when he died. Hafiz Syed Abdul Rahim Shah is famous for converting the inhabitants of fortySikh andHindu villages intoMuslims through his preachings and miracles.fact|date=October 2007Many of Saroki's residents are now working in the
UK ,Europe ,United States ,Dubai and theFar East . Apart from producing rice, the village is known for processing leather hides. Local personalities have included the lateChaudhry Ghulam Qadir , Muhammad Sharik (formerly the districtNazim ) andChaudry Akhtar Sarkana .ee also
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Amir Abdur Rehman Cheema
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