Kalaske Cheema

Inhabited by around 35,000 individuals Kalaske Cheema is situated in Teh Wazirabadon on the Alipur Chatha road about 15 km (10 miles) west of the Gujranwala City, [Punjab (Pakistan) Pakistan and about 90 km (55 miles) NW of the provincial capital Lahore.

It is surrounded by many villages To the east, west and north lie Gujranwala, Chak Sada, Derveshkey, Ahmed Nagar Chatha and Alipur Chatha respectively. The adjoining villages are dominated by Cheema:(چیمہ). After 1947 Jat Sikhs and Hindus migrated to India and a number of people came to these villages after partition in 1947 and most of them belong to Arain, Rajput and Gujjar tribes.

General information

*Country: Pakistan
*Province: Punjab
*District: Gujranwala
*Old Name: Kalash Garh (Kalash Singh Cheema; name of Cheema's Forefather)
*New Name: Kalaske Cheema
*Location: 32° 16′ 00″N, 74° 18′ 00″E
*Dail Code: 055
*Post Code: 52071
*Population: 35,000
*Christan Minority: 500
*Union Council No: 13
*"Nazim": Umar Rauf Cheema

Government and private sector

* Government Boys Model High School
* Government Girls Inter College
* Amir Public School(Mor Kot Proyia)
* Pakistan Model Public High School and Computer College. 055-6705031
* Basic Rural Health Centre
* United Bank Limited
* Habib Bank Limited

Personalities

* Late Ch Zaferullah Cheema Zaildar: *
* Dr Muhammad ALi Cheema MBBS:* of Chak Sada
* Muhammad Aslam Cheema: B.A, B.Ed (PU)M.A Urdu (PU), M. End (PU), He is a prominent and most respectable personlity who have strong grip of history of Kalaske Cheema and co-writer of "Tarikh-y- Jattan" and "History of Kalaske Cheema which in not yet published. He worked for education in the village without personal interest.In other words could be called Sir Syed of Kalaske Cheema. He who run first English Medium School in Kalaske Cheema named "Shaheen Ideal School"with cooperation of his cousion Ch. Muhammad Saddiq Cheema Ex-ChairMan UC Kalaske Cheema in 1977-78. This union council is the biggest council in Sub-Division Wazirabad.Due to his efforts Mian Abudl Majeed invested approximately Rs:70,000,00 for last 10 years.
* Muhammad Irfan Aslam Cheema: MSc (CS)Pak, MS DBWS (England), MBA (Eagland), MIEEE,MBCS, MAITP, CITP.First Pakistani who achieved the South Asia Award from The Greater Manchester University.
* M Yousaf Cheema: BSc & MSc Applied Geology (Pakistan), MSc Petroleum Engg (Denmark). Currently working for a Petroleum Exploration and Production Company in Islamabad.
* Muhammad Boota Tahir BSc Engineering (Civil) UET Lahore, Master of Engineering (Civil) NED UET Karachi
* Muhammad azhar cheema MSc (CS)Pak,Msc GIS(SWE)
* Amir Davis Malik MCS (CSM)Pak, Working in Intel Ireland as Product Engineer.
* Master Inayat Ullah Zia Principal of Pakistan Model Public High School Kalske(President of Rehmani Baradri Union Council Kalske,General Secertory Rehmani Welfare Trust Tehsil Wazir Abad , President Awami Ittihad Kalaske,Chairman Zakat Ushar Committee Kalake.
* Maroof Inayat Hunjra(Masters in Political Sciences,DCS,CCA,DWA..Chief Executive Pakistan College of Computer sciences Kalske.is President of PML(Q)Primary Unit in Kalaske Union Council .
* Asad Abbas Doing PHD(Last year) in Spain, very hardworking boy of Sir Manzoor Ahmad (Senior Subject Specielist Teacher in Govt,High Schoo Kalaske.having so much interest in poetry and in Tassawaff. very much intelligent from his childhood and in school days and good friend of Maroof Inayat Hunjra.
* Kaiser Mahmood Having master degree in Information Science from Punjab University and Serving in Punjab University as an Incharge Library. He is son of Muhammad Boota(Retired Senior Teacher)Govt. High school Kalaske
* Waqas Azeem Cheema MBA (Pakistan), MSc Management Informatics (University West, Sweden), currently doing MS in International business from Göteborg University (Sweden).
* Waqas Iqbal Hanjra(Hassan Wali) Currently doing B.Sc.(Mechanical Engg.) from UET Taxila.
*Khurram iqbal brother of waqas iqbal.
*Saif Ur Rehman Mughal* Senior Officer (2) Operational departemtn Meezan Bank GT Road Gujranwala.

Telephone networks

* PTCL Pakistan
* Telenor GSM Pakistan
* Paktel Zong China Mobile Company GSM Pakistan
* Mobilink GSM PakisTAN
* Warid GSM Pakistan
* Ufone GSM Pakistan

Adjoining villages

The adjoining villages are Bajumal Warraich, Chak Sada (Kalan & Khurd), Darveshke of Hakeem Darvesh Cheema; Great Hakeem and Sufi of during the Mughal Empire of Shah Jahan, Chak Baig, Kot Qazi, Kot Qadir, Hassanwali, Ladhewala Cheema, Millanwali, Dehla Chattha, Bhoman Bath, Kot Jahangir, Kot Bangish, Ghari Jalah, Kot Proya, Dera Jamun and some other. The people living in these villages are mainly farmers, working in state departments and some run their own businesses.

History

History of Kalaske cheema is long and wide-reaching in its significance. Historical consensus is that it existed in the time of Mughals and even before them. There are few historical buildings and ruins in and around. In the time of Sher Shah Suri (Urdu: شیر شاه سورى) a road was built to link the town to Gujranwala and Alipur Chattha and the cities beyond them and it still exists. It has a history of more Three hundred years. First called it as Kalash Garh. Kalas and Derwash were two brothers. The land of Kalaske comprised Kot Bangash Cheema, Kot Jahanger Cheema, Bomanh Batth which are also major villages of Cheema Clan.Both Kot Qazi's were the Land of Cheema family inhabited in Chak Baig and Kalaske Cheema. In British rule the land of these villages was allotted to Qazi family. It is the centre of the cultivated lands, the town was famous for its "Mandi" (market) for cash crops. The market was mainly handled by the Hindus and Sikhs but more recently is being run by Muslims following the establishment of Pakistan. The nearby villages are also historically important.

Minorities

There are around 500 Christian people living in this area. An English Medium School "Amir Public School" was opened in 1980 by Master Fazal (in the name of his son Amir). He was elected as Member union council. Soon after Master fazal became most popular personality of the area by winning election of District Council Guranwala. Master Fazal was also responsible to provide electricity connections in the areas beside Kalaske like Garhi Jala, Kot Proyia. Master Fazal was honoured and loved by not only Christen people of the area, He was also seen with great respect in Muslim community. Master Fazal died in 1992, when his nephew Wasim Lazrus continued the legacy of his uncle by improving life of christens of the area. Wasim is well known Politian of Gujranwala and Member of Tahsil Council as well. Son of Master Fazal…Amir Davis (Tipu) is currently working in Intel Ireland as a product Engineer.

Economy

The principal industries include manufacturing of light mechanical equipments and recently established Sialkot based football industry called Saga Sports. The daily business and shopping by adjoining villages here in this town is another addition to its economy. Several small industrial units have been established here which are contributing and playing their roles.

Besides all this, the fields of Kalaske produce best quality rice famous around the world and contains two grain markets which have earned their names of providing splendid and gorgeous quality rice called Basmati. Thanks to the system of irrigation i.e. canals and tube wells, Kalaske produces sugarcane, wheat, potatoes and a wide range of pulses and vegetables and putting forth towards development by taking place each day.

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See also

* Gujranwala District
* Gujranwala Division