- Hafizabad
Hafizabad is a city and
tehsil ofHafizabad District in the Punjab province ofPakistan . It is situated in 32° 4′ N. and 73° 41′ E.,History
Hafizabad was formerly a place of some importance, and is mentioned in the
Ain-i-Akbari as head-quarters of a mahal. Hafiz, the founder, was a favourite of emperor Akbar [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V13_011.gifHafizabad Town - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 13, p. 5] ] .British era
During British rule, Hafizabad was a tehsil(sub-division) of
Gujranwala District . The population according to the 1901 census of India was 4,597.The Imperial Gazetteer of India described the city as follows
"The main channel of the Chenab Canal runs 2½ miles east of the town, and the newly irrigated land sends its produce to Hafizabad as the nearest mart and railway station. The factory industries of the place are cotton ginning and flour-milling, and the number of employees in the threemills in 1904 was 73. The District board maintains an Anglo-vernacular middle school and a Government dispensary. The town is administered as a
notified area ."Administration
Hafizabad as well as being district headquarters is also tehsil headquarters, the
tehsil of Hafizabad is composed of 25 Union Councils, seven of which form the city of Hafizabad [ [http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=11&dn=Hafizabad Tehsils & Unions in the District of Hafizabad - Government of Pakistan] ] .Industry
Hafizabad/Jalalpur Bhattian is famous for its high quality rice. About 10% of the country's rice exports are from Hafizabad.Cotton weaving is also big industry of Hafizabad.
Infrastructure
Today it has all kinds of facilities,which make it a worth watching place, some of these including schools, colleges, mosques, as well as shopping centres and parks,and also sweets shop and bakery shop.The recreation places are also present like Head Sagar.There is also a Food Street at Vanike Chowk .
Technology
Hafizabad is equipped with Latest Technology.It has 80 Channels Cable System with Optical Fibre Cable wiring. And it has High Speed Internet Cable System and Also WiFi Hotspot is present in some areas.It Has 2 Digital Photo Colour Lab i.e. Lokasher Digital Colour Lab and Photo Zone Colour Lab which are very Popular for their Services.
Tribes
The main families settled here are Kharl, Tarar, Hunjra, Chathas, Cheemas, Virk, Rajput Bhatti, Arian, Khokhar, Malik, Chaddhar, Mohal, Mughal and Syeds.
Personalities
Political personalities include ex-MNA Mehdi Hassan Bhatti, ex-MNA Ch Afzal Hussain Tarar father of present MNA Saira Afzal Tarar, now MNA Liaqat Abbass Bhatti, MPA's Malik Fiaz Awan, Laila Muqaddas, Mian Shahid Bhatti and Asad Ullah Araaeen.
Famous personalities include DBA President PM Safder Kharl, ex-President's DBA Arshad Mehend, Rai Asif Nawaz among advocates. Dr. Kamran, Dr. Nusrat Abbass, Dr. Muzaffar ex-MPA, Dr. Zameer ul Hassan among doctors.
References
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