About Khushab
History of Khushab
Khushab District is an important district located in Punjab, Pakistan. Khushab town was the headquarters of the Shahpur District of Punjab during the British rule.The town situated on the right bank of the Jhelum River .During that time it had an extensive trade, exporting cotton, wool, and Ghee to Multan and Sukkur; cotton cloth to Afghanistan and the Derajat; and wheat grown in the Salt Range, which was considered particularly suitable for export, principally to Karachi. The municipality was created in 1867. The income during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 12,100, and the expenditure Rs. 11,000. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 11,500, chiefly from octroi ; and the expenditure was Rs. 11,000. The town had an Anglo-vernacular middle school, maintained by the municipality, and a Government dispensary.
According to the 1998 census, the population was 9,05,711 with 24.76% living in urban areas. The district consists of 3 tehsils: Khushab, Nurpur, and Quaidabad, as well as a sub-tehsil Noshehra.
The Battle of Khushab
took place on 7 February 1857 and was the largest single engagement of the Anglo-Persian War. Having taken Brazjun (Boorasjoon) without a fight, the British expeditionary army under Sir James Outram was in the process of withdrawing to Bushehr when it was ambushed by a far larger Persian force under Khanlar Mirza, drawn up in battle order to its rear.The distinguishing action of the battle was the charge of the 3rd Bombay Light Cavalry (now amalgamated into The Poona Horse) against an infantry square of the 1st Khusgai Regiment of Fars, in which two Victoria Crosses were won. The recipients were the commander's adjutant Lieutenant Arthur Thomas Moore, who first broke into the square, and Captain John Grant Malcolmson, who then extricated Moore. Only twenty of the five hundred soldiers in the square escaped. Having beaten off the ambush, the British continued their withdrawal to Bushehr.
Tribes
Tribes in Khushab include the Aheer, Tiwana, Awan, Bandial, Baghoors, Baloch, Jasra, Kaloo,Maiken Rajput,Jutt,Raja,Mangat, etc.Geographical Conditions of District Khushab
District Sargodha adjoined the district Khushab on the east across the river jehlum. On the west is district mianwali. The northern boundary of the district adjoins the Chakwal and Jehlum district.While Jhang and Bhakkar districts from the southern and south western boundary.district Khushab is spread over the area of 6511
square kilometre and comprises of two tehsils Khushab and Nurpure.
Climate Conditions
Distric Khushab has extreme hot and cold climate.Its land is mainly hills,plateaus,plains and deserts and river Jehlum following on its east.some of the areas of khushab are low lying and get flooded in rainy season.Traditional Craft
Khaddar weaving on hand looms is the main traditional craft of the district Khushab because of lower over heads and lesser cost of production with attractive appearance and fine quality.The demand of khaddar is gaining popularity and progressively large number of people are getting engaged in this craft.Jauharabad(Distt. Headquarter)
Jauharabad is a planned town situated in Khushab District and distt. Headquarter also. It has a population of approximately 60,000.Jauharabad is named after Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar, a prominent figure from the Pakistan independence movement.
History
Jauharabad was developed in 1953 under a master plan and was originally designated to be the new federal capital of Pakistan until the site at Islamabad was chosen to replace it in 1958. Later, because of its planned design, open spaces and wide avenues, the district headquarters of Khushab District was shifted to Jauharabad from Khushab city. Jauharabad is one of the few planned urban settlements in Pakistan (others being Faisalabad (formely Lyallpur), Sargodha, Islamabad and Gwadar) Geography
Jauharabad lies in flat agricultural territory immediately south of the Salt Range, marking the end of the Pothohar Plateau and the start of the Punjab plains. On the south of Jauharabad lies the Jhelum River and on the west lies the Thal Desert. Jauharabad is a place where desert meets mountains.Strategic importance
Situated roughly in the strategic centre of Pakistan's east-west axis (which was one of the reasons for it originally being selected as the site of Pakistan's federal capital in the early 1950s), Jauharabad lies within close proximity of some of Pakistan's most important strategic installations:- 45 km east of Jauharabad lies Pakistan's largest air force base, PAF Base Mushaf and the Central Ammunition Depot (CAD), both of which are in Sargodha
- 30 km south of Jauharabad lies the Khushab Nuclear Complex
- 42 km north-east of Jauharabad lies PAF Base Sakesar, one of the primary air defence radar stations in Pakistan
Industry
Kohinoor Sugar Mills, Sally Textile Mills and Pioneer Cement Mills,Shadab flour mills,Habib jute mills, Olympia chemical are some of the prominent industries near Jauharabad.Education
Jauharabad's prominent educational institutes and schools include (in alphabetical order):- Dar-e-Arqam School
- Dar ul Islam Trust Institute
- District Public School
- Fauji Foundation School
- The Educators
- Government College
- Government Johar Memorial High School
- Government Technical Model High School
- ILM College Jauharabad
- Rashid Minhas Public School
- The Citizens Foundation Secondary School
Tehsils and Union Councils
The district is divided into three tehsils, Khushab, Noorpur Thal and Quaidabad which contain a total of fifty one Union Councils.Khushab tehsil
Khushab is subdivided into 41 Union Councils.
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Noorpur Thal tehsil
Noorpur Thal is subdivided into 10 Union Councils.
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