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Nusrat Bhutto is no more

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KARACHI - Pakistan’s former first lady, Begum Nusrat Bhutto died Sunday afternoon at Iranian Hospital in Dubai where she was brought under critical condition a day earlier. The 82-year-old lady, whose husband and daughter both served as prime ministers of Pakistan, had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for the last many years and had been staying in the Gulf state for the last 10 years. Begum Nusrat was the first member of ZAB family who died on a hospital bed. She witnessed the traumatic hanging of his prime minister husband Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and violent deaths of her two sons Shahnawaz Bhutto, Murtaza Bhutto and daughter Benazir Bhutto. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani announced 10-day national mourning and a public holiday today (Monday) to mourn Begum Nusrat’s death. He also cancelled all his political engagements. The Federal Cabinet meeting scheduled for Wednesday was also put off. In line with federal government’s decision, the Punjab...

Governor of Punjab

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Sardar Muhammad Latif Khosa Sardar Muhammad Latif Khan Khoosa  is the governor of Punjab. He Assumed office on 13 January 2011. .He is Former attorney general of Pakistan .Politically he is affiliated with Pakistan people Party

Information About Punjab

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This page is all about Punjab Province of Pakistan. In this page you will find information about Punjab , its people cities and culture .We have gather all kind of useful information and facts about Punjab.   Capital Lahore Area 205,344 sq.km Population 92,593,586    Estimated Density 397 Sq. km Languages Punjabi, Saraiki , Urdu and Pothohari Literacy Rate 60.7% Administrative Division 9 Districts 36 Map Flag

Fort Nandna ruins Chakwal

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Akhtar Malik Chakwal (Poet)

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Books BASAT MEN HO TO BHOL JANA SAARI BAAT MOHABAT KI HE  ITNE GUM SUM KEON REHTEY HO  DIL BAHUT UDAS HE 

Dhudial, Dhudial News, Dhudial today dot com

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Dhudial is a village and union council, an administrative subdivision, of Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan, it is part of Chakwal Tehsil. It is one of the largest villages of Chakwal District and is located at  70 km south of the capital Islamabad.

Bhaun

Population : 13,893 Male : 6,996 Female : 6,897 Literacy ratio(%) : 66.6   Religion  Muslims : 13,540 Others : 353 Bhaun  is a town in Chakwal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan 12 kilometres away from the district capital Chakwal. In 2007 Pakistan Railways announced the resumption of the Bhaun to Chakwal service.   However, no progress has been made to this effect as of February 2009. The importance of resumption of this service and extending it to salt range in Kallar Kahar area will bring significant commercial advantages for the region as the cement factories in the area can use rail for their merchandise.

Kallar Kahar, chakwal

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Population : 6,859 Male : 3,659 Female : 3,290 Literacy ratio(%) : 64.0 Religion  Muslims : 6,690 Others : 169 Personal Photography of kallar kahar Beautiful view of kallar kahar lake Kallar Kahar  Evening time kallar kahar view Kallar Kahar  is a union council and subdivision of Chakwal District in Punjab, Pakistan. [1]  It is a tourist destination located 25 kilometres southwest of Chakwal along the motorway. It is notable for its natural gardens, peacocks and a saltwater lake. It is 125 km away from Rawalpindi.

Mureed, chakwal

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Mureed is a village and union council, an administrative subdivision, of Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan, it is part of Chakwal Tehsil. village and union council. Allied Bank Kalojo Murid Village. Government Boys High School MUREED. Murid Airbase is a Pakistan Air Force Base located at Murid, Punjab, Pakistan. Qindeel public school mureed chakwal.

A View Walana-Dam (Bhatti-Gujjar), Chakwal

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katas raj

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Dharabi Dam

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Village. Bhaun (chakwal) in education:

CMG Girls College is the most prominent educational institution in village Bhaun which is an opportunity for the girls of village to achieve higher education up to degree level at their doorstep. This College is being supervised by Ch. Asif Ali Khan. Presently there are two Higher Secondary Schools, one for boys and other for girls. Pre-partition there were also two High Schools, Sanatum Dharum Middle School and Khalsa primary School, both for boys. Govt. High School Bhaun was under control of District Council Jhelum and was named "D.C High School" in early seventies it was taken over by Punjab Govt. Many old students of GHS Bhaun are in Pakistan Armed Forces, telecom and IT companies and a no. of other fields. Before partition this School was founded by Jemadar Rehmat Khan with the name of Muslim High School for Muslim students. Fauji Foundation School is also providing quality education and it has given very good results in SSC examination 2008, the Highest score of t...

14m year-old fossils of ‘terrible beast’ discovered in chakwal district:

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An artist’s depiction of Deinotherium whose fossils were uncovered. Photos: express/Internet CHAKWAL:  The fossils remains of Deinotherium (“Terrible beast”) have been discovered during an excavation at village Lava district of Chakwal. The fossils are reportedly 14 million years old and belong to the primitive animal species which had lower denture with undistributed set of teeth attached to the gums. This terrible beast is known to have survived between the Miocene epoch (from 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of grazing mammals) to the Pleistocene epoch (from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution). Its ancestors or descendants can not yet be ascertained due to unavailability of fossil records with which a chain of identification could be testified. But Deinotherium is said to be a prehistoric relative of modern elephants. Us...

Chakwal and Surroundings

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Discovery of fossils, tools, coins, and remains of ancient archaeological sites give enough historic evidence about Soan civilization and its continuity in Potohar (or Potwar) Plateau . The people, colourful landscape, lakes, hill ranges, flora and fauna are sufficient reasons to explore the land that is largely off the beaten track and one does not see many backpackers in the area. Some of the world history has started from this region. The first residents of the land we now call home were Stone Age people in the  They were followed by the more urbane Indus Valley (or Harappan) civilisation which flourished between the twenty-third to eighteenth centuries BC. Some of the earliest relics of Stone Age in the world have been found in the Potohar region, with a probable antiquity of about 500,000 years. The crude stone implements recovered from the terraces of the Soan carry the account of human grind and endeavours in this part of the world to the inter-glacial period. The Stone...

Dullah village (chakwal).

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A place of tears and temples: Katas

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Katas or Katas Raj is a complex of Hindu temples near Chakwal in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The place is also sacred because of a pond located there, which according to Hindu mythology was formed by the tears of Lord Shiva. This brief documentary unveils some parts of Katas.

Ramadan in Pakistan Photos

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Just one month is left in Holy Month of Ramadan this year. Billions of Muslims around the world are waiting for blessed month of Ramadan to arrive with lot of excitement. Here i have brought some Interesting photos of previous Ramadans in Pakistan.