Chakwal

As per jeo news some kidnapers kidnapped some persons and hide in peerchambal area Distt. chakwal. now operation is being held and 5 ishtaries / kidnapers deed.but til now no one released. Rawalpindi and chakwal police along with Pakistan army aviation helicopters are involved in this operation. CHAKWAL: Five dangerous proclaimed offenders were killed by police in an armed counter near village Pir Chambel in the border area of Chakwal District. More than 10 accused kidnapped incharge security of Gharibwall cement factory and two others servants and took them in the hilly area of salt range. Jhelum police started chasing the accused and later on Chakwal police also rushed on the spot and in a joint operation encounter, started with criminals. Helicopter of army aviation was also called to assist the police. Five accused so for have been killed till filling of this report as the police encounter was still going on in the late evening as the criminals were resisting very har...

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...

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.

Tunnel at Katas Temple. It was found in Maha Bharat written in 300 BC. According to Brahaman belief, Shiv Devta wept so profusely on the death of his beloved wife Satti that two holy ponds - one at Pushkar of Ajmair and other at Katak Shell - came into being with his tears. In Sanskrit, the word - Kat a k Shell - means chain of tears which later on was pronounced as ‘Katas’.

The Hindu sacred place “Katas” is located in the salt range at a distance of 18 miles in the south of Chakwal district quarter. The mention of Katas is found in “Maha Bharat” which was written in 300 BC. The etymology of this place as narrated in the old edition of “Tarikh-e-Jhelum” is that according to Brahaman’s belief, Shiv Devta wept so profusely on the death of his beloved wife Satti that two holy ponds one at Pushkar of Ajmair and other at Katak Shell came into being with his tears. In Sanskrit, the word “Katak Shell” means chain of tears, which later on was pronounced as “Katas”. According to Gen. Cunningham, Katas was considered the second largest holy place in Punjab for Hindu pilgrims after the Jawala Mukhi. It is said that famous Pando brothers spent 12 years in Katas and built the temples of Satghara. It is said that Al-Bairuni also spent some period at Katas to learn Sanskrit in a linguistic university, which, at that time, was established here. During his st...

The lake in the Katas Raj Temple complex is the setting for many stories about the Pandavas in Maha Bharat. During their exile, the Pandava brothers came upon the lake and were about to drink from the water when a Yaksha (protecting spirit of the lake) appeared and said that only people who correctly answered his questions could drink from the lake. The four Pandavas failed the test and were killed by the Yaksha. However the fifth brother, Yudhishtar, used mystical knowledge to answer the questions and brought his brothers back to life. The lake is still said to have magical powers. The Etymology of this place as narrated in the old edition of "Tarikh-e-Jhelum" is that according to Brahaman's belief, Shiv Devta wept so profusely on the death of his beloved wife Satti that two holy pounds one at Pushkar of Ajmair and other at Katak shell came into being with his tears. In Sanskrit, the word "Katak shell" means chain of tears that later on was pronou...