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15 unusual facts about Multan


Ali Safina

Ali Safina was born in Multan, Pakistan then he moved to Oman with his parents where he completed his schooling; for higher education he went to Scotland and got a degree in mechanical engineering.

Asad ibn Hashim

Large number of Asad's descendants can be found in Arab countries, Multan (Pakistan), Allahabad, Delhi, Meerut (India) and among the Muhajir population in Karachi and Hyderabad (Pakistan) which migrated from these Indian cities after partition of the subcontinent in 1947.

Dabhol Power Company

Starting in the mid-1990s, Unocal and its partners planned to build a 1,000 mile gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to Multan, in Pakistan at a cost of about $2 billion.

Hiranyakashipu

According to Sources the birthplace of Hiranyakashipu is Moolsthan (present-day Multan).

Khap

These Khaps are found to be spread all the way from Northwest India down to Madhya Pradesh, Malwa, Rajasthan, Sindh, Multan, Punjab, Haryana, and modern Uttar Pradesh.

Launea nudicaulis

Launea nudicaulis is a species of plant which is endemic to India where it is known under a common name bhatal and is found in Hazara, Mansehra, Multan, Rawalpindi and Scinde districts of Punjab and Lahore.

Malik caste

They have two large territorial groupings, the Deswale who originate in what is East Punjab and the Multani, who are said to originate in from the city of Multan.

Omer Hussain

Omer is currently in Pakistan and is training with the Multan cricket team to improve his batting skill even more and mark his place in future cricket with Scotland.

Pani patti

In Pakistan, there are many schools (madrassah's) in the cities of Multan and Faisalabad that teach pani patti accent.

Sadiq Ali Shahzad

He has made many famous and beautiful sculptures which are always on display at his workshop and Multan Arts Council in Multan.

'Sadiq Ali Shahzad' is a famous sculptures making artist from Multan Pakistan.

Shahbaz Khan Kamboh

His sixth ancestor, Haji Ismail Kamboh was a disciple of the renowned saint Bahauddin Zakariya of Multan.

Shaheed Pir Chandam

He was a follower of Baha-ud-din Zakariya of Multan from where he got certificate of religious teachings ayat and hadees.

Tanguturi Prakasam

He visited Punjab during Akali Satyagraha and the Hindu-Muslim riots in Multan.

Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook

Tower part of a building, currently known as Ghanta Ghar Multan or Clock Tower of Multan was named 'Northbrook Tower' located in the center of Multan city of Punjab, in Pakistan


Ali Naqi Naqvi

From 1980 to 1984, he expanded his visit of Pakistan by also addressing majalis in various other cities of Pakistan i.e. Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Multan, Sialkot and Hyderabad.

Ali Quli Khan

He was elder son of Faiz Beg Najm-i-Sani, and grandson of Nawab Mirza Muhammad Bakir Khan Najm-i-Sani, sometime Subadar of Multan, Oudh, Orissa, Gujarat and Delhi.

Amir Adnan

Amir Adnan currently houses its flagship store in Karachi, with complimenting domestic stores in Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Islamabad, Gujranwala and Hyderabad .

Asif Nawaz

At the completion of three-year term of General Mirza Aslam Beg, four generals were in the race to replace him: Lt Gen Shamim Alam Khan, commander XXXI Corps, Bahawalpur; Lt Gen Asif Nawaz, chief of general staff (CGS); Lt Gen Zulfiqar Akhtar Naz commander I Corps, Mangla ; and Lt Gen Hamid Gul, commander II Corps, Multan.

Baha-ud-din Zakariya

His descendants are found in Multan, Karor laal esun, Gujrat, Watli Distt.Chakwal, Pir Khara Distt.Jhelum, Bhera, Karuli, Attock (Pourmiana), Lahore, pail, Delhi, Meerut, Allahabad.

Bahá'í Faith in Pakistan

Further local assemblies were formed in Sialkot in 1949, Multan, Chittagong, and Dhaka in 1950, Faisalabad in 1952, Sargodha in 1955, and Abbottabad, Gujranwala, Jahanabad, Mirpurkhas, Nawabshah, and Sahiwal by 1956 thus raising the number of local spiritual assemblies to 20.

Fazilka TV Tower

Radio Pakistan then slowly and steadily kept opening new radio stations in the cities of Rawalpindi, Multan, Bahawalpur, Faisalabad, Mianwali, Islamabad and Sialkot.

Ferozepur Jhirka

Ali Asghar was Mansabdar (Punj Hazari) Emir and was posted first as Faujdar at Moazamabad; Khidmat Daroghgi Topkhana, a store of Armory (military) at Multan; Naib Subahdar at Azimabad (Patna); and then Subahdar at Awadh during the reign from Farrukhsiyar to Muhammad Shah.

Frodesley

Sir Herbert Edwardes, the 19th century soldier-administrator in India, known as the "Hero of Multan", was born at Frodesley when his father was local Rector.

Ishaq Khan Khakwani

They have been settled in Multan for quite a while and the Khogyani Tribes' branch in Pakistan is known as the Khakwani family, and they are the major landowners in at least 3 of the 4 provinces and a minor presence in the 4th.

Jamal-ud-Din Hansvi

It is said that once Shiekh Baha-ud-din Zakariya of Multan came to Baba Farid and stayed with him for some time.

Kehkashan Army Public School

Kehkashan Army Public School, Multan (KAPS) is a part of Army Public School and Colleges System (APSACS).

Khushab

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.

Mausoleum of Hazrat Mai Safoora Qadiriyya

Durbar-e-Hazrat Mai Safoora Qadiriyya was constructed in 1795 by the order of Multan`s Afghan ruler Nawab Muzafar Khan.

Mohammadzai

Mazhar Kaleem the famous writer of Imran Series is also Muhammadzai and lives in Multan.

Mongol invasions of India

The Mongol commander Bala chased Jalal ad-Din throughout the Punjab region and attacked outlying towns like Bhera and Multan and had even sacked the outskirts of Lahore.

Multan Fort

The Multan Fort, a Pakistani military installation, was a landmark of Indian defence and architecture.

Murad Baksh

He was appointed to Subadar of Multan (1642), of Balkh (16 February 1646 to 9 August 1646), of Kashmir (20 August 1647 to July 1648), of Deccan (25 July 1648 to 14 September 1649), and Kabul (23 January 1650 to 1654), of Gujarat (March 1654), and Malwa.

Murree Tehsil

Between Dhanyals, they have seven or eight offshoots of the tribe living in Hazara, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Murree, Bagh Azad Kashmir, Sialkot, Chakwal, Multan and other parts of Pakistan.

Piran Kaliyar Sharif

Alauddin Sabir Kaliyari was born in Kohtwaal, a town in the district of Multan in 19 Rabi al-awwal, 592 Hijri (1196).

Pirzada

The Pirzada in Punjab are found mainly in the cities of Multan and Bahawalpur and now they are also living in cities like Thatta and Badin.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Faisalabad

Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan, Bishop Joseph Coutts (Faisalabad), Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha (Lahore), and Bishop Andrew Francis (Multan) spoke on the occasion.

Royal Airlines

Royal Airlines operates charter cargo flights daily to and from Karachi, Sukkur, Faisalabad, Multan, Lahore, Sui Airport and Islamabad.

Salara tribe

After many hundred years of living in Multan then as a result of an unknown problem, the Salara had to leave the Multan, and settle in Chiniot.

Sali Noyan

Large-scale Mongol invasions of India ceased and the Delhi Sultans used the respite to recover the frontier towns like Multan, Uch, and Lahore, and to punish the local Ranas and Rais who had joined hands with either the Khwarazim or the Mongol invaders.

Sauvira Kingdom

Al-Beruni considered Sauvira to represent southwest Punjab, including Multan, Mithankot and adjacent areas at the region of the confluence of Indus river with other rivers of Punjab in modern Pakistan.

Shan-e-Khuda

Shan-e-Khuda is a type of mango which is cultivated in some parts of Pakistan, specifically in the Multan and Rahim Yar Khan districts.

Sindbad Amusement Park

The Sindbad Amusement Parks are a group of family entertainment centers and amusement parks located in cities of Faisalabad, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Rawalpindi and Sialkot in Pakistan.

Transport in Lahore

In addition to the historic Grand Trunk Road (G.T. Road), motorways connecting all major cities (Islamabad, Multan, Faisalabad, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, etc.) have been built.

Victor Gnanapragasam

He was parish priest at Khanewal, Diocese of Multan, from 1979–1985; Superior of the OMI Delegation in Pakistan, 1980–1982 and again parish priest in Gojra from 1982-1986.

Zakariya Town

Zakariya Town, named after Baha-ud-din Zakariya, is a residential area located on the famous Bosan Road in Multan, province of Punjab in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.