Rawalpindi District

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Rawalpindi district contains the city of Rawalpindi. The district has an area of 5,286 km² and a population of about 3,363,911 people of which 53.03% were urban in 1998. It is thus the second-most advanced district in Punjab. [1]

It was part of Rawalpindi Division.

1 Subdivisions
2 Rawalpindi
3 Gujar Khan
4 Taxila
5 Murree
6 Kotli Sattian
7 See also

[edit] Subdivisions

The district has six tehsils:

[edit] Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi:::::::! Khan Ghulam Sarwar Khan is prominent politician of District Rawalpindi from Taxila.He is now serving as Federal Minister of Labour, Menpower and Overseas Pakistanies.He served as Member Provincial Assembly Punjab, Health Minister of Punjab and Member of Central Zakat Council in past.His younger brother Khan Muhammad Sadeeq Khan is elected Nazim of Tehsil Council Taxila.

[edit] Gujar Khan

Gujar Khan is the heart of Potohar region and is also called the land of Shaheed. The region had produced people from all professionals of life. Two recipients of Nishan-i-Haider were belong to Gujar Khan. Futhermore, two Lieutenant General from Pakistan Army and a former Navy Chief belong to Gujar Khan. See also famous personalities of Gujar Khan.

[edit] Taxila

Taxila is famous for UET Taxila, Taxila Museum.

Federal Minister of Labour,Menpower and Overseas Pakistanies Khan Ghulam Sarwar Khan is elected MNA from Taxila. His younger brother Khan Muhammad Sadeeq Khan is elected Tehsil Nazim of Taxila. Pakistan's prominent tank factory HIT is there Raja is the best Raja