Sadiqabad
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Sadiqābād (Urdu: صادق آباد ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan.
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[edit] Geography
The most prominent Tehsil of Rahimyar Khan District is named after Amīr Sadeq Mohammad Khan V of Bahawalpur State. The new city was inaugurated in 1948. The geographical coordinates of Sadiqābād are 28° 18' 0" North, 70° 8' 0" East.
Sadiqābād is the Tehsil headquarters; located on the main railway road and KLP road. It is the last city of Punjab province while traveling from Lahore to Karachi by rail or road. This Tehsil stands as transitional area between the two provinces where Sindi and Punjabi cultures survive together, along with the tamest of Sindhi culture on its western boundary Ghotki District of Sindh and on its northern side Rajanpur District of Punjab. The Indian border is about 25 km on the southern side of Sadiqābād.
To the east of Sadiqābād is Tehsil Rahimyar Khan. Sadiqābād is the largest Tehsil of the district, measuring 865¼ square miles (2249 km²). Its boundary starts from the middle of Dandy and Reti railway stations. Extending beyond Adam Sahaba, in length and breadth the Tehsil is about 50 km by 50 km. A beautiful canal flows in the middle of the city.
[edit] Demographics
The Tehsil population is 760,769. The most influential political families of tehsil are Makhdoom, Rais, Leghari and Punjabi. Makhdoom Ghulam Miran Shah, Makhdoomzada Hassan Mahmood, Makhdoom Ahmad Mehmood (ex Distt Nazim)and Makdoom Ali Akbarare the member of Makdoom family. Rais Wazir Ahmad, Rais Shabir Ahmad and Rais Munir Ahmad (ex sports, culture, minorties and youth affairs minister) are members of Rais family. Sardar Afzal Khan Leghari (revenue Minister in ex Bahwalpur State Government during 1950s), Sardar Ajmal Khan Leghari and Sardar Rafiq Haider Khan Leghari (Now Distt NAzim & ex Excise and Taxation Minister) are Legharies. Chaudry Muhammad Sharif, Chaudry Shaukat Dawood (Ex Revenue Minister), Chaudry Muhammad Shafiq (MPA), Aziz Aslam Shaikh, Rana Tariq Mehmood are the member of difirent punjabi speaking families and above three (Makhdoom Family, Rais Family, Leghari Family) families are sariki speaking.
[edit] Agriculture
Sadiqābād is very rich in agriculture. It is a fertile area, which produces large quantity of best cotton, wheat and sugar cane besides many other less significant crops. A large number of gardens of Mangoes and Kinos are also here. The mango of Sadiqābād is very famous for its smell and taste. The area of "Manthar" in Sadiqābād is very famous for its fertility and every year it gives a record production of wheat and cotton.
[edit] Industry
Sadiqābād is one of those cities of Pakistan which progresses day by day in the field of industry. The biggest industrial unit in city is Fauji Fertilizer Company, which is also the largest fertilizer unit in the country. There is a big unit of textile mills in city, besides many small looms that are also there. In the field of medicine, Sharex Laoratories plays a vital role by manufacturing quality medicine. A high quality milk named Sheer Pak is provided to whole country from Sadiqābād. A newly built industry for the assembling of motorcycles has started its production. There are about 56 cotton ginning factories and over 100 oil mills in Sadiqābād. There are 30 floor mills in Sadiqabad. A number of soap factories are there. There are nearly 15 marble factories. There are three cold storages for the storage of fruits.
As Sadiqābād is situated in a hot area, therefore, more than 60 ice factories are working in city. The extent of sugar production can be guessed from the fact that there are two sugar mills in this Tehsil, namely Jamal Din Wali Sugar Mills and United Sugar Mills in Walhar. Fatima Ferilizer Company has started to build its units in Sadiqabad. It will be the largest fertilizer unit of South Asia.
[edit] Bhong Mosque
This tehsil has got various attractive features for tourists. In Bhong, a town of this Tehsil, a beautiful mosque built by Rais Ghazi is a source of attraction and inspiration for tourists. This Mosque is the only building in Pakistan which received "The Agha Khan Architectural Award."
[edit] Cholistan Desert
Huge sand dunes in Cholistan belt are also worth seeing. They appear as human forms from a distance. As the city is connected with desert area, dust is a marked feature of it. This dust is a big source of the diseases of eyes, nose, throat and lungs for the poeople of Sadiqabad.
[edit] Social Life
Most of people of this city are Punjabi and Siraiki speaking. But many others are also living in this area. Pathan, Balochi and Urdu-speaking families are not less in number. The city has a cool and calm atmosphere. People are co-operative and are willing to live peacefully. There are no evident linguistic or caste-related prejudices. Sadiqabad has nearly all the facilities of a small town, but compared with its division city, Bahawal Pur, it is a bit expensive city. Everyday commodities as well as items of luxury are more costly than in some other big or small cities.
One very important problem for the citizens of this city is lack of potable water. Underground water is salty and cannot be used for drinking or washing. Therefore, water is brought from nearby town Ahmad Pur Lamma.
There are two big libraries in Sadiqābād: Municipal Library and Jinnah Library. Recently a newly built auditorium was named Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmood auditorium.
Another problem is the dearth of children and family parks in the city. There is no place in the city where families can be relax and revive their spirits. The construction of a sports complex named Ghazi Sports Complex has completed. Certainly it will provide much room to the youth of the city to play different games.
[edit] Education
As for the educational facilities are concerned, the city of Sadiqābād is not lagging behind. There is one Government Degree College for boys and one Government Degree College for Girls and many high and low level schools in the city, besides private schools in almost every street. There are three private colleges for girls and three for boys. There are many Arabic teaching and Hifz-e Quran institutions and mosque madrassalis in Sadiqābād. The modern education and use of computers is also struggling for its establishment in Sadiqābād. There are many computer institutes in the city of Sadiqābād.
A Government Commercial Training Institute for Boys and one Vocational Institute for Girls are also established in the city. Another important private institute in the field of technical education is Basheer Engineering College. A government technical college is also there. But the quality education is presented by Bismillah Higher Secondary School, MTB Higher Secondary School, FFC Grammar Colleges and Schools, as well as Beacon House School Systems. The Pioneer of Quality Education in Private Sector in Sadiqabad was Iqra Public School found in 1980s that has now become a Degree College having Four Campusses for Girls and Boys and classes from Nursery to Masters Level in many disciplines. Ajmal Bagh College is also located at Sadiqābād.
It can be asserted that this small city is progressing by leaps and bounds in the sphere of education as in every university and in every professional college we find the students of Sadiqābād. In Bahawal Pur Board, most of the top positions are taken by brilliant students of Sadiqābād.
The famous names in the sphere of education are Mr. Javeed Iqbal, Mr. M.D Zafar, Sheikh Masood, Mr. Kashif Qadeer Mukhtar Ahmed Shakir, M D Johar, Ahmed Nadeem Faiz, Mian Saleem Ahmed, Mohammad Tehseen, Gohar Malsyani, Ghulam Ali, Saboor Ahmad, Jaffar Ali, Siraj Rehmani, Mohammad Amin Bajwa, Ch. Hameed Ahsan, Hafeez Ahmad Choudhry, Sajid Rehmani and Shahzad Qadir.
[edit] Transportation
In the field of transport, the city of Sadiqābād is very prominent due to the fact that it has got double story railway station for the stops of almost all express trains, which is unique. As for the road transport, air-conditioned and non-air conditioned buses and coaches connect the city with all the major cities of Pakistan. Now the Korean company Daewoo has also started bus service from Sadiqābād to nearly all major cities of Pakistan. The smaller town of the Tehsil is also connected to the network of roads providing travelling facilities for twenty-four hours. Air Port is just on the drive of 15 minutes from the city. From first Time in history of Paikstan Passenger Car Service Started From Sadiqabad to Karachi.
[edit] Sweets
Sadiqābād is famous for its delicious sweets which are liked all over the country. Sweets of Sadiqābād have a unique taste and smell which cannot be found in any other place. Sweets like Sohan Halwa, Rustam Barfi, Qalaqand, Bangali Rus Gullay. Gajraila, Doodh Maisoo, Gulab Jaman, Namak Paray, Shakar Paray and Jaleebi are the speciality of this city. The famous centres for the preparation of sweets are Café Sajawal.
[edit] Mandis
Sadiqābād is very famous for manufacturer of beautiful wooden furniture. There are three Mandis (Markets) in city 1-Grain Mandi 2-Fruit Mandi 3-wood Mandi. It is an important business centre where in the past regular yearly "Mandi" was held for the improvement of business trends. Even at present Grain Mandi is no less important. Besides Fruit, Mandi of Sadiqābād is among the one of biggest in Pakistan. Arif Brothers is a biggest company in sadiq abad mandi.
[edit] Neighbouring areas
Beside Sadiqābād, the other smaller towns and places are Adam Sahaba,Chandrami, Ahmed Pur Lama, Bangla Acha, Bangla Manthar, Bangla Tillu,Roshan Bhait, Bhong, Jamal Din Wali, Kot Sabzal, Rahimabad,Walhar,Machi Goth,Walana and SanjarPur.
[edit] Rahimabad
Rahimabad is a small town about 25 kilometers west of Sadiqabad. It was founded by Leghari Sardars; sons of Sardar Mohammad Rahim Khan Leghari, Leghari Sardar and Tumandar, around 1860 AD. [1]
Sardar Noor Mohammad Khan Leghari (1860-1945) was the architect behind the development of Rahimabad and the rise to prominence of the Leghari family in the area.
[edit] See also
- Chaks (Villages) in Sadiqābād
