Gojra

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Gojra
General Information
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
Calling code 0463
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
No. of Towns
Population 143,369 [[]]
Government
City Mayor (Nazim) Ch. Asad Zaman Cheema
No. of Union Councils
No. of NGOs Working

Gojra (Urdu: گوجرہ) is a Pakistani city 50km from Faisalabad. It has a history of more than hundred years, and being the centre of the cultivated lands, the city was famous for its "Mandi" (market) for cash crops. The market was mainly handled by the Hindus and Sikhs but more recently has been run by Muslims following the establishment of Pakistan.

Nearby cities include:

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[edit] Eye Surgery

In the 1930s when Gojra was part of the District Lyallpur (now Faisalabad), it was a renowned centre for eye surgery. Its fame for ophthalmic excellence was know throughout India [1] .

One of the leading figures of Gojra was the eye surgeon, Dr. Herbhajan Singh. He gave eyesight to a huge number of patients whose eyes could not be cured by many of the ophthalmologists in more sophisticated hospitals in big cities like Delhi, Lahore or Calcutta [2]. Another leading figure was Dr.Hafeez who cured eyes of many. Currently a project to construct a 1400 bed eye hospital in Gojra is underway.

[edit] State-of-the-art GOJRA EYE COMPLEX

In conformity with the rich tradition of Gojra about Eye Care, A son of Gojra Dr Amir Ali Majid [3] Sitara i Imtiaz, has planned to revive the lost glory of his City in this field. He is the first Blind person in history who carries dual qualifications of Bar at Law ( Barrister ) and DCL ( Doctor of civil Law , A degree higher than PhD ). He felt the pain of the people of Gojra and surroundings who lost their eyesight just because they could not get the necessary treatment or eitherly they could not afford it. He intend to establish GOJRA EYE COMPLEX [4] that would benefit poor of his city with instantanous and free eye care. For this cause, he has met authoritative figures like President Pervez Musharraf, Governor Punjab Retd. Gen. Khalid Maqbool, MNA Amjad Warraich. He wanted to start the construction as soon as possible and it is hoped it will soon InshALLAH start serving people. At present For more information:

www.gofund.org

[edit] Hockey

Gojra became famous in Pakistan after contributing a number of players to the Pakistan Hockey team. Iqbal Bali and Muhammad Aslam (famous as Aslam Roda) served in the Pakistan hockey team. When they returned to Gojra they established their own hockey teams, and provided fre training to the youth of the city. The biggest event in the calendar of the city used to be the annual fixture between these two teams. This match use to attract a huge crowd. This actually created a nursery for the Pakistan hockey team and many of the Pakistan hockey team players like Manzoor-ul-Hasan, Rasheed-ul-Hasan, Tahir Zaman, Muhammad Shahbaz Junior Rashid Imran,Khawar Javedd International,Muhammad Qasim Goalkeeper(Died on Eid-ul-Fiter 2006 due to Cancer),were originally trained from this institution.

[edit] People and Population

The city has a population of around 140,000 (Google). The people of Gojra are kind and famous for their hospitality, but at the same time long-standing fights between different castes settled in Gojra make national news[citation needed].

[edit] Education

There is very high rate of literate persons in Gojra.

  • 59% Peoples up to Matric
  • 17% Peoples up to F.A
  • 11% Peoples up to B.A
  • 06% Peoples up to M.A
  • and 2% Peoples have Ph.d

These literatecy rates are very high in the whole world which are about 92-93%

[edit] Educational Institutes

Some of the leading educational institutions in Gojraare:

  • Al Islah Model High School, Gojra
  • Hafiz UbaiduLLAH Mushtaq Academy, Gojra
  • Government Degree College, Gojra
  • Government Degree College for Women, Gojra
  • "THE EDUCATORS" AMNA CAMPUS, Gojra
  • Aligarh University Information Technology Center ( Proposed )
  • Aligarh University 244 G.B, Gojra ( Proposed )
  • Govt Inter College of Commerce, Gojra
  • Gojra Jinnah College, Gojra
  • Govt Islamia High School, Gojra
  • MC High School, Gojra
  • Govt Girls High School, Gojra
  • Millat Girls High School, Gojra
  • Nicon computer college,gojra
  • The Dawn Public School, Gojra
  • Govt Commercial Training Institute, Gojra
  • Government Colleges District Toba Tek Singh ON-LINE LIBRARIES
  • [5]

[edit] Entertainment Places

  • Jinnah Park
  • Gojra Astro Turf Hockey Stadium
  • Baldia Park
  • MC & Islamia School Hokey Stadiums
  • MC & Islamia School Cricket Stadiums
  • Chimni pir Football Stadium
  • Liquat Library
  • Nawaz Sharif Park
  • Doonga Ground
  • Lady Park

[edit] See also

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