Gondal Jat
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{{unreferenced|date=June 2007}Gondal Jatt is one of the elite Jat clans living in Pakistan. They are believed to have accepted Islam on the inducement of famous Sufi poet Baba Farid and were instructed by him to stay in the area between the Chenab River and Jhelum Rivers. There are approximately over half a million in population and are mainly living in Jhelum, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Mandi Bahauddin, Kot Momin and Midh Ranjha, Bhalwal Tehsils(30km away from Sargodha). The majority is associated with the profession of agriculture but a number of them are also in politics and civil services, such as police, Education and judiciary in Pakistan. Quite a lot of them are also working abroad mainly in the United States, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. It is widely accepted in Punjab that Gondals have amassed great fortunes through their strict tolerance of agricultural expertise. It is therefore not surprising that they are now and always have been regarded as the Elite Senior Jats' earning the status of Powerful Landlords of Pakistan. Many sources claim that many of Pakistan's Powerful & Secretive Inter-Services Intelligence ISI members of staff come from this clan.
In recent years there has been a rise of the Gondal Jatt clan in the Punjab, becoming dominant players with people like Ch Altaf (Governor of Punjab), Ch Khurram Shahzad (Leader of the Muslim League Q), Ch Adnan gondal (former Governor of Punjab) and many more.
In May 2004, PML (Functional) merged with PML (Q) along with other parties to form united PML.[1]
However after 2 months in July 2004, Pir Pagaro parted ways with the united PML citing differences with the Chaudhry brothers and calling PML, the Jatt league.[2]
The story of two brave Jatt Gondal Heros: Saidoo and Dhilloo. When Nadir Shah (AD 1736), the Persian ruler, moved into Punjab on his way to Delhi. At the Indus-Jhelum doab, the Khattars, Ghaebas and Gakkhars fought against him but lost. After he crossed Jhelum, the Gondal Jatts took him on. Najabat, a poet of the time, wrote about the accounts of valor by Dhilloo and Saidoo. And even though Nadir Shah's army was overwhelming, Nadir Shah was very impressed by the bravery of the Jatt Gondals of Jhelum. After crossing Gujarat, when he reached Chenab,
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