Khushab
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Khushab
خوشاب |
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General Information
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Calling code | 0454 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
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Government
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| Nazim (Mayor) | Malik Ghulam Mohammad Tiwana |
| No. of Union Councils | 41 |
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| The city government does not yet support e-Governance, although improvements have been suggested | |
Khushab (Urdu: خوشاب) is a city and tehsil of Khushab District in the Punjab province of Pakistan[1].
The city of Khushab is home to the Heavy Water and Natural Uranium Research Reactor[2], a critical part of the Pakistan's Special Weapons Program, which has come under much heated scrutiny[3].
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[edit] Location
Khushab is located at 32°17'48N 72°21'9E and is situated between Sargodha and Mianwali, near the river Jhelum.
[edit] Administration
Khushab tehsil is subdivided into 41 Union Councils[4]:
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[edit] Controversies and debates
On March 21, 2000, the Christian Science Monitor published an article written by Alexander Colhoun, a high-resolution aerial satellite photo revealed a nuclear reactor and a missile base in the city of Khushab. These pictures had mixed views, one of the expression of power that could shackle or reshape diplomatic landscapes[5] of a region and another of the ethical question about the usage of satellite imagery in terms of privacy and national sovereignty of a nuclear-capable nation. The report was published at a time when American President Bill Clinton was due to visit India and sparked concerns worldwide. It was later clearly stated in the Dawn newspaper on June 14, 2000 that this particular nuclear reactor at Khushab and its reprocessing plant were generating between 8 to 10 kilograms of weapons-grade plutonium per year, dedicated for military use.
[edit] References
- ^ Tehsil statistics (Government of Pakistan, Statistics Division)
- ^ Special Weapons Program of Pakistan (Federation of American Scientists)
- ^ South Asia arms race - is it paranoia? (BBC News)
- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Khushab - Government of Pakistan
- ^ Top-Secret Kodak Moment In Space Shakes Global Security, Christian Science Monitor (March 21, 2000)
| Administrative Divisions of Khushab District | ||
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| Capital | Khushab
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| Union Councils | Adhi Kot | Anga | Bandial Janubi | Bijar | Botala | Chak No.14/Mb | Chak No.50/Mb | Chak No.59/Mb | Daiwal | Girote | Golewali | Gunjial Janubi | Hadali-Ii | Hadli-I | Hassanpur Tiwana | Jabi | Jamali Noorpur | Jauharabad-I | Jauharabad-Ii | Jaura Kalan | Jharkal | Katha Saghral | Khabaki | Khai Khurd | Khatwan | Khoora | Khushab-I | Khushab-Ii | Khushab-Iv | Khushab-V | Khushb-Iii | Kufri | Kund | Mitha Tiwana | Nali Shumali | Nari | Naushera | Noorpur | Okhali Mohlah | Padhrar | Pelowaince | Quaidabad | Rahdari | Rangpur | Roda | Sandral | Tilloker | Uchalli | Utra Janubi | Waheer | Warcha | |
