Salarwala

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Salarwala (سالارواله), is located in Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan. Longitude 73.28; Latitude 33.66. It is a town situated on the Faisalabad to Lahore railway section. It is one of the oldest railway stations of prepartition days. Many people have used it as a starting point for a railway journey to all of the subcontinent. It is 60 miles away from Lahore and 20 miles away from Faisalabad.

It was named after Salar Sing, although some refer to it as Dar-ul-ehsan^[1], a name given to it by Baba Jee Sarkar a Sufi Barkat Ali.

Nearby towns are Sangla Hill and Chak Jhumra. By road, Salawala is connected to Shahkot (Pakistan), Sangla Hill and Chak Jhumra.

The most famous thing in Salarwala is its Government High school for Boys. This school has produced many notable personalities such as Chaudhry Muhammad Afzal Sahi of Chak Jhumra, present speaker in Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. A famous personality was Baba G. Sarkar Sufi Barkat Ali who later migrated to Dalowal Samundri.

Nawaz Sharif, a former prime minister of Pakistan, was a famous follower of sufi sahib and used to visit Salarwala time and again. The town has a multi-ethnic population of ten thousand. Much of this population is uneducated. Conditions of civil amenities are poor. A government hospital exists which was established in the time of united India. It has shifted to a new building and its old land has been occupied by land mafia.^{[citation needed]} A degree college for boys is under construction.

Probably the biggest feature of Salarwala is its game of Shooting Volley ball. As the legend goes this game has been played for 60 or so years. Some outstanding shoot strikers of Punjab were produced in Salarwala. The game is played in front of the Railway Station and can be seen morning and evening. Every spring there is tournament in which teams from all Punjab participate.

1 Famous Volley Ball Players
2 Economy
3 See also
4 References

[edit] Famous Volley Ball Players

Chaudhry Ejaz Ahmad Bajwa (late) Former Captain of Pharung Club.
Chaudhry Majeed Kahloon
Khalid Bajwa (Senior)
Khalid Bajwa (Junior)

[edit] Economy

The economy is meagre and agricultural in nature. Many people are employed in industrial operations and travel daily to Faisalabad. A branch of UBL is in operation.3 A free eye camp is conducted by eye surgeons in Salarwala every year. This eye camp was started by sufi Barkat Ali 2. The canal Rakh Branch passes just one kilometre away from Salarwala.