Vehari

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Vehari (Urdu: وہاڑی) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city, which is the capital of the district and tehsil of the same name^[1] , is located at 30°1'60N 72°20'60E at an altitude of 135m (446ft)^[2] and lies about 100 kilometres from the regional metropolis of Multan and about 25 kilometres north of the river Sutlej - the southernmost of the five rivers of the Punjab region. A headworks of canals is located on this river near Luddan on the Luddan-Vehari canal providing irrigation water to both banks of the river, which includes the upper fringes of the Cholistan Desert.

The summer in Vehari is very hot, but the weather becomes much more pleasant between October and February. Light rainfall leaves the land generally arid and dusty, but the country's agricultural products include mangoes in the summer and guava and other citrus fruits in the winter. Vehari is considered the capital of cotton growing in this part of Pakistan, with dozens of cotton processing factories and cottonseed oil manufacturing plants, and sugarcane farming and processing is also common.

Vehari is located on the southern alternate route of both railway and road between Multan and Lahore, the capital of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The northern route is the main route. Both of these routes run roughly in a northeasterly direction, almost parallel to each other and only 20 to 30 miles apart at any given point. A section of the railway between Multan and Lahore is electrified on the main line between Khanewal and Lahore. The Vehari route goes to Lahore through the famous religiously renowned city of Pakpattan, where the Sufi Saint Fariduddin Ganjshakar is buried. Thousands of pilgrims come annually to Pakpattan for the saint's "Urs" celebration which include all sorts of festivities. Baba Fareed's poetry has been included in the religious texts of the Sikh religion.

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Major Muhammad Tufail Shaheed (Nishan-e-Haider) Pakistan's first recipient of the Nishan-e-Haider (the highest military honour).
Mumtaz Ahmad Khan Daultana an active member of Pakistan Freedom Movement and the first Chief Minister of Punjab province.
Mian Muhammad Khurshid Anwar(late), founder of District Vehari, deputy opposition leader during Bhutto regime.
Ch Qurban Ali Chohan, a renowned politician
Ch Khalid Mehmood Chohan (ex MPA)
Saleem Sherwani ex hockey Olympic champion and world hockey champion.
Waqar Younis former test cricketer of Pakistan.
Waseem Ahmed former captain of Pakistan National Hockey Team
Tehmina Daultana, a renowned activist of Pakistan Muslim League (N).
Saeed Ahmad Khan Manais, a renowned politician and former Speaker Punjab Assembly.
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