Shahkot, Pakistan

Shahkot
Chak 84/88
Country Pakistan
Region Punjab
District
Capital Shahkot
Union councils UC # 18 and 19
Government
 • MNA Chaudhary Birjees Tahir
 • MPA Rana Muhammad Arshad
 • Lieutenant Muhammad Umair Aslam
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC+6)
Area code(s) 056

Shahkot is a town and tehsil in the Nankana Sahib District of Pakistan. The town has a population of about 200,000.

Location

Shahkot is on the Lahore-Faisalabad highway which brings much traffic to the area. The town is connected by road to Sangla Hill, Chak Jhumra, Salarwala, Jaranwala, Safdarabad and the district capital Nankana Sahib. The town is situated in center of Faisalabad and Sheikhupura. It also leads road to many villeges. the shahkot is very famouse due to its crafts and it is most populer is his all srounded area.the peoples from other cities come to shahkot for shoping and they prefer shahkot then thier city such as shakhupura, sandlahill. Safdraabad.

Administration

The Sarpanch is the focal point of contact between government officers and the village community. It is an elected position. Recently, there have been proposals to give Sarpanches small judicial powers under Panchayati Raj.

Education

Government high-schools include:

There private schools and colleges including Shahab College, Jinah College, Raza College of Computer, Ideal College of Computer, Anglo College, Shahkot College of Commerce, Lahore college of Technical, Dare Arqam School, The Educaters and KBI school system.