Archive for September 2009

Sep 10, 2009
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Health Facilities !


Jhang is also equipped with basic health facilities for its citizens. There is District Headquarter Hospital (Civil Hospital) in Jhang and also Tehsil Head Quarter Hospitals in Chiniot, Shorkot and Ahmadpur Sial equipped with basic health facilities. It is a well built facility in the District of Jhang. It is sad to see that district headqurater hospital devoid of advance machinery.

Other then headquarters hospitals there are many other govt. and private hospitals.

DR.FAROOQ AHMED
FARZAN SKIN CARE CLINC JHANG  
Ph # (0477-625300,0334-665300)
Hospitals/Clinics in Jhang
Civil Hospital :
Gojra Road, Near Railway Crossing, Jhang
Doud Hospital :
Gojra Road, Near Railway Crossing, Jhang
Rana Hospital :
Kachihri Road, Near Ayub Chowk, Jhang
Abid Hospital :
Shaheed Road, Near Rail Bazar Chowk, Jhang Saddar
Munawar Hospital :
Yousuf Shah Road, Near Govt. Girls College, Jhang
Mighiana Medicare :
Civil Lines, Jhang Saddar
Phone: 047-7621191, 7614191
Shahabal Polyclinic :
Gojra Road, Jhang Saddar
Phone: 047-7614235, 7622240
Ali Tariq Hospital
Wajahat Shaheed Civil Hospital
Faisal Maghiana Memorial Hospital
Night Maternity Home
Sial Clinic and Hospital
Fareed Clinic and Hospital
Sabri Eye Hospital
Iqbal Memorial Hospital
Jhang Tehsil Headquarters Hospital
Fazal Umar Hospital
Shahabal Poly Clinic
Ehsan Clinic and Hospital
Haleema Hospital
Ali Yaseen Hospital
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Education & Learning

Jhang is a fast developing area of Punjab Province. Its local community is very hardworking and education is picking up. This is a mixed community where most population is uneducated but we can hope that the future generations are blessed with higher and masters level education.

Some well renowned names from Jhang who have achieved veneration through education and higher qualification are: Mr. Justice (R) Manzoor Hussain Sial the former ombudsman of Punjab. Mr. Talib Hussain Sial J.S. / D.G. (Admin), Awan-e-Sadar; Rai Riaz Hussain Director, PID current Ambassador to India; Dr. Noor Khan Lakhnana Prof. of Pathology, PIMS; Prof. Dr. M. Rafiq Afzal Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, QAU; Dr. Muhammad Sharif, Chief Scientist (Rtd) PARC.

Institutes in Jhang have produced some brilliant students have secured positions in Faisalabad board in Metric and Higher Secondary Education. Unfortunately there is No University in District Jhang. The biggest college in Jhang is the Govt. Degree College, Jhang and the biggest school is Govt. Islamia High School, Jhang. The Government institutions here need to be equipped with modern technological facilities and labs to prepare for the future challenges these young minds of jhang will face in future.

LCWU - Jhang Campus:

LCWU in collaboration with the District Government has materialized the vision of the Ex-Governor Punjab Lt. Gen. (R) Khalid Maqbool for expansion of the Universities and establishment of their Sub Campuses for dissemination of knowledge for the benefit of local population of remote areas of the Punjab by establishing its Sub Campus at Jhang in September, 2005 .

A piece of land measuring 200 kanal situated in Chak Kauriana Janubi Tehsil and District Jhang has been allocated to LCWU for the establishment of the Sub Campus.

To provide High Education at the doorstep of female population of Jhang, temporary university started its classes in a portion of Govt. Comprehensive School.

A very senior and dedicated educationist from Jhang Mrs. Haleema Iqbal, Director Administration is looking after the affairs of the Jhang Campus.

To create a sense of belonging ness to the main campus, frequent exchange of students and teachers is being arranged. This has inculcated a spirit of healthy competition between students of Lahore and Jhang Campus.


Colleges in District Jhang:
>Govt. Degree College, Jhang
>Chenab College, Jhang
>Ghazali College, Jhang
>Govt. Islamia College, Chiniot, Distt. Jhang
>Govt. Talim-ul-Islam College, Chinab Nagar, Jhang
>Govt. College, Shorkot, Distt. Jhang
>Govt. Degree College, Chak No.170 J.B., Jhang
>P.A.F. College, Rafiqui, Shorkot Cantt., Distt. Jhang
>Govt. College for Women, Jhang
>Govt. College for Women, Chiniot, Jhang
>National College & Textile Institute, Chiniot, Jhang
>Jamia Nusrat Women College, Chinab Nagar, Jhang
>Deen College, Chiniot, Jhang
>Govt. College for Women, Shorkot
>Govt. College of Commerce, Jhang
>AIMS College of Commerce and Information Technology, Jhang
>Governament College for Women, Lalian
Prominent Schools in District Jhang:
>Aadhiwal High School, Jhang
>Faran Model School, Jhang
>Ghazali Pilot Seceondary School, Jhang
>Ghazali Public High School, Jhang
>Govt Comperehensive Model High School, Jhang
>Govt. High School, Ahmed Pur Sial
>Govt. Islamia High School, Jhang
>Jhang Poli Technic Institute, Jhang
>MB High School, Jhang
>Oriel School System, Jhang
>Sacred Heart High School, Jhang
>The City School, Jhang
>Govt. Islamia High School, Chiniot
>Masoomeen Foundation High School, Chiniot
>Leaders Academy, Jhang

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Handicrafts in Jhang !

Jhang is famous for alot of handicrafts mastered by the skilled Jhangvian artists and artisans.

Embroidered Shawls:

The Embroidered shawls are more an artform than a piece of garment. The intricate patterns and colorful ideas put in by the women of Jhang are loved throughout the world. These shawls come in all shades and design. These Pashmina shawls are best in quality and art work. The stitches used are simple stem, chain and darn. Lovely floral, faunal, bird and almond mot
ifs in imaginative color combinations, perfected over centuries are the hallmark of Jhang Shawls.



Woodworks:
Intricate fascinating wood carving in Arabesque or "Jali" has for long been associated with muslim culture. Chiniot is the heaven of all woodworks. The warm and soft quality of wood enabled the carpenters to exhibit beautiful craftsmanship. Artifacts such as wooden screens, tables, chests, boxes, and a host of other articles are of international renown. The design used are floral and fruit ensembles, almond and mango motifs.
Zaarban (Nara) and Paranda Making:

It is another one of Jhang's traditional craft in which women artisans are engaged. Zaarban (Nara) is usually a webbed lace measuring about 2 meters in length used for stringing pyjamas. The paranda is a three strand, colorful item edged with pom-poms, beads and sequins. It is used by women adorn their hair and enhance its length and beauty.







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Tourism & Tourist Spots

There are many places to visit in District Jhang, like Shahi Masjid at Chiniot, Head Tremu, Heer Tomb, Shorkot Ruins, Hazrat Sultan Bahoo (RA), Hazrat Shah Jewna (RA) and Sial Sharif.

Wazeer Mosque (Chiniot)

Ilam-ud-Deen Ansari, originally from
Chiniot, Jhang, became one of the most respectable personality due to his knowledge and intellectual approach, besides being a good physician who cured Nur Jehan and was given the title of Wazir Khan.

Artisans from Chiniot excelled in designing and assisted the construction & designing of Taj Mahal, The Golden Temple, Shahi Masjid at Chiniot. Nowadays, Chiniot is known for its carved
furniture.


Mehal Umer Hayat (Chiniot):

It is also known as Gulzar Manzil. This Mehal in the old centre of the ancient town of Chiniot(Distt. Jhang) is wrapped in mystery and silence. For long like the Taj Mehal it remained a melancholy monument to death and a symbol of tragic transience of life. Facing the Mughal Fort it was a celebrated edifice constructed from 1922 A.D to 1930 A.D at a phenomenal cost of four lac rupees (the present estimate about thirty million rupees). With a splendid ground floor and three storeys ( initially sixstoreyed including basement)topped by a wooden pavilion,it encapsulated the finest traditions of local wood,fresco,jali,glass,plaster and brick work.Each inch of its buiding,exterior and interior testifies to the skill and expertise of those master craftsmen.

The man whose dream was realized in such varied material was Sheikh Umar Hayat and he named it after his only child Gulzar Muhammad. Sheikh Umar Hayat belonged to a famous Sheikh family of Chiniot.He went to Calcutta for businesss and became the prominent trader over there.Then he married in Pindi Bhattian. God blessed him with a son and a daughter.But unfortunately he died before this grand vision could take full shape.Following its completion Gulzar Muhammad was married in 1937 A.D. The elderly citizens of Chiniot still remember that wedding with nostalgia,pride and sorrow.They say that so grand was wedding,that not only all Chiniot was invited but it was proclaimed that all,rich or poor who saw the smoke of cooking fires should consider themselves welcomed.

On the morning after the wedding ill-luck struck. Gulzar Muhammad died under mysterious circumstances.Some conjecture was that he was poisoned while others state that fumes from the bathroom coal-fire,to keep the water warm,asphyxiated him.The several days long festivity,cut short,now transferred into a funeral gathering.Gulzar Muhammad was buried in the middle of the courtyard below the opening to the sky.Some time later his fatally grieved mother,Fatima,followed.She was buried next to him.

Considered ill-omened by Gulzar's relatives this master piece of indigenous arts and architecture fell into disuse.The Mehal was left to the whims and the wiles of servants who illegally appropriated it and began to denude it of the fine wood work and wrought-iron features for sale.Gradually the building was reduced to a mere shell and abandoned to the mercy of man and the devastating effect of the turning seasons.

For some years the building was used as an orphanage and modified with a cluster of small structures and a donkey-pump was installed in the courtyard.The establishment of orphanage in this building took its terrible toll and this famed example of South Asian craftsmanship lost both the top story and the wooden pavilion which sat atop it like a crown.

Had it not been for the District administration, the Mehal would have vanished completely.On 7th June 1990 A.D it was decided by M.Athar Tahir D.C Jhang and Dr. Amjad Saqib A.C Chiniot that Gulzar Manzil be acquired for the people,be conserved and conservatively restored ,not completely renovated. It was also decided that it should be accorded a more dynamic role in the life of Chiniot.Thus the massive fund raising was initiated for its conversion into a library and a cultural centre and the museum.With help from philanthropists,interested agencies and a Municipal Committee,Chiniot.,the conversion efforts commenced on 14th August 1990 A.D.Keeping the vision and the wishes of its owner in view,the library in the Gulzar Manzil was named after Sheikh Umar Hayat.

The District admininstration decided that the work should be executed only by the local craftsmen,builders and experts all the finest available in their fields.M.A.T.

The museum should be made the centre of the Sandal Bar civilization between Ravi and Chenab.And the income obtained should be used for its decoration so that Mehal should be prevented from destruction.

Shrines In Jhang:
>Darbar Mahni Sharif : Kot Lakhnana, 6th Mile, Gojra Road, Jhang
>Hazrat Sultan Bahoo (RA) : Tehsil Shorkot, Distt. Jhang.
>Hazrat Shah Jewana (RA) : Shah Jewana, Tehsil & Distt. Jhang.
>Sial Sharif : Sial Sharif, Sargodha Road, Jhang.
>Maai Heer : Faisalabad Road, Jhang Saddar.
>Peer Hathy Wan : Jhang City
>Shrine of Athara Hazari : Athara Hazari Jhang.
>Baloki Shareef : Mochi Wala, Faisalabad Road, Jhang.
>Hazrat Shah Sadiq Nahang : Shorkot Multan road, Jhang.
>Darber Rodoo Sultan : Garrh MahaRaja road, Jhang.
>Darbar Peer Gohar Shah
>Darbar Mian Murad
>Peer Mirak Sial
>Darbar Mae Bap (Bahoo Sultan)
>Peer Abdr Rehman
>Peer Hasu Balail
>Darbar Noori Nahra
>Peer Dargahi Shah
>Peer Uch Gul Immam
>Dhaji Peer

>Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Ji : This sacred shrine of Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Ji is on Toba road outside Jhang. Buses or mini buses going to this place from Jhang are easily available. Its bus stop is on the bridge after Bagha Wala. From the bus stop one has to walk upstream along the canal. A Gurdwara was built by the followers on the mound where Sat Gur Dev Ji had stayed. A primary school is housed in the Gurdwara now.

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Famous Jhangvian !

Abdus Salam:
who died on 21 November 1996, was one of the leading theoretical physicists of the century and the first Pakistani to win the Nobel Prize. He was born on 29 January 1926 in Jhang in the Punjab in what was then India, the son of a clerk in the office of the Inspector of Schools. At age 14
, he entered Government College, Lahore, breaking all records in the matriculation examination. He continued in like fashion, winning an unprecedented succession of prizes and scholarships, through the B.A. courses in both English and Mathematics, ending by taking his M.A. in
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Prof. Dr. Muhammad Tahir-u-Qadri:
was born on 19-02-1951 at Jhang, his birth was considered a blessing of Allah as it was foretold to his father; Dr. Farid-ud-Din Qadri. His
ancestors belong to Sial family of Jhang. They were landlords of Kheewa Village, Chiniot Road of Tehsil & District Jhang; two of them being very spiritual persons, gave up all their lands and properties and migrated to Jhang (then Known as Maghiana) and D.I Khan respectively. The first was Hazrat Mian Baha-ud-Din and the second Hazrat Mian Jumma Khan, the former was the great grand father of the learned Professor... more
Syed Muhammad Ameer Abbas:
is an ex-chenabean. He has been a national level demagogue debator and a stump orator. He is president of Chenabeans Alumni Association for the term of 2008-2011. He has been working in Bank Alfalah and resigned after serving four years in banking sector as a Regional Incharge Farud & Risk Management Unit Bank Alfalah Limited. He joined a news channel "Channel 5" of third the largest and well known news gruop of the country, Khabrain Group. He is the frist man from the land o
f jhang who joined electronic media as a News An
chor. He is a gentle man with attractive and brilliant personality. He is keenly interested to work for the betterment of his native land, Jhang.....more

Dr Saeed Bhutta:
, Pipple Bhutta Jhang, was born on 14Th of August, 1966. He did his M.A and Ph.D from University of the Punjab, Lahore. At present he is an Associate Professor at the Department of Punjabi, University of the Punjab Lahore. He is devoted to his culture and this motivates him to work on the classical poetry, Folklore, Varan and the oral literature of Jhang. He
has introduced many prominent ....more







Syeda Abida Hussain:
is the daughter of Late Col. Syed Abid Hussain, a distinguished Parliamentarian of Undivided India, who was a member of the Constituent A
ssembly of Pakistan and a Cabinet Minister (1954-58). She studied at Convent of Jesus & Mary, Lahore, "O" levels at Villa Miramonte, Montreux (Switzerland), ("A" levels) and later obtained a diploma in Fine Arts from Florence (Italy). She is fluent in English, French, Italian and two oriental languages - Punjabi and Urdu. She majored in Economics and Political Science for her B.A. degree (Punjab University)... more


Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat :was sworn-in as Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control on 23 November 2002. He was awarded this portfolio shortly after he formed a forward bloc in the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentary (PPPP). Ten Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians, led by Faisal Hayat, on 14 November 2002 announced their differences with the party policies. The group was also comprised of Rao Sikandar Iqbal, Rais Munir Ahmed, Chaudhry Nooraiz Shakoor Khan, Tanveer Sayed, Malik Zaheer Abbas, Malik Aamir, Khalid Ahmed Khan Lund,... more











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Jhang - The Cosmopolitan!

Business activities in District Jhang have picked up considerably in the recent past. Businesses have expereinced an increase in return and Businessmen have found some good investing opportunities. Jhang is advantageous in for various type of businesses. Land is cheap, skilled labour is cheap and opportunities are wide open.

Here you may find milk plants and sugar mills, textile mills etc. Shakarganj Mills Ltd,
Ramzan Sugar Mill, Lalian Sugar Mill.

Chiniot is at present the Sub-divisional Headquarters of Chiniot Tehsil of Jhang District in Faisalabad Division of the Punjab. Specimens of wood-carving include decorated doors, carved and foliated tracery for balconies and window frames. Inlay of brass is also wrought in Shisham wood of dark hue which prov
ides an excellent base for the contrast of brass. All varieties of furniture of fine quality and requisite design are undertaken at Chiniot. Carpentry like masonry is an hereditary profession there. It has evolved into a fine art which is second to none in the world.







An investor can easily invest money in various areas of crafts and agriculture. In recently there are cotton factories, Oil Mills and small level enterprises dealing in wooden craftsmenship which are good prospects for exports, many other small businesses are also thriving to make their name and carve their share in national and international goods.

There are generally two crops in a year, Rabi and Kharif. Rabi crop is followed by Kharif crop. This system is locally known as "Harri" and "Sawani". Sugarcane, Cotton, Wheat, Bajra, Maize and Rice are the common Rabi and Kharif crops. Rice and Wheat are grown all over the district, usually. Maize is the staple kharif crop; potato cultivation has also made considerable progress. Vegetables and Fruits aproximately of all kinds are also grown throughout the district. The main Rabi crops are wheat and barley, while maize and bajra are grown as Kharif crops. Due to favourable conditions for agriculture, people of this district do take interest in crop husbandry.


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CHENB


The first city of Jhang was built in 1288 by Rai Sial with the advice of Hazrat Shah Jalal Bukhari (his peer). The first ruler of Jhang was Mal Khan in 1462. Sial tribe ruled this city for 360 years and the last ruler of the Sial Tribe was Ahmad Khan from 1812 to 1822 and then Sikh took over. And from the rule of the Sikh, Jhang was taken over by the British.
Jhang is more famous for its men than for its products. The Jhangvi men are hardy peasants, healthy, tall, strong and of wheatish complexion. The dress of the locals comprises a Majhla, a Kurta or Chola, a Chadar and a Turban or Pugri. It is completed by shoes, Chappli or Kherri. The women are fair complexioned, cypress statured and good looking. The women also wear Majhla (Lungi) besides Chola and Dopatta but many women wear Shalwar Qameez. The people live in the plains and therefore are plain and straight-forward people - broad minded, hospitable and progressive. Jhang is the centre of a purely agricultural based feudalistic society. Agriculture is the chief source of income and employment in Jhang. About 85% of the Jhang's cultivable land is irrigated. Wheat and cotton are the principal crops. Other crops grown include rice, sugarcane, corn (maize), oilseeds, fruits, and vegetables. Livestock and poultry are also raised in large numbers in district Jhang.
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HEAD OF MY JHANG


Jhang is characterised by extreme climate - the temperature is generally hot, with marked variations between summer and winter. In the plain the mean June temperature is 95 F (35 C), while the mean January temperature is 55 F (12 C). The monsoon reaches the area exhausted and therefore the rainfall is quite meagre. There is also occasional rain during the winters. The average annual rainfall is 7-10 inches (180 mm) in district Jhang. Occasionally there are dust storms. The summer may be somehow discomforting, but for the greater part of the year the climate is ideal and invigorating. The best part of the year is from the middle of February to the middle of April, which is the spring in the Jhang. It is neither cold nor hot but simply pleasant and enjoyable. The entire district-side becomes a vast stretch of greenery. The mustard fields are covered with yellow flowers, trees put on new leaves, fruits begin to blossom and there are flowers every where. This is also the time for several spring festivals, including Jhang Committee Show.
Jhang is connected by road or railway to some main cities of the country, but not any air service is provided by government yet.