Founded in 1748, bahawalpur was the capital of the former princely state of bahawalpur, ruled by the abbasi family of nawabs until 1955. Official postal code of bahawalpur city is 63100 and dialing code is 062. An anthropological reconnaissance in west pakistan, 1955. Being an expanding industrial city, the government has revolutionised and liberalised various markets allowing the caustic soda.
The board aims at not only modernizing the governance techniques through transparency induced methods but also at increasing the digital literacy of the citizens among many other services. The current director of the museum is hussain ahmed madni. There is a rest house which you can book through the park office, 3a trust colony, bahawalpur or you can camp. Pakistan bureau of statistics statistics house, 21mauve area, g91, islamabad, pakistan email. Have a valid id document national identity card or passport document. Documentary of bahawalpur city in urdu and hindi youtube. These earthenwares display the skill of the artisans who are concentrated in the tehsil of ahmedpur east.
The capital of the state was the town of bahawalpur. The story tells how adventurous abbasid remnants after the downfall of their empire at baghdad got another lease of life on the indian soil. Government of pakistan has decided to permit domestic flight operations to from islamabad international airport for gilgit airport and skardu airport only with effect from thursday, march 26, 2020, 0100 utc 0600 pst. Jan 15, 2019 bahawalpur railway station is located in bahawalpur, punjab, pakistan. The nawabs of bahawalpur originally came from sindh. Book stores in bahawalpurpakistan, list of book stores in. Pakistan international airlines pakistan international. Bahawalpur is the 11th largest city in pakistan with an estimated population of 798,509. History and architecture by shujaat zamir dar and a great selection of related books. It is the th most populous metropolitan area of pakistan.
Discover the best pakistan history in best sellers. This page is meant to promote bahawalpur s rich traditions, cultural traits, history, demography, past glory and people. It has been a great integrating force and forms the life line of the country by catering to its needs for large scale movement of people and freight. Add you listing in book stores bahawalpur directory. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Bahawalpur pakistan is neither a tale of two cities nor a traveling account. Bahawalpur originally was a vassal of the great sikh empire built by maharajah ranjeet singh.
District at a glance bahawalpur pakistan bureau of statistics. Distinctive cultural and geographical legacy of bahawalpur by. Department of history, the islamia university of bahawalpur. On 5 october 1947 the nawab signed an agreement with the government of pakistan according to which bahawalpur state acceded to pakistan, and the accession was accepted on 9 october. For a broke pakistan, bahawalpur was the kingdom that kept. The bahawalpur region contains ruins from the indus valley civilisation, as well as ancient buddhist sites such as the nearby patan minara. The most popular traditional craft is making of delicate and decorated earthenware. With the establishment of the islamia university bahawalpur iub in 1975, the department broadened its scope to general history. Gulzar mahal bahawalpur gulzar mahal was built in the time of nawab sadiq muhammad khan iv. The bahawalpur state was situated in the province of punjab in united india.
It belonged to the nawabs of bahawalpur princely stat e, during british raj. Mar 12, 2019 bahawalpur is pakistans 12th ancient city that is regarded as punjabs division. It not only contributes to its economic growth but also promotes national integration. Bahawalpur stamps history and pictures of the stamps of the. Bahawalpur, city, southeastern punjab province, pakistan. Bahawalpur pertains to be one of the interesting episodes of the history of the subcontinent. The district capital bahawalpur, which lies just south of the sutlej river, was founded in 1748 by muhammad bahawal khan and was incorporated as a municipality in 1874. Pakistan railways forms the life line of the country by catering to its needs for large scale movement of freight as well as passenger traffic. The city, which lies just south of the sutlej river, was founded in 1748 by mu. A few months back before the independence of pakistan nawab mushtaq ahmed germani was the prime minister of the former state of bahawalpur. Government employees cooperative housing society, bahawalpur. According to census of 2017 total population for the city of bahawalpur is over 1. History and architecture by shujaat zamir dar and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Punjab is the most populous province in pakistan, with 40% of its population some 38 million. Effective indirect participation 193 bahawalpur has been the cradle of many civilizations. Its foundations were laid by the second ruler of david pota a sindhi family and so named after him as bahawalpur. Sdpos and police stations bahawalpur punjab police. Near main wapda office katchery road ahmedpur east, dist. Due to suspension of domestic flights and lockdown, pia will not be able to provide any service beyond islamabad airport. District bahawalpur has very hot and dry climate in summer and dry and cold climate in winter. Bahawalpur district is one of the districts of punjab, pakistan.
Download ebooks punjab curriculum and textbook board. Decorated lampshades and flowervases are also made from camel skin in some parts of the district. The city of bahawalpur government sadiq college women. The kingdom that vanished weaves family lore and the princely states history into the larger narrative of pakistans evolution before and since 1947.
History islamia university began as jamia abbasia, a religious university established in bahawalpur in 1925, following the academic pursuits of alazhar university in egypt. Thus the state of bahawalpur was the first state to accede to pakistan. In 1836 bahawalpur stopped paying tribute and openly declared independence. Reminds me of bitlisli idris, the powerful kurdish leader, who gave his allegiance to yavuz sultan selim whole heartedly and without firing a single shot, and, thereby, secured peace in the muslim heartlands for the next 4 centuries. As per pakistan civil aviation authority pcaainstructions, all inbound flights from international stations coming to pakistan will terminate at islamabad international airport only. Bahawalpur city, is located in southeastern punjab province, pakistan. The building of the central library of bahawalpur was initially commencemented by the former aamir of bahawalpur his highness nawab sir sadiq muhammad khan v late at the celebration of his crowning as the aamir of bahawalpur with sir rolfs daniel ishaq vice rae of india on 8th of march 1934. Head panjnad bahawalpur 2020 all you need to know before. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. He felt severe lack of a good library in bahawalpur and decided to take the building, furniture and books under official custody from the department of municipality bahawalpur.
Bahawalpur, pakistan hourly past weather, almanac for bahawalpur including historical temperature, wind, rain, pressure and humidity stats realtime weather, 14 day weather forecast, historical weather at bahawalpur historical weather. For a broke pakistan, bahawalpur was the kingdom that kept on giving. Wind and dust storms are frequent during the summer. Bise bahawalpur 9th class result 2020 online by bwp board. Each book has been augmented with video lectures, illustrations, animations. This will be the same id that you need to bring along on your test day. Bahawalpur is the 12th largest city in pakistan with an estimated population of 798,509. Bahawalpur was a princely state of british india and later, pakistan, that existed from 1802 to 1955. Bahawalpur, is a city located in the punjab province of pakistan. May allahu azimushshan accept him as a sadik person which is usually reserved for the evliya and ulema of the highest orders. Central library housing hundreds of thousands of books with its uptodate children complex and newspaper section, is a priceless asset of the city. History pakistan railways provides an important mode of transportation in the farthest corners of the country and brings them closer for business, sightseeing, pilgrimage and education.
The city used to be the capital of the bahawalpur princely state, now the bahawalpur district. Director general pakistan post office, g84 islamabad. It was nawab bahawal khan i 1746 to 1749 who laid the foundation of baghdaduljadidin 1748 and made it as his capital. Lal suhanra is 36 km 22 miles northeast of bahawalpur. Allama iqbal open university, sector h8, islamabad 44000, pakistan. The average annual rainfall in the district is 200 mm. Bahawalpur, punjab, pakistan historical weather almanac. The state covered an area of 45,911 km 2 17,726 sq mi 17,494 sq mi and had a population of 1,341,209 in 1941. District at a glance bahawalpur pakistan bureau of. This book highlights the magnificent buildings of great historical and architectural value in bahawalpur.
It operates on the ist time zone, which means that it follows the same time zone as lahore. The department of history, the heritage of jamia abbasia, was founded by the nawab of bahawalpur, sadiq muhammad khan abbasiv in 1925. This on is regarded as the socially an economically developed city of pakistan having all the basic facilities of the need. The kingdom that vanished, anabel loyd mentions a mnemonic by which a british viceroy used to remember the names of the indian princely states entitled to a.
Jan 07, 2018 at the time of independence state of bahawalpur was ruled by nawab sadiq muhammad khan abbasi v bahadur and it was a separate state which merged into pakistan on october 7 th 1947. Bahawalpur city is located in southeastern punjab province, pakistan. Pakistan law site open access database open access database. According to the 1998 census of pakistan it had a population of 2,433,091, of which 27. In its proximity bahawalpur museum presents the history of the culture of bahawalpur in antiquity. Interestingly the mahal was the first building in bahawalpur to be equipped with concealed electric wiring, and the system operated using a diesel generator. The town of bwp was built in about 1780 on an old site.
The 9 class result 2020 bwp board is announced after the matric result. Post free resume and apply online for todays latest jobs from companies in bahawalpur. In this post, you can find the complete detail of bahawalpur railway station such as its tickets price, train timings, fares, helpline numbers, and other information. History inspectors general of police message of the igp punjab police formations organogram contact details laws, rules.
The kingdom that vanished is an account of bahawalpur and its princely family and their travails since 1947 in pakistan. This is the official page of department of history, iub. The nawab of bahawalpur and what he did for pakistan. History of bahawalpur it was an independent state until the creation of pakistan 1947. Health units in district bahawalpur government 105. Bahawalpur originally was a vassal of the great sikh empire built by maharajah ranjeet. On 1st january 1945, it issued its own stamps of the state, for official use only, this set of stamps was totally inscribed in arabic language. With appendixes on the archaeology an natural history of baluchistan and bahawalpur. It comes under the control of bahawalpur district government. In 1975, jamia abbasia was declared a general university and renamed as the islamia university of bahawalpur. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Bahawalpur state history is stated in the following in urdu article. Pakistan railways provides an important mode of transportation in the farthest corners of the country and brings them closer for business, sightseeing, pilgrimage.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Bise bahawalpur 9th class result 2020 will be declared on the time. Before issuing its own stamps bahawalpur was using the postage stamps of british india until 1945. Its vast desert areas of cholistan form part of the ancient indus civilization. Then it vanished in bahawalpur, anabel loyd writes about how the wealthy nawab of the kingdom met pakistan s expenses postpartition and was also forced to give up its army. It was built in 1872 like an italian chateau on neoclassical lines, at a time when modernism had set in. Department of history, the islamia university of bahawalpur offical page, bahawalpur. Bahawalpur is a city located in punjab province of pakistan. Bahawalpur became a vassal of the great sikh empire built by maharajah ranjit singh. Find plots and land for sale in government employees cooperative housing society bahawalpur through, pakistan s largest website for plots. The area known as bahawalpur state was home to various ancient societies. Based on the data gathered from the tma budget books, the collection against demand for. Bahawalpur has a population of 552,607 making it the 6th biggest city in punjab. Richestorags story of an estate the new indian express.