Tehsil Municipal Administration Liaqatpur
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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General Info

Liaquat pur or Liaqat pur is a town and administrative centre of       Liaquat pur   in  Rahim Yar Khan District, Pakistan. It is located at 28°55'60N 70°57'0E with an altitude of 95 metres (314 feet). It is situated exactly between the main cities of Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan. The main railway line connecting Lahore and Karachi passes through this city and a small railway station is also in this city. Liaquat Pur is the biggest Tehsil of  the Punjab by area but it still stands in the row of undeveloped city.  The city is covered by the villages and canals from all sides. The main business is agriculture. Almost every second citizen is engaged with Agriculture directly or indirectly.

 

History

Liaquat Pur was named once " Chau-Dari  " from Persian it is translated as "4 - windows". When Bahawalpur was a Princely state,  nawabs  of Bahawalpur constructed here a big Minaret and on the top of this Minaret there were 4 Windows,  Usually seen in Mughal  or  Islamic Architectures. The purpose of building this Minaret was to watch over the movements of the Army of  Jaisalmer state. Whenever there was some unusual movement 1 of these 4 soldiers sitting and watching on this Minaret blew a big bang bell, as an alarm to get ready for Nawab's Armies. Although after the Partition of Pakistan and India this area was renamed as Liaquata pur  in honor of  first  Prime Minister of Pakistan Liaquat Ali Khan.

 

Economy

Liaquat Pur is an agricultural city. Most of its inhabitants earn from their crops. Here is a list notable economy role player in this tehsil.

 

9 cotton ginning and pressing mills.

5 Oil mills

13 Ice Factories

1 Green Market

1 Grain Market

Several banks

 

 
 

Transport

Main article: Liaquat Pur Railway station Liaquat Pur is connected with both of its District Rahim Yar Khan and Division Bahawalpur by asphalted roads of national standards. It has a medium level Bus Station in its heart and its Railway station is situated on the main rail line of Pakistan. There is no airport in Liaquat Pur yet but its stadium has been several times used as a helipad.

  

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Liaquat Pur

Geo-coordinates in degrees (decimal)

 
 

Coordinates: 28°56N 70°57E

 Liaquat pur  was raised to the level of Town / Municipal Committee in 1954.   After the implementation of Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2001, it was given the status of  Tehsil Municipal Administration       Liaquat pur.

 

 

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