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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.
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.
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
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.
Geo-coordinates in degrees (decimal)
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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