Jalalpur Pirwala ( ur, ) is a city and the capital of Jalalpur Pirwala Tehsil,

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. This city is about 90 km away towards south from

Multan Multan (; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the bank of the Chenab River. Multan is Pakistan's seventh largest city as per the 2017 census, and the major cultural, religious and economic centre of southern Punjab. Multan is one of the List ...

city. Jalalpur Pirwala is a historical city and it was named after a famous Sufi saint

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. It had a population was over 500,000 in the 2017 census. This city is also known as the City of Peer Qatal. The city has an agricultural background, though it has some industrial resources as well. The main sources of income in the area are agriculture and trade. A smooth income in International trade is due to many people working abroad. The economic remittances from overseas migrants living in countries like

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, the United States and the United Kingdom have also been considered great support for their families living here. There are 15 union councils in Jalalpur Pirwala tehsil. Jalalpur Pirwala is now part of CPEC (China–Pakistan Economic Corridor) via Lahore-Karachi Motorway.

Notable residents

* Naghma Mushtaq Lang, is a politician, Ex. provincial minister and for the 3rd time & current member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab *

Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari ( ur, ) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2014. Political career Bukhari was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan ...

, is a politician and Ex Member of Punjab &

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, Romanization, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower house, lower legislative house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which al ...

.https://web.archive.org/web/20140517151328/http://election2013.geo.tv/constituency/results/153/NA-153.html Darbar Hazarat Jalal Peer Qattal

References

{{Neighbourhoods of Multan Populated places in Multan District Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan