Karnana ( ur, ), also known as Akhtar Karnana, is a town and the 73rd Union Council

Gujrat District Gujrat ( Punjabi and ur, ), is a district of Punjab Province in Pakistan. It is bounded on the northeast by Mirpur, on the northwest by the River Jhelum, which separates it from Jhelum District, on the east and southeast by the Chenab Ri ...

in the Punjab Province of

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. The town has a population of over 20,000 people. It is located at 32°39'35"N, 73°52'0"E and has an elevation of 233 metres (767 feet) above

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History

After the decline of the

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, the

Sikhs Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism (Sikhi), a monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ...

invaded and occupied

. During the period of

British rule The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was himsel ...

, Hafiz Ghulam Muhammad Ch. was a landlord. He was a political, religious, spiritual and herbal practitioner of Karnana. Hafiz had helped and defended poor Karnanians against the powerful Hindu Khuttri

, that had increased in population and importance. After the division of the

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in 1947, the minority

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s and

Sikh Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism, Sikhism (Sikhi), a Monotheism, monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Gu ...

s migrated to

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and

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refugees from India settled in the Gujrat District. Today, mainly Muslim families live in Akhtar Karnana.

Geography

On the north side of the village is the

Lalamusa Lala Musa (; ur, , pa, ), is a city located in the Gujrat District of the Punjab province, Pakistan with a population of 91,500 in 2018. History Toponymy Lala Musa is a combination of two nouns which mean Brother Musa with ''Lala'' (from v ...

Dinga Dinga is a City Tehsil , District Gujrat, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It lies between the rivers Jhelum and Chenab. The main highway that runs from Lahore to Rawalpindi is about 23 km (16.7 mi) northeast of Deengah. Deengah is ...

Road, which connects Karnana to these two cities. On the east side of Karnana are the small villages of Lambor, Bhola, Umar Chak and Jalaldin, and Lalamusa City are Sukh Chainah are to the north. Rakdand, Miana Chak, Jaura,

Ghurko Ghurko is a village of Kharian tehsil in Gujrat district, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It has a population of roughly 3,000. After independence, Ghurko grew greatly in both population and education. It is roughly 140 km from Islamabad, th ...

, Dhola,

Pir Jand Pir Jand is a village in the Gujrat District of Kharian Tehsil, Punjab Province, Pakistan. The union council is Juara and it is situated on the Lalamusa - Sargodha Sargodha ( Punjabi and ur, ) is a city and capital of Sargodha Division ...

and mainly Dinga City are to the west of Karnana. To the south of the town are Chechian, Babanian, Ranian and Paal.

Transportation

The

Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line ( ur, ) is one of several branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line begins from Shorkot Cantonment Junction station and ends at Lalamusa Junction station. The total length ...

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passes through Akhtar Karnana railway station, linking Lalamusa, Dinga,

Mandi Bahauddin Mandi Bahauddin (Urdu and pa, ) is a city in northern Punjab, Pakistan. It is also the capital of Mandi Bahauddin District. It is the 41st largest city of Pakistan by population according to the 2017 census. It has exellent agricultural land ...

Bhalwal Bhalwal ( Punjabi and ur, ), is a city and capital of Bhalwal Tehsil of Sargodha District in the centre of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the 99th largest city of Pakistan, according to 2017 census. The city of Bhalwal is the headquar ...

Sargodha Sargodha ( Punjabi and ur, ) is a city and capital of Sargodha Division, located in Punjab province, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's 12th largest city by population and one of the fastest-growing cities of the country. Sargodha is also known as ...

and

Shorkot Shorkot ( ur, , Basti starabad=), ( pa, ), is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is also a capital city of Shorkot Tehsil in Jhang district. It is located at 30°30'N 72°24'E with an altitude of 131 metres (433 ft). The city is famous ...

. Karnana is also connected to

Peshawar Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...

and

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

via Pakistan Railways. Ch Akhtar Ali Karnana and Muhammad Munir Mughal had constructed the

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( ur, ) in 1984, and are still taking care of it, even though the train service is available. Nowadays, people prefer to travel on

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s or using their personal vehicles.

Mosques

There are approximately fourteen mosques in Karnana, with two mosques not yet constructed.

Grand (Jamia) mosques

* Central Mosque * Al–Madina Mosque * Quba MosqueQuba Mosque - Google Maps
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Other mosques

* Ghosia Al-Rehmat Mosque * Habib Mosque * Husnain Tayyaban Mosque * Ali Mosque * Abu-Bakr Siddque Mosque * Noor Mosque * Mustafa Mosque * Nasib Mosque (work in progress) * Mosque of High School

Education

Government schools

* Govt. Boys High School Karnana * Govt. Boys Primary School Karnana * Govt. Girls Elementary School Karnana

Private schools

* The Educators (Abdul Shakoor campus) * Noor Public Girls Model High School Karnana * Kinza Public Girls High School Karnana * Mustafai Public Girls High School

Notable people

Ch. Akhtar Ali Khatana is from Karnana. Former Chief Minister of Punjab

Mian Muhammad Afzal Hayat Mian Muhammad Afzal Hayat (died 3 December 2020) was a Pakistani politician who was an MPA of the Punjab Assembly, he served as the Minister of local government of Punjab, Minister of Education of Punjab, Leader of the opposition of Punjab, Ch ...

's forefathers were from Karnana as well.

References

{{Kharian-Union-Councils Populated places in Gujrat District