Kharian ( ur, ), is a city located within the
Gujrat District of the
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
province of
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. Kharian is the headquarters of
Kharian Tehsil
Kharian Tehsil (Punjabi and ur, ) is a tehsil located in Gujrat District, Punjab, Pakistan. The land lies between the rivers of Chenab and Jhelum and in the North the foothills of the mountains of Kashmir. Village and towns of Tehsil Kharian ...
. According to
2017 Census of Pakistan
The 2017 Census of Pakistan was a detailed enumeration of the Pakistani population which began on 15 March 2017 and ended on 25 May 2017. It was the first census taken in the country in the 21st century, nineteen years after 1998 Census of Pakist ...
, it has a population of about 87,419.
It is known as Little Norway of Pakistan because more than 70 percent of
Pakistanis in Norway
Pakistani Norwegians are Norwegians of Pakistani descent, around half of the Pakistani population in Norway are Punjabis and 65.23% of Pakistanis in Norway live in the capital Oslo. First-generation Pakistani Norwegians, who migrate from Pakista ...
belong to this area.
Military
Major Aziz Bhatti, one of the recipients of the Nishan Hyder, also belongs to this tehsil. The largest military cantonment of Pakistan is also present in this city.
Notable people
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Muhammad Alam Lohar, (1928 - 3 July 1979), Prominent Punjabi folk music singer.
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Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed (1928 - 10 September 1965) Received Pakistan's highest award for valor (
Nishan-e-Haider
Nishan-e-Haider (NH; ), is the highest military gallantry award of Pakistan. The Nishan-e-Haider is awarded posthumously and only to members of the Pakistan Armed Forces. It recognises the highest acts of extraordinary bravery in the face of ...
)
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Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
Fazal Elahi Chaudhry ( ur, ; 1 January 1904 – 2 June 1982) was a Pakistani politician who served as the fifth president of Pakistan from 1973 until 1978, prior to the martial law led by Chief of Army Staff General Zia-ul-Haq. He also serve ...
was the fifth President of
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
.
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Ismat Beg
Ismat Beg, FPAS, FIMA, ( ur, عصمت بیگ; born January 1951) is a Pakistani mathematician and researcher. Beg is a senior Full Professor at the Lahore School of Economics, Higher Education Commission Distinguished National Professorhttp:// ...
Scientist
See also
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Kharian Cantonment
Kharian Cantonment (Urdu: کھاریاں چھاؤنی۔),
(Punjabi language, Punjabi: ) or Kharian Cantt is one of the largest Cantonment (Army bases) in Pakistan. It is located near Kharian city, in the Gujrat district of Punjab, Pakistan, Pu ...
References
Populated places in Gujrat District
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
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