Lala Musa (; ur, , pa, ), is a city located in the Gujrat District of the

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province,

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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 various languages such as

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, Punjabi,

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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( National Highway 5). It is geographically located at latitude (32.7 degrees) 32° 42' 0" North of the Equator and longitude (73.96 degrees) 73° 57' 35" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of the world and lies at an altitude of about 250 meters. It also has many neighbouring cities such as

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16 km) and Gujrat 22 km).

Transport

This city is connected through the

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( National Highway 5) which allows it to be linked to major cities like

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(96.313 miles/155km to the west) and

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(92 miles/148km to the east). A railway station ( Lala Musa Junction Station) also serves the city for longer journeys operated by

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with around 20 trains travelling throughout the country.

Public Services

The Local Government training Academy is also in Lalamusa.

Cultural and leisure

Public Parks

Lala Musa has a number of public parks and nature reserves like , Qasim Park, Hassan park, Fatima Jinnah park, Haji Asgar park,Barkat park.

Notable people

Javed Chaudhry Javed Chaudhry (Urdu, pa, جاوید چوہدری; born January 1, 1968) is a Pakistani columnist, YouTuber, and journalist who has been hosting the ''Kal Tak'' show on Express News since 2008. He also writes Urdu columns on various topics ...

is a journalist from Lala Musa, who is known for his infamous column “Zero Point”. *

Qamar Zaman Kaira Qamar Zaman Kaira ( ur, ; born 5 January 1960) is the former Minister of Information and Mass-Media Broadcasting in the Government of Pakistan. He is Incumbent advisor on Kashmir Affairs to current Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Before headi ...

is the senior leader of the political party, Pakistan Peoples Party and was the former Information Minister and Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan. * Alam Lohar, a Punjabi folk singer, died in a road accident on the outskirts of Lala Musa and was buried in the city. *

Arif Lohar ) , native_name_lang = ur , birth_name = , alias = , birth_date = , origin = Punjab, Pakistan , instrument = Chimta , genre = Punjabi Folk music , occupation = Vocalist, musician , ...

is a famous folk singer who is also from Lalamusa. *

Suri Sehgal Surinder Mohan (Suri) Sehgal is an Indian-American philanthropist with a long career as a crop scientist, seedsman, entrepreneur, and leading expert in the global hybrid seed industry. His research and professional successes in the areas of plant ...

, an Indian-American scientist and philanthropist, grew up in Lala Musa city before the partition of Punjab between India and Pakistan.

References

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External links

Fallinggrain: Lalamusa
Populated places in Gujrat District Cities in Punjab (Pakistan)