Allama Iqbal Town is a housing complex in

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built for victims of severe floods in July 2010. It is situated on the N-70 National Highway near

Muzaffargarh Muzaffargarh is a city in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Located on the bank of the Chenab River, it is the capital of the eponymous district. It is the 39th most populous city of Pakistan. History The Muzaffargarh region was an agricultura ...

. It contains 296 houses, a

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, a school, a town hall, a commercial market and six plots for recreational parks.

History

After the flood that killed nearly 2,000 people and affected at least 20 million Pakistanis in 2010, a Turkish

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Kimse Yok, built a small housing complex on a 110-decare area near Muzaffargarh at a cost of Rs 550 million. Constructed in 18 months, the village was inaugurated on September 14, 2013.

References

{{reflist Populated places in Muzaffargarh District