Shahpur (
Punjabi,), alternatively Shāhpur or Shahapur, is a city and capital of
Shahpur Tehsil located in
Sargodha District
Sargodha District (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ), is a district of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. The capital of the district is Sargodha. It is an agricultural district with wheat, rice, sugarcane and kinnow being its main crops. The Sa ...
in the
Punjab
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province of
Pakistan
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. It lies on the
Jhelum River. Shahpur is distributed in two sectors, Shahpur Sadar and Shahpur City.
History
In 1893, during the
British Raj
The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani language, Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British The Crown, Crown on the Indian subcontinent,
*
* lasting from 1858 to 1947.
*
* It is also called Crown rule ...
,
Shahpur District was created with Shahpur as the district headquarters. In 1914, the district headquarters were moved from Shahpur to
Sargodha
Sargodha (Punjabi language, Punjabi/; ; ) is a city and capital of Sargodha Division, located in Central Punjab, central Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's List of most populous cities in Pakistan, 11th most populous city and ...
, although the district continued to be known as Shahpur. In 1960 however,
Sargodha District
Sargodha District (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ), is a district of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. The capital of the district is Sargodha. It is an agricultural district with wheat, rice, sugarcane and kinnow being its main crops. The Sa ...
was created, and Shahpur District became
Shahpur Tehsil — one of the
tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...
s in the district.
A modern police station has been made by Punjab Government.
CSPs from Shahpur Tehsil
* Sardar Ghulam Mubashir Maken
Police Service of Pakistan 33rd Common
* Haseeb Ashraf Maken
Police Service of Pakistan 49th Common
* Dr. Rana Haseeb Ahmad
Pakistan Administrative Service
The Pakistan Administrative Service, or PAS () (previously known as the District Management Group or DMG before 1 June 2012) is an elite cadre of the Civil Services of Pakistan. The Pakistan Administrative Service over the years has emerged as ...
50th Common
References
Populated places in Sargodha District
Sargodha District
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