Interesting and amazing information on how to name the big cities of Pakistan
*Islamabad:*
In 1959, the area was declared the central capital.
It was named Islamabad after the religion of Islam.
* Rawalpindi: *
This city was the home of the Raval people,
Chaudhry Jhande Khan Rawal formally founded it in the fifteenth century.
*Karachi:*
About 220 years ago it was a fishing village,
It was renamed Kalachi after a Baloch named Kalacho, then gradually became Karachi.
In 1925 it was given the status of a city.
It was the capital of Pakistan from 1947 to 1959.
* Lahore: *
According to one theory, Lahore was named after Lava, the son of the Hindu god Rama.
The lava was called iron,
And the fort built for iron (lava) became famous as 'Iron, Hour'
Which clearly meant 'iron fortress'.
Thus centuries passed,
And then the word 'Iron Hour' changed to Lahore in the same way.
As Sivastan turned into Sibi and Shalkot, Kotia and then Quetta.
Similarly, according to another theory, two brothers Lahore
According to another theory, the two brothers were Lahore and Qasso were two immigrant brothers.
Who came to this earth
What people know today as Lahore,
A brother Qaso then settled the guilt,
Due to which his name was also found guilty while the other brother made Ichhra Lavar his residence three miles away from the inner city and later the name of this city was changed to Lahore because of this Lahore.
And perhaps this is why the graves of many Hindus were also found within the boundaries of Ichhra,
* Hyderabad: *
His old name was Neron Coat,
The Kalhoras attributed it to Hazrat Ali and renamed it Hyderabad.
It was founded by Ghulam Kalhora in 1768.
*Peshawar:*
Peshawar got its name from the professionals.
According to another tradition, Mahmud Ghaznavi gave it this name,
* Quetta: *
The word Quetta is made up of Kwata,
Which means fort, deteriorating, it became Quetta from Quetta,
*Toba Tek Singh:*
The city is named after a Sikh "Taco Singh",
The pond is called "Toba". This Sikh dervish used to sit under a tree near the railway station of Taco Singh.
And he used to fill it with water and keep it with him.
And used to give water to the passengers coming to the station,
Saadat Hassan Manto's Afaq Afsana "Toba Tek Singh" is also attributed to this city.
* Sargodha: *
It is made up of head and knee,
In Hindi, the head is called the pond,
Godha was the name of a poor man who lived by the side of a pond.
That is why its name became Godhawala Sar, later called Sargodha. Regularly settled in 1930,
* Bahawalpur: *
The city inhabited by Nawab Bahawal Khan which was named Bahawalpur after him,
For a long time it was the capital of the state of Bahawalpur.
This was the first relief to join Pakistan.
Until the formation of the One Unit, it was ruled by the Abbasi family.
* Multan: *
The city is said to be 4,000 years old.
According to al-Biruni, it was settled thousands of years ago in the time of the last Kurt Sagya,
Its initial name is "Casapur",
*Faisalabad:*
It was settled by an Englishman, Sir James Lail (Governor of Punjab).
The city was named Lyallpur after him, later renamed after the great Saudi ruler Shah Faisal Shaheed.
* Rahim Yar Khan: *
The city was named after Nawab Rahim Yar Khan Abbasi, a member of the Abbasi family of Bahawalpur.
* Abdul Hakim: *
The town was named after a spiritual elder from South Punjab, whose shrine is in the same town.
* Sahiwal: *
This city was the home of the Sahi people,
That is why it is called Sahiwal.
In the British era, the British Governor of Punjab was called Montgomery after Montgomery.
In November 1966, President Ayub Khan restored the old name of the city, Sahiwal, at the request of the people.
* Sialkot: *
The city was founded by King Salkot in 2000 BC.
It was renamed Sialkot during the British rule.
* Gujranwala: *
A Jat Sanhi Khan settled it in 1365
And named it Khanpur.
Later * Gujjars (Gujjars) * who came from Amritsar and settled here changed its name to Gujranwala.
* Sheikhupura: *
The city was settled with reference to the Mughal ruler Nooruddin Saleem Jahangir.
Akbar affectionately called his beloved son "Sheikho",
And by his name was called Sheikhupura,
* Harappa: *
It is the most oldest city in the world.
Harappa is located 12 miles from Sahiwal.
It is said to be a contemporary of Mohenjo-daro.
Which suddenly ended 5,000 years ago,
In the ancient mantras of Rig Veda, its name is written as "Hari Rupa",
The tricks of the times turned "Hari Rupa" into Harappa.
* Taxila: *
Center of Gandhara Civilization,
It is also one of the oldest invented cities in the world.
It is located 22 miles from Rawalpindi.
Alexander the Great conquered it in 326 BC,
* Bahawalnagar: *
In the past, the state was a district of Bahawalpur.
Bahawal Nagar was named after the great heir of Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V.
*Muzaffargarh:*
Multan is a city inhabited by Nawab Muzaffar Khan.
Until 1880, its name was Khangarh.
The British government named it Muzaffargarh.
* Moderation: *
The city of Mianwali, named after a Sufi saint, Mian Ali, was settled in the 16th century.
* Dera Ghazi Khan: *
This city of Pakistan is unique in that it shares borders with all four provinces.
* Jhang: *
The city once consisted of a few huts,
The city was founded centuries ago by King Sarja Sial,And so this area was called "Jhagi Sial",
Which over time became jung liquid and then only jhang remained!
*Islamabad:*
In 1959, the area was declared the central capital.
It was named Islamabad after the religion of Islam.
* Rawalpindi: *
This city was the home of the Raval people,
Chaudhry Jhande Khan Rawal formally founded it in the fifteenth century.
*Karachi:*
About 220 years ago it was a fishing village,
It was renamed Kalachi after a Baloch named Kalacho, then gradually became Karachi.
In 1925 it was given the status of a city.
It was the capital of Pakistan from 1947 to 1959.
* Lahore: *
According to one theory, Lahore was named after Lava, the son of the Hindu god Rama.
The lava was called iron,
And the fort built for iron (lava) became famous as 'Iron, Hour'
Which clearly meant 'iron fortress'.
Thus centuries passed,
And then the word 'Iron Hour' changed to Lahore in the same way.
As Sivastan turned into Sibi and Shalkot, Kotia and then Quetta.
Similarly, according to another theory, two brothers Lahore
According to another theory, the two brothers were Lahore and Qasso were two immigrant brothers.
Who came to this earth
What people know today as Lahore,
A brother Qaso then settled the guilt,
Due to which his name was also found guilty while the other brother made Ichhra Lavar his residence three miles away from the inner city and later the name of this city was changed to Lahore because of this Lahore.
And perhaps this is why the graves of many Hindus were also found within the boundaries of Ichhra,
* Hyderabad: *
His old name was Neron Coat,
The Kalhoras attributed it to Hazrat Ali and renamed it Hyderabad.
It was founded by Ghulam Kalhora in 1768.
*Peshawar:*
Peshawar got its name from the professionals.
According to another tradition, Mahmud Ghaznavi gave it this name,
* Quetta: *
The word Quetta is made up of Kwata,
Which means fort, deteriorating, it became Quetta from Quetta,
*Toba Tek Singh:*
The city is named after a Sikh "Taco Singh",
The pond is called "Toba". This Sikh dervish used to sit under a tree near the railway station of Taco Singh.
And he used to fill it with water and keep it with him.
And used to give water to the passengers coming to the station,
Saadat Hassan Manto's Afaq Afsana "Toba Tek Singh" is also attributed to this city.
* Sargodha: *
It is made up of head and knee,
In Hindi, the head is called the pond,
Godha was the name of a poor man who lived by the side of a pond.
That is why its name became Godhawala Sar, later called Sargodha. Regularly settled in 1930,
* Bahawalpur: *
The city inhabited by Nawab Bahawal Khan which was named Bahawalpur after him,
For a long time it was the capital of the state of Bahawalpur.
This was the first relief to join Pakistan.
Until the formation of the One Unit, it was ruled by the Abbasi family.
* Multan: *
The city is said to be 4,000 years old.
According to al-Biruni, it was settled thousands of years ago in the time of the last Kurt Sagya,
Its initial name is "Casapur",
*Faisalabad:*
It was settled by an Englishman, Sir James Lail (Governor of Punjab).
The city was named Lyallpur after him, later renamed after the great Saudi ruler Shah Faisal Shaheed.
* Rahim Yar Khan: *
The city was named after Nawab Rahim Yar Khan Abbasi, a member of the Abbasi family of Bahawalpur.
* Abdul Hakim: *
The town was named after a spiritual elder from South Punjab, whose shrine is in the same town.
* Sahiwal: *
This city was the home of the Sahi people,
That is why it is called Sahiwal.
In the British era, the British Governor of Punjab was called Montgomery after Montgomery.
In November 1966, President Ayub Khan restored the old name of the city, Sahiwal, at the request of the people.
* Sialkot: *
The city was founded by King Salkot in 2000 BC.
It was renamed Sialkot during the British rule.
* Gujranwala: *
A Jat Sanhi Khan settled it in 1365
And named it Khanpur.
Later * Gujjars (Gujjars) * who came from Amritsar and settled here changed its name to Gujranwala.
* Sheikhupura: *
The city was settled with reference to the Mughal ruler Nooruddin Saleem Jahangir.
Akbar affectionately called his beloved son "Sheikho",
And by his name was called Sheikhupura,
* Harappa: *
It is the most oldest city in the world.
Harappa is located 12 miles from Sahiwal.
It is said to be a contemporary of Mohenjo-daro.
Which suddenly ended 5,000 years ago,
In the ancient mantras of Rig Veda, its name is written as "Hari Rupa",
The tricks of the times turned "Hari Rupa" into Harappa.
* Taxila: *
Center of Gandhara Civilization,
It is also one of the oldest invented cities in the world.
It is located 22 miles from Rawalpindi.
Alexander the Great conquered it in 326 BC,
* Bahawalnagar: *
In the past, the state was a district of Bahawalpur.
Bahawal Nagar was named after the great heir of Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V.
*Muzaffargarh:*
Multan is a city inhabited by Nawab Muzaffar Khan.
Until 1880, its name was Khangarh.
The British government named it Muzaffargarh.
* Moderation: *
The city of Mianwali, named after a Sufi saint, Mian Ali, was settled in the 16th century.
* Dera Ghazi Khan: *
This city of Pakistan is unique in that it shares borders with all four provinces.
* Jhang: *
The city once consisted of a few huts,
The city was founded centuries ago by King Sarja Sial,And so this area was called "Jhagi Sial",
Which over time became jung liquid and then only jhang remained!
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