Chishtian

Chishtian
چشتیاں‬‬
Chishtian Shareef
City
Municipal Committee Chishtian
Municipal Committee logo
Chishtian
Location in Pakistan
Chishtian
Chishtian (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 29°48′N 72°50′E / 29.800°N 72.833°E / 29.800; 72.833Coordinates: 29°48′N 72°50′E / 29.800°N 72.833°E / 29.800; 72.833
Country  Pakistan
Province Punjab, Pakistan Punjab
District Bahawalnagar
Tehsil Chishtian
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal Committee
 • Chairman Abdul Razaq Rammay
 • Vice Chairman Malik Muhammad Nasir
Elevation 511 ft (155 m)
Population (2017)[2]
 • Total 149,939
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST) +6
Area code(s) 62350 (ZIP), 063(Landline)
Website MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE CHISHTIAN

Chishtian (Urdu: چشتیاں‬‎) is a city in Bahawalnagar district in Punjab Province, Pakistan. For administrative purposes, it is a part of the similarly-named Chishtian Tehsil.

Education

Healthcare

A branch of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre is based in Chishtian.[3]

Religion

Shrine of Khawaja Noor Muhammad Maharvi in the old area of Chishtian

The city experienced armed sectarian violence in 2013 between Sunni and Shia Muslims. The local authorities called in the Pakistan Army to bring order to the situation, which may have been a reaction to similar violence in Rawalpindi on the preceding day.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE CHISHTIAN". Local Government Punjab. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ↑ "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: PUNJAB (BAHAWALNAGAR DISTRICT)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  3. ↑ "Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre". Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  4. ↑ "Army called in to quell clashes in Multan, Chishtian". Dawn. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
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