Piplan
| لِياقت آباد | |
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| Province | Punjab |
| District | Mianwali District |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Liaqatabad (Urdu: لِياقت آباد), previously called Piplan (Urdu: پِپلاں), is a town in Piplan Tehsil in Mianwali District, situated in Punjab, Pakistan. [1] It is almost 52 km (by road) from the district capital Mianwali which lies to the north. Piplan is surrounded by many other similar towns: To the south are the towns of Musa WaliMattha, Churkin, Jhanbir and Kaloor Kot, To the north are Jal,Doaba,Alluwali,Chak No. 5DB, Kundian and Mianwali To the east, Hernoli and Hafiz Wala and To the west is the Indus River.
History
The town (Tehsil) name Piplan (which is in MIanwali) itself was given historically before the independence of Pakistan in 1947. Many Hindus used to live in Piplan and the name of this small town was Peepul or Peepul wala (Peepul: fig tree, regarded as sacred by both Hindus and Buddhists, who call it a "bo tree"). Later, after the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the name was changed to Peepul-Aan, now written as Piplan. Many people say the tree was located near to the main railway station of Piplan, however, the tree has been cut down.
There was a huge massacre of the Hindu residents who decided to flee the area after the independence of Pakistan in 1947. They were gathered at the station waiting for the train; suddenly struck by the locals with guns and arms, they were all killed in less than an hour; the bodies, numbering hundreds, were buried in a well near the station. The well still exists, but is filled with sand and beneath it lie the remains of the Hindus and Sikhs.
Sports
Piplan has always been a hub of sports activities for the surrounding areas. The sports include cricket, volleyball, badminton, tug of war, wrestling, hockey, and football. There used to be annual school based games in which the high schools from the surrounding areas participated.
Muhammad Iqbal Zafar is a volleyball player who played at national and international levels, serving as captain of Pakistan's National Volleyball team. He is currently a member of the Punjab Police.
Syed Amir Hider Naqvi was a player of kabaddi before independence and remained unbeatable in South Asia. He won all major tournaments of kabaddi held in major cities of the subcontinent from 1935 to 1947.
Education
There are a number of government and private educational institutions in the town: A degree college each for men and women, three government secondary schools for boys and girls . There are a lot of reputable private elementary school such as Allied public school, Dar e Arqam, City school, Al Mumtaz School,Convent missionary school and MK school Danish Public school and many more .
Geography and environment
Latitude:32.2867, Longitude:71.3664
Altitude (feet) 610,(meters)185
Time zone: UTC+5
Nearby Cities and Towns
| West | North | East | South |
| Dost Muhammad Khanwala (2.4 km) | Jal (1.8 km) | Liaqatabad (Piplan) (0.5 km)
Chak No 3/4 ML (9.0 km) |
Musewali (2.1 km) |
| Banda Sardar Khan (2.4 km) | Jal (1.4 km) | Hafiz Wala (7.5 km) | Nuranwala (1.5 km)
[Jhangiwala/Raoji] (7.5 km.) |
Climate
Piplan (as does the whole district of Mianwali) has extreme weather. Summer lasts from May to September; June is the hottest month with an average monthly temperature of 42°C with a maximum of up to 50°C. In winter, however, the December and January temperature is as low as a 3 to 4°C average monthly.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °C | 19 | 21 | 26 | 33 | 38 | 45 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 28 | 21 | 31 |
| Avg low temperature °C | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 16 |
| Rainfall in. (Cm) | 1.6 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 7.6 | 11 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 38.5 |
| Source: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
Politics and administration
Mianiwali district is divided into 56 union councils, of these 14 are under part of the Piplan administration. These are: Alluwali, Chak No 7 ML at Hafizwala, Dabb Balouchan, Doaba, Gujrat, Harnauli (Rural), Harnauli (Urban), Khanqah Sirajia, Kundian-II, Kundian (Rural), Kundian-I, Piplan, Tibba Mehrban Shah, Vichvin Bala. Pathan.Jaat[Malik] Rajput and many Muhajreen tribes are involved in the city politics.The name of some politicians are mentioned below
1.Mehndi Khan Muzaffar Khel Ex.MPA
2.Mohammad Sabtain Khan Present MPA 2018-2023
3.Malik Ghullam Shabeer Joya(Rajput) Ex MPA
4.Malik Feeroz Joya(Rajput) Ex MPA
5.Faqeer Abdul Majeed Khan Hafiz kheli Ex MPA
6.Sher Afzal Khan Ex MPA Candidate
7.Sahibzada Khwaja Saeed Ahmed Ex candidate MPA
8.Sherdil Khan Keli Khel Ex Chairmen Piplan
9.Yasir Abbas Khan Keli khel Present Chairmen Piplan Town
10.Abdul Rauf khan ex Nazim Piplan City
11.Malik Shahzad Iqbal Bhacher Of Jal Ex Candidate MPA,
12.Dr Malik Muhammad Shakir Dharoi[Bhachar]Ex Candadate MNA.
13.Rana M.Tariq Ali Khan Ex chairmen Piplan, Ex chairmen Public Safety Commission District Mianwali
14.Rana Muhammad Aleem President Anjumen -Tajran City Piplan, Chairperson City Press Club Piplan
15.Rana Javed Iqbal Ex Vice Nazim city Piplan
Agriculture
Piplan lies in the irrigated zone of Pakistan. There are two main seasons Rabi (October–March) and Kharif (April–September).
Religion
Piplan has great religious personalities such as Khaja Khan Mohammad Marhoom Ameer khatm e Nubwat, and Peer Mazhar Qayyoom urf BABA G. and RANA HAFIZ UBAID ULLAH URF JAHANGIR Deobandi (record of imamt for 40 years in Masjid of Brelvis). This is at least National Record for Muslims of this era of religiuos Grouping.