Qasba Gujrat
Qasba Gujrat (Urdu: قصبه گُجرات) is a small town in District Muzaffargarh, Punjab, Pakistan. The coordinates of Qasba Gujrat are 30°15'3"N 71°29'12"E.'''Qasba Gujrat''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|'''قصبه گُجرات'''}}}}) is a small town in [[District Muzaffargarh]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)The city is usually crowded with oil tankers due to the presence of [[Pak-Arab Refinery]].A [[WAPDA]] electricity grid and a [[Pakistan State Oil|PSO]] oil depot are also currently working in Qasba Gujrat. Wheat, cotton and sugar cane, mangoes, citrus, guavas, and pomegranates are grown in this area.This town is considered as the center of Pakistan and the campuses regarding to any department are called as mid-country campuses.
Many multinationals projects are beings launched in this area by Hascol Petroleum Limited, Attock Petroleum Limited etc. A Tarcoal Plant is recently established in this area. The [[Lal Pir Power]] Company Limited, was incorporated in 1994, location in [[Mehmood Kot]], District [[Muzaffargarh]], Punjab, Pakistan. [[Lal Pir Power]] Plant produces 362 MW of electricity.
'''Qasba Gujrat''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|'''قصبه گُجرات'''}}}}) is a small town in [[District Muzaffargarh]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]. The coordinates of Qasba Gujrat are 30°15'3"N 71°29'12"E.
[[Pak-Arab Refinery]] (PARCO) is an [[oil refinery]] located in Qasba Gujrat and is largest refinery of [[Pakistan]].A Urea Plant is being installed by [[Pak-Arab Refinery]].
'''Political History of Qasba Gujrat'''
Qasba Gujrat is unique in a sense as it is surrounded by the areas where feudal lords have had rigid control over the political power but the people of Qasba Gujrat never supported feudal lords in any elections at large especially at the union council level. Qasba Gujrat was the only area in southern Punjab whose Chairman supported Mohtarma Fatima Jinah when she was competing with an Army Dictator General Ayub Khan. Chairman of Qasba Gujrat at that time was '''Choudhary Basheer Arain.'''
Ghulam Mustafa Khar who has been an MNA several times never got popular votes from Qasba Gujrat. Khars and Gurmanis have always been appointing their representatives to become chairmen and members of district councils of all union councils of Tehseel Kot Addu but non of their Candidates won the election from Qasba Gujrat in last several elections. That clearly shows that people of Qasba Gujrat are politically aware and much different from the people of neighbouring towns.
When Mustafa Khar was the governor Punjab, even then he could not get his local representative successful in becoming Chairman of the town.
The main political personalities of the area include '''Bodla Family,Chief of Sheikh community Baba e Gujrat Sheikh NaazerAli,Late Sheikh Ramzan Naazer.Iqbal Khan Tareen, Almdar Abbas Qurashi MPA, Sajid Mahmood Ashraf''' etc.The city has the highest number of Sheikh community votes. Arain at number two and Gujar at third.It is not possible to be the chairman without the Sheikh's vote in the town of Gujarat. Iqbal Khan Tareen was elected as chairman of the area for two times while '''Chaudhary Khalid Mahmood''' was elected as chairman and Nazim several times repeatedly. '''Dr Sajid Mahmood Ashraf''' is a main and young political and social figure of the area who brought Jamshaid Dasti in the area to defeat Khars. He himself got almost 20000 votes in last parliamentary elections as an independent candidate.
'''The most influential families''' of the area include, ''Bodla Family,Sheikh,Arain, Tareen,Chandia,Gujjar,Qureshi Sayyeds .
Bodla Family are king makers and they support Khar Family.The political members appointed by Bodla Family are Mian Hifz-ur-Rehman Bodla, Mian Abdul Rauf Bodla and Mian Husnain Bodla
Tareen Family is the powerfull Family in the Ari Lal Khan.This family is limited to Ari Lal Khan only one side of the city.The main influential personalities which have raised the name of the Tareen Family included Ex Chairman Abdulsattar Khan Tareen,Iqbal Khan Tareen,Hamid Khan Tareen e.t.c
These Are the king of Basti Ari Lal Khan and are living in the Ari Lal Khan form many years.
'''Muhammad Zeeshan Ali Gujjar'''
'''Economy'''
Most of the people of this town are poor because Khars and Gurmanis who have been the MNA's and MPA;s have always neglected this area. Although industry PARCO and AES as well PSO have been there for decades but only few dozen people from the town were employed by these organizations. Presence of the above mentioned organizations in the area has increased the demand of basic consumer goods and services. Increase in the prices is a logical consequence so purchasing power of the poor people is constantly decreasing.
'''Hospitals and Schools'''
First government hospital was built with the help of Pir Mian Muhammad Zaman Bodla.There is a small public hospital in the town with limited resources. However there are quite a few private hospitals in Qasba Gujrat. Famous doctors of the town include Dr Qadeer, Dr Hanif choudhary, Dr Sajid Mahmood Ashraf,Dr Naseem Sheikh,Dr Ghulam Mustafa Sheikh, Dr Hafiz Kamran Khalid , Dr Sehr Kamran, Dr Waseem Iqbal Ch and Dr Qazi.Dr Zafar Ullah, Dr Faiza Taaj.Dr Zubair Bhutta,
There are quite of few public and private schools and post secondary colleges in the town. Although Danial college,Bloomfield hall school and City schools are located in PARCO and AES however some children from the town can also admitted there.
'''Notable personalities of civil society'''
In spite of huge poverty and in spite of cruelties of Fudal Lords, This town has produced dozens of graduate engineers, doctors, lawyers and professors in last two decades.
The Town has even produced PhD's. The first PhD's include Dr Shafiq Chaudhary (Islamia University Bahawalpur), Dr Nadeem Chaudhary (Federal Chief Accountant) Dr Rizwan Khalid Chaudhary ( Waterloo, Canada). At least 5 people from this town are PhD candidates in different universities.
Recently, a young man from this town named Salman Khalid Chaudhary has passed CSS and joined Foreign services of Pakistan. He got the highest marks in the css interview and broke all the previous records.
'''Crimes''' All kind of drugs are easily available in the patriotic of local politicians.
Crime rate is very high as compared to neighboring areas because of the increased economic pressure and poverty caused by the organizations like PARCO that this town hosts.
'''Infrastructure.'''
Roads and bridges in the area have always been overloaded because of the thousands of oil tankers and other traffic used by PARCO and PSO. Government as well as these organizations have been failed to invest in the development of infrastructure that's why hundreds of people die in road accidents every year.
There is no fire brigade facility in the town even though there have been il and fire related accidents in the town that took dozens of lives.