Burewala
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| Burewala | |
|---|---|
  Burewala | |
| Coordinates: 30°05′N 72°25′E / 30.09°N 72.41°ECoordinates: 30°05′N 72°25′E / 30.09°N 72.41°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Elevation | 133 m (436 ft) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
History
Burewala is situated on the Dehli Multan Road. Sutlej River crosses Burewala near the towns Jamlera and Sahuka. Shrine of Hazrat Baba Haji Sher Dewan Chawli Mashaikh is also situated in Dewan Sahib at a distance of 18 km. from Burewala. In the very beginning it was just a jungle which was 'humanized' by local tribes called "Langrial". When the Pakpattan canal operating in this area, people started to settle in villages as agriculture developed, resulting in jungles being cut to make way for cultivation fields. As this area was in 'Eastern Canal Division' so it was named village no. 122/EB (EB = Eastern Bar). In the northern side of Burewala, there are still signs of an old water canal which is now called Sukh Bias.[5] It is 35 km east of District Capital Vehari on main Dehli Multan Road. Burewala is the second biggest tehsil of Punjab.Etymology
The exact origin of Burewala's name is unknown; however, there are different theories. One theory is that the city is named after a person named "Burha." He was, according to some people, 'Sikh'. The village is also called "Old Bura" or "Purana Boora." The people of this villages constructed a well with a diameter of 8 feet and named it after their ancestor so it was called "Chah Boorhay wala" (Well of Burha). This well is now included in the P.I. Link canal. Due to this well the new city was named Burewala. In July 1976, Burewala was upgraded as a subdivision. The areas of Gaggoo, Jamlera, Sahuka and Sheikh Fazal were included in the subdivision.City facts
Burewala has approximately 188,986 inhabitants (2006). It is situated about 35 km from Vehari District and 135 km east of historical city of Multan.Burewala has the first shrine of Hazrat Baba Haji Sher Dewan, who was one of the earliest Muslim saints in the subcontinent. In sports, World renowned fast bowler of Pakistan cricket team, Waqar Younis is from Burewala and is dubbed as "Burewala Express."[6]
Nilli Bar Agriculture Research Institute was inaugurated in the middle of 2009 for the growth of agriculture and related fields under the guidance of Pakistan Agriculture Research Council(PARC) and its development is on the way.
Business
Burewala has an all seasonal grain market in the area and it is a major business centre. Other business activities include 7 Flour Mills, 50+ rice mills, 50+ cotton ginning factories and about 250+ oil mills and an extensively growing network of rice husking/processing mills, cotton ginneries & flour mills.[citation needed] It is Pakistan's second largest cotton-seed-cake producing city (after Rahim Yar Khan).[citation needed] Dawood Lawrencepur Limited (formerly known as Burewala Textile Mills Limited) is also located in the city with an installed ring spinning capacity of 216,000 spindles (the unit production was stopped by the group management due to some un-avoidable circumstances in 2008). Three PVC products factories are also situated in the city.Government Tehsil Municipal Administration
Burewala and Vehari were declared as Mandi's in 1925 and Railway station were established and it was named as "Mandi Burewala" and in 1927 Secretary Government of Punjab Ram Chand declared it "Notified Area Committee" and Mr. Vas, CIS was its first administrator. In 1935, Chaudhary Ata Ullah was elected as the head of the Grand Girga, overlooking social and legal problems of the area. The Government of the Punjab on 27 August 1957 upgraded "Notified Area Committee" to 2nd Class "Municipal Committee" and Mr. Faiz Kareem was named its first Chairman. According to 2000 local bodies system Burewala Municipal Committee became "Tehsil Municipal Administration".Political division
Burewala has two national assembly and four provincial assemblies seat. NA-167 and NA-168 seats.However; NA-168 is shared by both Vehari and Burewala sub-divisions. NA-167 Burewala consists of Burewala, Gaggo mandi urban and rural areas while NA-168 shares Burewala and Vehari sub-divisions most of the rural areas and it includes 3-R Qannogo block of Burewala, Machiwal, Luddan, Sahuka towns. Provincial Assembly four seats in the Burewala sub-division includes PP-232, Gaggo Mandi urban & rural, PP-233 Burewala City urban and rural, PP-234 Sahuka rural, PP-235 Machiwal and also two seats shared by both Vehari and Burewala sub-divisions. There is also a seat for the sadar of the grain market. The first sadar who was first selected without an election was Tariq Mahmood Ghumman.Burewala is also known for its volunteers and their humanitarian work apolitically.[citation needed] There are seventeen registered NGOs in the area and thousands of volunteers. World Life Organization planted 100,000 hardwood trees under, "Green Vehari Initiative 2009" in one day on the August 14, 2009. Ch. Usman Ali gathered 15 NGOs and over a thousand volunteers for this event.
Shrine of Baba Haji Sher Dewan
The Shrine of Baba Haji Sher Dewan is the first shrine of sub-continent Indo-Pak.[citation needed] It is situated here some 17 kilometers away from Burewala, located in Chak No. 317 EB, on the Burewala-Sahuka road. Hazrat Baba Haji Sher Muhammad Dewan Chawali Mashaikh is the saint of early years of the establishment of Islam. The place has a rich spiritual significance in the area. Tapasthan Baba Guru Nanak Dev is also situated there where Baba Guru Nanak performed Taphasya. The present Sajjada Nasheen is Peer Gulzar Hussain Shah Sahib.Education
Some institutes of Burewala are:- Allied Public School
- The City College of Commerce, Burewala
- The City School
- Crescent Model High school
- D.P.S (divisional public School)
- Fatima Jinnah Girls High School
- Govt. Degree College Burewala
- Govt. College for Women
- Govt. College of Commerce
- Govt. Girls High School
- Govt. High School No. 2
- Govt. M.C Model High School
- Govt. Poly Technical College
- International Public School Green View Burewala
- Jinnah Model School
- Mariam College for Women
- New Beacon House
- Nilli Bar Agriculture Research Institute
- Prime Model Public School
- Punjab Cadet School
- Punjab college Burewala branch
- Tabindah Model High School
- University of Southern Punjab
- Virtual University Campus' (Burewala college of modern sciences, and RIMS)
- Yaseen Memorial public girls high school
- Tameer-e-Millat Model High School Lahore Road
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