Friday, 5 August 2016

Kharian

Kharian  is a small town of Gujrat District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is located at 31?10'0N 73?16'60E and lies almost midway between Lahore and Islamabad on the Grand Trunk Road (the GT road). The Grand Trunk Road connects the city all the way to Bangladesh, India and Afghanistan, it was used during British Rule to transport goods across the subcontinent. The main railway line also passes through Kharian thus providing good transportation to the northern and southern parts of Pakistan.
The closest major cities to Kharian are Jhelum (about 10 miles) and Gujrat (around 20 miles). Kharian is well-known for:
Having the world's second largest army base (cantonment), built during the colonial era.
Overseas Pakistani citizens who have roots in greater Kharian, and have invested in the area.
Overseas Pakistanis although critical of the government have themselves been criticized for not doing enough for their country - investing in private property rather than schools and hospitals.
Kharian is also home to a large medical facility/hospital (CMH Kharian) run by the Army. This hospital provides specialized indoor and outdoor medical care and houses a special burn centre for treatment of patients with severe burn related injuries


Transfers:

Islamabad - Kharian
215 Kilometers usually takes 4 - 5 Hours with stops at .
Gulyana Road Bazaar Kharian
Main Bazaar of Kharian
Jashne Kharian celebrated during the Month of March Every Year

 Pind Dadan Khan

Pind Dadan Khan is a village, & sub administrative area of Jhelum District of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located on the bank of River Jhelum, about 28 kilometers from the M2 Lahore-Islamabad motorway.
The area is famous for Khewra Salt Mines, Asia's largest salt mine, in use for over 2000 years, at the Salt mines there is an underground mosque which is worth seeing if you are passing bye thru here. The area has a long history going back to the time of Alexander the Great's invasion 325BC. The small town of Jalalpur Sharif is located in Pind Dadan Khan and is said to be where Alexander the Great's famous horse, Bucephalus is buried.
This village, is named after Nawab Dadan Khan, the Muslim Governor of Lahore in the 1700s. There are possibilities of camping in the neighborhood of villages here. Pind Dadan Khan & Khewra mines can also be an interesting full day Excursion from Islamabad.