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. It is the 59th largest city of Pakistan by population.
Chishtian
چشتیاں Chishtian Shareef | |
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City | |
 Shrine of Sufi saint Shaikh Khawaja Tajuddin Chishti | |
 Municipal Committee logo | |
  Chishtian Location in Pakistan  Chishtian Chishtian (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 29°48′N 72°50′E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| District | Bahawalnagar |
| Tehsil | Chishtian |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Committee |
| • Chairman | Abdul Razaq Rammay |
| • Vice Chairman | Malik Muhammad Nasir |
| Elevation | 511 ft (155 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 149,939 |
| • Rank | 59th, Pakistan |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | +6 |
| Area code(s) | 62350 (ZIP), 063(Landline) |
| Website | MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE CHISHTIAN |
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
- "MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE CHISHTIAN". Local Government Punjab. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: PUNJAB (BAHAWALNAGAR DISTRICT)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- "Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- "Army called in to quell clashes in Multan, Chishtian". Dawn. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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