Vehari

For the district, seeVehari District.For other uses, seeVehari (disambiguation).

Vehari وِہاڑی
City
University of Education
Vehari Location inPunjab, Pakistan Vehari Vehari (Pakistan)
Coordinates:30°2′31″N72°21′10″E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Division	Multan
District	Vehari
Government
•Administrator/Deputy Commissioner	Khizer Afzal Chaudhry
Area
• City	20 km2(8 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• City	145,464
• Rank	62nd, Pakistan
• Density	7,300/km2(19,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5(PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6(PDT)
Dialling code	067
Website	[1]
Vehari Portal

Veharialso spelledVihari(وِہاڑی), is a city and the headquarters ofVehari Districtin thePunjabprovince ofPakistan.It is Pakistan's62nd largest city.Vehari is about 100 km (62 mi) from the historical city ofMultan.Vehari is located at the Multan-Delhi Road constructed by EmperorSher Shah Suri.It is at an altitude of 135 m (443 ft).,{Peer Murad Colony Vehari chak No 65.kb}

Tehsils in Vehari District

• Vehari
• Luddan
• Burewala
• Mailsi

Location

It is 96 km (60 mi) from the regional metropolis of Multan, 956 km (594 mi) fromKarachi,300 km (190 mi) fromLahore,218 km (135 mi) fromFaisalabad,119 km (74 mi) fromBahawalpur,61 km (38 mi) fromHasilpur,41 km (25 mi) fromMailsi,46 km (29 mi) fromKacha Khuh,36 km (22 mi) fromBurewala,27 km (17 mi) fromLuddan,78 km (48 mi) fromArifwala,112 km (70 mi) fromPakpattan,and about 37 km (23 mi) north of the riverSutlej– the southernmost of the five rivers of thePunjab region.Islam Headworksis on this river nearLuddanon the Luddan-Vehari canal providingirrigationwater to both banks of the river, which includes the upper fringes of theCholistan Desert.

Agriculture

Vehari is known to be a city ofcotton,among other crops. Vehari has dozens of cotton processing factories andcottonseed oilmanufacturing plants;sugarcanefarming and processing is also common. Agricultural products includemangoesin the summer andguavaand other citrus fruitsorangein the winter.

The summer in Vehari is extremely hot; the weather became pleasant during October and February but in recent years it has been reduced to barely three months from December to February. During the summers, temperature hit 45 to 50 degree Celsius on a regular basis. The rainfall is very light throughout the year in Vehari. Recent years have seen Vehari struggle for rainfall even during the usually busy monsoon season. When rainfall is light rainfall the land is generally arid and dusty.

History

Vehari district was created in 1976 when it was cut off from Multan district.Vehari District was an agricultural region with forests during theIndus Valley civilization.TheVedic periodis characterized byIndo-Aryan.TheAbhira/Ahir,Kambojas,Daradas,Kaikayas,Madras,Pauravas,Yaudheyas,MalavasandKurusinvaded, settled and ruled ancientPunjab region.After overrunning theAchaemenid Empirein 331 BCE,Alexandermarched into present-dayPunjab regionwith an army of 50,000. The Vehari was ruled byMaurya Empire,Indo-Greek kingdom,Kushan Empire,Gupta Empire,White Huns,Kushano-Hephthalitesand theTurkandHindu Shahikingdoms.

In 997 CE,Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi,took over theGhaznavid dynastyempire established by his father,Sultan Sebuktegin.In 1005, he conquered theShahisinKabuland followed it by the conquests ofPunjab region.TheDelhi Sultanateand laterMughal Empireruled the region.

After the decline of the Mughal Empire, theSikhsinvaded and occupied Vehari District. During the period ofBritish rule,Vehari district increased in population and importance.

Vehari District is the result of construction of thePakpattancanal from Sulemanki Head Works on theSutlejand the institution of Nili Barcolonyproject in 1925, so called because of the hints of blue in the water of the Sutlej. The ancient history of the district is obscure. The populated areas in ancient times was restricted to the banks of the river Sutlej where seasonal inundation permitted somecultivation.The rest of the area was a vast sandy scrap-land at best affording pastures itinerant herdsmen. Theripariantract formed the state of Fatehpur during the time ofAkbar the Great.This was ruled by Fateh Khan of Joya family who founded and gave his name to the town of Fatehpur. (Fatehpur is still in existence about 15 kilometres to the south of Mailsi and is the oldest town of Mailsi subdivision. It has some remains of archaeological value.)Pakistan Movement.After theindependenceofPakistanin 1947, the minorityHindusandSikhsmigrated toIndiawhile theMuslimrefugees from India settled in the Vehari District.

The main castes in Vehari are Rao Rajput, Jatt, Dhudhi-Rajput, Joyia-Rajput, Sheikh, Bhatti-Rajput, Baloch, Khokhars, Daha, Gujjar, Aheer, Arian, Sial, Awan, Langrial.

Education

COMSATS University,Vehari Campus

Government Model High School, Vehari

City has two full-fledged university campuses and two post-graduate colleges for men and women.COMSATS University,Vehari Campus is offering MS and BS programs since 2009. Virtual University Campus is working at Vehari since 2001. The city contains many higher secondary schools and private colleges. Education University is a government-funded and operated campus with more than four faculties and many departments.COMSATS University,Vehari Campus is public sector university funded by ministry of Science and Technology. Pakistan's leading university,University of Agriculture Faisalabad(UAF), Bahaudin Zikriya University Multan,University of EducationandAllama Iqbal Open Universityhas a sub-campus in Vehari.

Transport

Tehsil Vehari and villages

Vehari railway station

Vehari is on the southern alternate route of railway and road betweenMultanandLahore,the capital of the province.

The northern route is the main route. Both run roughly in a northeasterly direction, almost parallel to each other and only 20 to 30 miles apart at any point. A section of the railway between Multan and Lahore was electrified on the main line betweenKhanewaland Lahore during the 1960s; however, in subsequent decades and lately with rapid decline and deterioration of the infrastructure of Pakistan Railway (PR), the electrified section lies in ruins and is not likely to be restored in the foreseeable future. With the new motorway between Multan and Lahore which was due to be completed sometimes in the early part of 2014, Vehari is set to benefit from its proximity to its north.

Culture

The Vehari route goes to Lahore through the religiously renowned city ofPakpattan,where theSufiSaint SyednaFariduddin Ganjshakarرحمه الله is buried. Thousands of pilgrims come annually to Pakpattan for the saint'sUrscelebration which include all sorts of festivities. Selections from his work are included in theGuru Granth Sahib,theSikhsacred scripture. He was commonly known as "Baba Farid".Power Radio FM 99has a station for Vehari.

Climate

The climate of the district is hot and dry in summer and cold in winter Amin et al. (2017). The maximum and minimum temperature ranges between 45 °C and 28 °C in summer. During winter, the temperature fluctuates between 21 °C and 5 °C.

Vehari
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D 23 20 6 29 22 9 41 27 14 20 34 20 22 39 24 36 40 27 202 36 27 164 35 26 61 35 24 12 33 18 4 27 12 14 22 7 █Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █Precipitation totals in mm Source: HKO
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D 0.9 68 43 1.1 72 48 1.6 81 57 0.8 93 67 0.9 101 75 1.4 105 81 8 97 80 6.5 95 80 2.4 95 76 0.5 91 65 0.2 81 53 0.6 71 44 █Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █Precipitation totals in inches

Notable personalities

• Waqar Younis,former Pakistan Cricket Team player and head coach
• Saleem Sherwani,hockey player
• Tahir Iqbal Chaudhry(MNA Vehari)
• Tehmina Daultana(MNA Vehari)
• Waseem Ahmad(Former Captain, Pakistan Hockey Team)
• Mian Muhammad Saqib Khurshid(MPA Vehari)
• Syed Sajid Mehdi Shah ( MNA Vehari )
• Muhammad Irfan ( Pakistan cricket team player)

External links

• Official website