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Gojra the capital of Gojra Tehsil
, is a city of Toba Tek Singh District in the Punjab
province of Pakistan
, it is located at 31°9'N 72°41'E and is located 30 miles (50 km) from Faisalabad
, 125 km from Burewala
, 157 km from Vehari
and 20 miles (32.2 km) north of Toba Tek Singh
. It has a history of more than hundred years, and being the centre of the cultivated lands, the village was known for its "Mandi" (market) for cash crops. Before the 1947 Partition of India
that created Pakistan
the "Mandi" was mainly handled by Hindus and Sikhs.
committee in 1904 and upgraded as B-Class Municipality in 1925. In 1906 the population was 2,589, according to The Imperial Gazetteer of India
"The business done in this rising mart on the railway, which has sprung into existence in the last six years owing to the extension of the Chenab Canal to the surrounding country, bids fair to rival in importance that of Lyallpur itself".
In 1919 following the Rowlatt Act
, hartal
s broke out throughout Punjab, Gojra was affected by serious protests and a member of the Church Mission Society
had to be escorted out of the town by loyal residents.
After independence from Britain, in view of its increasing size, it was declared as 2nd class Municipal Committee in 1960. The town was raised to the status of Tehsil town and affiliated with the newly established district Toba Tek Singh on 01.07.1982. After the introduction of Devolution of Powers Plan, the Tehsil Municipal Administration Gojra came into being on 12.08.2001. Canal rest house is the oldest building constructed during British government in 1898.
Education;
There are many schools and colleges in Gojra. M.C govt high school is the oldest school of Gojra.
Islamia high school alsohas wast historical background. Govt high shool and Millat high school are two schools for girls in the city of Gojra. Govt post graduate college for boys and Govt munciple degree college for ladies are spreading higher education.
Govt college of commerce is also one of the best institutes of Gojra. It has a magnificent building. Vocational training institutes and technical training institutes are providing professional training to girls and boys respectivly.
Number of private schools and colleges is in hundreds.
. One of the leading figures of Gojra was the eye surgeon, Dr. Harbhajan Singh. He gave eyesight to a huge number of patients whose eyes could not be cured by many of the ophthalmologists in more sophisticated hospitals in big cities like Delhi, Lahore or Calcutta. Another leading figure was Dr Rehmat Ullah. He later on established an eye hospital in Gojra, by the name of Dr Rehmat Ullah's General and Eye Hospital. Later on his mission was carried on by his two sons Dr Abdul Hafeez and Dr Muhammad Iqbal. Nowadays Dr Amanat is a famous eye specialist of Gojra. He has also established an eye hospital by the name of Amanat eye and general hospital. He has also introduced laser treatment of eye in Gojra. Currently a project to construct a 1400 bed eye hospital in Gojra is underway.
, Muhammad Qasim
. But this match is not held now because of internal clash of ustad Aslam and ustad Iqbal Bali.
The Gojra Hockey Club (a local club, has won this years Jat Tar Singh memorial U19 (Under 19) hockey tournament, this high profile tournament was held in India
, where Gojra city team competed again best of Indian U19 hockey teams and won this championship. The Gojra team won this title by defeating Amritsar
Academy 4–2 at Ludhiana hockey stadium.
The Manzoor-ul-Hassan and Rasheed-ul-Hasan brothers were the main source of inspiration for hockey and establishing it in their native town. They brought Gojra to be recognised in the hockey playing nations of the world. Manzoor-ul-Hassan (1972–1982) played 154 games and scored 101 goals for Pakistan. He was given the name "Wall of China" because he was so hard to beat as he was a defender (full back). Rashid-ul-Hassan played 199 matches and scored 9 goals. He was the backbone of the Pakistan Hockey team from 1979 to 1987.
Gojra Tehsil
Gojra Tehsil is a subdivision of Toba Tek Singh District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The tehsil covers an area of 1,115 km² and is administratively subdivided into 24 Union Councils, six of which form the tehsil capital Gojra....
, is a city of Toba Tek Singh District in the Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, it is located at 31°9'N 72°41'E and is located 30 miles (50 km) from Faisalabad
Faisalabad
Faisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
, 125 km from Burewala
Burewala
Burewala is a city of Vehari District in southern Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at 30°10'0N 72°39'0E and has an altitude of 133 metres . According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, Burewala had about 150,000 people. As of 2000, it is the 31st biggest city in Pakistan by population...
, 157 km from Vehari
Vehari
Vehari is a city in the Punjab province in Pakistan. The city, which is the capital of the district and tehsil of the same name, is located at 30°1'0N 72°21'0E at an altitude of 135m , lies about from the regional metropolis of Multan and about north of the river Sutlej - the southernmost of...
and 20 miles (32.2 km) north of Toba Tek Singh
Toba Tek Singh
Toba Tek Singh District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located between 30°33' to 31°2' Degree north latitudes and 72°08' to 72°48' Degree longitudes.-Origins of Name:...
. It has a history of more than hundred years, and being the centre of the cultivated lands, the village was known for its "Mandi" (market) for cash crops. Before the 1947 Partition of India
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
that created Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
the "Mandi" was mainly handled by Hindus and Sikhs.
History
Gojra town was established in 1896 when colonisation of Lyallpur (Faisalabad) began. The railway line between Lyallpur and Gojra was laid in 1899. The town was given the status of notified areaNotified area
In urban planning, a notified area is any land area earmarked by legal provision for future development. The term is used in the Hindi belt region of North India....
committee in 1904 and upgraded as B-Class Municipality in 1925. In 1906 the population was 2,589, according to The Imperial Gazetteer of India
The Imperial Gazetteer of India
The Imperial Gazetteer of India was a gazetteer of the British Indian Empire, and is now a historical reference work. It was first published in 1881...
"The business done in this rising mart on the railway, which has sprung into existence in the last six years owing to the extension of the Chenab Canal to the surrounding country, bids fair to rival in importance that of Lyallpur itself".
In 1919 following the Rowlatt Act
Rowlatt Act
The Rowlatt Act was a law passed by the British in colonial India in March 1919, indefinitely extending "emergency measures" enacted during the First World War in order to control public unrest and root out conspiracy...
, hartal
Hartal
Hartal is a term in many Indian languages for strike action, used often during the Indian Independence Movement. It is mass protest often involving a total shutdown of workplaces, offices, shops, courts of law as a form of civil disobedience...
s broke out throughout Punjab, Gojra was affected by serious protests and a member of the Church Mission Society
Church Mission Society
The Church Mission Society, also known as the Church Missionary Society, is a group of evangelistic societies working with the Anglican Communion and Protestant Christians around the world...
had to be escorted out of the town by loyal residents.
After independence from Britain, in view of its increasing size, it was declared as 2nd class Municipal Committee in 1960. The town was raised to the status of Tehsil town and affiliated with the newly established district Toba Tek Singh on 01.07.1982. After the introduction of Devolution of Powers Plan, the Tehsil Municipal Administration Gojra came into being on 12.08.2001. Canal rest house is the oldest building constructed during British government in 1898.
Education;
There are many schools and colleges in Gojra. M.C govt high school is the oldest school of Gojra.
Islamia high school alsohas wast historical background. Govt high shool and Millat high school are two schools for girls in the city of Gojra. Govt post graduate college for boys and Govt munciple degree college for ladies are spreading higher education.
Govt college of commerce is also one of the best institutes of Gojra. It has a magnificent building. Vocational training institutes and technical training institutes are providing professional training to girls and boys respectivly.
Number of private schools and colleges is in hundreds.
Eye surgery
Gojra was a renowned centre for eye surgery. Its fame for ophthalmic excellence was known throughout colonial IndiaBritish Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
. One of the leading figures of Gojra was the eye surgeon, Dr. Harbhajan Singh. He gave eyesight to a huge number of patients whose eyes could not be cured by many of the ophthalmologists in more sophisticated hospitals in big cities like Delhi, Lahore or Calcutta. Another leading figure was Dr Rehmat Ullah. He later on established an eye hospital in Gojra, by the name of Dr Rehmat Ullah's General and Eye Hospital. Later on his mission was carried on by his two sons Dr Abdul Hafeez and Dr Muhammad Iqbal. Nowadays Dr Amanat is a famous eye specialist of Gojra. He has also established an eye hospital by the name of Amanat eye and general hospital. He has also introduced laser treatment of eye in Gojra. Currently a project to construct a 1400 bed eye hospital in Gojra is underway.
Hockey
Gojra contributed a number of players to the Pakistan Hockey team, including Iqbal Bali and Muhammad Aslam . When they returned to Gojra they established their own hockey teams, and provided free training to the youth of the village. The biggest event in the calendar it used to be the annual fixture between these two teams. This match use to attract a huge crowd. This actually created a nursery for the Pakistan hockey team and many of the Pakistan hockey team players including Tahir ZamanTahir Zaman
Tahir Zaman is a former hockey player from Pakistan who had played in the 1992 Olympics. Zaman, who was team captain, later served as coach for the team and took part in the 2002 Olympics. Zaman also took part in the Olympic Solidarity Hockey Coaching Course as part of the International Hockey...
, Muhammad Qasim
Muhammad Qasim (goalkeeper)
Muhammad Qasim was a famous hockey player from Pakistan who had played in the Olympics. Qasim started his career in the 1998 world cup, represented Pakistan in the 2000 Sydney Olympic as well as two Commonwealth games - as well as other events...
. But this match is not held now because of internal clash of ustad Aslam and ustad Iqbal Bali.
The Gojra Hockey Club (a local club, has won this years Jat Tar Singh memorial U19 (Under 19) hockey tournament, this high profile tournament was held in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, where Gojra city team competed again best of Indian U19 hockey teams and won this championship. The Gojra team won this title by defeating Amritsar
Amritsar
Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...
Academy 4–2 at Ludhiana hockey stadium.
The Manzoor-ul-Hassan and Rasheed-ul-Hasan brothers were the main source of inspiration for hockey and establishing it in their native town. They brought Gojra to be recognised in the hockey playing nations of the world. Manzoor-ul-Hassan (1972–1982) played 154 games and scored 101 goals for Pakistan. He was given the name "Wall of China" because he was so hard to beat as he was a defender (full back). Rashid-ul-Hassan played 199 matches and scored 9 goals. He was the backbone of the Pakistan Hockey team from 1979 to 1987.
Gojra Anti Christian Riots 2009
The 2009 Gojra riots were a series of attacks targeting Christians in Gojra town in Punjab province of Pakistan. These resulted in the deaths of eight Christians including four women and a childPersonalities
- Sardar Fraz WahlahSardar Fraz WahlahSardar Fraz Wahlah is a lawyer/CEO based out of Lahore and New York and the central leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party . He is the Provincial President of Pakistan Peoples Party Youth Punjab.-Background and Profession:...
politician, writer and international lawyer who also won the technology Oscar, the 10th International Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Award, for Pakistan is from Gojra.
See also
- PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
- Toba Tek SinghToba Tek SinghToba Tek Singh District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located between 30°33' to 31°2' Degree north latitudes and 72°08' to 72°48' Degree longitudes.-Origins of Name:...
- PirmahalPirmahalPir Mahal is a city of Tehsil Kamalia - District Toba Tek Singh in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 30°46'0N 72°26'0E with an altitude of 148 metres ....
- BurewalaBurewalaBurewala is a city of Vehari District in southern Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at 30°10'0N 72°39'0E and has an altitude of 133 metres . According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, Burewala had about 150,000 people. As of 2000, it is the 31st biggest city in Pakistan by population...
- Pakistan Hockey Team
- SamundriSamundriSamundri is a city of Faisalabad District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 30°48'30N 71°52'15E with an altitude of 130 metres , and lies 45 from Faisalabad. It is the headquarters of Samundri Tehsil, a subdivision of the district.-History:Samundri was on a major trade route...