Pasrur
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Pasrur is a city of Sialkot District
in the Punjab
province of Pakistan
. It is located at 32°16'0N 74°40'0E with an altitude of 238 metres (784 feet). The nearest big cities are Sialkot
, Narowal
and Gujranwala
. The city is the capital of Pasrur Tehsil
and is administratively subdivided into two Union councils
.
and Kalanaur, and seems to have once been of considerable importance. It possesses a large tank, constructed in the reign of Jahangir
. To feed this, Dara Shikoh
dug a canal, traces of which are still extant. Nearby are the remains of a bridge built by Shah Daula.
Pasrur became the headquarters of Pasrur Tehsil. The town (which lies 18 miles south of the district capital Sialkot) lay on the Sialkot
to Amritsar
road. The population in 1901 was 8,335. The trade of Pasrur had much decayed, partly through the opening of the North-Western Railway, and partly on account of the octroi
duties which have diverted trade to the neighboring village of Saukin Wind
. Hand-printed cotton stuffs were the only manufacture of importance. Pasrur also was a station of the American United Presbyterian Mission.
The municipality was created in 1867. The income during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 7,900, and the expenditure Rs. 7,800. The income in 1903-4 was Rs. 8,000, chiefly from octroi
; and the expenditure was Rs. 6,900. The town
had an Anglo-vernacular high school maintained by the District board, and a Government dispensary.
. The Mughal
emperor Jahangir
made his camp here while on a hunting trip. Contrary to the common belief, Pasrur was not conquered by Maharaja Ranjit Singh
. Rather, it was the home of a branch of the Ahluwalia clan. The Ahluwalia ruling families were his friends as they were related to Jassa Singh Ahluwalia. Because of this, it was mapped in as part of the larger and a formidable kingdom of the undivided Punjab. Pasrur was a hamlet which was often raided by the Afghan invaders on their way to India where looting and plundering was their motive. Lahora Singh, a relative of Jassa Singh Ahluwalia (thought to be his cousin or nephew), was a fourteen year old Nihang boy and he was the son of one of the commanders or chieftains of the Ahluwalia Misl. He arrived at the hamlet and challenged the people to wrestle him. According to legend, the peasants said they couldn't fight him as they wore bangles. He then told them to break their bangles and wear Karas instead since he had come to make them into warriors for the protection of their Dharma (faith). Soon he turned the people into a formidable Khalsa fighting force; in due course of time the hamlet became a small and a sturdy fort. Pasrur was protected, administered and developed under the rule of Lahora Singh’s descendants until its annexation by the British in the Anglo-Sikh wars
. The descendants of Lahora Singh currently live in Punjab and Delhi.
aircraft was taken into custody of the Pakistan Airforce.
Sialkot District
Sialkot District or the District of Sialkot , is one of the districts of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located in the north-east of the province...
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 32°16'0N 74°40'0E with an altitude of 238 metres (784 feet). The nearest big cities are Sialkot
Sialkot
Sialkot is a city in Pakistan situated in the north-east of the Punjab province at the foothills of snow-covered peaks of Kashmir near the Chenab river. It is the capital of Sialkot District. The city is about north-west of Lahore and only a few kilometers from Indian-controlled Jammu.The...
, Narowal
Narowal District
Narowal District is a district in the province of Punjab of Pakistan. Narowal city is the capital of the district. Narowal District is divided into three tehsils: Narowal, Shakargarh and Zafarwal. Before the independence of Pakistan in 1947, Shakargarh town was the headquarters of Shakargarh...
and Gujranwala
Gujranwala
Gujranwala is a industrial city in the north-east of the Punjab province. It is the sixth largest city in Pakistan with a population of approximately 2,661,360 as on 24 June 2011...
. The city is the capital of Pasrur Tehsil
Pasrur Tehsil
Pasrur Tehsil is a subdivision of Sialkot District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History:Tehsil Pasrur was created during British rule with Pasrur as its headquarter. It lies between 31°56' to 32°20' North and 74°32' to 74°57' East. It has an area of...
and is administratively subdivided into two Union councils
Union Councils of Pakistan
A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...
.
History
Pasrur was originally called Parasrur after Paras Ram, Brahman, to whom the town was assigned by its founder ; it is mentioned by Babar as a halting-place between SialkotSialkot
Sialkot is a city in Pakistan situated in the north-east of the Punjab province at the foothills of snow-covered peaks of Kashmir near the Chenab river. It is the capital of Sialkot District. The city is about north-west of Lahore and only a few kilometers from Indian-controlled Jammu.The...
and Kalanaur, and seems to have once been of considerable importance. It possesses a large tank, constructed in the reign of Jahangir
Jahangir
Jahangir was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1605 until his death. The name Jahangir is from Persian جهانگیر,meaning "Conqueror of the World"...
. To feed this, Dara Shikoh
Dara Shikoh
His Highness, The Imperial Prince Dara Shikoh was the eldest son and the heir apparent of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal. His name دارا شكوه in Persian means "Darius the Magnificent"...
dug a canal, traces of which are still extant. Nearby are the remains of a bridge built by Shah Daula.
British era
During British ruleBritish 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...
Pasrur became the headquarters of Pasrur Tehsil. The town (which lies 18 miles south of the district capital Sialkot) lay on the Sialkot
Sialkot
Sialkot is a city in Pakistan situated in the north-east of the Punjab province at the foothills of snow-covered peaks of Kashmir near the Chenab river. It is the capital of Sialkot District. The city is about north-west of Lahore and only a few kilometers from Indian-controlled Jammu.The...
to 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...
road. The population in 1901 was 8,335. The trade of Pasrur had much decayed, partly through the opening of the North-Western Railway, and partly on account of the octroi
Octroi
Octroi is a local tax collected on various articles brought into a district for consumption.-Antiquity:Octroi taxes have a respectable antiquity, being known in Roman times as vectigalia...
duties which have diverted trade to the neighboring village of Saukin Wind
Saukin Wind
]Saukin Wind is medium sized town in Pasrur Tehsil, Sialkot District, Punjab, Pakistan located on road Pasrur - Qila Kalar Wala. It's a central town with respect to educational and trade activities.-Meaning of Saukin Wind:...
. Hand-printed cotton stuffs were the only manufacture of importance. Pasrur also was a station of the American United Presbyterian Mission.
The municipality was created in 1867. The income during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 7,900, and the expenditure Rs. 7,800. The income in 1903-4 was Rs. 8,000, chiefly from octroi
Octroi
Octroi is a local tax collected on various articles brought into a district for consumption.-Antiquity:Octroi taxes have a respectable antiquity, being known in Roman times as vectigalia...
; and the expenditure was Rs. 6,900. The town
had an Anglo-vernacular high school maintained by the District board, and a Government dispensary.
Sikh era
Pasrur was visited by Guru Nanak during his journey to ArabiaSaudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
. The Mughal
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
emperor Jahangir
Jahangir
Jahangir was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1605 until his death. The name Jahangir is from Persian جهانگیر,meaning "Conqueror of the World"...
made his camp here while on a hunting trip. Contrary to the common belief, Pasrur was not conquered by Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Ranjit Singh
Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire.-Early life:...
. Rather, it was the home of a branch of the Ahluwalia clan. The Ahluwalia ruling families were his friends as they were related to Jassa Singh Ahluwalia. Because of this, it was mapped in as part of the larger and a formidable kingdom of the undivided Punjab. Pasrur was a hamlet which was often raided by the Afghan invaders on their way to India where looting and plundering was their motive. Lahora Singh, a relative of Jassa Singh Ahluwalia (thought to be his cousin or nephew), was a fourteen year old Nihang boy and he was the son of one of the commanders or chieftains of the Ahluwalia Misl. He arrived at the hamlet and challenged the people to wrestle him. According to legend, the peasants said they couldn't fight him as they wore bangles. He then told them to break their bangles and wear Karas instead since he had come to make them into warriors for the protection of their Dharma (faith). Soon he turned the people into a formidable Khalsa fighting force; in due course of time the hamlet became a small and a sturdy fort. Pasrur was protected, administered and developed under the rule of Lahora Singh’s descendants until its annexation by the British in the Anglo-Sikh wars
Anglo-Sikh wars
There have been two Anglo-Sikh wars:*The First Anglo-Sikh War *The Second Anglo-Sikh War...
. The descendants of Lahora Singh currently live in Punjab and Delhi.
Indo-Pak War
During the 1965 war, an Indian Aircraft by mistake landed at the small Pasrur Airfield at Village Chand under pressure from Pakistani Aircraft following it. The Sikh pilot was captured and his GNATFolland Gnat
The Folland Gnat was a small, swept-wing British subsonic jet trainer and light fighter aircraft developed by Folland Aircraft for the Royal Air Force, and flown extensively by the Indian Air Force....
aircraft was taken into custody of the Pakistan Airforce.
Villages
- Boolar Maray Wala Sharif
- Satra
- Baba Coloney
- Charar
- Razia Coloney(Jia Coloney)
- Bohlar Bajwa
- Chand Pur
- Saian Wali
- Gijar Goriya
- Gaito Gill
Facilities
- Samina Khalid Hospital
- Govt High School No.1
- Govt High School No.2
- Govt Dgree College Pasroor for Men
- Govt Dgree College Pasroor for Women
- Railway Station
- Sahara Stitching Center
- Sugra Safi Medical Complex
- The City Public School
- GPO
- Civil Hospital
- Nawaz Sharif Park
- Tehsil Cacahri
- Bhatti Sweets
- Hand Made Utenslils(Handies etc)
- Al-Sadiq Bakers
- Crown Color Labs
- Bus Stand
- Cinema
- Khanam Marriage Hall
- Maqbool Marriage Hall
- Sabzi Mandni