Waheer is a small village and one of the 51 Union Council

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...

s (administrative subdivisions) of Khushab District

Khushab District

Khushab District is a rural tribal district located in Punjab, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census, the population was 905,711 with 24.76% living in urban areas. The district consists of 3 tehsils: Khushab, Nurpur, and Quaidabad, as well as a sub-tehsil Naushera...

 in the Punjab Province

Punjab (Pakistan)

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 of Pakistan

Pakistan

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Location

The village is located on both banks of a canal (Muhajir Branch) at a distance of 18 kilometers from Khushab

Khushab

Khushab is a city of Khushab District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city serves as the headquarters of Khushab Tehsil an administrative subdivision of the district....

 city.

Population

Population of Waheer is about 10,000. Most are farmers, others are in government forces. It is a major contributor in the Armed forces, PAKISTAN AIR FORCE. irrigation AND Electronic Media. Youth of the Village takes pride in forming part of the armed forces. The village is inhabited by the AWAN

Awan

Awan and Awans may refer to:*the Awan dynasty, an Elamite dynasty of Iran*Awan , a South Asian tribe*Awan , Azad Kashmir and Jammu and Kashmir dynasty*Awan *Awan languages, spoken in South America...

tribe.

Educational facilities

It has a Government Boys High School with a capacity of 800 Students. The school is situated in the North West at about 500 meters from the outer fringes of the village. Owing to the non availability of any academic setup in the nearby villages, Government High School Waheer serves as the only education facility for the boys of these villages and that is why it always remains overcrowded. In spite of the repeated efforts of the people of Waheer and promises made by the political leaders, village is still denied of any academic facility for the girls. Consequently, the girls of the village have to travel daily to get education from the nearest Girls High School in Khaliq Abad which is about 5 km from the village.

Achievements

Despite its poor infrastructure and lack of basic facilities, village has produced quality people who have excelled in different fields of life, both at home and abroad. The students completing their studies from Government High School Waheer have competed at all levels and have come through with colours. One of the former student of the School (Mr. Aman Ullah) presently serving as a commissioned officer in Pak Army, won a Gold Medal in National level Essay Writing Competition held in 1997. Another student 'Khuda Bakhsh, got Gold Medal in MSc Physics from Sargodha University.
Another valiant son of Soil, Mian Muhammad Umer (Shaheed) added yet another chapter to the achievements of the village by sacrificing his life while protecting his comrades from a potential suicide bomber in North Waziristan. Mian Muhammad Umer was posthumously awarded Tamgha-i-Basalt for his valour and heroics.
govt. high school waheer have a computer lab.