Zafarwal is a town situated in the Narowal District

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...

 of 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...

, Pakistan

Pakistan

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. It is located at 32°21'0N 74°54'0E with an altitude of 268 metres (882 feet). It is 7 km away from Indian-administered Kashmir. Zafarwal was part of the Kashmir region during the rule of Ranjit Singh

Ranjit Singh

Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire.-Early life:...

. It was transferred to him by Ahmad Shah Durrani

Ahmad Shah Durrani

Ahmad Shah Durrani , also known as Ahmad Shāh Abdālī and born as Ahmad Khān, was the founder of the Durrani Empire in 1747 and is regarded by many to be the founder of the modern state of Afghanistan.Ahmad Khan enlisted as a young soldier in the military of the Afsharid kingdom and quickly rose...

 as a gift. In 1821, Ranjit Singh gave Shakargarh to Amir Singh Sandhanwalia as a Jagir

Jagir

In historic India, a jagir was a small territory granted by the ruler to an army chieftain in fairly short terms usually of three years but not extending beyond his lifetime, in recognition of his military service...

. When the British took over Punjab

Punjab region

The Punjab , also spelled Panjab |water]]s"), is a geographical region straddling the border between Pakistan and India which includes Punjab province in Pakistan and the states of the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and some northern parts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi...

 in 1848, the area of Shakargarh was included in Gurdaspur District

Gurdaspur District

Gurdaspur district is a district in the state of Punjab, situated in the northwest part of the Republic of India. Gurdaspur is the district headquarters. It internationally borders Narowal District of the Pakistani Punjab, Kathua District of Jammu and Kashmir, the Punjab districts of Amritsar and...

. In 1947, after the partition of India

Partition of India

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, Shakargarh was given to Pakistan and attached to Sialkot District again. As a result of this transfer, Hindus and Sikhs from this area migrated to East Punjab

East Punjab

East Punjab was the part of the Punjab region that went to India following the Partition of the Punjab Province of British India between India and Pakistan in 1947...

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HOSPITALS

• R.H.C ZAFARWAL
• USMAN SERGICAL
• HASSAN SERGICAL
• MEHTAB HOSPITAL
• KHALID HOSPITAL

Schools

• Umal Madaras School Zafarwal.
• City Model School Zafarwal (Tariq Ishaq)
  City Model School, Zafarwal
  The City Model School an educational institution in the city of Zafarwal, Punjab province, Pakistan. It is located Purana Chawinda Road in the Zafarwal. The School was founded in 1993. Classes range from Nursery up to Matric . The school is administrated by Tariq Ishaq and has a staff of 18 teachers...
  
  
• Ghazali public School For Boys Zafarwal /
• Dare-Arqam School Zafarwal(Tariq Ishaq)/
• Muslim model School
• The Zafarwal Public School
• The Educator(Bari Campus)
• CityPbulic School
• GOVT.HIGH SCHOOL ZAFARWAL
• N.I.T COLLEGE ZAFARWAL
• THE ZAFARWAL COLLEGE OF COMMRCE ZAFARWAL
• THE KNOWLAGE SCHOOL ZAFARWAL
• ALLEID SCHOOL ZAFARWAL

Villages

Villages near Zafarwal include: BHATTIAN DEWAN, Amral Dhamthal, Nawan Pind, Doodho Chak, Mir Da Chak, Ahal Ghumnan, Amral, Barapind

Barapind

Barapind some time spell Bara Pind , is a village of Shakargarh Tehsil, Narowal District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the northeastern corner of punjab...

, Chchani, Dalehra, Deoli, Dhala, Dhapai, Dholan, Fattowali Sydan, Fatwal, Jabbal, Jaleelpur, Jandiala, Lala, Langerkey, Mangwaal, Murarra Shareef, Mohlan, Nagal Sudkan, Pindi Amolak, Ropo Chak, Sangial, Sapwaal, Secroor, Targa Romal, Wadala,Uncha kalan, and Marjal.Kotli Jeva,PINDI AMOLAK
Fateh Ghar tibba, Taara pur.

Notable residents

• Hazrat Qibla Aalam Hafiz Peer Syed Irshad Husain Shah Murarvi R.A(Pir Hafiz Jee Sarkar Murara Shareef Zafarwal).

Sahibzada Peer Syed Saeed Ul Hassan Shah.Ex MPA (Minister Of Religious Affairs And Auqaf Panjab).
Sahibzada Peer Syed Faiz Ul Hassan Shah. (Pir Faizi Shah Murara Shareef).
Ch Muhammad Sarwer Khan Sulehria (Late) EX MNA Longest tenure as parliamentarian in history of Pakistan.

• Ch Ghulam Ahmad Khan Sulehria (Late) EX MPA.
• Mian Rasheed (Rajput) EX, MPA MLA AJK.
• Ch Ijaz Ahmad (Sulehria) Chief Justice Lahore High Court.
• Naseer khan Ex MNA Minister of Health.
• Sumaira yasir MNA.
• Ch Awais Qasim Khan Sulehria MPA.
• Muhammad Latif (Late),

ch.tariq mahmood sulehria (famous lawyer advocate lahore high court)

• Muhammad Irshad Doussail from pindi Amolik.