District Sheikhupura
Sheikhupura is a Industrial and Agricultural District.
Qilla Sheikhupura became District in 1922. now Sheikhupura has 5 Tehseels Sheikhupura,Safdar abad,Ferooz wala,Mureedke and Sharq pur
Sheikhupura is located in central Punjab. in 2005 Punjab Govt divided the District Sheikhupura and created a new District Nankana Sahib. District Sheikhupura has 3 interchanges at motorway M2 kot Abdul Malik.Sheikhupura and Khanqah Dogran interchange. District Sheikhupura has 6 Railway stations Chichoki Malian Sheikhupura Farooq abad Bhalike Safdar abad and Moman at Faisal abad Track Narang Mandi Railway station also located at Rawal Pindi track. Sheikhupura has a good canal system. Nehar upper Chanab Nehar head Qadir abad and Nehar upper Gogaira are famous and big canals of District Sheikhupura many small and mediuem canals also located here.Famous crops of Sheikhupura are Wheat Rice Sugar can and Vegetables etc.Famous fruits are Gava Mango and Jaman etc the Gava of Sharq pur is very famous in Punjab.Sheikhupura has a strong Political back ground.Ex Governor Punjab Mr. Ghulam Gelani belong to Sheikhupura. ex Senior Minister PUnjab Malak Mushtaque Awan also belong to Sheikhupura ex Fedral Minister Rana Tanveer and ex provincal Minister Rai Ijaz belong to District Sheikhupura.PML(N), PTI and Jamat Islami are famous Political Parties of District Sheikhupura.Famous Punjabi poet and creator of love story heer ranjha Syed Waris Shah belong to Sheikhupura. Peer Bahar Shah and many other Sufi buzurg belong to District Sheikhupura.ex crickter Aqib Javd Fast Bowler Muhammad Asif Rana Naveed ul hasan and Imran Nazeer belong to District Sheikhupura. Showbiz Actress Meera. stage actor MUhammad Anwar and Zafri Khan also belong to District Sheikhupura.Ex IG Balochastan Ch Yaqoob lives in village Bhallarke District Sheikhupura.Ch Ghreeb Alam Virk. Mahmood Akbar Khan, Ch Nisar Adiyan wala Safdar ul Haq urf Chabba Dogar are famous Personalties of District Sheikhupura.
