Raiwind
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Raiwind is a town in the Punjab
province of Pakistan
. It is part of the Nishter Town subdivision of Lahore District
and is located at 31°15'16N 74°13'4E with an altitude of 203 metres (669 feet) and lies about 25 km from Lahore
, the capital of the Punjab. The history of the town dates back to the pre-partition
days before 1947.
Raiwind also houses one of the biggest railway track workshops of Pakistan. The city flourished in the early 1990s in Nawaz Sharif
's regime when an industrial zone was set up in the west of the city. Later Mr. Nawaz Sharif selected the vicinity of the town as his home, making it even more notable for the world outside.
In the first decade of the 21st century, the town gained more prominence when Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhary Pervez Elahi established Sunder Industrial Estate in the vicinity of the town, a few kilometres away from the town.Punjabi is main language of Raiwind.MLA of Raiwind Abdul Rashid Bhatti is first to deliver speech in Punjabi in Punjab assembly, Lahore.
Journalists in Raiwind:
Sheikh Tariq Javed Chairman Press Club Raiwind
Asif Naeem Sheikh Genral secertry Press Club Raiwind
Sheikh Zain-ul-Abedien Repoter
Raiwind was part of the tehsil
of Lahore, the town was a junction on the North-Western Railway where the line from Delhi
via Bhatinda joined that from Multan
to Lahore
.
Raiwind was the Hindo Land Lord. that's why the Place Name Called Raiwind
Christian Institute of Raiwind was the oldest education complex in Raiwind.Situated on chunian road the school gives very big leaders and business mans like Rana Sharafat Ali Goga,Ghafoor Mayo and much more.In 2008 Muhammad Arslan Arshad was the topper of this school.He was very brilliant and breake all records of history.
In Riwinind, there is a very famous school of mission compound Raiwind. This school produced very famous political leaders and author.Study in Christian Institute of Raiwind is a great owner.
missionary convention is held here.
This gathering lasts for 3 days and then groups of 3 to 15 people in a Tablighi Jamaat
(Muslim Missionary) are made to go around the world to preach the message of Allah
. Hundreds of thousands of people attend this religious gathering yearly. Presently the amir (principal) of Raiwind Center is Haji Abdul Wahab, and in India, Maulana Mohammed Sa'ad Kandhalvi, the great grandson of Maulana Muhammad Ilyas al-Kandhlawi. Beginning in 2007, this congregation is being held twice a year in Pakistan
.
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 part of the Nishter Town subdivision of Lahore District
Lahore District
Lahore District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan that contains the city of Lahore, the district and provincial capital. The total area is...
and is located at 31°15'16N 74°13'4E with an altitude of 203 metres (669 feet) and lies about 25 km from Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, the capital of the Punjab. The history of the town dates back to the pre-partition
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...
days before 1947.
Raiwind also houses one of the biggest railway track workshops of Pakistan. The city flourished in the early 1990s in Nawaz Sharif
Nawaz Sharif
Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif is a Pakistani conservative politician and steel magnate who served as 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from November 1990 to July 1993, and from February 1997 to October 12, 1999...
's regime when an industrial zone was set up in the west of the city. Later Mr. Nawaz Sharif selected the vicinity of the town as his home, making it even more notable for the world outside.
In the first decade of the 21st century, the town gained more prominence when Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhary Pervez Elahi established Sunder Industrial Estate in the vicinity of the town, a few kilometres away from the town.Punjabi is main language of Raiwind.MLA of Raiwind Abdul Rashid Bhatti is first to deliver speech in Punjabi in Punjab assembly, Lahore.
Journalists in Raiwind:
Sheikh Tariq Javed Chairman Press Club Raiwind
Asif Naeem Sheikh Genral secertry Press Club Raiwind
Sheikh Zain-ul-Abedien Repoter
History
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...
Raiwind was part of the tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
of Lahore, the town was a junction on the North-Western Railway where the line from Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
via Bhatinda joined that from Multan
Multan
Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...
to Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
.
Raiwind was the Hindo Land Lord. that's why the Place Name Called Raiwind
Education
The city is a home to a number of government and private educational institutions. Previously the education sector was not as prominent an aspect of the life of the citizens here as it is now. Gateway International Public School and Hushmat Public School are also providing better envoirment for study. Govt. Degree collage is best place for study. there are two campuses of this collage boys and girls collage. Now The Punjab group of collages make a new campuse in the city beside Gateway International Public School at Lalyani railroad crossing.Christian Institute of Raiwind was the oldest education complex in Raiwind.Situated on chunian road the school gives very big leaders and business mans like Rana Sharafat Ali Goga,Ghafoor Mayo and much more.In 2008 Muhammad Arslan Arshad was the topper of this school.He was very brilliant and breake all records of history.
Population
The population according to the 1901 census was 1,764. Before the Ferozepore-Bhatinda Railway was opened, it was an important centre of the local trade in agricultural produce; and it possessed two cotton-ginning factories and a cotton-press, which give employment to 203 people. Following independence in 1947 the railway links eastwards were no longer functional.In Riwinind, there is a very famous school of mission compound Raiwind. This school produced very famous political leaders and author.Study in Christian Institute of Raiwind is a great owner.
Missionary convention
Every year a MuslimMuslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
missionary convention is held here.
This gathering lasts for 3 days and then groups of 3 to 15 people in a Tablighi Jamaat
Tablighi Jamaat
Tablighi Jamaat is a religious movement which was founded in 1926 by Muhammad Ilyas al-Kandhlawi in India. The movement primarily aims at Tablighi spiritual reformation by working at the grass roots level, reaching out to Muslims across all social and economic spectra to bring them closer to...
(Muslim Missionary) are made to go around the world to preach the message of Allah
Allah
Allah is a word for God used in the context of Islam. In Arabic, the word means simply "God". It is used primarily by Muslims and Bahá'ís, and often, albeit not exclusively, used by Arabic-speaking Eastern Catholic Christians, Maltese Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Mizrahi Jews and...
. Hundreds of thousands of people attend this religious gathering yearly. Presently the amir (principal) of Raiwind Center is Haji Abdul Wahab, and in India, Maulana Mohammed Sa'ad Kandhalvi, the great grandson of Maulana Muhammad Ilyas al-Kandhlawi. Beginning in 2007, this congregation is being held twice a year in 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...
.