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  Dera Ghazi Khan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dera Ghazi Khan is one of the most populous cities in central Punjab and it is the largest district in Punjab in terms of area.Dera Ghazi Khan District is about 5,306 square miles.
Dera Ghazi Khan is well connected with the country by a wide network of roads, railways and airways.
Dera Ghazi Khan is a rich agricultural land with cotton, wheat, sugar, cane, rice, tobacco being the major crops grown.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dera_Ghazi_Khan   (893 words)

  
 Dera Ismail Khan - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, a town and district in the Derajat division of the North-West Frontier Province of India.
To the west of the Indus the characteristics of the country resemble those of Dera Ghazi Khan.
The Indus is navigable by native boats throughout its course Of 120 M. within the district, which is the borderland of Pathan and Baluch tribes, the Pathan element predominating.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Dera_Ismail_Khan   (365 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Khani   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Aga Khan AGA KHAN [Aga Khan], the title of the religious leader and imam of the Ismaili Nizari sect of Islam, originally bestowed by the Persian shah Fath Ali on Hasan Ali Shah, 1800-1881, the 46th Ismaili imam, in 1818.
Kublai Khan KUBLAI KHAN [Kublai Khan], 1215-94, Mongol emperor, founder of the Yüan dynasty of China.
Hulagu Khan HULAGU KHAN [Hulagu Khan], 1217-65, Mongol conqueror, grandson of Jenghiz Khan.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Khani&StartAt=11   (654 words)

  
 apnaDera.com - Pride of the DeraWalz
The town of Dera Ismail Khan was founded on the name of his son Ismail Khan somewhere in the beginning of 16th century.
Dera Ismail Khan was also made the divisional headquarter of the Derajat in 1861 and remained as such till the formation of NWFP as a separate province in November 1901.
The Dera Ismail Khan district since then had been having three tehsils Dera Ismail Khan, Kulachi and Tank till recently wherein 1992 Tank was upgraded to the status of district and Paharpur to a tehsil/sub division in 1995.
www.apnadera.com /DIKhan/HISTORY.HTM   (499 words)

  
 DURRANI2
Subadar (Governor) of Multan 1770-1771 and of Dera Ghazi Khan 1771-1773.
Governor of Jallundar, Kashmir and Dera Ghazi Khan 1761-1764, and Rohtak 1764.
Daulat Khan, son of Sarmast Sultan Khan, of the Khizr-khel branch of the Sadozai.
www.4dw.net /royalark/Afghanistan/durrani1.htm   (734 words)

  
 DERA GHAZI KHAN - Online Information article about DERA GHAZI KHAN
KHAN (from the Turki, hence Persian and Arabic Khan)
War, in 1849, and was divided into the two districts of Dera Ghazi Khan and Dera Ismail Khan.
The frontier tribes on the Dera Ghazi Khan border include the Kasranis, Bozdars, Khosas, Lagharis, Khetvans, Gurchanis, Mazaris, Mariris and Bugtis.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /DEM_DIO/DERA_GHAZI_KHAN.html   (568 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Khani   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Aga Muhammad Khan AGA MUHAMMAD KHAN [Aga Muhammad Khan] or Agha Muhammad Khan, 1742-97, shah of Persia, founder of the Qajar dynasty.
Abd ar-Rahman Khan ABD AR-RAHMAN KHAN [Abd ar-Rahman Khan], 1844?-1901, emir of Afghanistan (1880-1901); grandson of Dost Muhammad.
Dera Ismail Khan DERA ISMAIL KHAN [Dera Ismail Khan], town (1981 pop.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Khani&StartAt=11   (486 words)

  
 Dera Ghazi Khan Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dera Ghazi Khan Airport (IATA: DEA, ICAO: OPDG) is situated 10 km away from the city centre of Dera Ghazi Khan.
It is not as large as the other airports in Pakistan, as it caters mainly to the population of Dera Ghazi Khan.
Pakistan International Airlines connects Dera Ghazi Khan Airport with Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dera_Ghazi_Khan_Airport   (136 words)

  
 Dera Ghazi Khan - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Dera Ghazi Khan - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Dera Ghazi Khan, city in central Pakistan, capital of Dera Ghazi Khan district in Punjab province.
Khan (Turk., “lord”), title used by rulers of Turkic peoples in Central Asia, adopted also by the Mongols.
uk.encarta.msn.com /Dera_Ghazi_Khan.html   (156 words)

  
 BookRags: Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari Biography
Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari was born on May 2, 1940, in the village of Choti Zerim in the Dera Ghazi Khan district, in the southern part of Pakistan's Punjab province.
His father, Nawabzada Sardar Mohammad Khan Leghari, was chief of the Baluch Leghari tribe, which had settled in Dera Ghazi Khan in the sixteenth century; kindred groups are scattered across central Punjab, Baluchistan, and parts of Sindh.
Nawabzada Sardar Mohammad Khan Leghari played an active role in the Pakistan Movement before the creation of the nation of Pakistan in 1947, and in the late twentieth century the Legharis were one of the most active political families of the Punjab.
www.bookrags.com /biography/sardar-farooq-ahmed-khan-leghari   (1268 words)

  
 KtB - Because Allah Wills It
Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan, is one of those continually endangered communities where outrageous fortune visits often in the form of drought, disease, and heat.
In Dera Ghazi Khan, the temperature at the time of the sermon would be close to 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
I’m also amused when I see some of those who share my faith, from places not unlike Dera Ghazi Khan, strutting around and considering themselves the highest of Muslims in the world simply because they are removed from the difficulties of “the old country” even though they live a life of silence.
www.killingthebuddha.com /damn_nation/allah_wills_it.htm   (1665 words)

  
 Legislators from DERA GHAZI KHAN (PP-199 to PP-203)
Sardar Zahoor Ahmad Khan Qaisrani, son of Sardar Manzoor Ahmad Khan Qaisrani (former MPA), was born on September 18, 1947 at Kot Qaisrani, Tehsil Taunsa Sharif, District Dera Ghazi Khan; and, did Intermediate in 1964.
PP-200 (Dera Ghazi Khan): PML(N) Sardar Mohsin Ata Khan Khosa, son of Sardar Ata Muhammad Khan Khosa, was born on September 8, 1960 at Bahadur Garh, District Dera Ghazi Khan; and, is an Intermediate.
Sardar Maqsood Ahmad Khan Leghari, son of Sardar Mehmood Khan Leghari, was born on January 7, 1944; and, is a graduate from Government College Lahore.
www.pap.gov.pk /legislators/last/dist28.htm   (477 words)

  
 Legislators from DERA GHAZI KHAN (PP-240 to PP-246)
PML(Q) Sardar Meer Badshah Khan Qaisarani son of Sardar Zahoor Ahmad Qaisarani was born in 1971.
Sardar Muhammad Khan Leghari son of Sardar Maqsood Ahmed Khan Leghari was born on June 4, 1977 in Lahore.
Mr Muhammad Mohsin Khan Leghari son of Col (Retd) Sardar Rafique Ahmed Khan Leghari was born on June 9, 1963 at Dera Ghazi Khan.
www.pap.gov.pk /legislators/present/dist28.htm   (518 words)

  
 Pakistan - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Pakistan
The prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan laid emphasis on the Islamic nature of the state in order to gain popularity, provoking protest from the Hindus in the national assembly.
In 1958 Gen Muhammad Ayub Khan led a military coup, suspended the constitution and all political parties, and declared martial law, with himself as the martial-law administrator.
Benazir Bhutto's government was dismissed from office by President Ghulam Ishaq Khan in August 1990 on accusations of incompetence, corruption, and abuse of power.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Pakistan   (5713 words)

  
 Times of Oman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Heavy downpour coupled with a strong hailstorm in many parts of Sargodha, Dera Ghazi Khan and Bahawalpur divisions largely damaged the standing wheat, gram and other crops, apart from disrupting routine life.
According to an official assessment report, Sialkot, Attock, Mianwali, Bhakkar, Layyah, Dera Ghazi Khan, Toba Tek Singh, Vehari are among the rain and hailstorm-affected districts of the province.
While the crops on 3,500 acres in Sialkot were also flattened owing to hailstorm, the wheat crop in Kot Chattha in Dera Ghazi Khan is reported to have been extensively damaged by hailstorm.
www.timesofoman.com /print.asp?newsid=12602   (178 words)

  
 The News - International
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Though the Agriculture Department has set the target of 130740 acres for sugarcane sowing for the current season but the agrarian and farmers are expecting more sowing than the fixed target.
In Dera Ghazi Khan, the sugarcane would be sown over the 6430 acres but per acre production would be the highest with 625.86 maunds.
It is worth-mentioning all the four sugar mills situated in Dera Ghazi Khan Zone have to face the acute shortage of sugarcane after the farmers refused to supply them the sugarcane due to low rates.
www.thenews.com.pk /daily_detail.asp?id=7069   (459 words)

  
 Baloch Freedom Fighters attack Nuclear Establishment
According to reports from reliable sources in Dera Ghazi Khan and Quetta, the Baloch freedom-fighters successfully launched a mortar attack on a Pakistani nuclear establishment controlled by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) on May 15,2006.
The establishment is located in the vicinity of the Dera Ghazi Khan-Quetta highway.
Dera Ghazi Khan has been a favourite scene of their operations in order to disrupt the normal economic life in Punjab.
www.saag.org /papers19/paper1801.html   (660 words)

  
 Derajat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Derajat is an area of Pakistan, located in the region associated with the Baloch tribes.
Derajat consists of two districts, Dera Ghazi Khan, which was founded by Ghazi Khan Nawab, and Dera Ismail Khan, founded by Ismail Khan Mirani.
A smaller district, Rajanpur, has recently been separated from Dera Ghazi Khan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Derajat   (101 words)

  
 History Of Rahim Yar Khan
Amir Mohammad Bahawal Khan I, (1 746-1 949) ascended the throne in 1 746.
Prince Haji Khan who assumed the title of Fateh Khan ruled the state from I 853 to I 858 A.D. Prince Rahim Yar Khan succeeded his father, the late Amir Fateh Khan Abbasi, as Muhammad Bahawal Khan IV (I 858-1 866).
Amir Sadiq Mohammad Khan Abbasi V (I 907-1955), was proclaimed Amir of Bahawalpur on the death of his father in 1907.
brain.com.pk /~rahimyarkhan/historyofryk.htm   (1603 words)

  
 Features: Top Birding Hot Spots in Pakistan-Punjab (Dera Ghazi Khan)
Dera Ghazi Khan is one of the largest districts of Punjab.
The desert portions of Dera Ghazi Khan are home to a large number of resident and migratory species.
As a matter of fact, the Black bellied Tern is the commonest tern specie in the whole D. G Khan district.
www.wildlifeofpakistan.com /PakistanBirdClub/deraghazikhan.html   (379 words)

  
 apnaDera.com - Pride of the DeraWalz
It is said that in 1469 Sultan Hussain The Governor of Multan, made over the Indus frontier to a Baloch Malik Sohrab Khan who founded the towns of Dera Ismail Khan, Dera Fateh Khan and Dera Ghazi Khan and named them on the names of his three sons.
According to another account, it was founded by Ismail Khan himself.
Dera Ismail Khan is the southern most district of NWFP lying between 31 15 and 32 32 north latitudes 70 11 and 71 20 east longitudes.
www.apnadera.com /DIKhan/name_loc_boun.htm   (104 words)

  
 Balochvoice - The Devil’s Advocate admits its sins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The boundaries of Nasir Khan's confederacy spilled over into the southern districts of Afghanistan and Dera Ghazi Khan district of Punjab and parts of present-day Sindh.
The matter was not resolved by the British to the Khan's satisfaction and on August 15, 1947, the day after Pakistan emerged on the political map, the Khan of Kalat declared the independence of his state and formed lower and upper houses of the Kalat Assembly.
The Khan of Kalat became active in demanding the dissolution of One Unit and with the help of the sardars, organized an agitation against the central government.
www.balochvoice.com /Asghar_Khan_admits_Punjabs_guilt.html   (2767 words)

  
 Sitting Judges - Lahore High Court, Lahore - Pakistan
Asif Saeed Khan Khosa was born on December 21, 1954 at Dera Ghazi Khan.
Khosa was enrolled as an Advocate of the Lahore High Court on November 13, 1979 and later as an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on September 12, 1985.
His father Sardar Faiz Muhmmad Khan Khosa, who was awarded the Tehrik-e-Pakistan Gold Medal by the Punjab Government for having worked closely with the Quaid-e-Azam in the struggle for Independence, is an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan who had also served in the past as an elected member of the Pakistan Bar Council.
www.iways.net /LHC/judges/jbiodata/jasif_saeed_khan.htm   (841 words)

  
 Dera Ghazi Khan - Pakistan Special Weapons Facilities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Atomic Energy Minerals Centre (AEMC) in Lahore was responsible for the exploration and mining operations.
The Siwalik Hills, west of Dera Ghazi Khan, was indentified as the most promising location.
The Pakisani uranium extraction plant, located in the same region, was designed by Pakistani chemical, mechanical and electrical engineers from AEMC and other PAEC centers with the assistance from other Pakistani industrial concerns which manufactured certain key components.
www.fas.org /nuke/guide/pakistan/facility/dera.htm   (273 words)

  
 Mortar attack on Pak N-facility
Baloch freedom-fighters successfully launched a mortar attack on a Pakistani nuclear establishment on May 15, according to reports from reliable sources in Dera Ghazi Khan and Quetta.
The establishment, controlled by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), is located in the vicinity of the Dera Ghazi Khan-Quetta highway. This is the second attack on the establishment.
Dera Ghazi Khan has been a favourite scene of their operations to disrupt normal economic life in Punjab.
www.rediff.com /news/2006/may/17pak.htm?q=tp   (592 words)

  
 DERA GHAZI KHAN: Hailstorm damages cotton, rice crops -DAWN - Local; 15 October, 2004
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Hailstorm damages cotton, rice crops -DAWN - Local; 15 October, 2004
DERA GHAZI KHAN, Oct 14: Heavy rain followed by hailstorm on Wednesday night destroyed standing crops of cotton and rice on hundreds of thousands of acres in the district.
In Dera tehsil, the hailstorm played havoc with the standing crops in 13 mauzas - Thatha Gabolawn, Chak Pahi, Chit Sarkani, Basti Khosa, Qaimwala, Bandoani, Mamoori, Basti Jam, Noor Wahi, Kotla Wahi, Basti Fauja, Khanpur Shumali and Chak Masu.
www.dawn.com /2004/10/15/local46.htm   (199 words)

  
 DERA GHAZI KHAN: Transfer of Dera DCO ends row -DAWN - Local; 24 August, 2004
DERA GHAZI KHAN, Aug 23: The ongoing tussle between the district Nazim and the DG Khan DCO has come to an end with the transfer of the latter.
Following the decision, a rally led by district Nazim Jamal Khan Leghari, stormed into the Officers Club by breaking locks of its main gate here on Monday to inaugurate the newly-built jogging track.
The district Nazim publicly confessed that he could not do what the people of his district were expecting from him, but in future he would constantly remain in touch with them.
www.dawn.com /2004/08/24/local45.htm   (349 words)

  
 UFO sighted in Dera Ghazi Khan, August 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
UFO sighted in Dera Ghazi Khan, August 2000
DERA GHAZI KHAN, Aug 27: An unidentified flying object (UFO) which came from the west side landed in the tribal area of Dera Ghazi Khan on Sunday night, reports reaching here said.
The UFO which was seen flying over Fort Munro and Rakhi Gaaj towns of the tribal area hit the ground between Baghalchor and Rounghin, some 80km from here, at 8.30pm.
www.ufoindia.org /incident25.htm   (332 words)

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