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  Kasur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kasur, located 55 km southeast of Lahore, is one of the oldest cities in Pakistan.
Politically, the Kasur District is an important district of the Punjab.
Kasur remained a subdivision of the Lahore District until it became a district in its own right on 1 July 1976.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kasur   (567 words)

  
 ..:: Offine Website Kasur City All About ::..   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Kasur is one of the oldest cities of Pakistan.
In 1020 AD, Kasur was included in the territory of Lahore, which was the capital of the state under Raja Jaipal (Government of Pakistan, 1980).
In 1976, Kasur was given the status of district headquarters and subsequently a number of local offices were established.
www.kasur.20fr.com   (333 words)

  
 Legislators from KASUR (PP-145 to PP-152)
PP-145 (Kasur): PML(N) Haji Ghulam Sabir Ansari, son of Haji Muhammad Din, was born on July 6, 1948 in Kasur; and, is a matriculate.
PP-147 (Kasur): PML(N) Mr Tariq Javed alias Tariq Hakim Ali, son of Chaudhry Hakim Ali (former MPA), was born on January 1, 1970 in Kasur; and is a graduate.
PP-151 (Kasur): PML(N) Pir Mukhtar Ahmad, son of Hazrat Khawaja Muhammad Ashraf, was born in 1953 in Kasur; and, is a matriculate.
www.pap.gov.pk /legislators/last/dist20.htm   (842 words)

  
 Bulleh Shah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bulleh Shah was settled in Kasur, now in Pakistan.
From there his family first shifted to Malakwal (Multan District, Pakistan) and then to Pandoke, which is about 14 miles southeast of Kasur, Pakistan.
The tomb of Bulleh Shah is in Kasur, and he is held in reverence by all Sufis of India and Pakistan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bulleh_Shah   (386 words)

  
 Hands On: Hell for Leather - Pakistan
Kasur represents almost a third of the total number of tanneries in Pakistan, who produce leather from sheep, buffalo and cow skins.
In Kasur waste discharge from tanneries pollutes the air, soil, surface water and underground water, causing serious health problems because they lie within and around residential areas.
In Kasur, the level was found to be over 2 ppm, representing a serious health risk to the local community.
www.tve.org /ho/doc.cfm?aid=899   (1771 words)

  
 Kasur’s only library being neglected -DAWN - National; October 27, 2003
KASUR, Oct 26: Bulleh Shah library, the only reading place for the public in the district, is fast becoming a picture of neglect due to indifference of the authorities responsible for its upkeep.
Established in 1867, it came to known as the Kasur municipal library.
Once promising to provide valuable services to the people of Kasur, the Bulleh Shah library gradually became a victim of official apathy.
www.dawn.com /2003/10/27/nat27.htm   (269 words)

  
 Pakistan Christian Post
Kasur is one of the oldest cities of Pakistan, located 55 kilometers South of Lahore on Lahore Ferozpur Road.
Kasur is the city of the largest “Leather Industry” of Pakistan.
Kasur city does not have proper medical facilities and the sick men, women and children have to be taken to Lahore the Provincial Capital of Punjab is hour and a half drive from Kasur.
www.pakistanchristianpost.com /newsviewsdetails.php?newsid=279   (875 words)

  
 Lahore and after   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Kasur division, on the other hand, had deployed some of its elements as a precautionary step by September 4, and had also moved some of its elements to forward concentration area including the division HQ, but a fair portion of the division was still in Lahore.
The Kasur division managed to attack, capture Hussainiwala Headworks and establish a bridgehead during the night of September 6/7, but it was not a very large bridgehead.
The Kasur division managed to make a bridgehead at Khem Karan and despite the confusion and lack of coordination between the forces in Lahore, caused by the lack of a corps or coordinating HQ, the armored division managed to cross over by the morning of September 9.
in.rediff.com /news/2005/sep/13war.htm   (2109 words)

  
 KASUR: Animal fats melting a nuisance -DAWN - Local; 06 March, 2005
KASUR, March 5: Cauldrons for melting animal fats near the water treatment plant project at Niaznagar Road have forced several residents to migrate to other areas.
The people warn that they will take direct action if this illegal business is not checked because it has started playing havoc with the health of a large number of residents.
A tannery owner told Dawn on Thursday that the fat was extracted for manufacturing soaps in Kasur, Lahore, Faisalabad and some other districts.
www.dawn.com /2005/03/06/local27.htm   (315 words)

  
 News  6/1/03   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
With 62 percent of the 2.4 million people of the impoverished Kasur area in Pakistan's northern Punjab province suffering from serious ailments caused by industrial waste, health authorities warn that the country's water sources are turning into toxic cesspools.
Swimming in muck are the capital, Islamabad, and Kasur, where waste-water from tanneries and industries, is being discharged into the country's waterways, says the Islamabad-based Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD).
Kasur is a perfect example of an environmental cul-de-sac.
www.hidemarket.com /public/news/2003/news0600103.htm   (2183 words)

  
 Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary (SCJM) Pakistan - Kasur Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Kasur Convent as with all convents, the world over came into being to answer the urgent need of the flood sticken people who had settled here.
There too, we were invited to educate the young and to care for the medical needs of all.
The school has happily flourished and is giving quality education to the children of Kasur and its surroundings.
scjmpakistan.org /Kasur.html   (107 words)

  
 UNIDO Pakistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
KTPCP is located in Kasur in an area of tannery clusters where more than 200 leather tanneries are operating.
The average daily input of all tanneries in Kasur is estimated to be over 180 tons of wet salted weight, comprising some 8,000 hides (cattle, buffaloes), and between 12,000 and 15,000 skins (sheep and goats) per day.
The operations and maintenance of KTPCP is presently in process of being taken up by local authorities including the private sector; the plant operations are to be funded on a "polluter-pay" principle.
www.un.org.pk /unido/proj-kasur.htm   (273 words)

  
 Protest Demonstration in Kasur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The main speakers were Manzoor Ahmed, the PPP prospective parliamentary candidate from Kasur, and Mehr Ramazan, the organiser of the PTUDC in Kasur.
The speakers condemned the continued arrest of comrade Hameed Khan and other trade union leaders and workers and the regime's pronouncement of the retrenchment of 1,125 employees of various government departments in Quetta and Baluchistan.
A petition is being circulated for protest signatures in Kasur and hundreds of workers, students, youth, women and peasants are signing it.
www.ptudc.org /News/kasur20020510.html   (237 words)

  
 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
Tanneries, situated in and around the border town of Kasur in Pakistan, are polluting the Sutlej, rendering it unsuitable for irrigational and drinking purposes.
A lot of water is utilised washing leather in these tanneries, which is drained into the Kasur drain, which ultimately merges with the Sutlej.
When contacted, the BSF authorities admitted that water was being polluted due to discharge of the effluents from the industries in Kasur into the Sutlej.
www.tribuneindia.com /2004/20040313/main6.htm   (354 words)

  
 The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today
Bu Kasur, whose given name is Sandiah, died on Oct. 22, 2002 from a stroke and high blood pressure.
She was known as a modest woman, a dedicated educator, a children's song composer and a loving mother figure not only to her children and grandchildren but also to thousands of other children, who she and her husband, the late Pak Kasur, nurtured together.
Bu Kasur always modestly said that it was Pak Kasur who introduced her to children and education.
www.thejakartapost.com /yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20021105.S05   (800 words)

  
 Marxist MP elected to Parliament in Pakistan!
The main speakers were Nusrat Surfaraz, president of the PPP women's wing in the Kasur district, comrade Shabana the women's organiser of Tabqati Jedojuhad, comrade Sadaf Zahra, the President of the women's wing of the People's Youth Organisation in Lahore and comrade Manzoor Ahmed himself, the candidate.
All the speakers put forward a class position and the mood of the audience was so enthusiastic that many of the women in the audience came forward to speak from the platform to give their full support.
The victory of Manzoor Ahmed is not only a victory for the workers of Kasur, of the workers of Pakistan, it is a victory for all those workers and youth who are struggling to change society all over the world.
www.marxist.com /Asia/pakistan_marxist_mp_elected.html   (961 words)

  
 KASUR - LoveToKnow Article on KASUR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
A Rajput colony seems to have occupied the present site before the earliest Mahommedan invasion; but Kasur does not appear in history until late in the Mussulman period, when it was settled by a Pathan colony from beyond the Indus.
It has an export trade in grain and cotton, and manufactures of cotton and leather goods.
To properly cite this KASUR article in your work, copy the complete reference below:
www.1911encyclopedia.org /K/KA/KASUR.htm   (98 words)

  
 The Nation
KASUR - On the orders of Chief Election Commissioner Justice Abdul Hamid Dogar, Kasur police on Monday arrested Punjab Parliamentary Secretary MPA Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan and his cousin - UC Nazim Khai Withar Malik Ejaz Ahmad Khan - for torturing Assistant Election Commissioner, Kasur, Muhammad Abdullah and sent them to Mustafabad police station lock-up.
They are allegedly involved in the famous incident of subjecting AEC Kasur Muhammad Abdullah to severe torture, interfering in his official duties, snatching of election cards and threatening him of dire consequences.
Home Secretary, Punjab, Hassan Wasim Afzal, DCO and DPO Kasur apprised the chief election commissioner of facts of the incident and immediate arrests made by the police in compliance with his express orders.
www.nation.com.pk /daily/oct-2005/4/index6.php   (403 words)

  
 Kasur: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Kasur is a city in Pakistan[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject], EHandler: no quick summary.
It is located 55 km southeast of Lahore Lahore quick summary:
Kasur remained a subdivision of the Lahore District Lahore District quick summary:
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/k/ka/kasur.htm   (200 words)

  
 Gurudwara Holan Sahib at Bharnawan Distt Kasur :Gateway to Sikhism
A keeper of field by the name of Sultan presented roasted green chick peas to Sat Cur Nanak Dev Ji and rose to distinction after conversion to Sikh religion.
This village is located on Multan road about two kilometers towards Lahore from Bhai Phero, a well known town of Kasur District.
There is a pool of dirty water in the village.
www.allaboutsikhs.com /gurudwaras/gop-039.htm   (125 words)

  
 IFC Middle East & North Africa - Summary of Project Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The total cost of the proposed project is estimated at $332 million including: $209 million for fixed assets at Kasur, $33 million for capital expenditures for the converting lines and the tissues lines, $32 million for interest during construction, $20 million for contingencies, and $38 for additional permanent working capital requirement and other indirect costs.
Packages acquired a flat piece of land of about 42 hectares at Kasur, which is about 70 km from the existing plant in Lahore, for the project.
This is a Category B project according to IFC’s Procedure for Environmental and Social Review of Projects because a limited number of specific environmental and social impacts may result which can be avoided or mitigated by adhering to generally recognized performance standards, guidelines or design criteria.
www.ifc.org /ifcext/mena.nsf/Content/SelectedProject?OpenDocument&UNID=0A0440258100418385256FB7005E800D   (609 words)

  
 International Finance Corporation - Projects   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Machinery for the Kasur plant will be a mixture of new plant, used machinery to be acquired by Packages and some of Packages’ existing pulping and papermaking machinery which will be refurbished and relocated to Kasur.
The new Kasur mill will include gas-fired power boilers, power generation in the order of 40 to 50 MWe, and a waste water treatment facility.
The sponsors already own a large farm in the vicinity of Kasur and already provide social services to this area and to the area around the existing operation in Lahore.
wbln0018.worldbank.org /IFCExt/spiwebsite1.nsf/f451ebbe34a9a8ca85256a550073ff10/252cbdf3daf74ef085256ff10061517f?OpenDocument   (3069 words)

  
 The Tribune - Magazine section - Windows
The history of Kasur (a township near Lahore) Gharana goes back to six generations.
It was from Kasur that Ustad Ali Baksh Khan and Ustad Kale Khan brought to Patiala the fragrance and beauty of the Kasur Gharana.
Later, Ustad Ali Baksh Khan was blessed with Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, who took the Patiala Kasur Gharana to its zenith.
www.tribuneindia.com /2004/20040214/windows/main2.htm   (800 words)

  
 Khaleej Times Online - Gastro-enteritis hits Kasur district
LAHORE — Gastro-enteritis virus has hit Tehsil Patoki in district Kasur as hundreds patients were admitted in hospitals within last few weeks.
The local health officials however, said that the situation is normal in the area.
EDO Health district Kasur however has denied of any emergency public health situation in the area saying that the health staff on reports of deaths by Gastro-enteritis visited villages and collected samples of water and human excrement for laboratory tests, which were dispatched to Lahore for lab analysis.
www.khaleejtimes.com /DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2005/May/subcontinent_May886.xml§ion=subcontinent&col   (167 words)

  
 The Nation
The President announced Rs 550 million development package for Kasur District for the provision of gas, electricity and construction of roads.
Musharraf announced that 10 to 12 thousand new gas connections would be provided to the adjoining towns of Kasur including Allabad, Usmanwala, and Kanganpur, for which Rs 280 million have been allocated.
He also announced allocation of Rs 40 crores for construction of Kasur Ring Road, farm-to-market roads, rehabilitation of Rohi Nala and provision of safe drinking water to the residents of Kasur.
www.nation.com.pk /daily/apr-2005/12/index1.php   (1308 words)

  
 News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
KASUR: Kasur-Ganda Singh border crossing will be opened after resolution of Kashmir and other disputes.
President Pervez Musharraf addressing a public meeting at Kasur Public School Ground here also announced building of a double track road from Lahore to Ganda Singh border.
Musharraf announced development package for Kasur under which Lahore to Kasur double track road will be built with Rs.
www.pakistanlink.com /Headlines/Apr05/11/01.htm   (133 words)

  
 Kasur Tashi Wangdi Appointed Representative to Americas - www.phayul.com
We are presently facing some technical difficulty because of which you might not be able to post information.
This was announced in a circular issued by the Kashag secretariat today.
"As per the provision of the article 19 of the Rules and Regulations of the Public Service Commission, Kasur Tashi Wangdi has been appointed the representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the Americas with effect from 16 April 2005", the circular read.
phayul.com /news/article.aspx?id=9404&article=Kasur+Tashi+...+Americas   (290 words)

  
 Kasur Tashi Wangdi Appointed Representative to Americas (TN)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Kasur Tashi Wangdi Appointed Representative to Americas (TN)
Commission, Kasur Tashi Wangdi has been appointed the representative of His Holiness the Dalai
Kasur Tashi Wangdi is currently the representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in New Delhi.
www.tibet.ca /en/wtnarchive/2005/3/26_8.html   (160 words)

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