Notable people of District Jhang

Faisal Saleh Hayat - Politician.
Shah Jeewna - wali allah and founder of city of jhang.
Sultan Bahu - Wali Allah and Sufi saint of Punjab
Abdus Salam - the only Nobel laureate from Pakistan.
Majeed Amjad (1914–74) - Urdu poet
Syeda Abida Hussain - Politician (Former federal minister and Pakistani Ambassador to USA)
Makdoom Mazhar Hussain Qureshi -Advocate High Court and Vice President of The Bar Association Jhang.
Nazeer Naji - Journalist & Columnist
Shaykh Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada - Islamic scholar and Mufassir of Holy Qur'an
Allama Tahir-ul-Qadri - Islamic scholar and politician
Sheikh Muhammad Yusuf - businessman and industrialist
Syed Zulfiqar Ali Bokhari - Politician, Ambassador and former chairman Pakistan Cricket Board
Rana Saeed Akhtar - General Manager, Pakistan Railways
Aleem Dar - ICC Cricket Umpire
Mohsin Mighiana - Physician and Urdu and Punjabi Poet
Gulshan Esther - Christian author
Syeda Sughra Imam - Parliamentarian
Rai Riaz Hussain - Former press secretary to Prime Minister of Pakistan
Sheikh Waqas Akram-Politician
Talib Hussain Dard - Punjabi language folk singer.
Mariam Hasan Shah - Pakistani female Cricketer
Ghulam Bibi - Pakistani female politician

Culture of District Jhang

Jhang is the burial place of Heer and Ranjha, of Punjabi folklore. Punjabi folk dances such as Jhummar and Sammi are from this area. Jhummar is a dance for men while Sammi is danced by women. Traditionally men wear turbans and dhotis (like a kilt) though in recent years people have started wearing the national dress which is shalwar kameez. Historically there was a considerable weaving industry in Jhang, but this has since declined.
Punjabi folk dances such as Jhummar and Sammi originated in Jhang District. Jhummar is a dance for men while Sammi is for women. The district also originated a well-known form of folk music known as "Dhola", or "Jhang da Dhola".
Traditionally men wear turbans and dhotis (similar to a skirt or kilt) though in recent years people have started wearing the national dress, the shalwar kameez. Some older women also wear dhotis. When women wear dhotis, the style is referred to called "Majhla" in Jhangochi; th male style is called "Dhudder". However, it is more common for women to wear shalwar kameez.
Street sports are important in Jhang District and include tent pegging (naiza baazi), kabaddi, volleyball, cricket and football (soccer).
In the past, women wove cloth with spinning wheels – known as Teeyan and Trinjan – but now that the area is industrialized the practice is no longer common.
The northwestern Jhang District, particularly the area at the west bank of the Jhelum River, is somewhat different in its culture because it is more influenced by the Thalochi culture emanating from the neighboring districts of Mianwali and Bhakkar .
Jhang District is predominantly Shia Muslim, with a significant Sunni population and a small number of Ahmadiyya. There is a sizable Christian minority also. Among the majority Sunnis, the Barelvi school of thought has a major influence. Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri is a prominent religious scholar and politician who represents this view of Islam. Maulana Haq Nawaz Jhangvi was another prominent and controversial leader from Jhang who created Anjuman-e-Spahe-e-Sohaba (A.S.S), which the United Nations has now banned. Jhang has been the center of the centuries-old chess match between Sunnis and Shias for more than two decades.

History of District Jhang

The area was inhabited at the time of Alexander but the present city of Jhang is said to have been founded in the twelwth century by syed jalal-ud-din bukhari (in 1134 AD according to some sources).Its first inhabitants were sials who were followers ( mureed) of syed jalal-ud-din bukhari.It was then destroyed by the river and re-founded during the reign of Aurangzeb by syed Mehboob alam ( shah jewna) who asked his (mureeds) followers to settle again in that area in year1402 AD .Under Mughal rule, the city flourished and was notable for commerce and trade.
During British Rule, the towns of Jhang and Maghiana, lying two miles apart, became a joint municipality, then known as Jhang-Maghiana.
Jhang-Maghiana became a municipality in 1867. The income during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs.46,800 and the expenditure Rs. 44,200, in 1903-4 the income was Rs. 49,700 mainly derived from octroi. Maghiana lies on the edge of the highlands, overlooking the alluvial valley of the Chenab, while the older town of Jhang occupies the lowlands at its foot.

General Information About District Jhang

Jhang (Punjabi, Urdu: جھنگ) is the capital city of Jhang District, in the state of Punjab, Pakistan. It is situated on the east bank of the Chenab river, about 210 kilometres from Lahore and 35 kilometres from Gojra. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 387,418.

Jhang is situated at place where two rivers Jhelum and Chenab join together to make a great looking sight. It is situated on the left banks of both rivers. Jhang is the capital city of Jhang District located at the coordinates 31.30677 N, 72.32814 E.