faisalabad/former lyallpur

Faisalabad/Former Lyallpur

Clock Tower represents U.K. flag The Union Jack

History

• The old name of Faisalabad was Lyallpur named after LFT General Lyall of the British army.

• It was also known as the sister/twin city of Manchester in U.K. because of its huge textile industry.

• The layout of this city was based on the Union Jack i.e. the flag of the United Kingdom.

Growth of Faisalabad

• Textile Industry• Agriculture• Education

The Faisalabad Airport will be upgraded with the help of local businessmen on the pattern of Sialkot Airport, enabling the PIA and other airlines to start their international flights and provide cargo facilities to local exporters and importers. Talking to The News, Commissioner Syed Tahir Hussain said that appropriate arrangements for expansion of the airport with a huge cost of Rs 1,200 million would be made to ensure safe and efficient landing and parking of Boeing-777 and airbuses. He said that being a textile hub of the country, Faisalabad deserved adequate airport facilities commensurate with its status. The commissioner said that he had recently informed the representatives and office-bearers of various trade bodies, including the Faisalabad Chamber Of Commerce and Industries and Industry, All Pakistan Cloth Exporters Association, All Pakistan Textile Processing Mills Association, the Faisalabad Development Trust, Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development and Management Company, Anjuman-e-Tajran, the Civil Aviation, and other authorities concerned. He added that it was resolved in the meeting that the upgradation project should be taken up as early as possible.

Pre-Partition Karachi

Problems Faced by Karachi

• Garbage disposal• Traffic Congestion• Power theft• Encroachments• Internal Migration• Public Transportation• Law and Order Situation• Education• Health

Tourism in Muree

• Convent of Jesus & Mary• Pre-Parition Murree• Ayubia• PC Bhurbun• Trekking routes