Daska (Punjabi: ڈسکا; Urdu: ڈسکہ), is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is the capital of Daska Tehsil, one of four tehsils of Sialkot District.[2] It is the 50th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is 29th largest by population in Punjab.In Daska There Is Most Villages Like Mandranwala Sahi, Jaisarwala Sahi, Bharoky Sahi etc.
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Coordinates: 32°20′N 74°21′E / 32.333°N 74.350°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Punjab |
Division | Gujranwala |
District | Sialkot |
Tehsil | Daska |
Government | |
• MNA(s) | Syeda Nosheen Iftikhar (NA-75 (Sialkot-IV)) |
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Elevation | 217 m (712 ft) |
Population | |
• City | 175,464 |
• Rank | 50th, Pakistan |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Calling code | 052 |
Number of towns | 1 |
Postal Code | 51010 |
Daska was founded during the reign of Shah Jahan, and was initially named Shah Jahanabad, according to Mughal revenue records.[3] It was later renamed Daska as it is das ("ten") koh (Mughal unit of distance) from Sialkot, Pasrur, Gujranwala, and Wazirabad.[4] During the Afghan Durrani invasion of the 18th century, Daska was ruined, and its inhabitants were forced to seek shelter in the nearby mudfort of Kot Daska.[5] Daska was later repopulated during the Sikh era.[6] Daska was captured by Ranjit Singh in 1802 and made part of the Sikh Empire.[7]
In 1929, Daska was the site of Hindu-Sikh riots when Akali Sikhs attempted to seize control of Gurdwara Sant Wayaram Singh. The local Hindu community claimed it was built to be a dharamsala.[8]
In August 1947, 5,000 refugees from surrounding areas gathered at Daska Camp for two weeks before being escorted to the Indian border by the Pakistani Military.[9]
Daska Tehsil was once the biggest tehsil in Pakistan, containing almost 400 villages.
There are a number of agricultural machinery manufacturers based in Daska.[10] Being surrounded by big industrial cities such as Gujranwala and Sialkot, Daska has a very healthy employment rate. The urban area of Daska is no more than 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) in length but it still manages to hold the title of an industrial city which contributes a lot to the national economy. Kashmiri, Rajput, Arain, and Malik tribes are prominent in the urban area and several Jatt & Rajput tribes are in the majority in rural areas. The Bambawali-Ravi-Bedian Canal flows through its centre which makes the surrounding area fertile and rich in crops.[citation needed]
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