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Shaheed Benazirabad District (Urdu: ضلع شہید
محترمہ بینظیر بھٹو ) (Previously known as Nawabshah District
(Urdu: نوابشاہ
) is one of the districts in the province of Sindh, Pakistan.
The district was renamed in September 2008 when most of MPAs of
Nawabshah demanded renaming the district to honour the late party leader.
The renaming of the district was criticised by the family of Syed Nawabshah
and others who, while saddened at the death of Bhutto, felt that Nawabshah
was an historic district and ought to have kept its name
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Location
By road it is a 4 hours drive from Karachi to National Highway, Sakrand
along the left bank of River Indus near Sakrand Taluka, Pakistan.
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Geography
The town is famous for sugarcane and banana production.The climate is
usually very hot and dry, with
summer temperatures soaring as high as 51 degrees Celsius. Winters start
late, around mid-November, lasting to around mid-February, with night-time
temperatures often reaching 8 degrees Celsius. Temperatures below zero are
very rare. The town is one Pakistan's hottest areas.
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Demographics
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Religions
Islam 96.53%
Hinduism 2.88%
Christianity 0.33%
Ahmaddiya 0.23%
Others 0.03%
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Languages
Sindhi 79.25%
Urdu 8.72% (concentrated in the urban centers, where Urdu
speakers represent 30.83% of the population)
Punjabi 7.90%
Balochi 1.82%
Seraiki 0.88%
Pashto 0.52%
Others 0.90%
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Archeology
The mausoleum of Thul Mir Rukun is historical and archeological tomb is the
property of Archeology Department Government of Sindh and is situated at 15
kilometers away from Daulatpur Taluka (Town). A road from Kazi Ahmed Town
via Pabjo village leads to Thul Rukan to reach at this thousand years old
archeological exemplary construction. The height of this tomb is 60 feet
from ground level. Mr. Henry Cusin, the British Archeologist writes in his
book "Sindh's Archeology" (Sindhi Translation "Sindh Ja Qadeem Aasaar" by
Ata Muhammad Bhambro) that the bricks used in the construction of this tomb
were made and prepared of Budhist Rulers' period. The line painting for the
birth of Gaotam Budh was shown on the bricks clearly which are preserved and
kept by the Sindh Archeological Department. He writes that the ornaments and
small effigies and statues were also found when the ground was dug around
the tomb.
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History
After the 1853 invasion by General Charles Napier, Sindh was divided into
provinces and was assigned to Zamindars (or landlords) to collect taxes for
the British. Sindh was later made part of British India's Bombay Presidency
and became a separate province in 1935. Nawabshah Taluka Nawabshah was
established in 1907, which later on in 1912 was upgraded to "Nawabshah
District". , named after Syed Nawab Shah son of Syed Nawaz Ali Shah, who
migrated from Sann district Dadu to Nawabshah with his family in 1881. There
are two Irrigation Water Supply Divisions called "Nusrat Division" and "Dad
Division" in the district.But later on the Rulers of that period developed
this area to Urban or City area. The families from some other districts and
provinces also came here and started to reside here. The Rulers named these
small developed areas as "Talukas" in Sindh. Therefore they named this
Taluka by the name of the migrater Syed Nawab Shah, which was initially
called Nawabshah Town, then developed as Nawabshah Taluka and finally it was
developed to Nawabshah District. Shaheed Benazeerabad District is situated
at left Bank of River Indus. The name of the district was changed from
Nawabshah District to Shaheed Benazeerabad District in April 2008 when a
resolution was passed by Provincial Assembly Sindh unanimously to pay the
tributes and regards to the Mohtarma Benazeer Bhutto who was assassinated in
a suicidal terrorists attack after her address deleivered to the general
public in general election campaign 2008. It should be necessary to mention
here that Benazeer Bhutto was married by Asif Ali Zardari in this district
and it is why that the Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) from Nawabshah put
up and got passed the said resolution unanimously in a Sindh Assembly
session on the demand of general public and the workers of Pakistan Peoples
Party from the district. Mr. Hamid Ali Khan was the first Deputy
Commissioner of Nawabshah District who took over his office on November 1,
1912. First Suprintendent of Police of the district was P.M.Stewart, while
the first Muslim Suprintendent of Police Nawabshah District was Molvi
Zia-ud-deen who took over his office on July 26, 1918. At the establishment
of the district in 1912, the seven Talukas were included in this district
namely Kandiaro, Nausheroferoze, Moro, Sakrand, Nawabshah, Sanjhoro and
Shahdadpur. The landlords of Jatoi, Syed, and Jam tribes were active in the
politics of Nawabshah from very beginning, but from 1970 and onwards,
Pakistan Peoples Party became the biggest political party of the district.
Since then, the main ruling community in the district are from Jatoi, Syed,
Magsi, Zardari .. This district is located in the centre of the Sindh
Province of Pakistan, and is therefore commonly known as the Heart of Sindh.
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Communications
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Railway
(i) Main Railway line, Lahore to Karachi.
(ii) Meter Gauge Line, Nawabshah to Mirpurkhas.
(iii) Feeder Lines, Padidan, Mahrabpur,
via Tharushah to Sakrand Nawabshah and Sakrand to Tando
Adam Via Hala (entire lines abundant).
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Roads
(i) National Highway passing through Sakrand and Daulatpur
Talukas.
(ii) Nawabshah Sakrand Road.
(iii) Nawabshah Kazi Ahmed Road.
(iv) Nawabshah -- Sanghar Road.
(v) Nawabshah Kumb via Bandhi and Daur.
(vi) Nawabshah 60th Mile and Military Chaks.
(vii) Nawabshah Jam Sahib.
(viii) Desert area road, Jam Sahib - Preetamabad District
Sanghar.
(ix) Moro Bandhi Road.
(x) Other link roads connecting Taluka / District Head
Quarters and others town.
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Airway
Nawabshah Airport is based on Old (RAF) Royal Air Force WW2 base which is
currently being used for commuter flights by PIA and other local airline
services. It is also an alternate to Karachi International Airport. It
provides sending facilities for aircrafts at this Airport in case of
necessary or diversion. Nowadays you can also book local flights from
nawabshah, to Islamabad and karachi.
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Colleges
There are various colleges in the city, these include
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Nawabshah Medical College
for Girls Nawabshah.
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Govt. Habib College of
Technology Nawabshah.
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Govt. Degree Colleges
(Boys) Nawabshah.
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Govt. Degree Colleges
(Girls) Nawabshah.
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Govt. Sachal Sarmast
College Nawabshah.
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Govt. Science College
Sakrand.
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Mono Technical Institute
Sakrand
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Agriculture Training
Institute Sakrand
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Govt. College Daur.
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Sports
Nawabshah has a stadium called Bilawal Stadium For National Matches.
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Events
The H.M KHOJA Annual Flower Show was introduced by H.M Khoja in the year
1954 at Khoja Garden. The event is celebrated for 3 to 4 days.
The H.M KHOJA Annual Flower Show Major educational institutions People's
Medical College, an exclusive medical college for
girls.
Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Sciences & Technology Government
Habib College of Technology.
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Major Educational Institutions
People's Medical College, an exclusive medical college for girls.
Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Sciences & Technology Government
Habib College of Technology.
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