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 Sanghar District ( Urdu:
سانگھڑ
) is one of the largest districts of Sindh province, Pakistan. It is located
in the centre of Sindh and is bounded to the east by India. The district
capital, Sanghar, is itself a small city roughly 35 miles (56 km)
east-south-east of the city of Nawabshah and the same distance north of
Mirpur Khas. Its primary industry is agriculture. According to the 1998
census of Pakistan, the district had a population of 1,453,028, of which
22.13% were located urban areas.
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The following cities are located in Sanghar District: Sanghar, Tando Adam,
Jam Nawaz Ali, Shahdadpur, Shahpur Chakar, Sinjhoro, and Jhol, among others
It is one of the agriculture town situated approximately 265 km from Karachi
city. Unfortunately, there is no railway station and airport in the city but
have road links with Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Mirpur Khas and other major
cities of Sindh.
Sanghar has a unique place in history of Pakistan, as it was the Head
Quarter of Militant freedom fighters called "HURS". Hur movemnet started
during second world war when British raj was busy in fight against German
Nazis and Japan at variopus fronts.
Sanghar is unique in its kind; it is probably the most variable in terms of
ethnic community of all the cities of Sindh. People from every land and
every community are found here and they enjoy the most cordial of the
relationships. Even Hindus enjoy quite a good status here and they do their
trade with a minimum of fuss, most of the doctors are from Hindu community.
Sanghar has become the synonym of problems over the years; which is very
much understandable since the kind of political scenario it has; it is very
much imminent. The current Nazim of Sanghar is the one who being the Member
of National Assembly never bothered to utter a single word in the favour of
Sanghar; though he enjoyed every single session of it. How ironic it is,
despite such poor performance, the same is elected as Nazim with a minimum
of difficulty. In the recent election of February 2008, Pir Pagara awarded
the ticket to Jadim Mangrio who does not even belongs to Sanghar and is now
enjoying the seat of a minister and recovering what he has invested leaving
behind the people of Sanghar stranded who have voted for his success. In
terms of politics Sanghar has to get further maturity, without which this
rein of inept people cannot be stopped.
In terms of infrastructure Sanghar is next to ruin, people are deprived of
the basic civic facilities. Today in Sanghar there is hardly any road which
is worth to travel upon. M.A. Jinnah Road is nothing but stones scattered
everywhere, due to which a constant danger looms upon every passerby; there
is hardly anything plain upon it, this is not the story of M.A. Jinnah but
every road of Sanghar. When it rains you can enjoy a natural water pool;
there is no drainage system, no tops upon manholes; small incident are of a
daily routine.
In municipality the majority of sweepers are on papers; they are all
favorite people – fleecing salaries from the comfort of their homes. Dogs
are everywhere; they sometime literally outnumber the humans. The condition
of the only government Civil Hospital is worse; there won’t be any hospital
shabbier than this. There is no management in it; doctors are seldom
available and the medicines never. There is only one playing ground; one
wonders whether this stadium is meant for heroine addicts or for the
players. Sanghar is paradise for heroin mafia; they can be seen selling
heroin, charas on the roadside. The street crime is so high. No body dares
to buy a new motorbike; since it is snatched within no time. The condition
of education institutes, whether it is college or school, there is hardly
any room for it to get worse. It is a shame that copy culture is so common
that candidates enjoy every support from outside; there is hardly any
candidate without having three or more supporters at his disposal – they are
supposed to bring the material to candidate once the paper gets out.
Apart from all the problems this city has seen over the years, Sanghar is
fortunate enough to have produced people who have served this city and
people beyond their capacities; Molana Sahar Gul (late) the most renowned
scholar this city has ever produced, with his preaching many non-muslim
embraced Islam; he died in 1987 leaving the whole city in the state of
mourning. Lala Muhammad Anwar Khan, the most favorite son of Sanghar who is
serving in Police. Being in such a notorious department he has elevated
himself to the status everyone could dream of. By helping the poor people he
has achieved a status of legend and his place both office and home is
depleted with people having different problems. They come with a hope and
when they leave they are not disappointed
History
The town of Sanghar, the district headquarters, was formerly a small village
that has been populated since the 18th century. It was named after a pious
fisherwoman, Mai Sanghar. For more than a century, it remained a small
village with a population of few hundreds.
After the 1853 invasion by Charles Napier, Sindh was divided into provinces
and was assigned Zamindars, also known as "Wadera", to collect taxes for the
British. Sindh was later made part of British India's Bombay Presidency, and
became a separate province in 1935. During this period Sanghar obtained the
status of Taluka, an administrative subdivision, and was alternatively
included in districts of Nawabshah and Tharparkar. In 1954 it was given the
status of District Headquarters.
The people of the District, specifically the Hurs, played a vital role in
independence of Pakistan. The Hurs were an organised military rebel group
led by Pir Syed Sabghatullah Shah Pagaro shaheed, popularly known as Pir
Pagara, that sought independence from the British Raj (Colonist). They
fought a gorilla warfare against the British military, and were always a
thorn in the side of British Raj. It has been said that this warfare was one
of the major nail in the coffin of British Raj in India.
According to the legend the bodies of Sohni Mahiwal, the titular heroes of
one of the four popular tragic romances of Sindh, were recovered from the
river Indus near Shahdadpur city and are buried there. The Tomb of Sohni is
situated in Shahdadpur, which is 40 km from Sanghar and 75 km from
Hyderabad.
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Demographics
Following are the demographic indicators of the district as per the 1998
census of Pakistan:
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Religion
Islam: 79.15%
Hinduism: 20.15%
Christianity: 0.49%
Ahmaddiya: 0.10%
Others: 0.13%
Christians are mainly concentrated in the urban areas while Hindus in the
rural areas
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Languages
Sindhi: 77.09%
Urdu: 10.08% (mainly concentrated in the urban areas where they form
36.74%)
Punjabi:7.80%
Baluchi:1.73%
Pashto:0.99%
Seraiki:0.46%
Others:1.85% there is so many vellege in wich live pathan cummunity. chak
no 2 pathan is one of them this is a small but beutefull vellege which is
14 km in north of sanghar
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Notable Places
Mir Shahdad Jo Qubo, the tomb of Mir Shahdad Talpur, who is regarded as one
of the finest military commanders of Sindh, is one of the historical
heritages of Sindh and is located in Shahpur Chakar, at a graveyard of the
family members of Mir Shahdad Talpur. Shahdadpur, a big city of Sindh
Province, is named after Mir Shahdad Talpur, while Shahpur Chakar is named
behind his son Mir Chakar Talpur.
Brahman Abad, ruins from the seventh century A.D. This site has been
half-heartedly excavated by the government of Pakistan, and where the local
folks go Gold-jewelry hunting after heavy rains. The rains wash off the top
soil thereby exposing, among other artifcats, the ancient jewelry.
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Government officials
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Mrs. Roshan Din
Junejo,Member Of National Assembly NA 236.
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Ms. Shazia Marri, Minister
of Information, Sindh from Village Berani, Taluka Jam Nawaz Ali Khan,
Sanghar.
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Mr. Abdul Salam Thaheem,
Member of Standing Committee on Board of Revenue, Standing Committee on
Prisons.
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Mr. Ali Ghulam Nizamani,
Member of House Committee, Standing Committee on Industries, Commerce,
Mines and Mineral Development.
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Mr. Fida Hussain Dero,
Member of Standing Committee on Culture, Tourism and Archives, Standing
Committee on Forests and Wildlife, Standing Committee on Planning and
Development.
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Mr. Jam Madad Ali Khan,
Member of Standing Committee on Irrigation, Standing Committee on SGA &
CD.
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Mr. Rana Abdul Sattar,
Member of Standing Committee on Food, Supply and Prices, Standing
Committee on Industries, Commerce, Mines and Mineral Development
(Chairperson), Standing Committee on Irrigation.
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Mr. Qazi Shamsuddin Rajar,
Member of Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries,
Standing Committee on Culture, Tourism and Archives, Standing Committee on
Youth Affairs & Sports.
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Mr. Raees Haji Ghulam Ali
Khan Wassan, Chairman of District Zakwat & Usher Committee District
Sanghar.
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