Chakwal is a city in Rawalpindi Division

Chakwal is located in Dhani vicinity of Potohar in northern Punjab. Chakwal and surrounding 

regions are domestic to historic Soan civilization and it has a totally wealthy records. 

Chakwal place's district capital is the metropolis of Chakwal. Chakwal district has 4 Tehsils; 

Kalarkahar, Choha Saiden Shah, Chakwal and Talagang. For many early years, this place turned into 

 below the reign of Dogra Rajputs and Khokhar Rajputs. In Moghul emperor Babar's time seven tribes 

known as Awans, Waince, Mair Minhas, Khokhar Rajputs, Bhatti Rajputs, Mughal Kassar and Kahut 

Quriesh have been settled on this place (wiki).

This area has a completely unique subculture. According to Chen, Leung, & Chen (2009), 

subculture is described as a fixed of shared values, ideals and norms that describe a nation's 

particular identification. Cultural products/ factors represent of values, symbols, language, 

rituals,

myths, tales and ideals which collectively shape the character of a area.

This region is semi-arid with scarcity of water. There are a few herbal and man-made lakes. 

People have interaction in agricultural activities. Mustard, Wheat, Grains, Sesame, Peanuts and 

Tara Mira are broadly grown on this vicinity. Loqat are grown in massive farms of Choha Saiden 

Shah and Kahar Kahar. Salt mines and coal mines also are gift which might be broadly speaking

owned through humans on this area and nearby employees are employed. This sort of 

geographical surroundings significantly impacts how humans assume and behave. People on this

area are robust opponents and stub born. They are brave. Many personnel of military have 

originated from this region. Education is likewise pretty not unusualplace. People location 

numerous significance on education. Many military associated faculties (Fauji Foundation, PAF 

etc.), authorities faculties and personal faculties are located on this location. Women  

favor to paintings in faculties and different professions aren't favored for girls. In the Mid 

80’s many uneducated however professional hard work additionally went to Gulf area so those 

expatriates

ship cash to their households dwelling on this location. Punjabi in a selected Potohari 

accessory

is broadly spoken and its dialect is pretty one of a kind from diverse types of Punjabi  

which can be

spoken in the Potohari vicinity.

People more often than not put on Shalwar Kamez. Some additionally put on dhoti or Turbans 

however that isn't not unusualplace (Chakwal News). Men from nicely off households regularly 

put

on a ‘koti’/ coat over shalwar kamez. Women may put on a ‘Burqa’ a big black over flowing 

garment over their garments to cowl themselves. Sandals and ‘Chapals’/ turn flops are worn 

primarily. Many non-Muslim minorities in particular Hindus have lived on this region and lots 

of them migrated to India after partition. Just because the whole united states of america has 

been motivated via way of means of the Hindu lifestyle, this vicinity isn't anyt any exception. 

In truth this location has been a completely critical region for Hindus, as a way to be  

mentioned later; consequently Hindu impact is a good deal more right here. Large dowries are 

given to ladies

on

weddings and rite of Mehndi is prepared. Tradition of ‘Gharoli bharna’ is likewise not

unusualplace

in weddings wherein sister in regulation or near lady spouse and children of boy's own 

circle

relatives visit every other relative's domestic to fill a dust box with water for blessings.

This region has spiritual importance for each Hindus and Muslims. Shrine of Chehl-Abdal is 

located on a hill pinnacle 3500 toes above sea level. Many different critical shrines 

consisting of Hazrat Baba Farid Ganj Bakhsh, Hazrat Sultan Baho and Hazrat Aho Baho also are  

right here.

The well-known temple of ‘Kitas’ is located on this vicinity. It has lots of importance for 

Hindus who come right here for worship as Kitas's call is stated in Hindu holy book ‘Maha 

Bharat’ (written

in three hundred B.C). The temple boasts one hundred stairs until the pinnacle wherein darkish 

rooms are locations of meditation. A fable has it that a few underground a part of temple ends 

in Chakwal. Famous student AI Bairuni learnt Sanskrit at this location in a linguistic college 

which turned into located right here at that time. It turned into at some stage in his live 

at this region that

AI Bairuni determined radius of earth and wrote his well-known book ‘Kitab-uI-Hind’ (Chakwal 

News). Yearly truthful or ‘Mela’ was prepared on this region wherein many humans got here 

to

entertain others or be entertained. Kahar Kahar is a totally critical traveler appeal of this  

place.

It

has a lake and vacationers come right here for boating.

Influence of households and castes continues to be great. Chaudarys, Awans and Rajputs stay the  

outstanding households of this area till now. In a few villages including Dalwal, Rajput is 

taken

into consideration to be the maximum prestigious forged wherein as in others inclusive of 

Bhaun,

Awans are taken into consideration maximum noble. Caste stays an vital a part of this place. 

People proudly partner their castes with their names as an instance Raja, Bhatti, Chaudary etc. 

People are regularly related to a unique caste primarily based totally on their career for 

instance

‘Mussali’ (Sweepers, paintings in mines/ houses), ‘Polli’ (blacksmith, keep keepers etc), 

‘Lakhay’ (extract oil), ‘Kohlu’ (Dig land for agricultural purposes). Many of those humans have 

now followed

specific professions however humans nevertheless name them with those names and frequently

as a way of insult. Inter caste marriage isn't endorsed and those pick marrying of their 

personal

caste. Caste device is so deeply rooted that during a few villages there are separate mosques 

for

separate castes.

Some cuisine of this region are very well-known. People like Pahalwan Rewri (a white, spherical 

sweet) and rose water of this area. Those who stay in towns convey mustard oil and wheat from 

their villages on this place.

Life withinside the villages of Chakwal district is simple. Day begins offevolved early withinside 

the morning and those sleep early at night. People go to every different pretty often and  

every body is

aware of every different. Television and Indian films are very popular. Wells are dug in 

villages and

as there's a scarcity of water, a service who takes water out of nicely materials water to  

houses on

a donkey. Many houses have their personal wells and a few newly built houses have brand new

water extracting systems. Old structure of houses isn't like the brand new present day fashion 

houses. Villages have a few older houses and a few new houses. Older houses have timber panels 

 at the room's wall in which silverware and costly cutlery is displayed. Attached lavatories 

aren't not unusualplace in older houses. ‘Alaas’ or small holes withinside the wall also can be 

visible which had been used for placing lamps in older times. Homes additionally have ‘tandoors’

( hollow withinside the ground) for making ‘rotis’. In addition to that, there are specific 

‘tandoors’ withinside the village wherein human beings take their bread to be cooked in trade 

for a few cash.

There is lots of distinction withinside the manner locals stay and the manner locals who've 

settled

in towns and go to village often stay. People living in towns who've a few own circle of 

relatives in

village or people who simply go to it every so often have a greater metropolis like way of  

life and

current houses even as people who are completely living in villages have a greater rural way 

of

life. Expatriates who're operating withinside the gulf place ( maximum of them are professional 

however uneducated) ship again their cash and their households are greater nicely off. Poor 

human beings dry animal waste through pasting it at the partitions and use it as a gasoline for 

fire.

Poor girls move door to door to invite for food, cash and garments. They additionally have a 

tendency animals for richer human beings of the village.

Chakwal metropolis in itself, even though closely stimulated via way of means of the village 

life-

style, has extra of an city surroundings. Kallar Kahar and Choha Saiden Shah also are extremely

current. Many corporations together with mining department, Fauji Foundation, Pakistan Cement,

Best manner cement are using knowledgeable locals and feature settled a few outsiders too of 

their colonies in those regions. Many human beings who've labored in towns frequently move 

returned to their houses in villages after retirement.

Chakwal's particular tradition and its wealthy records makes it a completely exciting  

location. Although this location is taken into consideration greater of a advanced rural  

vicinity, it has nevertheless saved its actual identification alive.

Kahar Kahar, Chakwal

Kahar Kahar, is Tehsil and a tourist destination about 25 km from Chakwal along the M2 

motorway. It is famous for for its pleasant weather, loquat gardens, peacocks and a saltwater 

lake. It is very popular tourist resort for surrounding districts. There is an amusement park 

is on bank of the lake.

There are many other attractions in the town. Takht-e-Babri, built for emperor Babar to 

address his army on his way to Delhi, is a flat stage built of stone. Bagh-e-Safa is a garden  

said to be planted by Babar. Baber himself referred Kahar Kahar as a ” charming place with good 

air” and natural beauty.

Katas Temple

Katas Village, Choa Saidanshah, Chakwal

Katasraj Mandir, typically called Katas Temple, is a Hindu temple in Katas village close to Choa 

Saidanshah, approximately forty km from Chakwal town of Punjab in Pakistan. The temple is from

the eras of the Hindu Shahis courting lower back to 615-950 CE and is devoted to their lord 

Shiva.

According to Hindu believes, Krishna himself laid the inspiration of this temple together along 

with

his handcrafted Shiva ling in it.

There is a sacred pond withinside the temple. According to a Brahmanical story, pond turned into 

made through tears in grief of Shiva on the demise of his spouse Sati. The Hindu pilgrims 

shower

withinside the pool to are trying to find forgiveness.

The web website online, called Satghara because of this that seven houses, at the start 

housed

seven small historic temples and a Buddhist stupa. However, most effective 5 of the seven 

temples continue to be intact today. It is taken into consideration as maximum critical Hindu 

pilgrimage webweb page in Pakistan and nevertheless big numbers of the Hindu network go to the

web website online from in the united states and abroad. The Government of Pakistan is

making

plans to appoint the temple for World Heritage Site. The University of Chakwal (UOC)

The University of Chakwal (UOC) turned into set up in January, 2020 thru the University of 

Chakwal ACT 2019 (Punjab Act No. I of 2020). An exalted bankruptcy became brought withinside the  

history of Pakistan in addition to the Chakwal district, while the incumbent Minister for Higher 

Education Department, Govt. of the Punjab, Raja Yassir Humayun[circular reference], provided the  

invoice of status quo of “University of Chakwal” withinside the Punjab Assembly which become  

authorised unanimously. with the aid of using combining Government Post Graduate College 

(Chakwal) and Old Kachehri Balkasar Sub-campuses of University of Engineering and Technology, 

Taxila.

The University of Chakwal has 4 faculties; Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Basic Sciences, 

Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Computer Sciences & IT including 21 departments. The current batch 

2015 of Electronics and Mechatronics Engineering reading beneathneath the University of Chakwal  

were authorised with the aid of using Pakistan Engineering Council below stage II

The Faculty of Engineering of the University of Chakwal will provide Bachelor's

of Engineering in Electronics, Mechatronics and Petroleum & Gas, at the same time as Faculties of 

Arts, Basic Sciences and Computer Sciences and Information Technology provide diploma packages in 

 diverse disciplines.

The college turned into initially deliberate to be known as North Punjab University] with an 

anticipated finances of Rs. one thousand Million.

The call of University of Chakwal turned into previously allotted to a personal institute that 

became

installed in 2015. The college turned into deliberate to supplied 4-years Bachelor's diploma 

in primary sciences, social sciences, control sciences and pc sciences. It turned into a 

undertaking through the Horizon College Chakwal. It turned into the Chakwal's first non-public  

college

placed

at the primary Bhaun Road in Chakwal having 4 faculties; Faculty of Natural Sciences, Faculty of

Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Management Sciences and Faculty of Computer Sciences which 

consisted of 18 departments.

In May 2017, Higher Education Commission cancelled the No Objective Certificate (NOC) granted to 

Private University of Chakwal.

In May 2017, Higher Education Commission cancelled the No Objective Certificate (NOC) granted to 

Private University of Chakwal.

On 17 January 2020, University of Chakwal Act 2019 got here into pressure organising Public 

region University of Chakwal.