Daska
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Daska | |
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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)) |
• MPA(s) | |
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 ( 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.
Punjabi tribes such as Rajputs and Arain also ethnic Kashmiris are prominent in the urban area and several Jatt & Gujjar tribes are in the majority in rural areas there are also ethnic Pashtuns spread throughout the region having mostly migrated centuries ago during Afghan rule and are mostly of the Kakazai tribe.
Daska was founded during the reign of Shah Jahan, and was initially named Shah Jahanabad, according to Mughal revenue records. [2] It was later renamed Daska as it is das ("ten") koh (Mughal unit of distance) from Sialkot, Pasrur, Gujranwala, and Wazirabad. [3] 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. [4] Daska was later repopulated during the Sikh era. [5] Daska was captured by Ranjit Singh in 1802 and made part of the Sikh Empire. [6]
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. [7]
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. [8]
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Daska
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City | |
Daska | |
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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)) |
• MPA(s) | |
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 ( 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.
Punjabi tribes such as Rajputs and Arain also ethnic Kashmiris are prominent in the urban area and several Jatt & Gujjar tribes are in the majority in rural areas there are also ethnic Pashtuns spread throughout the region having mostly migrated centuries ago during Afghan rule and are mostly of the Kakazai tribe.
Daska was founded during the reign of Shah Jahan, and was initially named Shah Jahanabad, according to Mughal revenue records. [2] It was later renamed Daska as it is das ("ten") koh (Mughal unit of distance) from Sialkot, Pasrur, Gujranwala, and Wazirabad. [3] 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. [4] Daska was later repopulated during the Sikh era. [5] Daska was captured by Ranjit Singh in 1802 and made part of the Sikh Empire. [6]
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. [7]
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. [8]
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