Jhelum (City) :

Jhelum or Jehlum (Urdu: جہلم) is a city in northern Punjab Province, Jhelum District, Pakistan. Jhelum lies on the right bank of the Jhelum River. The 16th-century Grand Trunk Road passes through the city. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan the population of Jhelum was 293,000

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 History :

Jhelum is near the site of the famous Battle of the Hydaspes between the armies of Alexander the Great and Raja Porus (the Thathaal King). This battle took place a few miles downstream from the city centre, along the river banks. Nearby there is also the historic 16th century Rohtas Fort and Tilla Jogian.

During British rule Jhelum was connected by the North-Western Railway to other cities in the Indian empire, 1,367 miles from Calcutta, 1,413 from Bombay, and 849 from Karachi. The population according to the 1901 census of India was 14,951.

According to the Imperial Gazetteer of India "The present town is of modern origin, the old town, which may have been the Bucephala of Alexander having been, on the left or opposite bank of the river. Under Sikh rule the place was quite unimportant, being mainly occupied by a settlement of boatmen, and at the time of annexation contained about 500 houses. It was then chosen as the site of a cantonment and as the head-quarters of the civil administration. For some years it was the seat of the Commissioner of the Division, but in 1859 his head-quarters were transferred to Rawalpindi. Under British rule Jhelum has steadily advanced in prosperity; and it is the entrepôt for most of the trade of the District, though, since the completion of the Sind-Sagar branch of the North-Western Railway; the salt trade no longer passes through it. It is an important timber depot, the timber from the Kashmir forests which is floated down the river being collected here. A good deal of boat-building is carried on. The cantonment, which is 3 miles from the civil station, contains the church and post office. The normal strength of the garrison is one Native cavalry and four Native infantry regiments. The municipality was founded 1867. During the ten years ending 1902-3 the receipts averaged Rs. 32,100, and the expenditure Rs, 31,900. Receipts and expenditure from cantonment funds in the same period averaged Rs. 31,900 and Rs. 6,100 respectively. The chief income of the municipality in 1903-4 was Rs.34,200 chiefly from octroi; and the expenditure was Rs. 41,000. The town posses two Anglo vernacular schools, a municipal high school, and a middle school maintained by the American Presbyterian Mission. Besides the civil hospital, the mission also maintains a hospital."

Jhelum was also a centre of resistance against the British during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. 35 British soldiers of HM XXIV regiment were killed by the local resistance and to commemorate this victory the British built St. John's Church Jhelum. A lectern inside the church shows the names of those 35 soldiers who died here. This church is a historic building of Jhelum.

William Connolly, a British soldier won Victoria Cross in this battle. Mirza Dildar Baig was the freedom fighter who took part in the struggle of 1857 in Jhelum, arrested and hanged near the river Jhelum. His shrine is there and he is also known as Khaki Shah. The railway bridge on the river Jhelum was built in 1873 by the British engineer William St. John Galwey. He also made the great Empress Bridge over the river Sutlej.

Administration :

As well as being district capital, Jhelum city is also the headquarters of Jhelum Tehsil, the city of Jhelum is administratively subdivided into 7 Union Councils^.

 City :

The main market area of the city is centred around "Shandar Chowk", and includes "Main Bazaar", "Niya Bazaar", "Chowk-Ehl-e-Hadith","Railway Road", "Solider Arcade", "Civil Line" etc.

A cantonment was built during the British rule, which has grown up into a strong Garrison, with an Infantry Division commanded by a Major General.

The city also boasts a high-class golf course called the River-View Golf Club, where national golf tournaments are held regularly.

Major Organisations :
Pakistan Medical Association (Jhelum Chapter)
Tanzeem-e-Amal
Khair un Nass
Alfalah
Almarkaz
Rehbar Foundation
Jawan Dost Tanzeem
 

Major Medical Service Providers :
Tanzeem-e-Amal Blood Bank & Vaccination Center
Alshifa Testing Center
Agha Khan Laboratories
Zam Zam Labs & Diagnostics
Samra LABS

 

Hospitals :
District Headquarter Hospital
Combined Military Hospital
Fauji Foundation Hospital

Private Sector Hospitals :
Nazira Clinic
Afzal Hospital
Sughra Clinic
Noor-un-Nisa Hospital
Meeran-Baksh Hospital
Umair Children Hospital
Fazal Hospital
Al Qasim Hospital
Azeem Hospital
Khadam Ali Memorial Hospital
Capt. Moazzam Shaheed Hospital
Mirza Hospital
Alkaram Hospital

Major Industries :
KDC Plywood Factory
Pakistan ChipBoard Factories
Koh-e-Noor Flour Mills
Khawaja Glass Factory
Pakistan Tobacco Company
Saeed Industries
Marble Factories in "Industrial Area"
Chishti Cables Ltd.
Dar Cycle Works
Shahid Medical Hall - Shandar Chowk - owned by Abdul Aziz
 

Places to eat :
Tulip Restaurant
Jhelum Club
EverGreen Hotel & Restaurant
Hotel Faran
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Bela Bar-B-que
Al bilal Hotel & restaurant "G.T.Road"
Butt Karahi, Shandar Chowk.
Meena Kabaab
Food Palace
Saeed Butt Kabab "Shandar Chowk"
Punjab Hot Chicken.
Shaikh Chargha "Machine Mohalla No.3
Merhaba Resteurant
Sareed Fast Foods, Mangla Road,Dina
Rasheed Kabab Markaz



Famous Personalities with origins in Jhelum :

Raja Porus, who fought valiantly against Alexander in 326BC
Major Mohammad Akram Shaheed Nishan-i-Haider
General Asif Nawaz, Chief of the Pakistan Army Staff
Lieut. General Muhammad Masood Aslam, Sitara-i-Jurat
Lt. Gen.(Retd)Ijaz Azeem (Also served as Ambassador in America)
Major General Etesham Zameer Pakistan Army
Nur Alam, 1st Barrister in Rawalpindi Division
Dr. Hasnat Khan, became famous as Princess Diana's friend
Rabia Qari, First Muslim woman barrister
Justice Fazal Karim , Supreme Court of Pakistan
Mirza Abdul Ghafoor Baig Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Chaudhary Altaf Hussain, Ex-Governor of Punjab
Inder Kumar Gujral, Former Prime minister of India
Sunil Dutt, Bollywood actor
Subhash Ghai, Bollywood producer and director
Gurinder Chadha, British Asian director
O P Dutta, Father of J P Dutta Movie Maker, writer in India
Syed Zameer Jafri, Famous Poet, Chak Abdul Khaliq
Mr. Justice Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry, Chief Justice Of Lahore High Court
Tariq Kamal Khan (T.K) from (domeli) Chief Of Naval Staff
M Owaisi, Photographer, Pride of Performance President's Medal