MY CITIES.

There are two cities from where I belong. The 1^st one is my native birth city SADIQ ABAD and the 2^nd one is LAHORE where I am residing at present.

SADIQ ABAD.

As I have already mentioned that basically I belong to SADIQ Abad which is my native city where I was born and enjoyed such a very good life. My whole family set up and rest of the family members live there. SADIQ Abad is situated near about 600 km away and in the middle in between Karachi (The 1^st biggest city of Pakistan and the capital of Province of Sindh and Lahore (The 2^nd biggest city of Pakistan and the capital of Province Punjab. SADIQ Abad is situated in District Rahim Yar Khan and it is the last tehsil of Punjab. It is the only Tehsil in Pakistan whose boundaries touches three provinces i.e. Punjab, Sindh and Balouchistan. This area is very famous for its rich cultivated land and in agricultural sector. Our main crops are cotton, sugar cane and wheat. It is called that this area produces the best quality of Cotton stuff in the world. There are more than 30 Cotton Ginning Factories, 20 Oil Mills which produces cotton seed and oil cakes, 7 roller flour mills, one grand sugar mill named united sugar mills ltd. and Asia’s one of the biggest fertilizer factories named Fauji fertilizer co. ltd. (FFC).

The name of city was taken from the last ruler of the Ex-State of Bahawal Pur His Highness NAWAB SIR SADIQ MUHAMMED KHAN ABBASI ESQ. It is situated on Main Railway line and on Main Highway called Shahrah-i-Pakistan which starts from Karachi (the biggest port of Pakistan) and ends to Khunjarab Pass on the border of China at Shahrah-i-Resham. One can GET his rail or transport from SADIQ Abad according to his capacity and pocket to reach its destination with in Pakistan. An International air port is situated at District Head Quarter RAHIM YAR Khan which is 30 km away from SADIQ Abad where the Boeing crafts land and fly for whole of the country.

WORTH SEEING SIGHT  AT SADIQ ABAD.

There are some places which are famous for its beauty and sight seeing at SADIQ Abad.

BAGH-I-BAHISHT. (The Garden of Heaven).

It is one of the most beautiful and biggest gardens of this area. It is 5 km far from SADIQ Abad.  Its 1^st owner was Meer Syed Abid Hussain Esq. who had built this garden. The garden consists upon more than 75 acrs. After his death, his only son MEER SYED Zahid Hussain Esq. reconstructed it with his full zeal and zest and brought the each and every plant from all over the world and made it the beautiful lest one of this area. After his death in 2003, his only son Meer Syed Fazal Ellahi Fazli is maintaining it with the same spirit of his father and grandfather and still improving. This garden is, although, the private but also open for the public at prescribed hours and days.

MEER SYED ZAHID HUSSAIN’S LIBRARY.

Late Meer Syed Zahid Hussain Esq. made a very good and the biggest personal library of this area which has very antique collection of books on each and every topic. Some books including Quran Shareef are very very old and hand written scripts which are very prestigious back ground. Now, his only son Meer Syed Fazal Ellahi Fazli is maintaining this library. This library is also open for public.

RAIS GHAZI’S MASJID (MOSQUE) AT BHONG.

this MASJID is also a great asset for the whole Muslim world. It is situated 20 km away from SADIQ Abad. Although, it is a small MASJID but one of the most beautiful lest masjids in the world and was awarded “THE AGHA KHAN AWARD FOR THE BEAUTIFUL MASJID OF THE WORLD 1984-1986” some years ago. RAIS Muhammed Ghazi who was the biggest land lord of BHONG tehsil SADIQ Abad made it with whole heartedly.

FAUJI FERTILIZER FACTORY, MACHI GOTH .

This factory is 5 km far from SADIQ Abad and one of the biggest fertilizer factories in Asia. It was build by Fauji Foundation which is for old/ex-army servants. It was constructed in 1974 and was completed in 1979.

GUDDU BARRAGE, KASHMORE.

Guddu Barrage is 45 km away from SADIQ Abad and situated in the province of Sindh. It is one of the biggest barrages of Pakistan on River Sindh (Indus) which is famous for its Blind Dolphins all over the world. From this barrage, the water which is stored supplied to Sindh province.

SUI, BALOUCHISTAN.

SUI is a very famous place in Pakistan, which is 80 km far from SADIQ Abad and is situated in Balouchistan Province. SUI is famous for its natural gas resources and the natural gas is supplied through out Pakistan from here. It is called that its natural gas resources are one of the biggest in the world and sufficient for Pakistan for more hundred years.

Besides this, there are so many private garden like Makhdoom Garden at Jamal Din Wali, Leghari Garden at RAHIM Abad etc. etc.

LAHORE.

BADSHAHI MASJID (MOSQUE), LAHORE, PAKISTAN.	SHAHI QILA (FORT), LAHORE, PAKISTAN.
BADSHAHI MASJID, LAHORE, PAKISTAN.	MINAR-I-PAKISTAN, LAHORE, PAKISTAN.

SHALAMAR BAGH (GARDEN), LAHORE, PAKISTAN.

ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF   BADSHAHI MASJID, LAHORE, PAKISTAN.

HIRAN MINAR (TOWER), SHEIKHU PURAH NEAR LAHORE, PAKISTAN.

My 2^nd city where I presently live is LAHORE which is the 2^nd biggest city of Pakistan as well as the capital of Province Punjab. Lahore is a very beautiful historical city of Pakistan which is famous for its people and rich culture. In Punjabi, it is called “JIS NAY LAHORE NAHI DEKHIA O JAMAI HI NAHI” (The person who has not seen the city of Lahore, his birth has not taken place).

After 1965 – Pak India War, this city was awarded “HILAL-I-ISTAQLAL” which was AWARDED for the braveness and liveliness of citizens of Lahore, SARGODHA AND SIALKOT.

There are so many worth seeing historical places and some most famous among them are Mazar (Tomb) of Hazrat Syed Ali Hajvery alias Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh Rehmat Tullah Alaih. There are more than 20 Aulia Allah (saints) are sleeping here in the city of Lahore i.e. Hazrat Madhu Lal Hussain (r.a), Hazrat Mian Meer Sahib (r.a), Hazrat Fazal Shah (r.a) etc. etc. Shahenshah (Emperor) of Sub-Continent India Qutab-ud-Din Aibak is sleeping at Famous and beautiful Anarkali Bazaar. Mughal Shahenshah (Emperor) Jehangir and his beloved Malkah (queen) Noor-e-Jehan are also sleeping at the bank of River Ravi. Shahi Qila (fort), Badshahi Masjid (mosque), Mazar (tomb) of Shair-e-Mashriq (the poet of the east) Hazrat dr. Sir Allamah Muhammad Iqbal who had seen the dream of Pakistan, is also sleeping in between Shahi Qila (fort) and Badshahi Masjid (mosque).

Lahore is famous for its beautiful gardens and parks. Bagh-i-Jinnah (Jinnah Garden), Shalimar Bagh (garden), Allamah Iqbal Town Park, Model Town Park, Race Course Ground Park, Jallo Park and Changa Manga Park (which is 80 km far from Lahore and the biggest man made forest in the sub-continent Pakistan and India) and many others have increased its natural beauty.

There are one river called River Ravi and two main canal situated in the city. The big and the most famous one is “BRB Canal”, this canal is situated near the border of India and world wide fame for its defense point of view. In 1965 – Pakistan India war, Indian Army could not crossed it at its utmost struggle. This canal is situated in Pakistani border at near about 4 km away from Indian border. The 2^nd canal is situated in the heart of the city called “Lahore Canal” and is decorated with coloured fountains and beautiful lighting. There are more than a half dozan under way passes along the both side of "Lahore Canal" which crosses the famous Shahrah-i-Quaid-i-Azam (the Mall), Feroze Pur road, Jail Road, and Punjab University Road which are one of its kind in Sub-Continent Pakistan-India.

An other famous building is called “Minar-i-Pakistan” (Tower of Pakistan) and was built in the memory of “Qardad-e-Pakistan” (Pakistan Resolution) which was passed on 23^rd March, 1940 in this place which this minor built. Here, there is built a great park which is one of the biggest parks in Lahore.

Lahore is linked with whole of the country through Air, Rail and Road. One can travel across the country at any time. Road transport is available 24 hours for whole of the country, where one can get its transport according to his pocket and choice.

Moreover, Lahore is famous for its best quality education. After Karachi, Lahore is the # 2 biggest centers in Pakistan in education. There are so many educational canters in Lahore which are famous for its quality educations. Among them, The University of Punjab and Virtual University are at # 1. Some others are as hereunder.

1.    University of Engineering & Technology.

2.    Lahore University of Management and Sciences.

3.    University of Management and Information Technology.

4.    Iqra University.

5.    Government College University.

6.    Lahore College for Women University.

7.    King Edward Medical College.

8.    Fatima Jinnah Medical College for Women.