The princely state of Bahawalpur’ was founded in 1802 by Nawab Mohammad Bahawal Khan II after the breakup of the Durrani Empire. The city is large at over 451 kilometers long. Nawab Mohammad Bahawal Khan III signed a treaty with the British on 22 February 1833, guaranteeing the independence of the Nawab..
The city, which lies just south of the Sutlej River, is the site of the Adamwahan Empress Bridge, the only railway bridge over the Sutlej in Pakistan.The climate is mainly hot and dry. In the summer the temperature reaches the high forties (Celsius) during the day and the nights are slightly cooler.
Bahawalpur lies at the junction of trade routes from the east, south-east, and south. It is a center for trade in wheat, cotton, millet, and rice grown in the surrounding region. Dates and mangoes are also grown here. Canals supply water for irrigation. The principal industries are cotton ginning, rice and flour milling, and the hand weaving of textiles.
The city of Bahawalpur has a rich heritage and is an important hot spot for historians as well as archeologists. Bahawalpur is known for its cotton, silk, embroidery, carpets, and extraordinarily delicate pottery. The Punjab Small Industries Corporation (PSIC) has established a Craft Development Center for Cholistan area, outside Farid Gate, Bahawalpur from where handicrafts manufactured in Cholistan can be purchased. Some of the souvenirs produced in the city include
The city boasts a number of reputable educational establishments, most notably The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, and Sadiq Public School, which is one of the largest boarding schools in Pakistan. Other top schools include Beaconhouse School Bahawalpur, The City School (Pakistan), Bloomfield Hall Schools, Askari Kids College, Umm Al-Qura Education System, Progressive Schooling System, Dar e arqam School, Jinnah Public School, Rangers Public School and College.
Message by the Vice Chancellor
Throughout its history, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur offered its students undergraduate and post graduate education characterised by breadth and adaptability, beneath pinned by educational excellence. Graduates from this University are expected to show imagination, quick-thinking and intellectual discipline; qualities that slot in well with the aims of National instructional Policy.The University is driving the method of information transfer, business development & technology enhancement into the center of the economy of Southern Punjab. The University is additionally serving to to fulfill the requirement for highly trained people, students and researchers throughout the country.The IUB isn't an ivory tower however is absolutely engaged to drive the regional economy and society. The gifted students won't solely graduate in an increasingly multi-national, multi-cultural, and multi-ethnic world, however will be enterprising, artistic and innovative.The University is enabling students to develop and apply their subject-based skills in a global arena and an exchange program is enabling students to undertake work expertise in highly skilled institutes, giving them transferable skills. Performance indicators show that eighty fifth of graduates from the University are in a job or finding out more and conjointly serving at the government-set benchmarks.I am happy to mention that students of this University have enjoyed several recent accomplishments and appearance to the longer term with enthusiasm and confidence.So pat yourself on the rear. you're currently a district of this highly prestigious University having target excellence. My most vital message to you is that you just ought to have high dreams to meet and larger heights to look and reach.Prof. Dr. Muhammad MukhtarVice Chancellor
Bahawalpur is located in Punjab Pakistan and is also the capital city if the Bahawalpur District.
The city came into existence when Nawab Muhammed Bahawal Khan Abbasi I desecndents ruled the place. This city was one of the largely place in British India. There is one Royal house of Bahawalpur that has its origin from Arabia and claim descendants from Baghdad and Cairo.
The population of this place comes to 545,103 according to 2007 census.
