Bahawalpur:

Bahawalpur is a city in Pakistan. The city is capital of the Bahawalpur Division and is the 13th most populous metropolitan area of Pakistan

History

The princely state of Bahawalpur was founded in 1802 by Nawab Mohammad Bahawal Khan II after the break-up of the Durrani Empire. The city is over 4.51 kilometres long. Nawab Mohammad Bahawal Khan III signed a treaty with the British on 22 February 1833, guaranteeing the independence of the Nawab. The state acceded to Pakistan on 7 October 1947 when Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur decided to join Pakistan at the time of independence.

The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslims refugees from India settled down in the Bahawalpur state. Bahawalpur became a province of Pakistan in 1952 and was merged into the province of West Pakistan on 14 October 1955. When West Pakistan was divided into four provinces Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Punjab Bahawalpur was amalgamated in Punjab.

Economy

The main crops for which Bahawalpur is recognized are cotton, sugarcane, wheat, sunflower seeds, rape/mustard seed and rice. Bahawalpur mangoes, citrus, dates and guavas are some of the fruits exported out of the country. Vegetables include onions, tomatoes, cauliflower, potatoes and carrots. Being an expanding industrial city, the government has revolutionized and libertised various markets, allowing the caustic soda, cotton ginning and pressing, flour mills, fruit juices, general engineering, iron and steel re-rolling mills, looms, oil mills, poultry feed, sugar, textile spinning, textile weaving, vegetable ghee and cooking oil industries to flourish.

Bahawalpur Museum:

The Bahawalpur Museum was established in 1974. this is a museum of archaeology, ethnology, art, heritage, of traditional and modern history. It is supervised by the local government of Bahawalpur district. There are eight galleries in Bahawalpur museum. 'collection’ Pakistan Movement Gallery which comprises the Modern history of Pakistan. another is archaeological Gallery which represents the archaeological history of the region. there is also an Islamic gallery which exhibits manuscripts, inscription and Quranic documents. one gallery consists of the cultural heritage of Bahawalpur region. art and coin gallery is also there in Bahawalpur museum. Cholistan Art and Heritage also presented in museum.

Bahawalpur Zoo:

Bahawalpur Zoo established in 1942, is a 25-acre (10 ha) zoological garden in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. It is managed by the Government of Pakistan. The zoo has occasionally bred and supplied wild cats, such as Asiatic lions and Bengal tigers, to other zoos in the country. It also has an aquarium and zoological museum with stuffed birds, reptiles and mammals

History

Bahawalpur zoo was set up in 1942 by the former Aamir of Bahawalpur, Sir Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi. It was then named "Sher Bagh" (meaning "lion garden"). In 1955, the administrator of the zoo Dr. Ghulam Haider Sumro was transferred to the Department of Agriculture. From 1977 to 1982, the zoo remained under the control of the Department of the Live Stock Punjab. The Bahawalpur Zoo is the fourth biggest zoo in Pakistan, after Lahore Zoo, Karachi Zoo and Islamabad Zoo.

Exhibits:

The exhibits are a mix between old style cages and newer moated enclosures. One older exhibit houses a pair of domestic cats, jackals, and an Indian civet cat. Crocodiles are kept in a large outdoor enclosure. lions, tigers, and hyenas are housed in more modern moated enclosures. A large pond in the zoo is home to pelicans, cranes, and geese. Several peafowl are also on exhibit. Blackbuck, hog deer, nilgai, European red deer, chinkara, and European mouflon are all housed in large paddocks. The zoo also includes a museum with stuffed animals, including what is claimed to be the last lion shot in the Punjab

Derawar Fort:

Derawar Fort is a large square fortress in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. The forty bastions of Derawar are visible for many miles in Cholistan Desert. The walls have a circumference of 1500 metres and stand up to thirty metres high.The fort was built by Hindu Rajput, Bhati of Jaisalmer. It remained in the hands of the Rajput Bhati royal family of Jaisalmer until captured by the Nawabs of Bahawalpur in 1733. In 1747, the fort slipped from the hands of the Abbasis owing to Bahawal Khan's preoccupations at Shikarpur.

Nawab Mubarak Khan took the stronghold back in 1804.The historic Derawar Fort, enormous and impressive structure in the heart of Cholistan desert, is rapidly crumbling and if the immediate preventative measures are not taken, the edifice will be destroyed and the historians, researchers and sightseers deprived of the view of the legacy of the bygone era. Like so many other historic sites in the country, Derawar Fort is yet another sign of old times we are poised to lose forever due to the apathy of those who are responsible for its up keep and preservation.

Noor Mahal:

The Noor Mahal is a palace in Bahawalpur. It was built in 1872 like an Italian chateau on neoclassical lines, at a time when modernism had set in. It belonged to the Nawab of Bahawalpur princely state, during British Raj. There are various stories regarding its construction. According to one legend, Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan IV had the palace made for his wife; however, she was only there for one night, as she happened to see the adjoining graveyard from her balcony, and refused to spend another night there, and so it remained unused during his reign. Noor Mehal is one of the hidden gems of Bahawalpur, due to the lack of publicity. The palace is open to public. It is currently in the possession of the Pakistan Army and is used as a state guest house for holding state durbars and meetings with foreign delegations.

Lal Sohanra:

Lal Sohanra is a national park of Pakistan situated in Bahawalpur district of Punjab province, which is one of the largest nationals parks in South Asia. Lal Sohanra is spread over 153000 acre and is notable for the diversity of its landscape, which includes areas of desert, forest and water. The park itself is situated some 35 kilometres east of Bahawalpur and presents a synthesis of forest and desert life. It occupies land on both sides of Desert Branch canal, and is spread over an area of 127,480 acres (51,368 hectares) - out of which 20,974 acres (8,491 hectares) are green land (irrigated plantations), 101,726 acres (40,942 hectares) are dry land (desert), and 4,780 acres are wet land (ponds and lakes). The park's terrain is generally flat, interspersed with sand dunes measuring between 1 and 6 meters in height and occupying as many as thousands of acres apiece.

Kings College of Health Sciences, Bahawalpur campus established in February 2015 is another mile stone in the success story of Kings College of Health Sciences. In Bahawalpur campus Kings College offered Diploma in Pharmacy / Pharmacy Technician course from Pharmacy Council Pakistan Islamabad and Punjab Pharmacy Council Lahore. With the Collaboration of University Veterinary and Animals Sciences (UVAS) Lahore. Kings College also offered Doctor of Nutrition and Dietetics (DND) a 5 year degree program and B.S.(Hons.) Biotechnology a 4 year degree program

Due to great passion to words education in the management of Kings College of Health Sciences decided to start its campus in Bahawalpur We have highly competent, motivated and energetic faculty and Administration staff at Bahawalpur campus. Kings college of Health Sciences maintaining standard of quality education in all its campuses at the same level as in main campus Sahiwal. A great combination of professionals and infrastructure is serving the community of a historical city Bahawalpur. State of the art laboratories and well equipped updated library is available for practical work to enhance the exposure of the students in the field of Pharmacy, Human Nutrition, Biotechnology, and Biomedical Sciences.

The Bahawalpur Campus will provide advanced educational facilities in the field of health sciences and biosciences to the student of Bahawalpur, Lodhran, Raheem Yar Khan and Bahawalnagar districts. As there is no institute in private sector offering such kind of degree program for those student who could not achieve merits in Govt. Universities with difference of fraction of percentage. Kings College aims to provides educational facilities in the following fields at the door steps of students of different cities. It is remarkable that Kings College is the only institute which has campuses in different cities offering diploma and degree programs in the field of health sciences and biomedical sciences.