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Head Balloki - Headworks on Ravi River in District Kasur

Location/ Address: Head Balloki ( ہیڈ بلوکی ) is located at Phool Nagar (also called Bhai Pehru بھائی پھیرو ) in the area of PS Siraye Mughal Tehsil Pattoki district Kasur. Balloki headworks is situated on Ravi river ( دریائے راوی ). It is about 64 km from Lahore. To reach there, You may use GT road from Lahore. This is an important headworks on the Ravi River and it was part of the Triple Canal Project during the British rule in 1915. Head Balloki is very important for agriculture, storing around 6,900 cusecs of water and providing irrigation to the surrounding areas of Kasur, Okara, Pakpattan, Sahiwal, Vahari and Khanewal. History: Two canals, the Sulaimanki Link Canal and the Lower Bari Canal, originate from this headworks. The main purpose of the headworks was to supply water to the Lower Bari Doab Canal. After the Indus Agreement between Pakistan and India, the water of the Ravi River came under the control of India. For its management, the Upper Chenab Link can...

Bulleh Shah Public Library Kasur

Bulleh Shah Public Library Kasur is a high profile of Research and Reference Library open to all scholars and post-graduate students and others people.  It is Situated in the pleasant atmosphere of Munir Shaheed Colony Park Kasur It was established in 2013. Bulleh Shah Library Kasur has a beautifully designed and artistically decorated building  like any Modern Library .. Phone    :  0499250206 ,  0499250122 Address : Munir Shaheed Park Kasur Timing    : 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM List of Libraries in Kasur Map Bulleh Shah Library Kasur : View Larger Map Snaps : Muner Shaheed Park Bulding Public Library Kasur Munir Shaheed Colony Park Muner Shaheed Park Public Library Kasur Munir Shaheed Park Kasur Munir Shaheed Park Library Munir Shaheed Park Kasur Munir Shaheed Park Kasur View Bulleh Shah Library Kasur Bulding Public Library Kasur Munir Shaheed Park Munir Shaheed...

City Kasur Museum

The Kasur Museum, housed  in a building 2km away from the city, is a picture of solitude on the Lahore-Kasur highway, which is used by the hundreds of people daily.  It is provided with hand-written Quran manuscripts, fossils from Chakwal, jewelry items and artifacts from the Sikh period as well as photographs related to the Pakistan movement.  Kasur Museum Road A manuscript of the Holy Quran, handwritten by prominent calligrapher Hafiz Mustafa Afghan Kasuri in 1179, manuscripts in Nastaleeq style, weapons belonging to the Muslim period and a special Tehrik-i-Pakistan Gallery are some important features of the museum.  Established in 1999, the museum is located on the premises of what used to be the court of sub-divisional magistrate in repartition days. Though the building was renovated around five years ago, it is in need of repairs again. While the museum curator was not available for comments, a junior staffer said that only a few people visited the mu...

Ganda Singh Border Kasur (JCP) Flag lowering Ceremony

JCP Border Kasur The Joint Check Post (JCP) at Ganda Singh Wala, Kasur, constructed in 1959, holds historical significance as it was built for the Joint Flag Hosting Ceremony. It is located 18 km from Kasur and 9 km from Ferozpur (India) on the Lahore-Ferozpur road, this site was a bustling gateway to India until 1986. Lahore to ganda singh border distance is about 47 KM. During that time, buses regularly travelled between Pakistan and India through this checkpoint.  Flag Lowering ceremony Today, the daily Flag Lowering Ceremony attracts many visitors who come to witness the impressive display by soldiers (Pak Rangers solders and BSF solders) from both sides. This ceremony has made the Ganda Singh border a popular tourist attraction and a great picnic spot. Timing for prade/ Flag lowering ceremony is same as Wahga border Lahore which is before evening. On special occasions like Eid, Independence Day etc., a large number of people come here to watch the parade and there is a huge ru...

JCP Border (Joint Check Post) Ganda Singh Kasur Pictures Gallery

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