Basti Maluk

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Basti Malook
بستی ملوک
City District
Nickname(s): 
The City of Schools
Basti Malook is located in Pakistan
Basti Malook
Basti Malook
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 30°11′52″N 71°28′11″E / 30.19778°N 71.46972°E / 30.19778; 71.46972
Country Pakistan
RegionPunjab
DistrictMultan District
Autonomous towns2
Town Committee1
Government
[1][2]
 • NazimDoctor Fiaz Hussain
 • Naib nazimSafdar Hussain Sandeela
Area
 • City District25 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation
122 m (400 ft)
Population
 (2019)[3]
 • City District72Thousand
 • Urban
20,000
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Area code(s)061

Basti Malook (Urdu: بستی ملوک) is a town in the Multan District, Punjab, Pakistan. Basti Malook, its localities and subtowns comprise a population of around 20,000. It is located at

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29°51′16″N 71°32′11″E / 29.85444°N 71.53639°E / 29.85444; 71.53639Coordinates: 29°51′16″N 71°32′11″E / 29.85444°N 71.53639°E / 29.85444; 71.53639 and an altitude of 119 meters.[4]

Basti Malook is a town situated 35 km in south of Multan. Duniya Pur is located to its east. There's Shuja Abad to its west, well known for its mangoes. In its south there is another population named Makhdoom Aali. This place is known for its Halwa, the most popular being Munawar ka Sohan Halwa.

History[]

Before partition, Basti Maluk and surrounding areas were largely unpopulated and consisted of uncultivated land. In order to start cultivation in this area, in 1930 British Raj settled a large number of agricultural families here. Some of them were migrated from Salt Range i.e. Khushab, Jehlum etc. Among these families which migrated here were Awans. Nearst Popular Place Basti Rao Garh, Distance From Basti Malook Round About 7KM Only. Were Well Known Personality Is Rao Sarfraz (Punjab Police), Rao Junaid/Joni (Health Dept).

Educational institutions[]

Some government education institutions are govt high school for boys, govt high school for girls, Govt degree college for women. There are many schools and colleges in this area including:

  • PF Cadet School
  • Mujahid Model School
  • Ibn e qasim comrade college
  • Fort college
  • Vision college

Business centre[]

This area was totally agricultural before 2010 but since then it has gain business popularity in a short time. Now it is one of the business platforms for the businessmen. Now it is totally commercial area. The main cause of its popularity is that this town is situated at the multan lodhran highway. It also connects 4 main cities (multan, lodhran, shujabad and Dunya pur). So it is center of these great cities.

Banks[]

The oldest bank in this region is United Bank Limited (UBL) which is serving from many years. Later other banks established in this area are ZTBL (زرعی ترقیاتی بینک), Bank al Habib (بینک الحبیب), HBL, Askari bank limited, Ubank, and NRSP bank.

Shops[]

Naya Savera, Dunyapur Road, run by Hafiz Ghulam Yasin, a seasoned trader of pesticides and fertilizers.

Sajjad & Co...run by Rana Sajjad Hussain...C.E.O at GFC

Awan Autos run by Zulfiqar Ali since 1994.

Habib Scrape Dealer Dunyapur Road Basti Malook

Sath Zahid Scrape Dealer Dunyapur Road Basti Malook

Khushi Muhammad Scrape Dealer Dunyapur Road Basti Malook

Abdullah Khushi Scrape DealerDunyapur Road Basti Malook

Haji Bashir Auto spare parts shop, multan Road Basti malook since 2012

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 April 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Area reference Archived 14 April 2006 at the Wayback Machine
    Density reference
  3. ^ "Multan District at Glance". Population Census Organization, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  4. ^ Location of Basti Maluk – Falling Rain Genomics

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