Chishtian

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Chishtian چشتیاں‬ Chishtian Shareef
City
Shrine of Sufi saint Shaikh Khawaja Tajuddin Chishti
Municipal Committee logo
Chishtian Location in Pakistan Chishtian Chishtian (Pakistan) Show map of Punjab, PakistanShow map of PakistanShow all
Coordinates: 29°48′N 72°50′E / 29.800°N 72.833°E / 29.800; 72.833Coordinates: 29°48′N 72°50′E / 29.800°N 72.833°E / 29.800; 72.833
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Bahawalnagar
Tehsil	Chishtian
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal Committee
• Chairman	Abdul Razaq Rammay
• Vice Chairman	Malik Muhammad Nasir
Elevation	511 ft (155 m)
Population  (2017)[2]
• City	149,939
• Rank	59th, Pakistan
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	+6
Area code(s)	62350 (ZIP), 063(Landline)
Website	MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE CHISHTIAN

Chishtian (Urdu: چشتیاں) is a city in Bahawalnagar district in Punjab Province, Pakistan. For administrative purposes, it is a part of the similarly named Chishtian Tehsil. It is the 59th largest city of Pakistan by population.

Education

• Daanish Schools
• Government Post Graduate College for Girls

Healthcare

A branch of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre is based in Chishtian.^[3]

Religion

Shrine of Khawaja Noor Muhammad Maharvi in the old area of Chishtian

The city experienced armed sectarian violence in 2013 between Sunni and Shia Muslims. The local authorities called in the Pakistan Army to bring order to the situation, which may have been a reaction to similar violence in Rawalpindi on the preceding day.^[4]

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