Vehari the Agri based city of Pnjab province

Vehari is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city, which is the capital of the district and tehsil of the same name is located at an altitude lies about 100 kilometres from the regional metropolis of Multan and about 25 kilometres north of the river Satluj . the southernmost of the five rivers of the Punjab region. A headworks of canals is located on this river near Luddan on the Luddan-Vehari canal providing irrigation water to both banks of the river, which includes the upper fringes of the Cholistan Desert.

Agriculture

Vehari is known to be city of Cotton. The summer in Vehari is very hot, but the weather becomes much more pleasant between October and February. Light rainfall leaves the land generally arid and dusty, but the country's agricultural products include mangoes in the summer and guava and other citrus fruits in the winter. Vehari is considered the capital of cotton growing in this part of Pakistan, with dozens of cotton processing factories and cottonseed oil manufacturing plants, and sugarcane farming and processing is also common.

Transport

Vehari is located on the southern alternate route of both railway and road between Multan and Lahore, the capital of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The northern route is the main route. Both of these routes run roughly in a northeasterly direction, almost parallel to each other and only 20 to 30 miles apart at any given point. A section of the railway between Multan and Lahore is electrified on the main line between Khanewal and Lahore. The Vehari route goes to Lahore through the famous religiously renowned city of Pakpattan, where the Sufi Saint Fariduddin Ganjshakar is buried. Thousands of pilgrims come annually to Pakpattan for the saint's Urs celebration which include all sorts of festivities. Baba Fareed's poetry has been included in the religious texts of the Sikh religion.

Notable people

• Mian Mumtaz Daultana(late), was an active member of Pakistan Movement, 2nd Chief Minister of Punjab.
• Mian Khurshid Anwar (late), was the founder of Vehari District.
• Tehmina Daultana, a renowned activist of Pakistan Muslim League (N), an X-minister of State.
• Waqar Younis Maitla, former captain of Pakistan Cricket team.
• Waseem Ahmed former captain of Pakistan National Hockey Team.
• Major Tufail Mohammad Shaheed 2nd Nishan-e-Haider
• Mian Taj ul Malook Qureshi(late)Ex Deputy Commissoner Sheikhupura,was the Land lord of Vehari,active member ofPakistan Muslim League (N)