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Kallar Kahar, is a town and subdivision (Tehsil) of
Chakwal District in Punjab, Pakistan. It is also capital of Kallar Kahar
Tehsil. It is a tourist destination located 25 kilometres southwest of
Chakwal along the motorway. It is notable for its natural gardens,
peacocks and a saltwater lake. It is 125 km away from Rawalpindi.
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The Katasraj Temple is situated in Choa Saidanshah tehsil (CSS), in 1981
a project was started named as Pak German Project (PGP). There also a
degree and college for Mines diploma. There is a cadet college in Kallar
Kahar named Cadet College Kallar Kahar, functional since 1998; it
produces a variety of professionals, including army cadets, doctors and
engineers.
History
Lying 30 miles southwest of Chakwal on the Chakwal-Sargodha road, Kallar
Kahar is known for its peacocks, for its freshwater lake, and for the
Takht-e-Babri, a flat stage built of stone by emperor Babar to address
his army while coming down from Kabul in the quest of the crown of
Delhi. During his stay at Kallar Kahar, Babar also planted a garden,
which still exists, called the Bagh-e-Safa. In his memoirs, the
Tukht-e-Babri, Babar described Kallar Kahar as a "charming place with
good air" and natural beauty.
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Kallar Kahar Lake
Kallar Kahar Lake is located in Tehsil Kallar Kahar near Kallar Kahar
interchange on Motorway M2. It is a saltwater lake. It is a famous and
popular tourist resort. An Amusement park is located on bank of this
lake. A motel and restaurant of Tourism Development Corporation of
Punjab is also located there.
Leading personalities
Kallar Kahar is the home to Awans, . Chak Misri is a very famous village
of kallar kahar. Chak Misri had a mountains of that Stone is used in TAJ
MAHAL Agra (India). Chak Misri Also had a very famous picnic spot namely
NAROMMI. Chak Misri is Inhabited by Awans and most famous Clan of Chak
Misri is BHARTI (BHARATH).
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MALIK LAL KHAN (LATE) of Sarkalan, the 1st Coal Lease owner of the
Wanhar region was a personality with hundreds of attributes unveiled.
Revered as a mentor, he was an authoritative chieftain of his Jhurwal
and Phulial clans of Awan tribe. Stories of his dictates with his 11
nephews are still of stimulus interest in Wanhar region. Even after 30
years of his death,still his native land, his village Sarkalan, is
branded by his name.Cited as an exemplar for children now-a-days,stories
of his moral stature, selflessness and metal-like hardened leadership of
his whole clan, puts him forward as a personality venerated by elders
and youngsters alike. A custodian of the rural ethics, his life has
become a tale, still serving as a lode-star for the generations to come.
PIR FAZAL SHAH (LATE}, who was the Raees-e-Azam of Wanhar, was awarded
the title of Khan Sahab by the then British government. He was also the
Zaildar (chief) of Wanhar. More than 22 villages were under his
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MALIK SHAHBAZ (LATE) of Buchal Kalan is still venerated as the strong
leader who played an important role in shielding the region against the
onslaught of boorishness by resisting the unchecked opening of cinemas
in the rural areas.
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