Daska

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Daska
  • ڈسکا
  • ڈسکہ
City
Daska
Daska is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Daska
Daska
Daska is located in Pakistan
Daska
Daska
Coordinates: 32°20′N 74°21′E / 32.333°N 74.350°E / 32.333; 74.350
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan Punjab
DivisionGujranwala
DistrictSialkot
TehsilDaska
Government
 • MNA(s)Syeda Nosheen Iftikhar (NA-69 (Sialkot-IV))
 • MPA(s)
Elevation
217 m (712 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • City
175,170
 • Rank50th, Pakistan
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Calling code052
Number of towns1
Postal Code51010

Daska (Punjabi: ڈسکا; Urdu: ڈسکہ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, serving as the headquarters of the Daska Tehsil. It is one of the four tehsils of Sialkot District.

Demographics

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
195115,375—    
196120,406+2.87%
197234,487+4.89%
198155,555+5.44%
1998102,883+3.69%
2017175,170+2.84%
2023228,626+4.54%
Sources:[2]

According to the 2023 census, Daska had a population of 228,626.

Punjabis form an ethnic majority in the city, belonging to different tribes — Punjabi–Kashmiris, Mughals/Mirza and Rajputs are dominant in the urban area; with several Gujjar and Jatt clans being dominant in the rural areas. Tribes such as the Awan, Arain, Khokhar, and Gakhar are also present in smaller numbers.

A significant Pashtun population, mostly from the Kakazai tribe, is found in urban and rural areas, having migrated centuries ago. There are also a significant number of the ethnic Mewati people from Haryana, having migrated there during the partition of India.

History

17th-19th centuries

Daska was founded during the reign of Shah Jahan, and was initially named Shah Jahanabad, according to Mughal revenue records.[3] It was later renamed Daska as it is das ("ten") koh (Mughal unit of distance) from Sialkot, Pasrur, Gujranwala, and Wazirabad.[4] During the Afghan Durrani invasion of the 18th century, Daska was ruined, and its inhabitants were forced to seek shelter in the nearby mud fort of Kot Daska.[5] Daska was later repopulated during the Sikh era.[6] Daska was captured by Ranjit Singh in 1802 and made part of the Sikh Empire.[7]

20th century

In 1929, Daska was the site of Hindu-Sikh riots when Akali Sikhs attempted to seize control of Gurdwara Sant Wayaram Singh. The local Hindu community claimed it was originally built to be a Hindu temple.[8]

In August 1947, 5,000 refugees from surrounding areas gathered at Daska Camp for two weeks before being escorted to the Indian border by the Pakistan Army.[9]

21st century

In January 2025, the Government of Punjab demolished the Ahmadi worship building constructed by Muhammad Zafarullah Khan.[10][11]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities". PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities. citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Commissioner, Pakistan Office of the Census (1962). Population Census of Pakistan, 1961: Dacca. 2.Chittagong. 3.Sylhet. 4.Rajshahi. 5.Khulna. 6.Rangpur. 7.Mymensingh. 8.Comilla. 9.Bakerganj. 10.Noakhali. 11.Bogra. 12.Dinajpur. 13.Jessore. 14.Pabna. 15.Kushtia. 16.Faridpur. 17.Chittagong Hill tracts.
  4. ^ Gazetteer of the Jhang District: 1883. 1883.
  5. ^ Gazetteer of the Jhang District: 1883. 1883.
  6. ^ Gazetteer of the Jhang District: 1883. 1883.
  7. ^ bahādur.), Muḥammad Laṭīf (Saiyid, khān (1891). History of the Panjáb from the Remotest Antiquity to the Present Time. Calcutta Central Press Company, limited.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Nijjar, Bakhshish Singh (1996). History of the United Panjab. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN 978-81-7156-534-4.
  9. ^ Page, Co-Director Media South Asia Project Institute of Development Studies David; Page, David; Singh, Anita Inder; Moon, Penderel; Khosla, G. D. (2002). The Partition Omnibus. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-565850-7.
  10. ^ Gabol, Imran (18 January 2025). "Ahmadi worship place in Sialkot built by ex-FM Zafarullah Khan razed". DAWN.COM.
  11. ^ Chakraborty, Debdutta (19 January 2025). "Pre-Partition Ahmadi mosque demolished by Maryam Nawaz govt. Pakistanis call it 'religious tyranny'". ThePrint.


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