Sialkot
Appearance
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Sialkot is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. In 2016 about 920,000 people lived here. This makes Sialkot the 12th largest city in Pakistan.
Sialkot is also called the "City of Iqbal". This is because Allama Iqbal was born here.
The city has a strong economy. They are responsible for 10% of all Pakistani exports.[1] They are the world's largest maker of hand-sewn footballs. The 2014 FIFA World Cup's footballs were made by Forward Sports, a company based in Sialkot.[2]
It is home to the Sialkot International Airport, Pakistan's first privately owned public airport
Notable people
[change | change source]- Usman Dar, businessman and former politician
- Riaz Kataria, a Pakistani businessperson and industrialist tycoon[3]
- Malik Riaz, property tycoon
- Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal, poet
- Khawaja Muhammad Asif, politician and former banker
- Umar Dar, politician
- Bilal Saed, singer
- Dharampal Gulati, indian businessman born in Sialkot
- Firdous Ashiq Awan, politician
- Mumtaz Kahloon
- Mansha Ullah Butt, politician
- Faiz Ahmed Faiz, poet
- Khawaja Masood Akhtar, a businessman and founder of forward sports
Sister cities
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Pakistan's business climate If you want it done right". The Economist. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ↑ Wake, Damon (June 4, 2014). "The Pakistani women behind the official FIFA World Cup balls make $182 per year each". Sidney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ↑ Razzaq, Ahmed (2023-11-24). "Riaz Ahmed Kataria: Architect of Success in Business and Politics". Medium. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
Other websites
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Sialkot
- Sialkot District Government website Archived 2010-07-21 at the Wayback Machine