Description
Wazirabad (Urdu/Punjabi: وزِيرآباد) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is famous for its cutlery products, it is known as the city of cutlery and is also quite famous for its foods. The city was founded by Wazir Khan, the governor and later, Grand Vizier of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 17th century. The town was taken over by Charat Singh around 1760 together with other towns in the District. Maharaja Ranjit Singh occupied the town in 1809 and Avitabile was appointed as the Nazim of the city. In 1855, Jarral Rajputs of Rajouri Own Saman Burj Wazirabad ruled Wazirabad as a Royal Family. He built an entirely new town, with a straight broad bazaar running through it, and side streets at right angles.
Inside the Old City, the First Residential Complex was built called Musamman Burj. It was constructed by Ilm ul din, a confidant of Jehangir and was completed in 1636 AD during Shahjehan's Rule. Opposite the Musamman Burj, there is the Main Bazar (Market) which is absolute Wide, is about 2 km long and ends in the South of the City at Lahori Gate. Wazirabad is situated alongside the N-5 National Highway Which connects it to the nearby city District of Gujrat in the north and Gujranwala and the Provincial Capital Lahore in the south. Wazirabad Junction railway station is located in the city which has the Main Line 1 (ML-1) Karachi-Peshawar Line, Khanewal-Wazirabad Branch Line and Wazirabad-Narowal Branch Line.