PMU - LG&CDD

PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT - LOCAL GOVERNMENT & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Description

Toba Tek Singh (Punjabi: ٹوبھا ٹیک سنگھ, Urdu: ٹوبہ ٹیک سنگھ) is a Pakistan city and capital of Toba Tek Singh District in the Punjab province . It is surrounded by cities of Gojra, Kamalia, Rajana, Pir Mahal and Shorkot.

The city and district is named after a Sikh religious figure Tek Singh. Legend has it that Singh, a kind-hearted man, served water and provided shelter to the worn out and thirsty travelers passing by a small pond ("toba" in Punjabi) which eventually was called Toba Tek Singh, and the surrounding settlement acquired the same name