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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

The Manchester of Pakistan

The Manchester of Pakistan: (Formerly Lyallpur) This city has a population of 1,977,246 and is located in North East Pakistan. Thee city is in a cotton and wheat-growing area. It is an important transportation and commercial center, especially for grains, cloth, and ghee (clarified butter). Manufactures include textiles, pharmaceuticals, chemical fertilizer, bicycles, textile machinery, hosiery, flour, sugar, vegetable oil, and soap. The city was founded by Sir James Lyall c.1895 and named in his honor. Punjab Agricultural Univ., several colleges affiliated with the Univ. of Punjab, and numerous experimental farms and cattle-breeding stations are in Faisalabad. It is often refered to as the Manchester of Pakistan. The city was founded in the 1890s by Sir Charles James Lyall, lieutenant governor of the Punjab.
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