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

Demography

Punjabis form an ethnic majority in the city, belonging to different tribes — Punjabi–Kashmiris and Rajputs are dominant in the urban area; with several Gujjar and Jatt clans being dominant in the rural areas. Others tribes such as the Awan, Arain, Khokhars, and Gakhars 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 is also a significant amount 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.[2] It was later renamed Daska as it is das ("ten") koh (Mughal unit of distance) from Sialkot, Pasrur, Gujranwala, and Wazirabad.[3] 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.[4] Daska was later repopulated during the Sikh era.[5] Daska was captured by Ranjit Singh in 1802 and made part of the Sikh Empire.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

21st century

In January 2025, the Government of Punjab demolished the Ahmadi worship building constructed by Muhammad Zafarullah Khan.[9][10]

Notable People

References

  1. ^ "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities". PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities. citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Gazetteer of the Jhang District: 1883. 1883.
  4. ^ Gazetteer of the Jhang District: 1883. 1883.
  5. ^ Gazetteer of the Jhang District: 1883. 1883.
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ Nijjar, Bakhshish Singh (1996). History of the United Panjab. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN 978-81-7156-534-4.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Gabol, Imran (18 January 2025). "Ahmadi worship place in Sialkot built by ex-FM Zafarullah Khan razed". DAWN.COM.
  10. ^ Chakraborty, Debdutta (19 January 2025). "Pre-Partition Ahmadi mosque demolished by Maryam Nawaz govt. Pakistanis call it 'religious tyranny'". ThePrint.


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