Daska
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Daska
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| Country | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan |
| Province | Template:Flagicon Punjab |
| Division | Gujranwala |
| District | Sialkot |
| Tehsil | Daska |
| Government | |
| • MNA(s) | Syeda Nosheen Iftikhar (NA-69 (Sialkot-IV)) |
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| • Rank | 50th, Pakistan |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 052 |
| Number of towns | 1 |
| Postal Code | 51010 |
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Daska (Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, serving as the headquarters of the Daska Tehsil. It is one of the four tehsils of Sialkot District.
Demographics
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 15,375 | — |
| 1961 | 20,406 | +2.87% |
| 1972 | 34,487 | +4.89% |
| 1981 | 55,555 | +5.44% |
| 1998 | 102,883 | +3.69% |
| 2017 | 175,170 | +2.84% |
| 2023 | 228,626 | +4.54% |
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According to the 2023 census, Daska had a population of 228,626.
Punjabis form an ethnic majority in the city, belonging to different tribes — Punjabi–Kashmiris, Mughals/Mirza and Rajputs are dominant in the urban area; with several Gujjar and Jatt clans being dominant in the rural areas. Tribes such as the Awan, Arain, Khokhar, and Gakhar 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 are also a significant number 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.[3] It was later renamed Daska as it is das ("ten") koh (Mughal unit of distance) from Sialkot, Pasrur, Gujranwala, and Wazirabad.[4] 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.[5] Daska was later repopulated during the Sikh era.[6] Daska was captured by Ranjit Singh in 1802 and made part of the Sikh Empire.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9]
21st century
In January 2025, the Government of Punjab demolished the Ahmadi worship building constructed by Muhammad Zafarullah Khan.[10][11]
Notable people
- Fazal Idaho (born 1948) - Pakistani politician
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gazetteer of the Jhang District: 1883. 1883.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nijjar, Bakhshish Singh (1996). History of the United Panjab. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN 978-81-7156-534-4.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gabol, Imran (18 January 2025). "Ahmadi worship place in Sialkot built by ex-FM Zafarullah Khan razed". DAWN.COM.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chakraborty, Debdutta (19 January 2025). "Pre-Partition Ahmadi mosque demolished by Maryam Nawaz govt. Pakistanis call it 'religious tyranny'". ThePrint.
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