Sargodha Divisional headquarter of Punjab province of Pakistan
Short brief history of Sargodha, Punjab (Pakistan)
Sargodha , is administrative center of Sargodha District of the Punjab province, Pakistan. Sargodha is the 11th largest city of Pakistan and 5th largest in Punjab.
Sargodha itself is located 206 km (128 miles) from Lahore the second largest city in Pakistan and 244 km (152 miles) from the capital Islamabad.
Sargodha is located in the north-east of Pakistan. It is known as
Pakistan's best citrus-producing area. It is an agricultural trade
centre with various industries. Sargodha is one of the few planned cities in Pakistan, the other being Gawader, Jauharabad, Dera Ghazi Khan, Faisalabad and Islamabad.
Pakistan's largest Airbase, PAF Base Mushaf (formerly PAF Base Sargodha), is situated in Sarghoda and hosts the headquarters of the Pakistan Air Force's
Central Air Command. The airbase is also home to the Combat Commanders
School (CCS), formerly the Fighter Leader's School, an elite training
facility for training Pakistan Air Force pilots in fighter tactics and
weapons.
The term Sargodha has its origins in the words Sar, meaning pond (Talab), and Godha, meaning Sadhu(Baba).
Sargodha was a small town at the beginning of the British Empire but, due to its geographical location, the British Royal Air Force built an airport there. It took on greater importance after the Independence of Pakistan for the Pakistan Air Force. Shahpur, which is now a tehsil of Sargodha district, was the district at that time. Most parts of the tehsil Sillanwali and Kirana Hills region were part of Jhang district and were included later during the British Raj in the Sargodha district.
The 1965 War
with India on 6 September 1965 meant the city was a prime target for
India, due to the city's close proximity to the neighbouring rival. The
citizens of Sargodha supported the Pakistan Army against the advancing of the Indian Army into Pakistan. In 1966, recognising this bravery, the Government of Pakistan awarded the city of Sargodha as well as Sialkot and Lahore with the award of Hilal-e-Istaqlal.
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