Wazirabad
Wazirabad | |
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Place Name: | Wazirabad |
State/Province: | Punjab |
Country: | Pakistan |
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Wazirabad was a town on the [[Grand Trunk Road|Grand Trunk (G.T.) Road] between Gujranwala and Gujrat, Punjab. It lay in Gujranwala District and was also the headquaters of a tehsil of the same name.
Population
- 1901: 18,069
History
It was the headquarters of Wazirabad District until 1851-52 and had a cantonment until 1855 when the later was moved to Sialkot.
Transportation
Rail
- An important junction on the North-Western Railways.
Road
The Grand Trunk (G.T.) Road passed through.