My Native Town

My Native Town

Dera Ghazi Khan is my native town. It is a small town with a population of 80 thousand. It was constructed in 1910. It has been named after a chieftain Ghazi Khan “Dera Ghazi Khan” means the living place of Ghazi Khan. The present D.G. Khan is situated about 10 miles west of the river Indus.

Dera Ghazi Khan is a planned town. It is divided in to many blocks. The blocks are separated from each other by wide and metalled roads. The streets are wide but are not paved with bricks. Most of the houses are cemented and double storeyed. The number of kaicha houses is very limited. All the houses are clean and well ventilated. Beside the proper city there are two colonies outside the city.

People of my native town are very simple and good hearted. This town produces a lot of raw material. But there is no major industry in the town. So most of the people are farmers or businessmen. People on the whole are poor. But these people are very hospitable. This town has produced such great scholars of Arabic language as Maulvi  Fazal Haque.

My town has two colleges, one for boys and the other for girls. There are four high schools, three for boys and one for girls. Three are also twenty five primary schools in the town. Town hall is a building that is situated in the center of the town. Government college building, District Hospital building, the shrine of mulla Quaid shah and the railway station are place worth seeing. Here we have three gardens. Children`s park is only for the children where they enjoying their evenings. For the entertainment of the people there exist four cinemas also. The bazar of the city are well decorated and the shops packed with the thing of daily use. One can get from here things of every sort. The countryside around the city is very charming and refreshing. The future of this town is very high.