Saturday, October 9, 2010

Historical places in Mirpurkhas

  • Chitorri - Historical graveyard with many sandstone tombs of Talpur rulers

  • Kahu-Jo-Darro - Ancient Buddhist archaeological site

  • Jhalori- Ancient village near Jamrao Canal famous for its crops
  • Religion

    Muslims: 86.37%
    Hindus: 12.73%
    Christians: 0.50%
    Ahmadis: 0.27%
    Others: 0.12%

    Famous Personalities

  • Late Dr. HMA Drago (pioneer of the oldest branch of Pakistan Medical Association in Pakistan at Mirpurkhas)

  • Late Dr Ahmad Khan Ahmadani

  • Late Dr Hizbullah Ahmadani

  • Dr Imdadullah Ahmadani

  • Rais Ahmed Khan

  • Shafiq Ahmed Khan

  • Late Professor Abdul Batin

  • Muhammad Mushtaque Khan

  • Dr. Sughra Junejo (Outgoing Nazima; daughter of ex-Prmie Minister Late Muhammad Khan Junejo)

  • Late Dr. Syed Ali Muhammad (Founding Chairman of Muhammad Foundation Trust)

  • Professor Syed Razi Muhammad (Managing Trustee of Muhammad Foundation Trust, one of the prominant educationists in Pakistan)

  • Professor Dr. Syed Zafar Abbas

  • Choudhary Muhammad Rafique

  • Yousuf Laghari (Adovcate General Sindh)

  • Amar Sindhu (Famous Journalist)

  • Fakir Basheer Ahmed Laghari (Great Sindhi Scholar and Writer)

  • Dr. Inayat Hussain Laghari (Great Scholar)

  • Faisal Hussain (Research scholar in Botanist)
  • Society of Mirpurkhas

    A satellite town which is one of posh areas of mirpurkhas . earlier torabad & New Town was considered as posh and elites area but afterwards the city stretched its wings due to urbanization and increase in population elites moved from heart of city to there foam houses like Bashir abad,Jamanshah and Sarhandiabad. inhabitants are peace loving and The city is clean and has many places for leisure like parks, a museum, various tea shops, the Sindh Horticulture Research Institute and Fruit Farm.
    Most of the people in the Mirpurkhas district in rural areas speak the Sindhi language. The following is the demographic composition of the district:

    Private hospitals and Laboratories in Mirpurkhas

  • Ahmadani Clinic (newtown)





  • Nazeer X-Rays & Diagnostic Centre (New Town)





  • Dr.Nazeer memorial Hospital(Umerkot Road)





  • Dr.Naseem memorial Hospital (Gharib Abad Khat Pilot)





  • Muhammad Hospital (largest hospital with laboratory in the region)





  • Muhammad Blood Bank





  • Al-Shifa Medical Center





  • Ameer Eye & General Hospital





  • Ali Medical Center





  • Amna Khatoon





  • Aga Khan Laboratories Collection Point Unit.





  • Al-Noor Medica Center





  • Bhitai Medical Center





  • Maria Medical Center





  • Marie Adelaide Drago Leprosy Clinic





  • St.Teresa's Hospital





  • sharifi unani dawakhana





  • Shah Medial Center





  • Gilani Medical Centre





  • Janjhi Medical Center





  • Al Shahab Homoeopathic Store & Clinic





  • Al Rehman Homoeo Store & Clinic
  • Cellular phone companies in Mirpurkhas

  • Telenor

  • ZONG

  • Ufone

  • Mobilink

  • Warid
  • Railway link of Mirpurkhas

    Mirpurkhas Railway Station is in middle of city . After 40 years a railway link between Pakistan and India is being opened again. A broad gauge line has been laid from Mirpur Khas to Khokra Par, which is the border town from Pakistani Side. The new link now connects Karachi (Pakistan) to Jodhpur (India) by the new train service Thar Express.
    In 2005, work started on converting the metre gauge railway line to Khokhrapar to broad gauge.
    Mirpurkhas Railway Station has one of the longest plateforms in Pakistan.