Chak Bakhtawar
Chak Bakhtawar (Urdu: چک بختاور), Gujrat District, Punjab province, Pakistan. It lies 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Kharian and 30 kilometres (19 mi) Azad Kashmir border. All of the people are Muslim and belong to the Mughal Family
Chak Bakhtawar چک بختاور | |
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 Chak Bakhtawar Road Sign | |
  Chak Bakhtawar چک بختاور Chak Bakhtawar on World's Map | |
| Coordinates: 32.829240°N 73.964443°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Gujrat |
| Tehsil | Kharian |
| P/O | Chak Bakhtawar |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 0537 |
Sadkal and Bhagwal are nearby villages of Chak Bakhtawar a.k.a. Loharian.
Education
There are two schools in Chak Bakhtawar:
- Government Elementary School Chak Bakhtawar (Boys)
- Government Primary School Chak Bakhtawar (Girls)
Sports
Village resident are keen to play cricket, volleyball and badminton. All three games are played and village has won many tournament and remarkable achievement
Muhammad Adrees, Arslan, Saqib Ali, Atif Saleem are famous athletes that are playing cricket in foreign countries
Notable People
Among many others, Mr Altaf Hussain is one of the notable people from the village who got commission in Pakistan Navy, He has served as Commander North, Military Attache to the Oman Embassy for Pakistan and many other prominent positions. Mr Altaf was the commander of the submarine which carried the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abassi to sail in Open Sea.[1] Mr. Yasir Nazir has completed PhD in Chemistry and now a days working for medicine molecular structure
References
- "Abbasi becomes first Pakistan PM to board submarine in open sea". The Express Tribune. 24 December 2017.