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 Village

Chak Bakhtawar
چک بختاور
Chak Bakhtawar Road Sign
Chak Bakhtawar
چک بختاور
Chak Bakhtawar on World's Map
Coordinates: 32.829240°N 73.964443°E / 32.829240; 73.964443
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictGujrat
TehsilKharian
P/OChak Bakhtawar
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total5,000
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Calling code0537

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

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