History of Rahim Yar Khan
The city of Rahim Yar Khan is one of the few cities in the world that are still at their pioneering places since the formation like London and Damascus. It has been renamed customarily amid last 5000 years, first available (on record) name was AROR or ALOR, and then it became City of Pattan, Phul Wada, Noshehra and now Rahim Yar Khan. The ancient tower of Pattan Minara is standing just 13 km away from city center in the south in its original form however the surrounding lands on its very verge have been allotted to army personnel and Punjabi settlers for agriculture purpose, and the water for nurturing of lands is damaging the underground pedestal of this great monument and the tower has been entering in the surface gradually. As the ruling clique or administrating authority doesn’t belong to the area nor have any interest with the culture of thousand years old most civilized nation (of its time) of Indus Valley, they are allotting the lands to Punjabis who don’t care the historical heritage, culture, traditions and living styles of inhabitants but their tummies. The monument of Pattan Minara was the most remarkable primordial water route of great Indus valley civilization over the Ghaghra/Hacra River in the days of yore. Traditions assert that the city in the days of its prosperity extended over a hundred square miles. The ancient name of city of Pattan is Alor or Aror, which was the capital of Mousicanus, who, after a brief submission to Alexander revolted and was crucified in 325 B.C. In the 10th century Pattan was rebuilt by the Sumras, whose capital it remained for a long time and renamed it as Phul Wada. According to legends the city of Pattan destroyed due to the wickedness of woman.Virtually two third of district Rahim Yar Khan is covered by the desert of Cholistan or Rohi. Administratively Cholistan is divided between three districts of Bahawalpur division: Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Rahim Yar Khan. Becuz of its warm climate Cholistan is also the domain of most deadly snakes. In all about sixty varieties are found. (Sah-Pivna) or Breath Sucker is supposed to be the most dangerous snake and subject of curious beliefs. It is said not to bite in day time even if held in hand, but at night it crawls in a sleeper's breast and poison its breath (by mingling its breath with that of its victim), striking him with sleeper;s side with its tail, so that awaking he may find no weapon to hand. People in Cholistan usually sleep with a lamp burning in the houses as Sah-Pivna is said to be afriand of light. However, the most delightful aspect of Cholistan is its bird life. The country abounds in birds, such as pigions, peacocks, crows, mynas and larks etc. but the migrant Houbara bustards can also be found after October, which attract hankering hunters from gulf and around the world to the region. Rahim Yar Khan is the capital city of district Rahim Yar Khan. It is striking nucleus extent city located on the south-western verge Punjab, bordering exquisite Rajhastan in south and Sindh in west. City's population is just under three hundred thousand while district have over 3 million. Virtually 40% of people in the region are settlers from Punjab, which occupied nigh on all civil services of all level and commerce of the city, and they have been allotted massive magnitude of rural lands while the denizens are living in peasantry. The district contains four tehsils (cities) "Sadik-a-Bad, Rahim Yar Khan, Liakat Pur and Khan Pur" and ten sub-tehsils (towns). Agriculture is the core source of revenue and the district has quite enormously rich cultivating lands. Cotton is the main crop of district but wheat, rice and sugar cane are also cultivated immensely. Mangoes and cotton goods are main export to the western countries and gulf. Right now Rahim Yar Khan is connected with the world by an international airport, 3rd generation of mobile phone technology and internet. It has bustling bazaars, educational institutes and health centers.