Sheikhupura is famous for its quality rice and historical places. The city itself was founded by Moghul Emperor Jahangir more than four centuries ago in 1607, and made district headquarters exactly a century ago (in 1922),
Named then as Jahangirpura, with the status of a royal hunting ground, it was later renamed as Sheikhupura after Emperor Jahangir’s nickname ‘Sheikhu’ given to him by his mother. The district houses some historically significant sites including Sheikhupura Fort, Hiran Minar, mausoleum of Waris Shah at Jandiala Sher Khan, and the National Marian Shrine visited by Christians each year. Until 2005, Janam Asthan Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of the founder of Sikh religion Baba Guru Nanak, was also part of it before it was made a separate district.
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June 1, 2021
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday issued contempt notices to the provincial secretary Planning & Development, secretary Communication & Works and five other officials for misleading the court in a matter relating to delay in construction of Narowal Expressway.
Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan was hearing a petition filed by Shakargarh Bar Association. Minority MPA of PML-N Ramish Singh Aurora also became party in the case by filing a civil miscellaneous application. Advocate Safdar Shaheen Pirzada, on behalf of the petitioners, argued before the court that the government had been deliberately delaying the construction of the expressway despite the fact that a revised PC-I had been approved in April 2018.