Pasrur Explained

Pasrur
Native Name:پسرُور
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
Coordinates:32.2637°N 74.6628°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Gujranwala
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Sialkot
Founder:Chaudhry Matika Bajwa
Leader Title:Assistant Commissioner
Leader Name:Amir Shehzad
Leader Title1:M N A
Leader Name1:Ali Zahid
Elevation M:238
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:102717
Population As Of:2023
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5
Area Code Type:Calling code
Blank Name Sec1:Number of wards
Blank Info Sec1:26

Pasrur (Punjabi and ur|{{Nastaliq|پسرُور) is a historical city of Sialkot District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the capital of Pasrur Tehsil and is administratively subdivided into 26 wards of the municipal committee Pasrur.[2] Pasrur is connected to Narowal, Sialkot, Daska and Gujranwala via multiple roads. The Pasrur railway station has a railway track also passing through the city which connects Parsrur and Sialkot to Lahore via Narowal Junction.

Other important places in Pasrur Tehsil are Badyana, Chawinda, Chaubara, Kingra, Sabz Peer, Chichharwali and Dhodha.

It was founded during the reign of Mughal emperor Babur by a Jatt called Chaudhry Matika Bajwa.[3] Nearby are the remains of a bridge built by Shah Daula.[4]

During the 2025 India–Pakistan conflict, India claimed it had conducted air and missile strikes on Pakistani military radar installations in Pasrur on 10 May 2025. [5] [6] [7]

British era

During British rule, Pasrur became the headquarters of Pasrur Tehsil. The town (which is 18 miles south of the district capital Sialkot) lies on the Sialkot to Amritsar road. The population in 1901 was 8,335. The trade through Pasrur declined, partly through the opening of the North-Western Railway and partly on account of the octroi duties which diverted trade to the neighboring village of Saukin Wind. Hand-printed cotton stuff were the only manufacture of importance.

The municipality was created in 1867. The income during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 7,900, and the expenditure Rs. 7,800. The income in 1903-4 was Rs. 8,000, chiefly from octroi; and the expenditure was Rs. 6,900. The town had an Anglo-vernacular high school maintained by the district board, and a government dispensary.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Punjāb (Pakistan): Province, Major Cities, Municipalites [sic] & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information .
  2. http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=29&dn=Sialkot Tehsils & Unions in the District of Sialkot - Government of Pakistan
  3. Book: 1998 District Census Report of [name of District].: Sialkot ]. 2000 . Population Census Organisation, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan . en.
  4. https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_029.gif Pasrūr Town - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 23
  5. News: 2025-05-10. IAF strikes 11 Pakistani airbases, inflicts severe damage; Targets include Nur Khan, Sargodha, and Skardu. The Economic Times. 0013-0389.
  6. Web site: Bose . Saikat Kumar . "Swift, Calibrated Response": Indian Fighter Jets Bomb Pak Air Force Bases . 10 May 2025 . NDTV . en.
  7. News: 10 May 2025 . Transcript of Special briefing on OPERATION SINDOOR (May 10, 2025) . 10 May 2025 . Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.