Pakistan City Guide – Karachi, Lahore. Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Quetta
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Economy |
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Gujranwala is a major agricultural
and industrial city of Punjab, Pakistan. The rural areas around Gujranwala produce
a large variety of agricultural goods; the main crops are wheat, potatoes, barley
and pearl millet. The Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) shares
a building with the zonal and circle offices of Habib Bank Limited, United Bank
Limited, Allied Bank Limited and State Bank of Pakistan.
Gujranwala's industrial areas have numerous textile mills, cutlery
manufacturing and large agricultural processing plants. The major exports include
rice, sugar, textiles, carpets, glass goods, medical equipment, leather products,
metal utensils, agricultural equipment, and automotive machinery parts as well as
producing machinery for military uses. The main source of energy is a hydro-electric
project on the Chenab River.
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Education
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There are several colleges affiliated
with the University of the Punjab which also operates a main campus offering courses
such as LLB, BCom, MCom, and MBA. There is also the Rachna Engineering University
in Gujranwala.
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Sports |
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The main sport in Gujranwala is wrestling;
this city has always been famous for its Pehlwans (wrestlers) in Pakistan, which
is why the city is also called Pehlwanon Ka Shehar (City of Wrestlers).
The main sports are cricket, kabaddi, wrestling, hockey, soccer. This city is also
home to the international-standard Jinnah Cricket Stadium.
Transport: Gujranwala is a major center of rail, highway and river transportation.
It has a dry port for the export of local products to the rest of the world. The
nearest airport is the newly-built Sialkot International Airport.
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