Chishtian

Chishtian is a city in Bahawalnagar District in the province of Punjab, Pakistan, and the seat of the similarly named Chishtian Tehsil. In population it ranks as the 55th largest city of Pakistan, and the 2023 census counted 192,403 residents. The city lies in an arid part of the country: it is classed as having a hot desert climate, with a mean yearly temperature of about 25.9 degrees Celsius and very little rain, roughly 264 millimetres a year. Local education includes the Daanish Schools, a government postgraduate college for girls and a Punjab Group college campus. In 2013 the city saw armed sectarian violence between Sunni and Shia Muslims, and the army was called in to restore order. This entry rests on the English Wikipedia article for the city.