Sadiqabad.....The industrial city!

• Sadiqabad is located on the main railway line and is the southern most city of Punjab province. The Askary Chowk Bridge is located in the centre of the city. A canal flows through the city roughly dividing the old and new city. To the south of the city lies the Indian border.
• Urban areas of the city are Mahajir Colony, Jinnah Town, Satellite Town, Mazhar Fareed Colony, Mian Ghulam Rasool Colony, Arain Colony, Warrich, Shahid, Shahzad, Ghafoor Abad, Ali, Karim and Cheema, and Publice Colony.
• Sadiqabad is located approximately 12 miles from Sheikh Zaid International Airport in District Rahim Yar Khan (Airport Code = RYK). Also, Sadiqabad is located very close to Balouchistan ( via Guddo Baraj )and next to Sindh.

History

Sadiqabad is named after Amīr Sadiq Mohammad Khan V of Bahawalpur state. The construction of the new part of the city started in 1940.

Social life

The culture is mix of three different traditions Siraiki, Urdu and Punjabi. People are religious and conservative. The two main languages are Siraiki and Punjabi but a considerable number of Pathan, Balochi and Sindhi speaking people are settled in the city.

There are two libraries in Sadiqabad The Municipal Library and Jinnah Library. Recently construction of a new auditorium and a sports complex named Ghazi Sports Complex has been completed.

Transport

The city is a major transport hub and is well-served by transport systems. Most of the trains stop at Sadiqabad. Road transport is available for most of the major cities of Pakistan. The Korean company Daewoo has also started a bus service from Sadiqabad to Lahore and to Karachi. The nearest airport is in Rahim Yar Khan about 19 kilometres away from the city centre.

Economy

Sadiq Abad is major local trading hub, it has number of cotton mills and a large plant to produce fertilizers. A Grain market was established in 1948 that has provided employment and prosperity to the area.Two very famous fertilizer companies are also in Sadiqabad that are:

• Fatima Fertilizers
• Fauji Fertilizers

Educational Institutes

This city have very famous educatinal institutes of Pakistan and that are:

Beaconhouse School System

The Educators

Virtual University

Lahore School System

The Knowledge School

FFC Grammer School