Wazirabad
is an enormous industrial Hub cum city located in Punjab, Pakistan.
Wazirabad is situated on the banks of the Chenab River nearly 100
kilometres north of Lahore on the Grand Trunk Road. It is 45 kilometres
from Sialkot, 30 kilometres from Gujranwala and about 12 kilometres from
Gujrat. The city of Wazirabad is the headquarters of Wazirabad Tehsil,
an administrative subdivision of the district, the city is itself
subdivided into 5 Union Councils.Wazirabad City is located near the
south banks of the Chenab River.
The town saw a decline in
its population at the beginning of Sikh rule when it was taken over by
Charat Singh around 1760 together with other towns in the District. but
Sardar Gurbaksh Singh Warraich and his son Jodh Singh restored its glory.
Maharja Ranjit Singh occupied the town in 1809 and Avitabile was appointed
as the Nazim of the city. He built an entirely new town, with a straight
broad bazar running through it, and side streets at right angle.
The
famous singer Aatif aslam is from Wazirabad City But now lives in Lahore.