Dera Ghazi Khan Division



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Economy

Agriculture


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Agriculture in Dera Ghazi Khan

Dera Ghazi Khan is located in rich agricultural land with cotton, wheat, sugarcane, rice, tobacco being the major crops grown. Dera Ghazi Khan is also well known for its dates. The district is now connected by railroad with other parts of the country including Multan, Lahore, Karachi and Quetta. The railway was built by the British before the partition of India.

Large industries


The prominent employers in Dera Ghazi Khan are the D. G. Khan Cement Company LimitedPakistan Atomic Energy Commission, the Al-Ghazi Tractors and Rahim Bux textile Mills. It is considered that these companies, along with various other flour mills, companies in the cotton, chemical and textile industries, as well as rice, sugar, and ghee mills, form the backbone of the Pakistan's economy. However, private sector investment is increasing rapidly and a large number of private banks and national corporations are offering their services in the city. The city also has an oil refinery owned by OGDC located in the Sulaiman mountain, near Taunsa. In addition to this there are also many oil rigs owned by the Dewan Group located in the tribal areas.

Dera Ghazi Khan is also famous for the production of automotive oil,air and fuel filters. Advance Auto Filters is one of the leading filters manufacturing industry in country.


Foreign Remittances


Due to lack of industries and job facilities in the city, large numbers of people work in other countries mostly is GCC (Arab countries).and they share large amount in foreign remittances.There is a strong demand of night landing facility and direct flights from Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Qatar to and from D.G.Khan International Airport.

Real estate


The property and real estate businesses have very much progressed in the past few years. New housing schemes near Sakhi Sarwar road, Jampur road and Multan road have been established with all modern facilities.

Hotels and restaurants


There are many hotels in the city like the Shalimar Hotel, Pakeza Hotel, Ajwa Hotel, Indus Hotel, D.G. Hotel, Mola Bux Hotel, Mugel_e_Azam Hotel, Alsarwar Hotel, Madina Hotel etc. Moula Bux Hotel is the oldest hotel in the city and it was established in 1935 and now they made Pakeeza Hotel and Kashif Bakers etc.

Markets


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Travel Mark Plaza, Dera Ghazi Khan

The following shopping Markets/Centres are situated in the city:


  • Model Bazaar is a new and modern bazaar at jail road in the city.

  • Pathar Bazaar is considered as the oldest bazaar in the city.

  • The Grain market of Dera Ghazi Khan is renowned in the south Punjab. Mostly, farmers and traders of the region are affiliated with the grain market. Cotton, rice and wheat are the major crops of the area.

  • Rani bazar is a business center situated in city Dera Ghazi Khan. All kinds of jewellery and beautiful dresses for ladies are available in this market. Mostly ladies purchase their items from this market.

  • The cloth market is a business centre of the city and situated in Saddar Bazar near Committee Gollai.

  • The garments market is a business centre of the city located in Block-10 behind Govt. City High School and situated in Rani Bazar near Committee Gollai.

  • The electronic market falls within the middle of the city, near the Gollai Committee.

  • The medicine market is situated near the Civil Hospital Dera Ghazi Khan. All kinds of medicine are available from the market. Traders supply a variety of medicines for consumption by the populace.

  • The vegetable and fruit market is situated within the area near the Faridi bazar. A huge quantity of apple, apricots (khubani), plums(aalubukhara) and other vegetables are brought in this market from Baluchistan and from there are supplied to the other districts the of Punjab province.

  • The mobile market is a big market in the heart of Dera Ghazi Khan. Every type of mobile phone and mobile-related shops are in this area.

  • The Mowaish Mandi is held in Shah Saddar-Din.

  • The spices industry Diamondstar Salt & spices is the famous name in spice industry in Dera Ghazi Khan.

Transportation

Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport


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Dera Ghazi Khan international Airport

Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport is over 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the city of Dera Ghazi Khan It is near D.G. Khan Cantt. It has a single, double-sided runway. It was built in 1996.

The airport provides flights to MultanLahoreKarachiIslamabad. Because of high demand, it has been operating flights to and from Dubaisince 2008, making it an international airport. The traffic to and from most airports is usually high, although flights to Karachi, especially, get a large number of passengers. From November 2012 Shaheen Air started its operation from this airport. In 2013 Air Indus also began its flights from this airport. FlyDubai agreed to start flights from the D.G. Khan International Airport if night landing facility is provided. Although it is international airport, a night landing facility is still not provided.


Airlines and destinations


Airlines

Destinations

Pakistan International Airlines

Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Bahawalpur, Dubai, Jeddah

Shaheen Air

Karachi [begins 28 October 2012]

Air Indus

Karachi [begins 2013]

FlyDubai

Dubai [soon]

Road


The city is well connected with whole country by road. It is the only city in country which is at the cross of two National Highways: N70 Quetta to Lahore and N55 (Indus Highway) Karachi to Peshawar. Indus Highway, which connects the country from Karachi to Peshawar, and National Highway from Gowader to Lahore passed through Dera Ghazi Khan.

The M-5 Motorway is a planned four-lane motorway that will link Multan with Dera Ghazi Khan. It will be constructed after the completion of the M-4 Motorway. The M-6 is a planned four-lane motorway that will link Dera Ghazi Khan with Ratodero. It will be constructed after the completion of the M-5 Motorway Daewoo Express Bus Service, Faisal Movers and other bus services operate from the city to the entire country.


Pak China Link Road Via D.G.Khan


"The project will help save time, cost and freight charges, as it is the shortest route between China, the Middle East and European countries through Gwadar port.Pak China Link Road will cross through D.G.Khan The prime minister said a Chinese delegation would arrive in Islamabad Monday to review the proposed economic corridor project. He added that special economic zones would be established in D.G.Khan and along the economic corridor, and that Chinese companies have shown willingness to set up industries in the zones. Gwadar port has the potential to become a free port, adding that a special status like of Hong Kong could be awarded to Gwadar.

Rail


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Railway Station, D.G. Khan

Dera Ghazi Khan is connected with the country through Chiltan Express and Khushal Express trains.



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