Lalian

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title: "Lalian" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["chiniot-district", "populated-places-in-chiniot-district", "cities-in-punjab-(pakistan)"] description: "Town in Punjab, Pakistan" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalian" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Town in Punjab, Pakistan ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
	official_name
native_name
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imagesize	270px
nickname	Lalian
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coordinates
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subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Pakistan
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Punjab
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Chiniot
established_title	Established
established_date	2 February 2009
government_footnotes	tags --
government_type	Tehsil
leader_title1	City Council
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title	Members' List
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title_style
list_style	text-align:left;display:none;
1	•
2	•
3	•
4	•
5	•
6	•
7	•
8	•
9	•
area_footnotes	tags --
elevation_m	171
elevation_ft	564
population_footnotes
population_as_of	2023 Census of Pakistan
population_total	52,542
population_density_sq_mi	auto
timezone	PST
utc_offset	+5
timezone_DST	PDT
utc_offset_DST	+6
postal_code_type	Postal code
area_code_type	Dialling code
area_code	047
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Lalian () is a town in Lalian Tehsil of the Chiniot District in Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at 31°49'21N 72°47'50E at an altitude of 171 metres (564 feet) on the Faisalabad-Sargodha road.

Until 2009, Lalian was a town of Chiniot Tehsil which was part of Jhang District pre-2009. When Chiniot District was formed in 2009, Lalian became its tehsil.

History

Initially, this place was a village with land mainly owned by Lali clan, and a place where different sub-tribes of the Lali clan used to reside. Lalis remain a politically influential clan of the area. Details about the clan are to be found in books named Kulyat-e-Sadiqqui, and Kulyat-e-Lali, by Professor Riaz Ahmed Shad. The author has traced the history of Lali clan and linked them with the great Muslim hero, Tipu Sultan.

The police station of Lalian was established in 1867 during the British rule, the high school was also established during the British rule in 1918 as was the Rural Health Center. It has a technical training center managed under TEVTA and also has a veterinary hospital. NADRA office is shifted to Lalian on 11 July 2011 which is operating near the grain market.

Government

Lalian was formed via town committee along with Garh Maharaja in 1928, and with the establishment of Chiniot District, it became tehsil in 2009.

The overall incharge of the Tehsil is Assistant Commissioner by his designation. The following Assistant Commissioners have served in Sub Division Lalian since its creation. ::data[format=table]

Assistant Commissioner	From	To
Tariq Khan Niazi	10.10.2009	15.08.2011
Sheikh Muhammad Tahir	18.08.2011	26.08.2011
Javed Ahmad Tatla	26.08.2011	11.04.2013
Saif Ullah Gill	12.04.2013	28.08.2013
Azam Kamal	28.08.2013	02.12.2013
Mian Usman Ali	02.12.2013	31.07.2015
Khawaja Muhammad Waqar	02.02.2013	31.08.2015
Kashif Raza Awan	25.08.2016	26.10.2018
Liaqat Ali Kalhoro	27.10.2018	to date
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References

References

1. "Major cities of Punjab, Pakistan (Lalian population per 2017 census)".
2. "Lalian, Pakistan Page".
3. "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jhang (see Lalian under Chiniot Tehsil before 2009)".
4. (2 February 2009). "Chiniot upgraded as district". Pakistan Times (newspaper).

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