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Basti Malook (Urdu: بستی ملوک) is a town in the Multan District, Punjab, Pakistan. Basti Malook, its localities and subtowns comprise a population of around 20,000. It is located at 29°51′16″N 71°32′11″E and an altitude of 119 meters.[4]

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Basti Malook بستی ملوک
City District
Nickname:  The City of Schools
Basti Malook Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 30°11′52″N 71°28′11″E
Country	Pakistan
Region	Punjab
District	Multan District
Autonomous towns	2
Town Committee	1
Government [1][2]
• Nazim	Doctor Fiaz Hussain
• Naib nazim	Safdar Hussain Sandeela
Area
• City District	25 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation	122 m (400 ft)
Population  (2019)[3]
• City District	72Thousand
• Urban	20,000
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Area code	061

Basti Malook is a town situated 35 km in south of Multan. Duniya Pur is located to its east. There's Shuja Abad to its west, well known for its mangoes. In its south there is another population named Makhdoom Aali. This place is known for its Halwa, the most popular being Munawar ka Sohan Halwa.

History

Before partition, Basti Maluk and surrounding areas were largely unpopulated and consisted of uncultivated land. In order to start cultivation in this area, in 1930 British Raj settled a large number of agricultural families here. Some of them were migrated from Salt Range i.e. Khushab, Jehlum etc. Among these families which migrated here were Awans. Nearst Popular Place Basti Rao Garh, Distance From Basti Malook Round About 7KM Only. Were Well Known Personality Is Rao Sarfraz (Punjab Police), Rao Junaid/Joni (Health Dept), Rao Umar Daraz (Amir) COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus.

Educational institutions

Some government education institutions are govt high school for boys, govt high school for girls, Govt degree college for women. There are many schools and colleges in this area including:

• PF Cadet School
• Mujahid Model School
• Ibn e qasim comrade college
• Fort college
• Vision college
• The Educators School System
• Dar-e-Arqam School System
• Azeem College of Technology

Business centre

This area was totally agricultural before 2010 but since then it has gain business popularity in a short time. Now it is one of the business platforms for the businessmen. Now it is totally commercial area. The main cause of its popularity is that this town is situated at the multan lodhran highway. It also connects 4 main cities (multan, lodhran, shujabad and Dunya pur). So it is center of these great cities.

Banks

The oldest bank in this region is United Bank Limited (UBL) which is serving from many years. Later other banks established in this area are ZTBL (زرعی ترقیاتی بینک), Bank al Habib (بینک الحبیب), HBL, Askari bank limited, Ubank, and NRSP bank.

Shops

Naya Savera, Dunyapur Road, run by Hafiz Ghulam Yasin, a seasoned trader of pesticides and fertilizers.

Sajjad & Co...run by Rana Sajjad Hussain...C.E.O at GFC

Awan Autos run by Zulfiqar Ali since 1994.

Habib Scrape Dealer Dunyapur Road Basti Malook

Sath Zahid Scrape Dealer Dunyapur Road Basti Malook

Khushi Muhammad Scrape Dealer Dunyapur Road Basti Malook

Abdullah Khushi Scrape Dealer Dunyapur Road Basti Malook

Haji Bashir Auto spare parts shop, multan Road Basti malook since 2012

References

External links

• Satellite Images of Basti Malook

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