Faisalabad (Lyallpur)
Founded in the 1890s as Lyallpur, the capital of the Chenab canal colony, with its clock tower and eight bazaars laid out in the pattern of the Union Jack. The cradle of the 1907 farmers' agitation, and now the textile city of Pakistan.
People
Qawwal of Faisalabad who carried the Sufi songs of the Punjab to the whole world.
Actor from Lyallpur and Peshawar who starred in India's first talkie, founded Prithvi Theatres and began the Kapoor dynasty of Bombay cinema.
Playwright and critic from the canal colonies of Lyallpur who brought modern drama and Marxist criticism into Punjabi.
Forward from Faisalabad, one of the greatest hockey players of his time, who led Pakistan to the World Cup in 1994.
Uncle of Bhagat Singh who led the farmers' agitation of 1907, Pagri Sambhal Jatta, and spent thirty-eight years in exile.
