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Choa Khalsa
Choa Khalsa is a town and union council of Kallar Syedan Tehsil, Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. Before 2004, this town or village was a part of Kahuta Tehsil. The town consists of 800 houses. On 1 July 2004, Choa Khalsa became a union council. This region is also generally called Pothohar Plateau.
The word "choa" means water spring, and Khalsa is related to Sikhism. Khalsa is a strict Sikh religious order founded in 1699 by Guru Gobind Singh. The term "Khalsa" is an Arabic word. There are various interpretations to the term "Khalsa. One general meaning of the term is "free from impurities" or "pure". This term is also defined as the land or estate which belongs directly to the king, without any intermediary claims of lords, nobles or farmers to the same in the Rawalpindi District. Some villages go by the name of Dera Khalsa, Thoa Khalsa, or Choa Khalsa. They were so named because they were state owned villages during Sikh rule in Punjab.
Choa Khalsa village is located about 60 km from Rawalpindi city.
It was one of the villages affected by the 1947 Rawalpindi massacres. In March 1947, Pashtun tribals along with the Muslim League National Guard attacked this village, looted, raped and forced local Sikh women to convert to Islam. 150 Sikhs were killed in total. This barbaric attack set in motion a mass killing spree in the whole of the Punjab region. Many Sikh women chose to drown themselves in a well in an act of mass suicide.
Choa Khalsa is center of six union councils.
After Delimitation 2018 Choa Khalsa Circle 6 Union Councils of Kallar Syedan Tehsil comes under NA-58 (Rawalpindi-II), National Assembly.and in PP-7 (Rawalpindi-II) of Punjab Assembly.
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Choa Khalsa
Choa Khalsa is a town and union council of Kallar Syedan Tehsil, Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. Before 2004, this town or village was a part of Kahuta Tehsil. The town consists of 800 houses. On 1 July 2004, Choa Khalsa became a union council. This region is also generally called Pothohar Plateau.
The word "choa" means water spring, and Khalsa is related to Sikhism. Khalsa is a strict Sikh religious order founded in 1699 by Guru Gobind Singh. The term "Khalsa" is an Arabic word. There are various interpretations to the term "Khalsa. One general meaning of the term is "free from impurities" or "pure". This term is also defined as the land or estate which belongs directly to the king, without any intermediary claims of lords, nobles or farmers to the same in the Rawalpindi District. Some villages go by the name of Dera Khalsa, Thoa Khalsa, or Choa Khalsa. They were so named because they were state owned villages during Sikh rule in Punjab.
Choa Khalsa village is located about 60 km from Rawalpindi city.
It was one of the villages affected by the 1947 Rawalpindi massacres. In March 1947, Pashtun tribals along with the Muslim League National Guard attacked this village, looted, raped and forced local Sikh women to convert to Islam. 150 Sikhs were killed in total. This barbaric attack set in motion a mass killing spree in the whole of the Punjab region. Many Sikh women chose to drown themselves in a well in an act of mass suicide.
Choa Khalsa is center of six union councils.
After Delimitation 2018 Choa Khalsa Circle 6 Union Councils of Kallar Syedan Tehsil comes under NA-58 (Rawalpindi-II), National Assembly.and in PP-7 (Rawalpindi-II) of Punjab Assembly.