Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Haveli Lakha (Punjabi,Urdu: حویلی لكهّا) is a town in Depalpur Tehsil of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located around 180 km (113 miles) south west of Lahore.Haveli Lakha is part of Depalpur Tehsil and is administratively subdivided into three Union councils. Haveli is famous for its Reed Stools and Hubble Bubble which are sent to numerous other cities of Punjab and even to Karachi.[citation needed]According to the 2009 census it had a population of 141,741. Haveli Lakha has been politically significant as it has produced people of such high stature as Mian Muhammad Yasin Wattoo (former Federal Minister of Finance from village Jamal Kot).[citation needed] It is significant for its strategic location as it is the last major town of Lahore Division at the border of Bahawalnagar District, formerly under the State of Bahwalpur. It serves as a major connecting point between Lahore and remote areas of South Eastern Punjab like Haroon Abad, Bahawalnagar, Chisthian and Fort Abbas. Located on formerly Delhi-Multan road, it is also Pakistan's first and key major town from Sulemanki sector border with India. The town remained a strategic point in pre-partition era as it served as road pivot and as a railway junction linking Delhi to Lahore-Kasur-Multan route. However, post partition, it lost its strategic status and have not developed at par with the other towns of the Lahore Division. Town Planning remains one of the biggest challenges of the area.. }
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- Haveli_Lakha abstract "Haveli Lakha (Punjabi,Urdu: حویلی لكهّا) is a town in Depalpur Tehsil of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located around 180 km (113 miles) south west of Lahore.Haveli Lakha is part of Depalpur Tehsil and is administratively subdivided into three Union councils. Haveli is famous for its Reed Stools and Hubble Bubble which are sent to numerous other cities of Punjab and even to Karachi.[citation needed]According to the 2009 census it had a population of 141,741. Haveli Lakha has been politically significant as it has produced people of such high stature as Mian Muhammad Yasin Wattoo (former Federal Minister of Finance from village Jamal Kot).[citation needed] It is significant for its strategic location as it is the last major town of Lahore Division at the border of Bahawalnagar District, formerly under the State of Bahwalpur. It serves as a major connecting point between Lahore and remote areas of South Eastern Punjab like Haroon Abad, Bahawalnagar, Chisthian and Fort Abbas. Located on formerly Delhi-Multan road, it is also Pakistan's first and key major town from Sulemanki sector border with India. The town remained a strategic point in pre-partition era as it served as road pivot and as a railway junction linking Delhi to Lahore-Kasur-Multan route. However, post partition, it lost its strategic status and have not developed at par with the other towns of the Lahore Division. Town Planning remains one of the biggest challenges of the area.".