Rahim Yar Khan

Rahim Yar Khan is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the 9th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is the capital of the Rahim Yar Khan District and Rahim Yar Khan Tehsil. The administration of the city is subdivided into nine Union Councils.
History
It has been renamed several times over the last 5,000 years. The earliest recorded name was AROR or ALOR, and then it became City of Pattan, Phul Wada, Noshehra and now Rahim Yar Khan. The ancient tower of Pattan Minarah stands 13 km to the south of the city center in its original form. Ummayads led by Muhammad Bin Qasim conquered the key cities of Uch and Multan after conquest of Sindh. After that Arabs ruled the vast areas of Punjab including Rahim Yar Khan region.
Rahim Yar Khan region was part of Multan province of Mughal Empire. In 1881, Nawab of Bahawalpur gave the city its current name by naming it after his first-born son and crown prince Rahim Yar Khan.
Rahim Yar Khan has had the status of a separate district since 1943. The district derives its name from its headquarters, the city of Rahim Yar Khan, which was known as "Naushehra" until 1881. To avoid confusion with the similarly named city of Nowshera, the ruler of Bahawalpur, Nawab Sadiq Khan IV, renamed it after his first son, Rahim Yar Khan (1877-1881).
Demographics
The population of the city is 504,000 during the 2023 Census.
Education
Litercy rate of Rahim Yar Khan
The literacy rate for persons 15 years or older in the city is 78.6%.
Universities and colleges
Khawaja Fareed Govt. Post graduate College
Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology
Shaikh Zayed Medical College and Hospital
Islamia University of Bahawalpur, RYK campus
Punjab Group of Colleges
Army Public School and College
National College of Business Administration and Economics
RYK.IBA college
Brook Field Group of Colleges
KIPS College
Schools
Radiant way Grammar School
Beaconhouse School System
Lahore Grammar School
Oxbridge Secondary School
Sheikh Zaid Public School
The City School
IIUI Schools RYK Campus
Star Schools of Sciences
MTB Schools and Colleges
National Garrison Cadet School
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Al-Muslim Schools and Girls College
Muslim Scholar Secondary School
Al Shoaib Grammar School
Al Meezan Schools
Punjab Daanish School (Boys/Girls) Rahim Yar Khan
NIMS School System
Moazzam-Ur-Rehman Public School
Academies
KIPS Academy
Star Academy
A-One Academy
The Standard Academy of Science
Inspire Academy
M Academy
Punjab Academy
Iqra Academy
AAK Academy
The Social Science Academy
Transport
Airport
Shaikh Zayed International Airport is located in Rahim Yar Khan. It serves the people of city with domestic and international flights. There are daily flight from this airport to Karachi, twice in a week to/from Lahore, and once a week to Islamabad.
Railway
Rahim Yar Khan is connected with rest of the country by rail. The Rahim Yar Khan railway station is a major railway station of Pakistan Railways on the Karachi-Peshawar Railway Line.
Notable people
Aima Baig, singer
Shafqat Mahmood, politician
Muniba Mazari, activist
Talha Chahour, actor
Chaudhry Mahmood ul Hassan, politician from Rahim Yar Khan constituency, Member Profile, Provincial Assembly of Punjab (2013 - 2018)
Saima Akram Chaudhry, pakistani screenwriter
Asim Saleem Bajwa, Lieutenant general (Pakistan)
Abdullah Darkhawasti, Pakistani Sunni Islamic scholar
Fida-Ur-Rehman Darkhawasti, Pakistani Islamic scholar, academic and politician
References
Bahawalpur Division
Cities in Punjab (Pakistan)
Populated places in Rahim Yar Khan District
Populated places in Punjab, Pakistan
Rahim Yar Khan District