Sadiqabad (Urdu: صادِق آباد), (Punjabi: صادق آباد) is a city and capital of Sadiqabad Tehsil in Rahim Yar Khan District, Punjabprovince of Pakistan.[1][2]
It is situated at the border of Sindh and Punjab.
Sadiqabad is the main transport hub between Punjab and Sindh.You can get from here the transport to travel to any city of Pakistan. Sadiqabad is getting stronger economically as well as better in education. There are now at least 5 colleges teaching the higher secondary school level. Iqra Degree girls college is spreading knowledge specially for girls and teaching the classes at masters level. Sadiqabad has always been good in sports.Cricket team of Govt High school have won many times the BISE championships.
Sadiqabad, the most prominent Tehsil of Rahimyar Khan District, is named after Amīr Sadiq Mohammad Khan V of Bahawalpur State. The new city was inaugurated in 1948. The city has an estimated population of 205,797 with the tehsil as a whole having 760,769 inhabitants. Some of the major fertilizer industries are located near Sadiqabad. These include Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited and Fatima Fertilizer Company limited.
Sadiqabad is the largest tehsil of Rahimyar Khan District, covering 865¼ square miles (2249 km²).
Sadiqabad is the most important area of agriculture of Pakistan.
Sadiqabad is located on the main railway line and Shahrah-e-Pakistan, also called KLP road, at 28°18'0" North, 70°8'0" East and is the southernmost city of Punjab province. To the east of Sadiqabad is Rahimyar Khan Tehsil, on the west Ghotki, in the north Rajanpur District and to the south the Indian border. A beautiful canal flows through the city roughly dividing the old and new city.
Sadiqabad is the largest Tehsil of the district, measuring 865¼ square miles (2249 km²). Its boundary starts from the middle of Dandy and Reti railway stations. Extending beyond Adam Sahaba, in length and breadth the Tehsil is about 50 km by 50 km. Famous urban areas of the city are Laghari Colony, Mahajir colony, Jinnah town, Setlite Town, Mazhar Fareed colony,Mian Ghulam Rasool Colony, Public Colony, Arain colony,warrich town, Shahid Colony,Shahzad Colony, Ghafoor Abad, Ali Town, Karim Town the major and important colony of Sadiqabad and Cheema Town etc.
Safflower was introduced as oilseed crop in Pakistan in 1960. It is mainly cultivated in Sindh and Baluchistan Provinces. Total area under this crop was with production of 1129 tones. Safflower research work was started in 1976 at National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad. Being drought tolerant crop it is recommended for planting in rainfed areas. In Sindh it is cultivated on moisture after rice. Safflower seed contains 26-37 % oil. Its oil is most famous for its high.
