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City in Punjab, Pakistan

Wazirabad (Urdu/) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Wazirabad District (formerly a Tehsil of Gujranwala District). Famous for its cutlery products, it is known as the city of cutlery and is also quite famous for its foods. Wazirabad is situated on the banks of the Chenab River nearly 100 kilometres north of Lahore on the Grand Trunk Road. It is 45 kilometres from Sialkot, 30 kilometres from Gujranwala, and about 12 kilometres from Gujrat. The city of Wazirabad is the headquarters of former Wazirabad Tehsil (now called Wazirabad District in 2023), an administrative subdivision of the district, the city itself is subdivided into 12 Union Councils.

The city was founded by Wazir Khan, the governor and later, Grand Vizier of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 17th century. The town was taken over by Charat Singh around 1760 together with other towns in the district. Maharaja Ranjit Singh occupied the town in 1809 and Avitabile was appointed as the Nazim of the city. In 1855, Jarral Rajputs of Rajouri Own Saman Burj Wazirabad ruled Wazirabad as a royal family. He built an entirely new town, with a straight broad bazaar running through it, and side streets at right angles.

Built in the british Colonial era, the bridge was constructed to carry the Punjab Northern State Railway over the River Chenab. The First Brick was Laid on 1 November 1871, and completed in 1876, Though Later in 1878 necessary alterations were made.

The Dak chowki (mail station) is an age old monument built by Sher Shah Suri in 1542 A. D. It has now been declared a protected monument and is planned to be restored.

The Forlorn Gurdwara known as Gurdwara Gurukotha is situated in the city, built by the Orders of Ranjit Singh in memory of Guru har Gobind, the sixth of the Sikh gurus (1595 1640), for he stayed in Wazirabad during his long travels preaching through Punjab and Kashmir. The spherical, segmented dome of Gurukotha gurdwara rises in splendour above the skyline of the city and is balanced off by four domes at the corner.

Wazirabad is situated alongside the N 5 National Highway Which connects it to the nearby city District of Gujrat in the north and Gujranwala and the Provincial Capital Lahore in the south. Multiple Dual Carriageway also connect the city to Gujrat, Sialkot, Daska and Gujranwala.

The E3 Expressway or Kot Sarwar–Hafizabad–Wazirabad Expressway is a controlled access expressway that links the N 5 National Highway at Wazirabad with the M 2/M 4 junction near Kot Sarwar, in Punjab, Pakistan. E3 also Connects the City with the Tehsil's Union councils in the nearby areas.