Welcome to MC MankeraMC Mankera is
the principal town of Mankera, an administrative subdivision of Bhakkar
District, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated about
320 kilometers west of the city of Lahore.
Bhakkar is located in the west of Punjab on the border of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
The mighty Indus River flows on the Western side of the District
which plays havoc during monsoon season and the Jehlum and
Chenab rivers both flow on the eastern side they also sometimes
plays havoc during monsoon season. One third of the land is sandy of
which small portion is irrigated by Thal canal. Rest of the sandy
land is cultivated and is entirely dependent upon rains. People
mostly depend on agriculture which is highly dependent on rain
falls. As such people are poor, backward and traditional. Education
and health facilities are not adequately available.


Mankera today
Mankera's main bazaar (market) has neat rows of shops on either
side. The town has four schools − one high school and one primary
school each for boys and girls. The first primary school has been in
existence for over a hundred years. A special school for disabled
children and the addition of an intermediate college and a commerce
college provide the town with ample resources to educate its youth.
A forty-bed hospital caters to the health needs of the populace. The
famous Jamia Masjid is mostly intact, but disrepair and neglect is
evident. The streets are paved and wide, and the people congenial
and hospitable. Mankera has a rich Indo-Islamic Culture, which is
known as The
colorful culture. u/c gohar wala near 39 km
Transport
The nearest airport to Mankera is Dera
Ismail Khan -
travellers used to be able to catch a flight either Islamabad or Peshawar to
this city and then onto Mankera. However this airport is now out of
use - the only way to get there is by bus. The bus takes 6 hours
from Peshawar to reach Dera Ismail Khan and 7 hours from Islamabad
and 6 hours from lahore. From Dera Ismail Khan it takes two hours to
reach Mankera and from bhakkar it takes a drive of 45 minutes.
The direct Bus service is also available from Lahore. Mankera is
360 km away from Lahore and its located on main Lahore-Dera Ismail
Khan road.
One Can easily get to Mankera through a fast APV car service from
Niazi Adda, but APV car service is from Lahore to Jhang. From Jhang
city, there is a AC and Non-AC bus/van service for Bhakkar and Dera
Ismail Khan. Mankera is just 25 km apart from Chowk Saraiy Mohajir
which occures on MM road (Mianwali-Multan Road), this is the same
road which is from Islamabad to Karachi through Chakwal, Mianali,
Muzzafar Garh, Multan, BahawalPur, Rahim Yar Khan and Hyderabad
|