Heat records were broken in Multan in June 1993, when the mercury was reported to have risen to.

He was one of the atomic scientists who attended the famous Multan meeting in 1972 where he has privileged to meet personally with Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

The twelve divisions of West Pakistan province were Bahawalpur, Dera Ismail Khan, Hyderabad, Kalat, Khairpur, Lahore, Malakand, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi, and Sargodha ; all named after their capitals except the capital of Malakand was Saidu, and Rawalpindi was administered from Islamabad.

In 1841 he was appointed colonel and aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria, and played a distinguished part in the Second Anglo-Sikh War ( 1848 – 49 ), as second in command at the capture of Multan.

By 1973, then Major General Zia was commanding the 1st Armoured Division at Multan.

He was then promoted as Lieutenant General and was appointed commander of the II Strike Corps at Multan in 1975.

It was during this time that Zia invited Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as the Colonel-in-Chief of the Armoured Corps at Multan, using his tailor to stitch the Blue Patrols of his size.

He was arrested by Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's government at Multan in November 1973 and described Bhuttos government as " the worst kind of dictatorship ".

This remained the highest ever by an Indian until it was eclipsed by Virender Sehwag's triple ton against Pakistan in Multan in March 2004.

In the 1950s, Rawalpindi was smaller than Hyderabad and Multan, but the city's economy received a boost during the building of Islamabad ( 1959 – 1969 ), during which time Rawalpindi served as the national capital and its population increased from 180, 000 at the time of independence to over 4. 5 million in 2007.

Muzzafar Khan Saddozai was the last Muslim governor of Multan of Durrani Empire, He was defeated by the Hindu General of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Diwan Chand who destroyed the Durrani forces in Multan in 1818 and to celebrate the Victory destroyed the Mosques and Shrines of Muslim nobles.

The Ghanta Ghar Multan or Clock Tower of Multan in Pakistan was named Ripon Building and hall of same building was named Ripon Hall.

Another alternative was a route through Serhetabat, Shindand, Delaram, Kandahar, Quetta, Lora Lai, Dera Ghazi Khan and Multan.

In February, 1937 Lieutenant Colonel AFP Christison MC, was appointed commander of the 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment in the Multan area of the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province.

Having been appointed as consulting engineer to the Punjab resident and Council of Regency, in 1848 Napier was again called into action, to direct the siege of Multan.

In September 1848 he was wounded in the attack, but managed to be present at the successful storming of Multan on 23 January 1849 and the surrender of the fortress of Chiniot.

( James Duffield Harding ) Sheikh Imam-ud-din was the governor of Kashmir under the Sikhs, and fought on the side of the English in the battle of Multan during the First Anglo-Sikh War ( 1845-46 ).

Muslim rule in the subcontinent began in 8th century CE when the Arab general Muhammad bin Qasim conquered Sindh and Multan in southern Punjab in modern day Pakistan, setting the stage for several successive invasions from Central Asia between the 10th and 15th centuries CE, leading to the formation of Muslim empires in the Indian subcontinent such as the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal Empire.

During the late 14th century, Islamic warlord of Turco-Mongol descent Timur the Great conquered much of western and central Asia. He subjugated Multan and Dipalpur in modern day Pakistan and in modern day India left Delhi in such ruin that it is said for two months " not a bird moved wing in the city ".

Along the way his army conquered the Malli clans ( in modern day Multan ), reputed to be among the bravest and most warlike peoples in South Asia.

In 965 CE, Multan was conquered by Halam b. Shayban, an Ismaili da ' i. Soon after, Multan was attacked by Mahmud of Ghazni, destabilizing the Ismaili state.

The legend goes that the first mosque ever built in Multan was the Jamia Mosque which was constructed on the orders of General Mohammed Qasim, who conquered Multan in 712AD.

Massacres of Ismailis: In 965 CE, Multan was conquered by Halam b. Shayban, an Ismaili da ’ i. Soon after, Multan was attacked by the Ghaznavids, destabilizing the Ismaili state.

Aided by disunity among the Afghans, the Sikhs conquered the cities and provinces of Peshawar and Multan from them, and also incorporated the states of Jammu and Kashmir into their empire.

In 711 – 713 AD, Arab armies from the Umayyad caliphate of Damascus conquered Sind and advanced into the present-day southern Punjab, occupying Multan, which was later to become a center of the Ismaili sect of Islam.

In 1758, the Marathas under Raghunathrao captured Multan along with Lahore, Attock, Peshawar and Kashmir.

The Johiyas are still present all along the banks of the Sutlej, from the edge of Wattu territory nearly as far down as the confluence with the Indus river through the Bahawalpur and Multan Divisions of present-day Pakistan.

The Punjab Government decided in 2005 to replace two-stroke three-wheelers with CNG-fitted four-stroke rickshaws in Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi and Gujranwala.

The airline's secondary bases include Peshawar, Faisalabad, Quetta, Sialkot and Multan, from which it connects the metropolitan cities with the main bases, the Middle East, Europe, and the Far East.

During the first Afghan War, the Nawab assisted the British with supplies and allowing passage and in 1847-8 he co-operated actively with Sir Herbert Edwardes in the expedition against Multan.

Meanwhile, Ogedei continued with Mongol invasions into the Indian subcontinent, temporarily investing Uchch, Lahore and Multan of the Delhi Sultanate and stationing a Mongol overseer in Kashmir, though the invasions into India eventually failed and were forced to drive back.

" Despite the successes gained by Herbert Edwardes in the Second Anglo-Sikh War with Mulraj, and Gough's indecisive victories at Ramnagar in November, at Sadulapur in December, and at Chillianwala in the following month, the stubborn resistance at Multan showed that the task required the utmost resources of the government.

Soon the capitals of the other provinces, Brahmanabad, Alor ( Aror ) and Multan, were captured alongside other in-between towns with only light Muslim casualties.

Kharak Singh left Jodh Singh Ramgarhia with 600 men to guard the fort of Multan.

Multan features an arid climate with very hot summers and mild winters.

Multan is a commercial and industrial centre, as it is connected with the rest of the country through rail and air including the other industrial hubs such as Lahore, Karachi, Gujranwala, Quetta and Faisalabad.

Multan is heading to ne a capital of a new province with a mew name, May be Multan Province, Saraiki Province or South Punjab Province.

Multan is one of the oldest cities in South Asia, with many tombs, shrines, temples, cathedrals and mausoleums, as well as a historical fort.

Multan has connections with other cities by a variety of means of transportation.

Multan is connected by rail with all parts of the country and lies on the main track between Karachi, Peshawar, Lahore and Quetta.

Multan has a friendship agreement with three cities in the world:

# 1281 Employed by Sultan Mohammad ( Balban's second son ) and went to Multan with him.

The strategic location of Lahore city between the Mughal territories and the strongholds of Kabul, Multan, and Kashmir required the dismantling of the old mud-fort and fortification with solid brick masonry.

Mahmud's first campaign to the south was against the Ismaili Fatimid Kingdom at Multan in a bid to curry political favor and recognition with the Abbassid Caliphate ; he also engaged with the Fatimids elsewhere.

* Multan Cricket Stadium second wicket partnership record: 180 with Ian Bell, 2005 – 06 v Pakistan

Soon after he arrived in Multan he was betrothed to Shaykh's daughter and would have a son with her named Kabiruddin.