Textile Sector

Sheikupura District is situated in the hub of textile industry & Technical which is in dire need of methodically trained manpower to work as Weaving & Dyeing Masters, supervisors and designers. Besides, they are able to operate and handle the weaving machines as well as processing and finishing of fabric. On the other hand the large numbers of school pass outs are turned out every year and a number of them wish to join textile industry and adapt textile as a carrier. Presently, there is no such institution in Sheikhupura which is catering to the requirement of textile sector. Therefore, the idea of establishing Ali Institute of Technology & Textile was conceived by Mr. Fazal Elahi of Ali Industries who is also the Chairman of Advisory Council of the Institute. The aim of establishing the Institute is not only to provide trained manpower for textile industries but also to provide opportunities to school graduates of Sheikhupura to peruse a carrier in textile sector for gainful employment. Thus they will become a productive member of society and help to improve societal settings in Sheikhupura region.
The institute will also offer programs in other sectors of industry and turn out technicians and junior engineers armed with Diploma of Associate Engineer which will be accredited by Punjab Board of Technical Education Lahore. The Institute will be run under the patronage of Ali Industries and have an Advisory Council consisting of eminent personalities and textile experts of textile sector besides other visionary leaders.
This is a pioneer institution in Sheikhupura meeting the technical human resource requirements focused on textile industries. The Institute will operate in tandem with the industries to produce manpower in accordance with its requirements

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View Larger MapHiran Minar is set in peaceful environs near Lahore in Sheikhupura, Pakistan. It was constructed by Emperor Jehangir as a monument to Mansraj, one of his pet deers
The structure consists of a large, almost-square water tank with an octagonal pavilion in its center, built during the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan; a causeway with its own gateway connects the pavilion with the mainland and a 100-foot-high minar, or minaret.
At the center of each side of the tank, a brick ramp slopes down to the water, providing access for royal animals and wild game. The minar itself was built by Emperor Jahangir in 1606 to honor the memory of a pet hunting antelope named Mansraj.
Unique features of this particular complex are the antelope's grave and the distinctive water collection system. At each corner of the tank (approximately 750 by 895 feet in size), is a small, square building and a subsurface water collection system which supplied the tank; only one of these water systems is extensively exposed today.
Another special feature of Hiran Minar is its location and environment: the top of the minar is perhaps the best place in the province of Punjab to get a feel for the broader landscape and its relationship to a Mughal site.
Looking north from the top of the minar, one can see a patch of forest which is similar to the scrub forest vegetation of Mughal times, while to the west are extensively-irrigated fields, a product of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, but similar in size and appearance to the well-irrigated fields of the Mughal period.

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