Hakla

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Village in Punjab, Pakistan

Hakla

Hakla Pind

Village

Coordinates: 32°46′0″N 73°55′0″E﻿ / ﻿32.76667°N 73.91667°E﻿ / 32.76667; 73.91667
Country| Pakistan
Region| Punjab
District| Gujrat District
Tehsil| Kharian
Elevation

| 262 m (862 ft)
Time zone| UTC+5 (PST)

Hakla (sometimes spelt Haklah) (Urdu: ہکلہ) is a village located in the Gujrat District of the Punjab province of Pakistan.It is a part of the Panjan Kissana Union Council. It comes under the administration of the Kharian Tehsil.[citation needed]

## Geography[edit]

It lies midway between Lahore and Islamabad near Grand trunk road.[citation needed]

## Economy[edit]

Until the late 1970s agriculture and the army were the predominant occupations. Then until the mid-1980s many workers found jobs in the Middle East, especially Bahrain and KSA. Later Hakla people began working and living in Europe, mainly Greece, France, Italy, Spain, Germany and England. Some are well settled in the US and Canada. Irrigation-based agriculture operates.[citation needed]

## Transport[edit]

During the historical epoch of British colonial rule, Hakla occupied a significant position within the Punjab province, earning renown for its agricultural prowess, notably in the cultivation of wheat and cotton. The British administration played a pivotal role in the region's infrastructural development by constructing a railway line that facilitated connectivity between Hakla and other areas in the Punjab region.[citation needed]

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