Basti-Abdullah

Basti-Abdullah also known as the Abdullah Shaheed 'Town' is a Town situated a short distance from Rojhan in Rajanpur District, the border district of Punjab province in Pakistan.
The town is named after Maulana Muhammad Abdullah and is also noted for being the resting place of Abdul Rashid Ghazi, It is about halfway between Rajanpur to the northeast, and Kashmore to the southwest just off of the Indus Highway.

Etymology

The town, in flat, cotton-growing area and the nearby train station, are both named after Maulana Muhammad Abdullah.

Education

In 2002, a religious school, was established by Abdul Rashid Ghazi, which was named "Madraseh Abdullah Bin Ghazi".
It is a branch of Jamia Faridia University, Islamabad where students are taught Hifz and Tajwid, as of 2021 the seminary has 130 students.

Abdul Rashid Ghazi Grave

The town and the Madrasa came into the limelight on July 11, 2007 when hundreds of people gathered in the town for the funeral and burial of Abdul Rashid Ghazi who was killed when security forces stormed his mosque complex after a week-long standoff.

Railway Station

The Basti Abdullah Railway Station was first established during the British Raj as part of the Great [Indian Peninsula Railway], however it was later incorporated into Main Line 2, and heavy remodeling of the station was completed around 1972 by the Ministry of Railways.

Demographics

Languages

and Urdu are the most widely spoken languages in Basti Abdullah.

Notable residents