Basti Maluk

Basti Malook is a town in the Multan District, Punjab, Pakistan. Basti Malook, its localities and sub-towns comprise a population of around 20,000. It is located at and an altitude of 119 meters.
Basti Malook is situated 35 km south of Multan. Dunyapur is located to its east, and Shujabad to its west, well known for its mangoes. To its south is the settlement of Makhdoom Aali. This place is known for its Sohan Halwa.

History

Before partition, Basti Maluk and surrounding areas were largely unpopulated and consisted of uncultivated land. In order to start cultivation in this area, in 1930 British Raj settled a large number of agricultural families here. Some of them were migrated from Salt Range i.e. Khushab, Jhelum, etc. Among these families which migrated here were Awans.

Educational institutions

Some government education institutions are govt high school for boys, govt high school for girls, Govt degree college for women. There are many schools and colleges in this area including:

Al-Siraj Public Girls High School
PF Cadet School
The Country School Ujala Campus
Mujahid Model School
Ibn e qasim comrade college
Fort Education System
Vision college
The Educators School System
Dar-e-Arqam School System
Azeem College of Technology

Business centre

This area was totally agricultural before 2010 but since then it has gained business popularity in a short time. Now it is one of the business platforms for the businessmen. Now it is totally commercial area. The main cause of its popularity is that this town is situated at the multan lodhran highway. It also connects 4 main cities. So it is center of these cities.