Larkana
is the fourth largest city in the north-western part of Sind Province, Pakistan and is located within Larkana Distrect .The old name of larkano is chandka which was changed in 1901. In August 2000 Larkana celebrated its hundred years of existence. It is located on the south bank of the Ghar canal, 40 miles south of Shikarpur town, and 36 miles north-east of Mehar.
History
The Imperial Gazetteer of India describes the town as follows:
The Chandka Medical College, is recognized by Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC). The College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) has also established its regional center at CMC Larkana. CPSP, has started conducting FCPS-I, FCPS-II and MCPS Examination CMC, Larkana center since 1999. the results (Passing Percentage) of candidates appearing theory examinations is comparable with other centers of the country.
Famous Schools in Larkana
is the fourth largest city in the north-western part of Sind Province, Pakistan and is located within Larkana Distrect .The old name of larkano is chandka which was changed in 1901. In August 2000 Larkana celebrated its hundred years of existence. It is located on the south bank of the Ghar canal, 40 miles south of Shikarpur town, and 36 miles north-east of Mehar.
History
Main article: History of Larkana
During British rule Larkana became the headquarters of Larkana District and Larkana Taluka, and for a time was part of the Bombay Presidency of British India. The city lay on the route of the North-Western Railway, and the population according to the 1901 census of India was 14,543. The name was taken from the Larik (caste) as Larkana, at that time the chief of the caste was Sardar Saeed Nawaz Larik.The Imperial Gazetteer of India describes the town as follows:
Medical EducationThe country surrounding Lārkāna is fertile and populous, and perhaps the finest tract in the whole of the province: The spacious walks, well laid-out gardens, and luxuriant foliage, have gained for Lārkāna the title of the 'Eden of Sind.' It is one of the most important grain marts of Sind, and is famous for a variety of rice called sugdāsi. There is a large local traffic in metals, cloth, and leather. The principal manufactures are cloth of mixed silk and cotton, coarse cotton cloth, metal vessels, and leathern goods. The town contains a dispensary, an Anglo-vernacular school attended by 80 pupils, and a vernacular school with three branches, attended altogether by 379 pupils. The chief local object of interest is the tomb of Mir Shahzaib Khan Jalbani, according to Nadeem wagan's article who was a military officer of [Mir Danish Nawaz Khan Jalbani], and died in 1735. Of modern buildings the most noteworthy are the Collector's office, a fine domed building with an ornamental Darbār hall; erected in 1902 ; and a neatly-built school and boarding- house for the, sons of zamīndārs, erected by public subscription in the same year. This school has 60 inmates and teaches English and Sindī. The municipality, established in 1855, had an average income of Rs. 46,000 during the decade ending 1901. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 54,000.
Chandka Medical College (CMC)
Chandka Medical College (CMC), a gift from former Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto for the people of Sindh, was inaugurated on 20th April, 1973 as 4th medical college of the Sindh. First Batch of 150 students was admitted in 1973. It was necessary to provide accommodation (hostels) to the students for which Polytechnic Institute Elementary Teachers Training College and Nursing hostel were utilized for boys & girls respectively. Second Batch of 250 students was admitted in 1974. due to shortage of accommodation as a result of increasing number of admissions, one, four story, girls hostel & two boys hostels were constructed,. Now it has six boys hostels and two girls which can accommodates about 1100 students.The Chandka Medical College, is recognized by Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC). The College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) has also established its regional center at CMC Larkana. CPSP, has started conducting FCPS-I, FCPS-II and MCPS Examination CMC, Larkana center since 1999. the results (Passing Percentage) of candidates appearing theory examinations is comparable with other centers of the country.
Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University
The Chandka Medical College is upgraded to a medical university, Shaheed Mohtrama Benazir Bhutto Medical Univeristy (SMBBMU) on 12th April 2008, due to the Herculean efforts taken by Professor Surgeon Sikandar Ali Shaikh, who was principal of CMC at that time and later became the first Vice Chancellor of the SMBBMU.Famous Schools in Larkana
- The City School (Pakistan)
- Govt.Degree College
- SZABIST Intermediate College, Larkana
- SZABIST Institution of Scinece and Technology
- P.V School
- P.C School
- Strathmore School System
- Zubaida Fazal Decent College, Larkana
- Shams High School
- Fauji Foundation School
- Public School
- Saint Joseph High School
- Saint Rose Mary English High School
- Z.A. Bhutto Agriculture College
- Cadet College Larkana
Agriculture
Larkana is surrounded by fertile land in which all kind of fruits and vegetables are cultivated, including potatoes, melons, olives, oranges, peas, carrots, cucumber, mangoes and guava. Some 10 km from the city, sugarcane is cultivated and processed at the sugar mill established in 1990 in Nau Dero village, the birthplace of the former prime minister of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and where Benazir Bhutto was raised.Birdlife
Various kinds of birds roam in the city, including migratory birds coming to the region during the winter from Russia and Siberia. They live on wetlands on the right bank of the Indus River near Mohenjo-daro.Bhutto Family
The area is famous throughout Pakistan for its association with the Bhutto Family.Notable people
- Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto
- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto – former Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Benazir Bhutto – former Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Muhammad Ayub Khuhro – former Chief Minister of Sindh
- Murtaza Bhutto
- Fatima Bhutto
- Nawab Shah Mouhmed Lahori – founder and first chairman of Larkana District Corporation
- Abida Parveen – Sufi singer
- Ehsan Sehgal -Poet,Writer and Journalist
- Sobho Gianchandani - Eminent lawyer and scholor
- Mumtaz Ali Bhutto- former chief minister (sindh)
- Qazi Fazlullah Ubaidullah- former Chief Minister (Sindh )
