Shorkot Cantonment

Shorkot Cantonment
Cantonment
Shorkot Cantonment is located in Pakistan
Shorkot Cantonment
Shorkot Cantonment
Coordinates: 31°25′01″N 72°15′45″E / 31.41694°N 72.26250°E / 31.41694; 72.26250
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictJhang
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Shorkot Cantonment (Urdu: شورکوٹ چھاؤنی) is a cantonment area adjacent to PAF Base Rafiqui, 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) in east from Shorkot city in Jhang district of Punjab province of Pakistan.[1]

It is famous for Pakistan Air Force Base 'Rafiqui'.[2][3]

Shorkot Cantonment Junction railway station is located in this cantonment area.[4]

References

  1. ^ "PAF Rafiqui / Shorkot Cantt". GlobalSecurity.org website. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  2. ^ Kaiser Tufail (1 December 2013). "A walk around the ancient mound". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ Shorkot location on Fallingrain.com website Retrieved 22 July 2021
  4. ^ New train timings Dawn (newspaper), Published 6 June 2011, Retrieved 22 July 2021

30°47′38″N 72°14′21″E / 30.793921°N 72.239162°E / 30.793921; 72.239162


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