Shorkot

Shorkot, is a city in the Punjab, Pakistan. It is also a capital city of Shorkot Tehsil in Jhang district. It is located at 30°30'N 72°24'E with an altitude of 131 metres (433 ft). The city is famous for the tombs of Sufis Sultan Bahoo, Syed Bahadur Ali Shah, Shah Mehmood Ghazi (also known as "Ghazi Pir") and Syed Mehboob Alam Shah Gilani. The tomb of the latter is in the centre of the town. He was born in king Jahangir's era and died in 1079 (Hijri), at the time of Aurangzeb.king Aurangzeb came to see him at shorkot and after a meeting become his disciple.and granted vast tract of land around the shorkot to the family of Syed Mehboob Alam Gillani.Later king Shah Alam II built a tomb of PIr Mehboob Aalam which is great symbol of Mughal architecture is still exist in the centre of the city.