Sialkot, is a city
and capital of Sialkot District located in the north-east of the Punjab
province in Pakistan at the foot of Kashmir hills near the Chenab River. The
city is about 125 km (78 mi) north of Lahore. The recorded history of
Sialkot covers thousands of years. Sialkot has, since its foundation, changed
hands from Hindu, Buddhist, Persian, Greek, Afghan, Turk, Sikh, Mughal and
British rule to that of present-day Pakistan. Sialkot was the birthplace of the
second Prime Minister of India, Sri Gulzarilal Nanda
