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Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

What's happening in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan — 2 local stories, 0 community pins, live on the Mappit map.

Mappit's analysis

Geography & Setting

Multan sits in southern Punjab, a few miles east of the Chenab River, on a flat alluvial plain between the Chenab and the Ravi. This is the doorway to the Seraiki-speaking belt that stretches toward Sindh. The climate is a standout: summers regularly push past 45°C, which earned the city its nickname as a "city of dust, beggars, graveyards and heat," as an old Persian-flavored saying has it. Mango orchards ring the city, and the Sher Shah Bridge area to the north-west carries rail and road traffic across the river corridor.

History

Multan claims to be among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in South Asia, with a recorded past stretching back well over two thousand years. Alexander's campaign reached it in 326 BCE, where he was wounded during the siege of a Malli stronghold. Later came Hindu and Buddhist rulers, then the Arab conquest under Muhammad bin Qasim in 712 CE, which made Multan an early Islamic outpost in the subcontinent. It passed through the hands of the Ghaznavids, the Delhi Sultanate, the Mughals, the Afghans and the Sikhs, who took it in 1818. The British annexed it after the 1848–49 siege that followed the rebellion of the governor Mulraj.

The old city still shows the scars and layers: the mound of the ruined fort, the Qasim Bagh, and a street plan shaped by six historic gates.

People & Demographics

Multan is one of Pakistan's larger cities, with a metropolitan population in the low millions. Seraiki is the everyday language of much of the city, alongside Punjabi and Urdu. Since Partition, the city has absorbed migrants and its population has grown steadily.

Economy & Markets

Agriculture drives the region: cotton, wheat, sugarcane and above all mangoes, which are exported widely. Textile mills, fertilizer plants and power facilities add industrial weight. Inside the old city, bazaars such as Hussain Agahi sell blue-glazed pottery, camel-skin lamps, embroidered khussa shoes and the sweet sohan halwa the city is known for.

Culture & Character

Multan is called the "City of Saints." Its shrines, especially those of Bahauddin Zakariya and Shah Rukn-e-Alam, are masterpieces of Multani tilework and brick, glazed in blues and turquoise that gleam against the pale sky. The tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam, completed in the 14th century, dominates the skyline. Sufi traditions shape festivals, music and daily life, and the Seraiki poetic heritage runs deep. Blue pottery and kashi-kari tile craft are living trades.

Current Currents

On 13 October 2026, the Rehman Baba Express derailed near Sher Shah Bridge in the Multan district, according to reports. At least five passengers were reported killed and more than 30 injured. The crash sits on a corridor that has long tied Multan to the national rail network, a line the city has depended on since the colonial era.