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Sakrand Taluka
تعلقہ سکرنڈ سڪرنڊ تعلقو | |
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Coordinates: 26°8′17″N 68°16′23″E / 26.13806°N 68.27306°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Sindh |
Division | Shaheed Benazir Abad |
District | Nawabshah District |
Tehsil Status | 1858 |
Founded by | British Government |
Government | |
• Taluka chairman | Syed Muneer shah |
Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
Population | |
• Town Council | 72,040 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Calling code | 0244 |
Website | http://sba.gos.pk/rev-skd.php http://mysakrand.com |
Sakrand (Urdu: سکرنڈ, Sindhi: سڪرنڊ) is a town in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Sakrand is a taluka of the district Shaheed Benazirabad (erstwhile Nawabshah), about 18 kilometers from the old Nawabshah city. By road it is a three-and-a-half-hour drive from Karachi on National Highway and one-and-a-half-hour drive from Hyderabad on National Highway. It is rich in Agriculture. It is a business town, exporting goods to Hyderabad, Sindh, and Nawabshah.