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Introduction about my native city Taunsa sharif Taunsa Sharif Taunsa Sharif  تونسه شريف  , or  Taunsa , is a  Tehsil  (subdivision) of  Dera Ghazi Khan District  in the  Punjab  province of  Pakistan . The town of Taunsa Sharif is the headquarters of the tehsil.  The town has important Sufi shrines, the most notable is that of Hazrat  Muhammad Suleman Taunsvi . Etymology I t is customary in Pakistan to use the postfix Sharif with the name of any place with a saint is buried, hence, the city is also called Taunsa Sharif. Location Taunsa Sharif is located on the Karachi-Peshawar Highway, which is also known as Indus high way, it is approximately 975 km from Karachi and 600 km from Lahore. Taunsa is also the location of one of the headworks on the Indus River called Taunsa Barrage, located several kilometres south of Taunsa city. Demographics Taunsa Sharif, tehsil of D.G.KHAN has 100% lit...