Okara District

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Okara District (Punjabi and Urdu: ضلع اوكاڑہ) is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. It became a separate district in 1982, prior to that it was part of Sahiwal District. After the decline of the Mughal Empire, the Sikh Empire invaded and occupied Sahiwal. The Muslims faced restrictions during the Sikh rule. During the period of British rule, there was an Okan forest where the city has been built. The city is a relatively new agricultural city. The settlement's name "Okara" actually originated from word "Okan" (a lush green tree with needle-like leaves). The Okan Tree gave birth to the word Okanwali (Land of Okan) which ultimately became Okara. During British rule, the area was part of Montgomery District and contained a large saltpeter refinery. At independence in 1947, one of the two textile mills that Pakistan got was in Okara.