Sheikhan - Education

Education

There are two Government primary schools for boys in the village. One of which has been serving since before the partition, two Government primary schools for girls, while three private secondary co schools namely Jinnah Cadet School. set almost 6 years before in year 1998, Science School System and Al-Qamar Science Education System making all possible efforts to cope with the state of the art education.

There are students in Engineering (Naval, Nuclear, Telecommunication, Chemical, Environmental Science and Civil etc.), Space Technology, Medicine, Business, Education and almost in every field of the modern age.

This small but the most fertile homeland is proud of her sons having exposure of European Education and Research System.

Khan Ghulam Abid (Urdu: خان غلام عابد) (deceased) was a primary school teacher by profession. He used to be called Mumtaz in his kalam. He actually belonged to the village Bullo (known as Bullo Balocha(n)) situated at the right bank of river Jehlum. He was posted by education department at the primary school Adda Sheikhan as a teacher, but he fell in love with the soil of Sheikhan and chose this land as his homeland and started living here even after his retirement, still his family lives here. He was the teacher and spiritual father of two generations. Being an excellent natured personality, people of all age groups loved him very much. He in fact, tried his best to accommodate/support all the needy people. He urged the community to enhance their moral, social, economical and educational growth. He was the first person on this land who made the people realise their sense of self-respect and educated them to attain the real freedom from feudal lords. This was the only way of life, acceptable for the free nations, he enlightened awareness. He proved himself with his actions, to be an ideal teacher, the best father, an excellent scholar/historian, poet, speaker and simply Master of ALL Trades. His teachings about life are really worth following. He spent much time of his mature age in the company of religious scholars, political leaders, poets, excellent teachers and the reflections of grasped excellent features were expressed on so many occasions by him and his students are trying to opt his practices in their lives.

Besides being an affectionate teacher he was known for his poetry specifically a type of poetry called Noha. Noha is a type of poetry in Punjabi Language in which the miseries (masaaieb) of Ahle Bait specifically Imam Hussain (A.S) in the tragedy of Karbala are stated. He created famous nohas of his time.