The Promised Son — Page 22
22 fully participate in Waqaar-e-Amal [Dignity of Labour] activities. Rabwah Rabwah is a town built on a track of barren land devoid of water and vegetation of any kind. Yet it has emerged as a flourishing centre of culture, learning, industry, and com- merce over a very short period. This is a testament to the determination and discipline of the settlers of this lovely peaceful town. It lies on the Lahore-Sargodha road six miles from Chiniot across the River Chenab towards Sargodha. It is the famous river around which Punjabi consciousness revolves. The Chenab River is formed by the confluence of the Chandra and Bhaga Rivers at Tandi located in the upper Himalayas in India. It flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of the Punjab. The total length of the Chenab is approximately 960 kilometres. The Chenab River holds the same significance for the people of the Punjab as the Rhine holds for the Germans, or the Thames for the English. The railway track passes through the centre of town cut- ting the town into two halves. Initially it comprised an area of just over 1,000 acres. It has grown rapidly since then as