Pasroor (Urdu: پسرور) is a city of Sialkot District in
the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 32°16'0N 74°40'0E
with an altitude of 238 metres (784 feet). The nearest big cities
are Sialkot, Narowal and Gujranwala. The city is the capital of
Pasroor Tehsil and is administratively subdivided into two Union
councils
Pasroor was originally called Parasrur after Paras Ram, Brahman, to
whom the town was assigned by its founder ; it is mentioned by Babar
as a halting-place between Sialkot and Kalanaur, and seems to have
once been of considerable importance. It possesses a large tank,
constructed in the reign ofJahangir. To feed this, Dara Shikoh dug a
canal, traces of which are still extant. Nearby are the remains of a
bridge built by Shah Daula.
Government of Punjab has established new local government
system under the Punjab Local
Government Act (PLGA) 2013 after dissolving PLGO 2001. The
Chairman and Vice Chairman
have joined their offices and new local government system
has started functioning.
