Pattoki is a town in the Kasur District of the Punjab
province. Pattoki is named after a caste of the Hindus called
Pattwaan. It was a Hindu-Sikh dominated town, famous for its cotton
production and was called The Cotton Queen. After partition the
cotton industry became sick. This city is still a big trade centre
for a number of villages attached to it. The Changa Manga forest is
also 10 kilometres away from Pattoki. Ghehlan nurseries are also 1
kilometre away from Pattoki. Pattoki green market is famous all over
the Punjab.
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.
