Location & industry
Why Gujranwala
A manufacturing city on the historic Grand Trunk Road, in the agricultural heart of Punjab, with a business community that has been organised for nearly half a century.
Location
Between two rivers, on the great road.
Gujranwala lies in central Punjab, between the Chenab and the Ravi. It sits on the Grand Trunk Road, which connects it with the provincial capital Lahore, with Peshawar, and with the federal capital Islamabad. The city is also a divisional headquarters.
Fertile soil and sweet groundwater give the district good yields of its three main cash crops, rice, wheat and sugarcane, and that farm base feeds the city’s rice mills and food industry.
Source: GCCI profile.
Connectivity
By road, rail and air.
Distances and journey times are left out on purpose; the desk will suggest the best route for your visit.
Grand Trunk Road (N-5)
The city stands on the main road connecting Lahore with Islamabad and Peshawar, the historic route between Lahore and the north.
Lahore–Sialkot Motorway
A second, access-controlled road link to Lahore and to Sialkot, another of Punjab’s exporting cities.
Main railway line
Gujranwala is a station on the Karachi–Peshawar main line, which links it by rail to the port city of Karachi.
Two international airports within road reach
Visitors usually fly into Lahore (Allama Iqbal International) or Sialkot International and continue by road.
Industrial heritage
A city of workshops that grew into a city of manufacturers.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh declared Gujranwala his capital before moving it to Lahore. Today the city is known for its metal and engineering trades — utensils, cutlery, sanitary fittings, electric fans and appliances, auto parts and steel goods — alongside textiles, ceramics, plastics and agro-processing.
The city’s traders and industrialists first organised as the Gujranwala Association of Trade and Industry (GATI). The Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce & Industry was established in 1978; its members today come from almost thirty-four business sectors. The Chamber has a tradition of “Made in Gujranwala” industrial exhibitions.
Sources: GCCI profile and exhibitions page.
Sectors
23 major sectors, in six groups.
Engineering & metal
Household & consumer goods
Agro & food
Textiles & floor coverings
Plastics, chemicals & paper
Construction & property
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