31°45′N74°14′E / 31.750°N 74.233°E /31.750; 74.233
Kala Shah Kaku | |
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| Country | |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Sheikhupura |
Kala Shah Kaku (also known asKSK) is atown located inSheikhupura District,Punjab,Pakistan. It is part of theFerozewala Tehsil of Sheikhupura District.[1] Kala Shah Kaku is on theM-2 motorway andGrand Trunk Road (GT Road) 19 km west fromLahore.[2] It is the main entry point of Lahore fromPeshawar,Rawalpindi,Sialkot,Kharian,Gujrat,Jhelum,Wazirabad andGujranwala via GT Road. It was earlier famous due toPakistan State Oil (PSO) depot being located here. This depot was the main source of fuel supply to Lahore, Gujranwala, Sheikhupura and Kasur, etc.
Kala Shah Kaku is an industrial area. Many industries are located here. Famous engineering institution of Pakistan,University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore (UET Lahore) has a campus in this area calledUET, New Campus which was established in 2006.[3] Moreover, the first ground station ofPaksat-1R satellite has been established in Kala Shah Kaku which is managed bySUPARCO, the national space agency of Pakistan.[4]