Karnana, Gujrat

After the decline of the Mughal Empire, the Sikhs invaded and occupied Gujrat District. During the period of British rule, Hafiz Ghulam Muhammad Ch. was a landlord. He was a political, religious, spiritual and herbal practitioner of Karnana. Hafiz had helped and defended poor Karnanians against the powerful Hindu Khuttri Gujrat District, that had increased in population and importance.

After the division of the Indian subcontinent in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India and Muslim refugees from India settled in the Gujrat District. Today, mainly Muslim families live in Akhtar Karnana.

On the north side of the village is the Lalamusa-Dinga Road, which connects Karnana to these two cities.

On the east side of Karnana are the small villages of Lambor, Bhola, Umar Chak amd Jalaldin, and Lalamusa City are Sukh Chainah are to the north. Rakdand, Miana Chak, Jaura, Ghurko, Dhola, Pir Jand and mainly Dinga City are to the west of Karnana. To the south of the town are Chechian, Ranian and Paal.

The Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line of Pakistan Railways passes through Akhtar Karnana railway station, linking Lalamusa, Dinga, Mandi Bahauddin, Bhalwal, Sargodha and Shorkot. Karnana is also connected to Peshawar and Karachi via Pakistan Railways.

Ch Akhtar Ali Karnana and Muhammad Munir Mughal had constructed the railway station (Urdu: اختر کرنانہ ریلوے اسٹیشن )[7] in 1984, and are still taking care of it, even though the train service is available.[8][9]

Nowadays, people prefer to travel on rickshaws or using their personal vehicles.

There are approximately fourteen mosques in Karnana, with two mosques not yet constructed.

Ch. Akhtar Ali Khatana is from Karnana. Former Chief Minister of Punjab Mian Muhammad Afzal Hayat's forefathers were from Karnana as well.

• Chachian ranian