Okara is the capital city of Okara District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan.Okara is also known as MINI LAHORE.The name OKARA is derived from OKAAN.(OKAAN THE NAME OF A TYPE OF TREE). The population of Okara is 1,887,915 in 2011.The city is located southwest of the city of Lahore and is famous for its agriculture-based economy and cotton mills. The nearest major city to Okara is Sahiwal,formerl
y known as Montgomery. There are famous Pakistan military dairy farms, especially famous for their cheese, situated in Okara. These farms are of the pre-partition or British Indian Era. Mitchels farms also are located in the nearest town, Renala Khurd, in the Okara District. Okara's postal code is 56300. A large number of textile mills are located in Okara. In 1982, the city became the headquarters of the newly created Okara District. Okara has had a railway line since 1892.[2] Okara is famous for its cattle breed known as Sahiwal and a water buffalo breed known as Nili-Ravi. It is very rich in livestock population and production. Livestock Production Research Institute Bahadar Nagar Farm is a very large government farm near Okara. The farm has a large number of cows, buffalo, bulls (for reproduction), goats and sheep. The majority of the population of Okara are Mughal's Rajput's Kamboh's and Arain families. Rao's Kamboh's and Mian's are major political hubs in Okara. The top leader and politician in Okara is Rao Sikandar Iqbal who was the former Defense minister of Pakistan
