Saints
Syed Waris Shah
Syed Waris Shah was a Punjabi poet, best-known for his seminal work Heer Ranjha, based on the traditional folk tale of Heer and her lover Ranjha. Heer is considered one of the quintessential works of classical Punjabi literature. The story of Heer was also put to paper by several other writers, including Damodar Daas, Mukbal, and Ahmed Gujjar, but Waris Shah's version is by far the most popular today. The following is one of his verse. Punjab Highway Patrolling Police was operational since August 2003. Crime Rate espatialy on roads reduses to 75%. Posts are:- Khanpur(Lhr Skp Rd),herdew(Skp Grw Rd),Sekham(Skp Mdk Rd) Sau Moria (Mdk Grw Rd),Farooq abad(Skp Sgd Rd),Bhikhi(Skp Fsl Rd) Kala shah Kaku(Lhr Mdk Rd), Ali Abad(Fsl Rd) and Bhaghodial(Nrw Mdk Rd) covering the district sheikhupura.
Aj Akhan Waris Shah nu kidhre qabran wichon bol fair kitaab e ishq da koi agla warqa phol
Famous athletes
Aaqib Javed
Aaqib Javed was born in Sheikhupura. He is a Former Pakistani cricketer and coach. He was a right-handed medium-fast pace bowler with the ability to swing the ball both ways. He played 22 Tests and 163 One-day Internationals for Pakistan between 1988 and 1998.
Mohammad Asif
Mohammad Asif was born in December 20, 1982 in Sheikhupura is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.He was born in Maacheekay s mall village near Ghang.
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan was born in Sheikhupura. He is a cricketer who plays for the Pakistani Test and one-day international teams and for Sussex County Cricket Club in England.
Imran Nazir
Imran Nazir was born in Muridke, Sheikhupura. He is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a young and aggressive player, who hits the ball very hard, and looks to have a good future ahead of him.
Kashif Raza
Kashif Raza was born in December 26, 1979 in Sheikhupura is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Poet
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi (November 20, 1916 – July 10, 2006) was a legendary Urdu language Pakistani poet, journalist, literary critic, dramatist and short story author. With some 50 books of poetry, fiction, criticism, journalism and art to his credit, Qasmi was a major figure in contemporary Urdu literature. His poetry stood out among his contemporaries' work for its unflinching humanism, and Qasmi's Urdu afsana (short story) work is considered by some second only to Prem Chand in its masterful depiction of rural culture. He also published and edited the prestigious literary journal Funoon for almost half a century, grooming generations of new writers.
