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Sialkot is the industrial hub of Pakistan. The business-minded people of Sialkot have a tradition of being entrepreneurs and manufacturers, making sports gear and surgical instruments for the entire world.

• Sialkot Fort is one of the oldest sites in Pakistan. Some believe that the city was established by the Hindu heroes and gods, some five thousand years ago. Although large scale archaeological excavations have not been performed, there have been some reports of a wall, thousands of years old, still buried in the vicinity of the area. The ruins of the Sialkot fort are open to all tourists. Inside the fort, there are shrines of many Muslim warrior-saints who died capturing this castle from the Hindu Rajas three hundred years ago.
• The clock tower of Sialkot or the Sialkoti Ghanta Ghar is also one of the structures built by the Hindus and the British that still survives today. The bell tower is built in Indo – Saracenic architecture. Since the National Poet and Philosopher of Pakistan, Sir Muhammad Iqbal, was from this city, this intersection of the Ghanta Ghar has been named as Iqbal Square. Be it national days of celebration, religious festivals or any other moment of public jubilations, the Ghanta Ghar square would be packed with people.
• The Shawala Teja Singh Temple is a Hindu place of worship and is easily a thousand years old. No detail studies have been done on the temple, but the structure indicates its age. The mystery of the temple adds to the beauty of the darkening stones and ageing walls of the shrine.

For the moment there is no rapid transit facility available in Sialkot, although there are plans in the pipeline to introduce a metro bus network to the city. Sialkot has paved road and is connected with the National Highway routes of Pakistan. Catching a taxi here is incredibly easy; wave your hand at a cab, and if it’s vacant, the driver will park the car right next to you. The traveller, however, would have to bargain as is the case with the rest of Asia and settle a price before availing the service. Many rent-a-car outlets also allow the traveller to roam free in the city and explore Sialkot at their own pace.

There are not many five-star hotels in Sialkot, but there are plenty of economical inns and hotels. Four-star hotels also serve the tourist just as adequately. Please select your accommodations in Sialkot from the list of hotels below.

• Hotel The Jeevens
• Hotel Javson
• Cygnett Park Asia
• Hotel United Inn
• Hotel Taj Palace

Sialkot International Airport (SKT) is the only privately owned public airport in Pakistan, and the local business community primarily developed it. The airport was built 20 kilometres west of the city centre, and by car, the ride to the airport takes about 40 minutes. Annually, approximately 700,000 passengers move in and out of the airport gates.

The best time to visit Sialkot is from October to April, excluding the month of January because it gets a bit too nippy. It is ideal for visiting the city in the shoulder months of this time frame because December and February sometimes have cold spells. However, usually, the temperature remains pleasant for the most part during this time, with highs in the mid-twenties (degree Celsius). There can be a few rain showers here and there, but contrary to midsummer, this is the driest time of the year. The weather might be very hot in May, June and July, but due to the school break, it is the busiest time of the year to take a trip to Sialkot. Of course, this means that the prices of airfare and accommodation would be higher in the summer.