Wah ( Punjabi language|Punjabi , lang-ur|Nastaliq|???) is a city in the Rawalpindi District in Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab , Pakistan . It contains a garden which is said to have been built by the Mughal Empire|Mughal emperor Akbar in the 16th century. Wah Cantonment is nearbyIn fact, the famed 'Mughal Garden' is located at Wah (village) , which is quite some distance away from the city, and predates it by at least 300 years or more. It is a separate locality altogether. For mention of Wah village (or 'Jalal Sar' as it was originally called), and for the Mughal Gardens, pl refer to Griffin and Massey Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab ; and for an even earlier mention, see the Tuzk i Jahangiri , of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir.
It is connected by road with Peshawar , Islamabad and Rawalpindi and is a growing industrial centre. Industries in Wah include one of the largest cement factories in South Asia, other than ordnance and tractor plants, and agricultural implements and spare-parts manufacturing. On August 21 2008, Wah was 2008 Wah bombing|attacked in a suicide bombing .cite news|url= http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jIE0IUn4WIiaMBpjG8SI_6H5RXzgD92N4IA00|title=Suicide bombers kill 67 at Pakistani arms factory|last=McDowell|first=Robin|date=August 22, 2008|work= Associated Press |accessdate=March 17, 2011
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