 Because of its planned design including open spaces and wide avenues, the district headquarters of Khushab District was shifted from Khushab city to Jauharabad.It was planned to be the capital city of Pakistan before Islamabad.Jauharabad is one of the few planned urban settlements in Pakistan (others being Faisalabad, Sargodha, Islamabad, and Gwadar), developed from scratch under an urban master plan.