 This includes people from the villages in Rawalpindi district, including Thoa Khalsa, which witnessed a mass suicide by women during the Rawalpindi riots in March 1947, apart from Thamali and Mator Nara villages.Community head Charan Singh Randhawa was prominent figure in 1950s who started the Sikh community commemorates the event as "Shahidi Diwas" (Martyrs' Day) on 13 March.Jangpura Extension has a number of beautiful parks.