Sargodha is located in the northwest of Pakistan. It is the eleventh largest city of Pakistan and also known as Pakistan's best citrus-producing area. It is an agricultural trade centre with various industries. Sargodha is one of the few planned cities in Pakistan, the other four being Gwadar, Jauharabad, Faisalabad and Islamabad. Pakistan's largest airbase, PAF Base Mushaf (formerly PAF Base Sargodha), is situated in Sarghoda and hosts the headquarters of the Pakistan Air Force's Central Air Command. The airbase is also home to the Combat Commanders School (CCS), formerly the Fighter Leader's School, an elite training facility for training Pakistan Air Force pilots in fighter tactics and weapons.

Pakistan is one of the top ten citrus producing countries of the world. The area under citrus cultivation in Pakistan during 2000-2001 was approximately 198.7 thousand hectares, which is increasing every year. In Pakistan 1951.5 thousand tonnes of citrus was produced, earning 720.572 million rupees, during the year 2000-2001 [Anonymous 2002]. Out of total produce of citrus in the country, Punjab province contributes 95%, and of the total citrus production of the province Sargodha contributes 25%. Citrus is also a source of foreign exchange earnings for Pakistan. The export of citrus was 82750.80 tonnes during 1999-2000.

Sargodha is also in the top ranking of exporting bakelite products. Bakelite industry have totally captured the sargodha city. The big names in bakelite industry are Crescent Electric which is working now internationally. among it HERO switches and lot others are working nationwide and they supplied from karachi to Kaghan