The declaration to this effect was made by Captain Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister of Punjab, during the celebrations marking the martyrdom day of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji.

The area of Tarn Taran Sahib later came under the control of the Bhangi Misl ruled by a powerful Sikh family of Dhillon clan from 1716 to 1810.

[2][3][4] Khem Karan remained under Pakistani occupation for about six months till the signing of Tashkent agreement between India and Pakistan on 10 January 1966.

[6] During the Insurgency in Punjab, India, Tarn Taran was the key stronghold of well-funded and armed Sikh separatist groups.

In the fall of 1984, the Tarn Taran district was impacted by Operation Woodrose which resulted in the establishment of arms trafficking between Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence and Sikh militants in Tarn Taran, initiated by former Pakistani President Muhammad Zia Ul-Haq.

By the end of the 1980s and following Zia's death, Pakistan began to reallocate support for militancy from Punjab toward Jammu and Kashmir.

Kairon was a freedom fighter during British rule and served as the 3rd Chief Minister of Punjab from 1956-1964.

According to the 2011 census Tarn Taran district has a population of 1,119,627,[8] roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus[9] or the US state of Rhode Island.

[13][16] That means that the average population served per doctor in the district was 15,210 in that year, which was the highest in the state.

[22] Kashmir Singh Sohal from Aam Admi Party is the MLA from Tarn Taran Assembly Constituency.

Direct International flights are available to key cities around the world in the likes of London, Birmingham, Dubai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Doha, Tashkent and Ashgabat.

A new project of rail line from Patti to Makhu has been approved by railways since 2013 but not started till date due to delay by state government on land acquisition.