Quaidabad
tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan
Quaidabad (Punjabi, Urdu: قائِدآباد), is a city and tehsil (administrative subdivision) of Khushab District in the Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in northwest Punjab, 283 kilometers from Islamabad and 295 kilometers from Lahore. It is located on the main Lahore-Mianwali Road, 90 kilometers from Sargodha and 40 kilometers from Khushab. It was founded by Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar in 1951, and named after the Quaid-e-Azam (the founder of Pakistan).
It is the location of the famous Warcha salt mine. It has road links to the sandy agricultural area of Thal and with the mountain of Soon Valley. It is part of National Assembly constituency NA-94 and Provincial Assembly of Punjab constituency PP-82.
History
Most of Muslim rulers who attacked Indo-Pak from Afghanistan used this route to access Delhi. Famous Gernaylee Road also passes from this city. Before partition, this area was under British rule.
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