Padhrar

Padhrar پدهراڑ
Village and union council
Country	Pakistan
Region	Punjab Province
District	Khushab District
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Website	http://www.padhrar.com

Padhrar (Urdu: پدهراڑ) is a village and union council (an administrative subdivision) of Khushab District located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is part of Khushab tehsil.

The village is an important part of Khushab from a political perspective. The Awan tribe of the town is politically active in Khushab. Umer Aslam Awan, Shakir Bashir Awan ex-MNA, Sumera Malik ex-federal minister, Malik Fahad Faisal Awan, Malik Karam Bakash Awan ex-MNA, Malik Bashir Awan MPA, Malik Javed Awan ex-MPA Dc Tahir Sarfraz, and industrial and construction groups like Shalimar Group of Companies Sargodha, belong to Padhrar.

Culture

A shrine of prominent Sheikh spiritual leader Baba Syed Muhammad Shah Karori and his son Baba Syed Hashim Darya Shah of the Sayyid Hashemi family are in Padhrar.

Geography

Padhrar is located at the entrance into Soon Valley, which leads to the mountain peak of Sakesar. The village is located 71 kilometers north of the Khushab District and 48 kilometers south of the Chakwal District. Kallar Kahar is 30 kilometers north east and Talagang is about 49 kilometers north of this town.