Pallandri, also spelled Palandri ( ur, ), originally Pulandari, is a

Tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

which serves as administrative capital of

Sudhanoti The Sudhanoti District (also spelled Sudhanuti District) ( ur, ), meaning the "heartland of Sudhans" or "Sudhan heartland"), is one of the 10 districts of Pakistan's dependent territory of Azad Kashmir. The Sudhanoti District is bounded on the ...

district of

Azad Kashmir Azad Jammu and Kashmir (; ), abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir, is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entitySee: * * * and constituting the western portion of the larger Ka ...

. It is located at latitude 33° 42′ 54″ N, longitude 73° 41′ 9″ E, from

Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital T ...

, the capital of Pakistan. It is connected with

Rawalpindi Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, and third largest in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is next to Pakistan's ...

and

through

Azad Pattan Azad Pattan ( ur, ), previously Lachman Pattan, is a village near Palandri in the Sudhanoti District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is located on border of Punjab and Azad Kashmir on bank of Guoien stream. The Azad Pattan bridge on the Jhelum R ...

road. The main tribe of Pallandri is the

Sudhan Sudhans (also known as Sudhozai Pathans) is one of the major tribes from the districts of Poonch, Sudhanoti, Bagh and Kotli in Azad Kashmir, allegedly originating from Pashtun areas. History and particulars The tribe claims an Afghan ancestry. ...

tribe.

History

Pallandri was central for the violent anti government

1955 Poonch uprising __NOTOC__ The 1955 Poonch revolt, also known as the 1955 Poonch uprising, was a Civil revolt in Azad Jammu and Kashmir against the State of Pakistan. The uprising broke out in February 1955 and was provoked largely by the dismissal of Sardar I ...

, which was led by the

Sudhans Sudhans (also known as Sudhozai Pathans) is one of the major tribes from the districts of Poonch, Sudhanoti, Bagh and Kotli in Azad Kashmir, allegedly originating from Pashtun areas. History and particulars The tribe claims an Afghan ancestry. ...

. Sudhans were angered by the removal of

Sardar Ibrahim Khan Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (22 April 1915 – 31 July 2003) was the key instigator of the 1947 Poonch Rebellion in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in British India and the later establishment of Azad Kashmir under Pakistani adminis ...

, with an assassination attempt on

Sher Ahmed Khan Colonel Sher Ahmed Khan (1902 at Pallandri, Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir - 1972) (Now in Sudhnuti, Azad Kashmir), was one of the guerrilla commanders of the Azad Kashmir Movement and also served as the President of Azad Kashmir. He was know ...

marking the beginning in February 1955.

Administration

Pallandri is divided into four

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

s, Pallandri, Mong,

Tarar Khel Tarar Khal ( ur, ) (also spelled Tarar Khel, Tararkhel and Tararkhal) is a Tehsil and tourist attraction (Banjusa lake, diyar) in Sudhanoti District of Pakistan-protected Azad Kashmir, which is disputed with India. It is the headquarters of Teh ...

and Balouch, and Pallandri serves as the headquarters of

. Jinjahell was the first capital of

and is about 20 Kilometers away from Pallandri. It is at an elevation of 1372 meters and is from

via Azad Pattan. The district is connected to

Rawalakot Rawalakot ( ur, ) is the capital of Poonch district in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is located in the Pir Panjal Range. History Along with Pallandri, Rawalakot was the focal point of the 1955 Poonch uprising. It was led by the local Sudhans ...

by a metaled road.

Educational institutes

A view of Pallandri city and Cadet Collage Pallandri

For a town as small Pallandri, it has a lot of educational institutions. It has more than 50 colleges and schools. Some of the most prominent schools of Pallandri are, Fauji Foundation, Bilal Gul school, and college, Pilot High School and Read foundation. the most famous educational institution of Pallandri is Cadet college,

Cadet College Palandri A cadet is an officer trainee or candidate. The term is frequently used to refer to those training to become an officer in the military, often a person who is a junior trainee. Its meaning may vary between countries which can include youths in ...

is situated about 100 km from Islamabad.The College Complex is situated on the south eastern flank of Pallandri town.first private English medium school in pallandri is jaffer Ali Khan school (Former KG school) run by sir Hameed(late).

Notable people

Khan Muhammad Khan Colonel Khan Muhammad Khan (Urdu: کرنل خان محمد خان) was a prominent Sudhan soldier and politician in Poonch, serving in the Legislative Assembly (''Praja Sabha'') of the princely state of Jammu & Kashmir until 1947. Later he se ...

, member of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly (''Praja Sabha'') from 1934 to 1946. Chairman War of Council of Azad Jammu and Kashmir in 1947 and then member of Defence Council. Founder of Sudhan Educational Conference. *

(Late), 4th President of AJK (22 June 1952 – 31 May 1956) * Sardar Sabz Ali khan and Mali Khan 1832 * Lt Col Muhammad Naqi Khan (late), Ex-MLA & Minister for Health and Food * Brigadier M. Sadiq Khan (late) - Asst Chief of Staff CENTO, Ankara – Turkey (1970–73) - Chairman Governor's /Chief Minister's Inspection, Enquiries & Anti-Corruption Department & Secretary of Govt of the Punjab (1978–87) Member Punjab Public Service Commission (1988–90) - Minister Communications & Works, Housing & Physical Planning & Transport Departments Govt of the Punjab (1993) - Yagana-e-Kashmir Book (writer) * General Muhammad Aziz Khan, a retired four-star rank army general in the Pakistan Army who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, appointed in October 2001 until his retirement in 2005 * Dr

Muhammad Najeeb Naqi Khan Dr. Muhammad Najeeb Naqi Khan ( ur, )is a Kashmiri legislator and the current Minister for Finance, Health & P&D of Pakistan administered Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Najeeb Naqi Khan took the oath for the Office of Minister of Azad Jammu & Kashmir ...

Minister for Health and Finance. He has been elected as the member of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly five times (1991, 1996, 2006, 2011, 2016) from the Pallandri constituency and was a member of the Kashmir Council from 2001 to 2006 * Brigadier Arshad Iqbal, serving as a station commander Mangla Cantt, commander planning and Log area, serving 1 star, general. On his meritorious contribution to the security and national interests of Pakistan, world peace, cultural, He has been awarded Sitara Imtiaz Military which is indeed a great honor for whole Kashmir and Pallandri. On 23 March 2021, Brig, Arshad Iqbal was among the few Pakistanis who were awarded with Sitara-i-Imtiaz for their matchless services to the nation.

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References

External links

www.pallandri.com
* http://www.dostpakistan.pk/pallandri/ *
success in Kashmir earthquake response
{{Tehsils of Azad Kashmir Populated places in Sudhanoti District Tehsils of Sudhanoti District