Faqeerabad, formerly known as Lawrencepur, is a town in

Attock District Attock District ( Punjabi/Urdu), known as Campbellpur District during British Raj, is a district, located on the Pothohar Plateau, in north western Punjab, Pakistan; created in April 1904. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Att ...

of Punjab Province in

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. It is situated on

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Faqeer Abad railway station Fakir, faqeer, or faqīr (; (noun of faqr)), derived from ''faqr'' (, 'poverty'), is an Glossary of Islam, Islamic term traditionally used for Sufism, Sufi Muslims, Muslim Asceticism, ascetics who renounce their worldly possessions and dedica ...

is a railway station for town. The town acquires its name from a religious personality Faqeer Muhammad. https://faqeerabad.com/pages/our-history#:~:text=Historic%20Origins%3A%20Dawoodpur%20Garrison%20to,India%20from%20the%20formidable%20Afghans. West of Faqeerabad, there is a mediumwave broadcasting station of

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working on 585 kHz with 1000 kW. It uses a 259-metre tall

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{{Attock District Cities and towns in Attock District