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Quaidabad
قائِد آباد | |
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  Quaidabad Location in Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 32°20′N 71°55′E / 32.333°N 71.917°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Khushab |
| Tehsil | Quaidabad |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Quaidabad (Punjabi, Urdu: قائِدآباد), is a city and tehsil of Khushab District in the Punjab, Pakistan. It is located 283 kilometers away from Islamabad and 295 kilometers from Lahore in northwest Punjab. 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 named after Quaid-e-Azam (the founder of Pakistan).
It has 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.