Salarwala

Salarwala is located in Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is a town situated on the Faisalabad to Lahore railway section. It is one of the oldest railway stations before the independence of Pakistan in 1947. Many people have used it as a starting point for a railway journey to all of South Asia. It is 60 miles from Lahore and 20 miles from Faisalabad.It was named after Salar Singh, although some refer to it as Dar-ul-Ehsan, a name given to it by erudite Sufi saint Muhammad Barkat Ali, or as he is commonly known, Babaji Sarkar.Nearby towns are Sangla Hill and Chak Jhumra. By road, Salarwala is connected to Shahkot, Sangla Hill and Chak Jhumra.The most famous thing in Salarwala is its Government High School for Boys. This school has produced many notable personalities such as Chaudhry Muhammad Afzal Sahi of Chak Jhumra, ex speaker in Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Salarwala was also home to the aforementioned Babaji Sarkar (Sufi Barkat Ali), who later migrated to Dalowal Samundri. Nawaz Sharif, a former prime minister of Pakistan, was a famous follower of Babaji Sarkar and used to visit Salarwala.