Safdarabad

Safdarabad, formerly known as Mandi Dhaban Singh, is a City of Sheikhupura District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It was named after Mr Safdar-Ul-Haq Dogar Known as "Chabba Dogar". He was a Member Of Provincial Assembly who was murdered in 1989 in front of Punjab Assembly Lahore. The City is the headquarter of Safdarabad Tehsil - an administrative subdivision of the district. There are many engineering and medical students from the city admitted to different universities across Pakistan, including UET. Every year there is a grand Urs where hundreds of followers come to celebrate. The celebrations of this Urs continues for two days in the village where Hazrat Ali Bahadur Ali Shahadani (Shahadani) is buried. The town has been a popular grain market for last 75 years as the town is located in a highly fertile area. On the other hand, a large variety of shoes is prepared here and transported to different cities. The city has a population of more than 40,000 the majority of whom are Muslims. It is located 95 km from Lahore the provincial capital of Punjab.