Pallandri Tehsil

Pallandri, also spelled Palandri , originally Pulandari, is a Tehsil which serves as the administrative capital of Sudhanoti district of Azad Kashmir. It is located at latitude 33° 42′ 54″ N, longitude 73° 41′ 9″ E, from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. It is connected with Rawalpindi and Islamabad through Azad Pattan road. The main tribe of Pallandri is the Sudhan tribe. Here in Palindri
the first Government of Sidhnuti Azad Kashmir on October 4,1947 was established

Pallandri is a stronghold of the Sudhan tribe, which makes up the majority of the population of the tehsil. Pallandri was central for the violent anti government 1955 Poonch uprising, which was led by the Sudhans. The local Sudhans were angered by the removal of Sardar Ibrahim Khan, with an assassination attempt on Sher Ahmed Khan marking the beginning in February 1955.

Pallandri is divided into four tehsils, Pallandri, Mong, Tarar Khel and Balouch, and Pallandri serves as the headquarters of Sudhanoti. Jinjahell was the first capital of Azad Kashmir and is about 20 Kilometers away from Pallandri. It is at an elevation of 1372 meters and is from Rawalpindi via Azad Pattan. The district is connected to Rawalakot by a metaled road.

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, Oxford Model Public High School, 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 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). Moreover Mirpur University of Science MUST establish a campus in Palandri.