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COMMUNICATION.
ROADS: All the three tehsil headquarters are interlinked with metalled roads. The tehsil Sohawa is situated at Grand Trunk Road whereas Pind Dadan Khan Sub-Division is connected with Jhelum-Pind Dadan Khan Road. The suburbs of Jhelum Tehsil stand linked and netted with pacca roads namely Gattalian-Sheikhupur road, Jhelum-Kala Gujran-Chak Jamal Road, Chak Jamal-Boora Jungal road, Dina-Sheikhupur-Mangla road, Nakki Link road, Pind Dadan khan, Rohtas road, Umral Lehri road, Sohan Johda road and Khalaspur Chakri-Pind Swika road. The Sohawa Sub Division is also interlinked with the villages of Bhitmast, Pakhwal, Dhidi PariKarunta-Bangi, Gurha Nisar, Domeli, Jahli, Adrana, Dhoke Mochian, Gattarand Gujjar Katarian. Pind Dadan Khan town inter-links the villages of this Tehsil on eitherside of the left and right with small pacca roads.
RAILWAYS: There is one main Railway line passing through the District connecting Lahore, Wazirabad, Rawalpindi and Peshawar. One branch line coming from Malikwal enters the District at Haranpur after crossing the river Jhelum.One branch line leads to Gharibabad, One to Khewra, One to Pind Dadan Khan laeving for Khushab through Lilla and one branch line leading to Mangla Cantonment and Maira from Dina. The total length of Railway lines passing through the District is around 100 kilometers.
POSTAL SERVICES: The postal services are satisfactory, especially since the involvement of private sector. Similarly the telecommunications have also been improved because of the Government policy to encourage the private sector even in the remote areas of the District. Communication has also become satisfactory with improved equipment and introduction of new technology.
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