Painda is a village in the Attock District of Punjab, Pakistan,[1] located about 64 km (40 mi) north-west of Islamabad.

[3] The village has a long yet uncertain history, however, it has been confirmed that people arrived in Painda with Mahmud of Ghazni when he invaded the Indian subcontinent.

Although some Awans are considered locals, the majority of them originally come from nearby villages like Kamulpur Musa.

Some villagers now live abroad in places like Hong Kong, the United States, and Saudi Arabia.

There is a madrassa under the supervision of Hafiz Haqniwaz Sahib, which provides religious education to students from all over Pakistan.