Sheikh Badin

It is located at the junction of Dera Ismail Khan and Lakki Marwat districts, approximately 25 kilometers towards east on Indus Highway at the town of Pezu.

Access to the hill station is difficult due to the poor condition of the unpaved road which is regularly degraded by rainfall during the monsoon period.

Jandō Nekō was a descendant of Sufi Saint Sheikh Abdul Qadir Gillani, and came to live here circa 1600 AD in commemoration of his ancestor's recluse on the hill.

Recently, with the interest of the provincial and federal governments, there has been some efforts to promote tourism and the hill station has been declared a national park to preserve the natural flora and fauna and historical artifacts.

A Post Office Resort or Bungalow was constructed in the 1970s with panoramic views of the surrounding plains and villages of Lakki Marwat, but it has degraded to rubble due to lack of maintenance over the past few decades and is no longer functional.

The Post Office Resort in 2015
Tourist huts at Sheikh Badin
The Christian Cemetery at Sheikh Badin