Sanjwal Cantonment

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Sanjwal Cantonment is a cantonment town in Attock district, Punjab province, Pakistan. [1]

Many workers from the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) reside in this town. This is a small cantonment, spanning 2.5 square kilometers. This cantonment consists of a government housing colony called Prime Minister Housing Colony POF Sanjwal.

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