Sakesar Khushab


Sakesar is a mountain peak which lies on the outer fringes of the Soon Valley in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It has an height of 4,992 feet or 1600 metres and used to be the summer headquarters for the deputy commissioners of 
 three districts - Campbellpur (now Attock), Mianwali and Sargodha. In view of Sakesar's ideal location and height, the PAF selected it in the late-50s as the site for a high powered radar which would provide air defence cover for the northeastern part of the western wing[1]. The hilltop of Sakesar is located in the Salt Range - starting from Sohawa (in Jhelum District) in the east and spreading westward.

Wildlife around Sakesar includes the occasional Leopard, Wolf, Jackal, Fox, Wild Cat, Urial, Chinkara, Wild Boar, Partridges, the occasional eagle and numerous smaller passerines such as Sparrows, Larks, Finches, Chats etc

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