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Bhilomar

Coordinates: 32°44′0″N 72°26′0″E / 32.73333°N 72.43333°E / 32.73333; 72.43333
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Bhilomar
Bhilomar
Bhilomar is located in Pakistan
Bhilomar
Bhilomar
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 32°44′0″N 72°26′0″E / 32.73333°N 72.43333°E / 32.73333; 72.43333
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictTalagang District
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)+6

Bhilomar (Urdu: بھیلو مار) is a village and union council, an administrative subdivision, of the Talagang District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is part of Talagang Tehsil[1] and is located at 32°44'0N 72°26'0E.[2] A majority of the population belongs to the Rajput Bhatti tribe.

Bhilomar is the hometown of Maj Gen Asad Mehmud Malik[3] and his wife Shahida Malik,[4] who is the first female general in Pakistan's history. They are the first Asian couple who are both generals and doctors in the Pakistan Armed Forces. They Belong to the Awan tribe of the village. The endless efforts of this couple brought Bhillomar to the status of Model Village in 2007. Dr. Muhammad Nasir Malik is the first person from this village to earn a Ph.D. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, which he completed in 2015 from Quaid i Azam university islamabad. His doctoral research was conducted at the Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, USA. He is the son of the late Rtd. Chief Warrant Officer (PAF) Haji Akhtar Din Malik and the nephew of General Asad Mehmud Malik. H/Capt Ghulam Jaffar TK-I, Col. Ghulam Baqir and Superintendent Rangers Muhammad Farooq Bhatti of Chab also belong to this village. Haji Noor Hussain is also a prominent figure, member of District Council of Chakwal and Ex. Manager Civil Aviation Authority Karachi Air Port. There are two high schools each for boys and girls, one Health Center, Two Imam Bargah (Bab-e-Imran and Gharbi Imam Bargah) and one Union Council office.

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