Malakwal is a city in Mandi Bahauddin District, Punjab, Pakistan. In 997 CE, Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi took over the Ghaznavid dynasty emp…Malakwal is a city in Mandi Bahauddin District, Punjab, Pakistan. In 997 CE, Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi took over the Ghaznavid dynasty empire established by his father, Sultan Sebuktegin. In 1005, he conquered the Shahis in Kabul, and followed it up with the conquest of the Punjab region. The Delhi Sultanate and later the Mughal Empire ruled the region. The Punjab region became predominantly Muslim due to missionary Sufi saints whose dargahs dot the landscape of Punjab region.