Quaid-e-Azam tourist lodge, Barsala serves as the entry point to Azad Kashmir. The lodge was first built during the Dogra rule by the Hindu Dogra dynasty. The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, and his sister Madar-e-Millat Fatima Jinnah, stayed here on 25 July 1944 when they were returning from Srinagar on their way to Rawalpindi. A wall plaque was unveiled by the then Azad Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan on 14 August 2001, commemorating the visit of Jinnah. The chair used by Jinnah has been preserved and can be seen in the lodge. Barsala was captured by the Pakistan Army
Quaid-E-Azam Public School and College Paniola Poonch A.K physics labs. The school provides relamant in fee to deserving students. Some other facilities, like student cafeteria and outdoor sports facilities, are also available in the school. At the end of every month there is a Sports Day. Quaid-E-Azam Public School and College Paniola Poonch A.K Quaid-e-Azam Public School Paniola, Poonch, Azad Kashmir(QPS) is situated at about 18 km from the city of Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, on Muzafarabad (Kohala) Road. It was established in 1982. Initially the facility was brought from Punjab. The Library which is present in school devotes considerable efforts and resources to the development of a library