What is "piplan"

Liaqatabad , previously called Piplan , is a town in Piplan Tehsil in Mianwali District, situated in Punjab, Pakistan. It is almost 52 km (by road) from the district capital Mianwali which lies to the north. Piplan is surrounded by many other similar towns: To the south are the towns of Musa WaliMattha, Churkin,Jhanbir and Kaloor Kot,to the north are Doaba, Kundian and Mianwali; to the east, Harnauli and Quaidabad; to the north, Kaloorkot; and to the west is the Indus River.