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Tilla Jogian, second highest peak in the Pothohar plateau. The Pothohar Plateau is a plateau and historical sub-region in northern parts of the Punjab region, present-day Punjab, Pakistan. Ethnic Poharis are the native people of the area and are subdivided into many tribes and clans . [1]
The Pothohar Plateau (Punjabi: پوٹھوہار پٹھار, romanized: Pо̄ṭhoā̀r Paṭhār; Urdu: سطح مرتفع پوٹھوہار, romanized: Satāh Murtafā Pо̄ṭhohār), also spelled Pothwar, is a plateau in the Sind Sagar Doab of northern Punjab, Pakistan, located between the Indus and Jhelum rivers.
Martyred while fighting against Timur for the Sake of Potohar Plateau Jasrat Khokhar: c. 1405 – 1442: Had capital at Sialkot [1] and Controlled Potohar & most of the Punjab and Captured Other states from Delhi Sultanate Jhanda Khan Ghakkar: unknown – c. 1493: Established city of Rawalpindi [2] Tatar Khan Ghakkar: unknown–1519: Made ...
Khokhar (Urdu: کھوکھر) is a historical Punjabi tribe primarily native to the Pothohar Plateau of Pakistani Punjab. Khokhars are also found in the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana. [1] Khokhars predominantly follow Islam, having converted to Islam from Hinduism after coming under the influence of Baba Farid. [1] [2] [3]
Pakhral Rajputs are known to be warriors, hospitable and aggressive people. Pakhrals reside mainly in Pothohar Plateau including Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Upper Salt Range region, while some tribes are in Azad Kashmir, Indian-administered Kashmir, Punjab, Hazara and Dera Ismail Khan. Potohar area is famous as Pakhral Rajputs area.
Pakistan's census does not include the 1.4 million citizens of Afghanistan who are temporarily residing in Pakistan. [8] [9] [10] The majority of them were born in Pakistan within the last four decades and mostly belong to the Pashtun ethnic group. They also include Tajiks, Uzbeks and others. [11]
Amir Gulistan Janjua, brigadier general of the Pakistan Army, Governor of North West Frontier Province, Ambassador of Pakistan to Nepal, Saudi Arabia & United Arab Emirates. Saif Ali Janjua , a Lance Naik Platoon Commander in the 1947 Indo-Pakistani War who inflicted heavy losses on the enemy and repulsed ventures on his post, posthumously ...
Kayani (Urdu: کیانی) also spelled Kiyaniis pakistani and Kiani is a tribe of iranian origin based in the Pothohar region of Punjab, Pakistan. The name means 'royal' or 'kingly', [ 1 ] similar to the name Raja or Prince .