Kethwal
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The Kethwals are a tribe of Pakistan
, they are believed to originate from Kerman
in Iran
. They had travelled eastwards and settled the hills and established self-government. According to census of India 1881 total population of Kethwals at that time was 1,834. They had occupied five villages in Murree
. One village, Charhaan, occupies a very large proportion. Kethwal is the oldest tribes of Murree. They are of Rajput origin. They embraced Islam in 1402, when great the Sufi from Kashmir
Syed Ali Hamdan arrived in the Murree Hills and preached Islamic teachings.
Mian Qadir Bakhsh son of Raja Chandu of Murree Hills was the first Muslim of Kathwal tribe who embraced Islam in 1402 at Patan of Kohala. The word Kathwal is derived from the name of a tribe chief Mian Katho Khan. He was born in 1560 and ruled over area till half century.
Kathwal families were intermarried in the age of 15 to 18 till 1950. There are many sub-tribes of Kathwal including the Badwal, Jogeal and Janjual.
. This tribe is well established in the following areas.
Kallar Syedan
As well as the following areas: Wah and Taxila, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Khewra, Pind Daden Khan Jhelum, Deena, Mir Pur, Kotli, Nankial, Sialkot, Shakar Ghar, Gujrat, Lala Musa, Kharian, Wazir Abad, Gujranwala, Mandi Bhaoddin, Sargodha, Jhang, Mochi Wala, Kala Shah Kaku, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, Pindi Bhattian, Sahiwal, Chicha Watni, Kot Uddu, Layya, Dera Ghazi Khan.
was an MPA
in the Junejo Government 1985-1988.
Mohammed Hafeez is a very atheistic and active political worker of Pakistan People Party Hazara Division since 1971.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, they are believed to originate from Kerman
Kerman
- Geological characteristics :For the Iranian paleontologists, Kerman has always been considered a fossil paradise. Finding new dinosaur footprints in 2005 has now revealed new hopes for paleontologists to better understand the history of this area.- Economy :...
in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. They had travelled eastwards and settled the hills and established self-government. According to census of India 1881 total population of Kethwals at that time was 1,834. They had occupied five villages in Murree
Murree
Murree city is a popular hill station and a summer resort, especially for the residents of Rawalpindi/Islamabad, and for the cities of the province of Punjab, Pakistan...
. One village, Charhaan, occupies a very large proportion. Kethwal is the oldest tribes of Murree. They are of Rajput origin. They embraced Islam in 1402, when great the Sufi from Kashmir
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
Syed Ali Hamdan arrived in the Murree Hills and preached Islamic teachings.
Mian Qadir Bakhsh son of Raja Chandu of Murree Hills was the first Muslim of Kathwal tribe who embraced Islam in 1402 at Patan of Kohala. The word Kathwal is derived from the name of a tribe chief Mian Katho Khan. He was born in 1560 and ruled over area till half century.
Kathwal families were intermarried in the age of 15 to 18 till 1950. There are many sub-tribes of Kathwal including the Badwal, Jogeal and Janjual.
Distribution
The Kethwals are spread over almost all over PakistanPakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. This tribe is well established in the following areas.
- Murree TehsilMurree TehsilMurree Tehsil is one of the seven Tehsils of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.Murree Tehsil is located in the northernmost part of Punjab province where it borders the North West Frontier Province...
: Sanj, Charhan, Ghel and Ban. - Kotli Sattian TehsilKotli Sattian TehsilKotli Sattian is a tehsil of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Its name is derived from the mountain town of Kotli and the Satti tribe...
: Dhirkot Kethwalan, Challawara, Balawara, Perchan, Phofandi, Karl, Dornoian, Saanth Anwali, Saanth Sarrullah, Burhad, Badnian, Kamra, Thoon, Kolyari, Dera Danoi, Andralian, Gola, Cela Saydan, Karor. - Kahuta TehsilKahuta TehsilKahuta Tehsil is one of the seven Tehsils of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The neighbouring Tehsil of Kotli Sattian used to be part of Kahuta, but was later created as a separate tehsil.-History:...
: Punjar, Narr, Kahuta City, Manyand Sharif, Lehtrar, Dalhater, Dalhore, Mori Syydan and Pattana.
Kallar Syedan
- Areas of Rawalpindi Tehsil: Shakrial, Chungi No. 8, Chah sultan, Raja Bazar, Nimak Mandi,
- Islamabad Kuri Shar, Nilore, Chirrah, Ali Pur,Orchard road, Sohan, Pind BegwalPind BegwalPind Begwal is a hillside village of the Islamabad Capital Territory of Pakistan. It is suburban village of Islamabad city at and is part of Phul Gran Union Council. It is situated on Samly Dam Road near Bara Koh. The Korag River flows by it....
, Jang Kethwal, Bhara Kau, Dhoke Mango, Shakar Parian, Piran Fiqran, Ogrian Kurd, Kalan, Sihala Chowdrian, Rawat, Kangota Syddan and Mehfooz Basti.
As well as the following areas: Wah and Taxila, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Khewra, Pind Daden Khan Jhelum, Deena, Mir Pur, Kotli, Nankial, Sialkot, Shakar Ghar, Gujrat, Lala Musa, Kharian, Wazir Abad, Gujranwala, Mandi Bhaoddin, Sargodha, Jhang, Mochi Wala, Kala Shah Kaku, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, Pindi Bhattian, Sahiwal, Chicha Watni, Kot Uddu, Layya, Dera Ghazi Khan.
Politics
Raja Khaliquzzaman from WazirabadWazirabad
AYAZ KHANWazirabad is an industrial city located in Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan. Wazirabad is situated on the banks of the Chenab River nearly 100 kilometres north of Lahore on the Grand Trunk Road. It is 45 kilometres from Sialkot, 30 kilometres from the district capital - Gujranwala...
was an MPA
Member of Provincial Assembly
A Member of Provincial Assembly or MPA is an elected representative to one of the four provincial assemblies of Pakistan, which are:*The Provincial Assembly of Balochistan*The Provincial Assembly of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa...
in the Junejo Government 1985-1988.
Mohammed Hafeez is a very atheistic and active political worker of Pakistan People Party Hazara Division since 1971.