Khalabat
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Khalabat, Khalabut or Khalabat Township (KTS), sometimes also called by its residents Tarbela Colony or Colony
, is one of the 30 union councils
, administrative subdivisions, of Haripur District
in the Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa formerly known as North West Frontier Province (N.W.F.P of Pakistan
. Khalabat Township comprises four sectors and two Union Councils: Tarbela Union Council comprises sector 1 and sector 2, and Khalabat Union council comprises sector 3 and sector 4.
between Haripur city and Tarbella Lake when over 135 villages with 96,000 peoples came underwater due to the construction of Tarbela dam
. Residential construction started in 1974 although the township was constructed according to an urban plan prepared by WAPDA (Water and Power Development Authority of Pakistan); actually layout design of Khalabat township is similar to sectors of Islamabad
. Township has lot of Chowks and speed humps, In all together there are almost 168 speed humps in KTS. On entering Khalabat Township there is Chunge (Toll Plaza) after passing through the Toll Plaza the first Chowk is known as Babu chowk, the most famous chowk of KTS is Chandni Chowk.
Main locations points are Chandni Chowk, Diggi Chowk, Babu Chowk, Main Chowk, Chok Saydan, Azam chok, Pakhral Chowk, Hussaini Chowk, Mumaya Chowk, Darri Chowk, Qabrastan Chowk, Utman Chowk, Tanoli Chowk and Anora Moorr. Main Chowk is the most busiest in town for shopping as shops which sell clothes, shoes, jewellery, hardware, furniture, fast food,cold spots etc.
A large Government graveyard is situated in Sector 3 that is known as Sarkari Qabrastan. A Public Library has been established inside Town Committee building. It was the efforts of ex-Tehsil Nazim Iftikhar Ahmed Khan to establish the Public library. A Civil Hospital has also been established in KTS. Credit goes to Late Akhtar Nawaz Khan for establishment of colleges in KTS.
There are number of villages around Khalabat Township, some of them are Qazian, Jaamah, Padhana, Basira, Karpehan, Dobandi, Nakka, Malikyar, Chohar, Momiya, Khewa, jagul etc.
and Sindh
provinces.
The town was named after the village Khalabat which had submerged in the Tarbela lake. Majority of the people in Khalabat village were Pathans, It was famous for citrus fruit gardens. A village by the same name inhabited by the same people also exist in Swabi District
. The name Khalabat is a combination of two words 'Khala' and 'Bat'. Khala means upright and bat means stone. There was a ten feet high stone column erected in the ground of Khalabat. Famous villages that got submerged were, Tarbela, Dheeri, Khalabat, Jahar, Luqmania, Jathoo, Dari, Anorra, Laloo Gali, Thapla, Kundreala, Kiya, Khabal, Mumaiya, Pakkah Panialah etc.
The affectees were adjusted in present KTS and Kangra Colony Haripur and District Swabi. Some people were alloted land in southern Punjab and Sindh; however, only the influentials were able to take possessions and the entitlement. The main issue which is the allotment of the land is still exists. Also, the reality fund of the tarbela power dam has not been awarded to the affectees of the project.
still exists in the town. In their daily life the Pathan of Khalabat still follows Pathanwali tradition. People of Khalabat are sports loving and they enjoying playing VolleyBall
, Football, Field Hockey
, Cricket
, Kabaddi
, Snooker
and Mokha.
Dilaazak Utmanzai,Shakhmalikheil ( Peerakzai ), Akhunkhel, Akazai
,Bakshikhail, Jadoon
, Tanoli
, Tareen
and Shilmani
/Sulamani are the Pakhtoon tribes who either speak hindko or Pashto and follow the Pashtunwali
, and non-Pakhtoon tribes are Syeds, Gujjars, Quraishi
, Abbasi
, Awans
, Shiekh.
Colony
In politics and history, a colony is a territory under the immediate political control of a state. For colonies in antiquity, city-states would often found their own colonies. Some colonies were historically countries, while others were territories without definite statehood from their inception....
, is one of the 30 union councils
Union Councils of Pakistan
A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...
, administrative subdivisions, of Haripur District
Haripur District
Haripur is a district in the Hazara region of Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa, province of Pakistan with an altitude of around above sea level. Haripur District has the highest Human Development Index of all the districts in the Hazara....
in the Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa formerly known as North West Frontier Province (N.W.F.P of Pakistan
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...
. Khalabat Township comprises four sectors and two Union Councils: Tarbela Union Council comprises sector 1 and sector 2, and Khalabat Union council comprises sector 3 and sector 4.
Location
Latitude 34.0500 Longitude 72.8833 Altitude 1440 feet (438.9 m) Lat (DMS) 34° 2' 60N Long (DMS) 72° 52' 60E Altitude 438 meters, Khalabat township is located on the way from Haripur to Tarbela Lake.Overview
Khalabat Township was established in the north-east of the district HaripurHaripur District
Haripur is a district in the Hazara region of Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa, province of Pakistan with an altitude of around above sea level. Haripur District has the highest Human Development Index of all the districts in the Hazara....
between Haripur city and Tarbella Lake when over 135 villages with 96,000 peoples came underwater due to the construction of Tarbela dam
Tarbela Dam
Tarbela Dam on the Indus River in Pakistan is the second largest dam in the world by structural volume. It is located in Haripur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, about northwest of Islamabad.The dam is high above the riverbed. The dam forms the Tarbela Reservoir, with a surface area of approximately...
. Residential construction started in 1974 although the township was constructed according to an urban plan prepared by WAPDA (Water and Power Development Authority of Pakistan); actually layout design of Khalabat township is similar to sectors of Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
. Township has lot of Chowks and speed humps, In all together there are almost 168 speed humps in KTS. On entering Khalabat Township there is Chunge (Toll Plaza) after passing through the Toll Plaza the first Chowk is known as Babu chowk, the most famous chowk of KTS is Chandni Chowk.
Main locations points are Chandni Chowk, Diggi Chowk, Babu Chowk, Main Chowk, Chok Saydan, Azam chok, Pakhral Chowk, Hussaini Chowk, Mumaya Chowk, Darri Chowk, Qabrastan Chowk, Utman Chowk, Tanoli Chowk and Anora Moorr. Main Chowk is the most busiest in town for shopping as shops which sell clothes, shoes, jewellery, hardware, furniture, fast food,cold spots etc.
A large Government graveyard is situated in Sector 3 that is known as Sarkari Qabrastan. A Public Library has been established inside Town Committee building. It was the efforts of ex-Tehsil Nazim Iftikhar Ahmed Khan to establish the Public library. A Civil Hospital has also been established in KTS. Credit goes to Late Akhtar Nawaz Khan for establishment of colleges in KTS.
There are number of villages around Khalabat Township, some of them are Qazian, Jaamah, Padhana, Basira, Karpehan, Dobandi, Nakka, Malikyar, Chohar, Momiya, Khewa, jagul etc.
History
Residential construction started in 1974, inhabitants of KTS are affectee of Tarbela Dam, about 82000 acres (331.8 km²) land was acquired for its construction. The large reservoir of the dam submerged 135 villages, which resulted in displacement of a population of about 96,000 people from the richest green valley of the area, Effectees of Tarbella Dam resides in Khalabat Township, Kangra Colony (in Haripur on Hattar Road), PunjabPunjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
and Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
provinces.
The town was named after the village Khalabat which had submerged in the Tarbela lake. Majority of the people in Khalabat village were Pathans, It was famous for citrus fruit gardens. A village by the same name inhabited by the same people also exist in Swabi District
Swabi District
Swabi District is the fourth most populous district of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It lies between the Indus and Kabul Rivers. The residents are referred to as Swabva'l. The Mandanr Yusufzai subsection of the Yousafzai clan of the Pashtuns form a majority of the population.-...
. The name Khalabat is a combination of two words 'Khala' and 'Bat'. Khala means upright and bat means stone. There was a ten feet high stone column erected in the ground of Khalabat. Famous villages that got submerged were, Tarbela, Dheeri, Khalabat, Jahar, Luqmania, Jathoo, Dari, Anorra, Laloo Gali, Thapla, Kundreala, Kiya, Khabal, Mumaiya, Pakkah Panialah etc.
The affectees were adjusted in present KTS and Kangra Colony Haripur and District Swabi. Some people were alloted land in southern Punjab and Sindh; however, only the influentials were able to take possessions and the entitlement. The main issue which is the allotment of the land is still exists. Also, the reality fund of the tarbela power dam has not been awarded to the affectees of the project.
Society of KTS
Society of Khalabat is very rich in culture and establishment of traditions.The Hujra and JirgaJirga
A jirga is a tribal assembly of elders which takes decisions by consensus, particularly among the Pashtun people but also in other ethnic groups near them; they are most common in Afghanistan and among the Pashtuns in Pakistan near its border with Afghanistan...
still exists in the town. In their daily life the Pathan of Khalabat still follows Pathanwali tradition. People of Khalabat are sports loving and they enjoying playing VolleyBall
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, Football, Field Hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
, Cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, Kabaddi
Kabaddi
Kabaddi is a South Asian team sport...
, Snooker
Snooker
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
and Mokha.
Industry
When Khalabat township was under construction in early 70's. Government announced tax free industrial zone, and this announcement attracted lots of industrialists. In this industrial zone companies like Kawasaki motorcycles, Rehana woolen mills, Orion television, Ashi marbel, Jhon steel mills, Shafi woolen mill, Tarbela Cotton and Spinning mills were setup. Except Tarbela Cotton and Spinning mill which is still running rest has closed down there business and have moved out.Education
There are a number of Government boys and girls school, with a good number of private schools. In recent years a number of higher education institutes has been set up by the government and one Degree college for boys in sector 1. There is, Government Technical College in sector 4, Women Degree College in sector 3 and Degree college for Boys in sector 1. Some of the famous private schools are Quaid-e-Azam Public School, Universal Public School, Rising Stars Public School,Sector 3, Pakistan Public School and Montessori, Model Public School, Dawn Public School, Faizan Public High school,Sector no 3, Iqra Academy School,Sector no 2, Iqra Public High school,sector no 4, Progressive International Academy, Sector no 4.Tribes
Majority of the tribes dwelling in Khalabat Township are of Pakhtoon background irrespective of their language.Dilaazak Utmanzai,Shakhmalikheil ( Peerakzai ), Akhunkhel, Akazai
Akazai
The Akazai is a Pakhtoon/Pashtoon/Pathan tribe. It is one of the division of Isazai clan of the Yousafzai tribe which is one of the most powerful, famous and respected tribe of Pashtoons. Colonel Wylly, Harold Carmichael, 1858–1932, has described these great people in just one sentence; laeving no...
,Bakshikhail, Jadoon
Jadoon
The Jadoons are one of the largest Pashtun tribes in Pakistan. They originate from Jallalabad and are now located in the southern Hazara Division area of Khyber Pakhtoonkhuwa, Pakistan, partly in Gadoon area in Swabi on the southern slopes of Mahaban Mountains, and partly in Abbottabad District...
, Tanoli
Tanoli
The Tanoli are a Hazarewal tribe of the Tanawal valley, Hazara region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Although not usually acknowledged as Pashtuns, the Tanoli have to an extent assimilated many Pashtun cultural features and become Pashtunified. Tribally allied with the Pathans,. The...
, Tareen
Tareen
The Tareen are a prominent Sarbanri Pashtun tribe residing in Afghanistan and in Pakistan. They are one of the largest Pashtun tribes.-History:...
and Shilmani
Shilmani
The Shilmani or Shalmani شلمانى are a Sarbanri Pashtun tribe who are primarily concentrated in the Shalman valley in Khyber agency near Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan, the tribe is also present in different areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan.In Pakistan, they live in Swat, Upper...
/Sulamani are the Pakhtoon tribes who either speak hindko or Pashto and follow the Pashtunwali
Pashtunwali
Pashtunwali or Pakhtunwali is a non-written ethical code and traditional lifestyle which the indigenous Pashtun people from Afghanistan and Pakistan follow. Some in the Indian subcontinent refer to it as "Pathanwali". Its meaning may also be interpreted as "the way of the Pashtuns" or "the code of...
, and non-Pakhtoon tribes are Syeds, Gujjars, Quraishi
Quraishi
Quraishi , is a family name that originates from Arabs in Saudi Arabia, particularly from the city of Mecca.- Lineage :...
, Abbasi
Abbasi
Abbasi is a prominent Islamic family name. - Origin :The Abbasid caliphate was founded by the descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad's youngest uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, in Harran in 750 CE and shifted its capital in 762 to Baghdad...
, Awans
Awans
Awans is a Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province of Liège. On January 1, 2006 Awans had a total population of 8,696. The total area is 27.16 km² which gives a population density of 320 inhabitants per km²....
, Shiekh.