Baffa Pakhal

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Baffa Pakhal Tehsil
تحصیل بفہ پکھل
بفه پکلي تحصیل
Upper Pakhli (اتلی پکھلی)
Tehsil
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Baffa Pakhal Tehsil
Location in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Coordinates: 34°26′30″N73°13′0″E / 34.44167°N 73.21667°E / 34.44167; 73.21667
CountryFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Province PK-NWFP.svg  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District Mansehra
Region Upper Pakhli
Government
   MNA Saleh Muhammad Khan Swati
   MPA Babar Saleem Swati
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)

Baffa Pakhal is the fourth tehsil (an administrative subdivision) of Mansehra District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. [1] . The capital of Baffa pakhal is Baffa. Baffa Pakhal has at least 15 union councils, some of which are Dodial, Shinkiari, Suma Allimung, Schain, Jabar Daveli, Ichrian, Ail, Tanda, Baffa, Anayatabad, Hilkot, Tarangri Sabir Shah and Bhogarmang. Main language of the tehsil is Pashto followed by Hindko. Majority of lands in all Union Councils of Baffa Pakhal belongs to 8 families of Gabri Swatis.

Khans of Baffa Pakhal

As mentioned in Hazara Gazetteer 1883, page no 74 that Pakhli is the country of Swatis which is named after Sultan Pakhal Swati. One the same page, It is mentioned that Upper Pakhli belongs to Gabri Swatis which consists of 8 families i.e Jahangiri, Arghushal Malkal, Khankhail, Sarkheli, Panjhol, Panjmeral and Aznali Mandravi while the lower Pakhli belongs to Mitravi-Mumali Swatis. All areas of Pakhli have their own Khans/Chiefs who belongs to Swati tribe only. Khan of Bogarmang and Sachan belongs to Jahangiri family of Gabris. Khans of Dhodial belongs to Arghushal Malkal family of Gbaris. Khan of Baffa city belongs to Sarkheli family of Gabris. Khans of Sum belong to Khankhail family of Gabris. Khans of Icherian belong to Aznali Mandravi families of Gabris.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Kolai-Palas made district, Baffa-Pakhal tehsil". 26 August 2017.