Karnol

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Karnol
کرنول
UC/VC Karnol
Village and union council
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Karnol
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 34°23′N73°23′E / 34.383°N 73.383°E / 34.383; 73.383
CountryPakistan
Province Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
District Mansehra District
Region Upper Pakhli
Preceded By Chief of Swatis
Succeeded By West Pakistan
Founded by Khankhail Swati Family [ citation needed ]
Government
  Nazim ناظمShoukat Nawaz Khankhail[ citation needed ]
  Chairmain چیئرمینSajid Ali Khankhail[ citation needed ]
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)

Karnol is a village and union council of Mansehra District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. [1] It is located at an altitude of 797 meters (2618 feet), [2] lying south east to Abbottabad and the Kashmir frontier. It was affected by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake. [3]

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Khan of Karnol Sajid Ali Khankhail (Chairmain Village Council Karnol)
Anwar-ur-Rasheed Khankhail (Khan of Karnol) First elected President of the District Union of Journalists (DUJ) Mansehra. Anwar-ur-Rasheed Khankhail "District Union of Journalists (DUJ) Mansehra.jpg
Anwar-ur-Rasheed Khankhail (Khan of Karnol) First elected President of the District Union of Journalists (DUJ) Mansehra.
Liaquat Ali Khankhail ( Khan of Karnol) Chairmain VC Karnol, Ex Member District Council Mansehra Khan Liaquat Ali Khankhail Sahib.jpg
Liaquat Ali Khankhail ( Khan of Karnol) Chairmain VC Karnol, Ex Member District Council Mansehra
Shoukat Nawaz Khankhail(Nazim UC Karnol) with Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan at his Dehdi Khan Dehdi.IMG.png
Shoukat Nawaz Khankhail(Nazim UC Karnol) with Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan at his Dehdi
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Ahmed Rasheed Khankhail (Current Numberdar Revenue state Karnol & Baralkot)

Land Revenue

The village Karnol was founded by Khan Ameer-Ullah Khankhail. All village revenue from Karnol and Baralkot was given to the Khankhail family, as the sole owners. After 1965, when Qayyyum Khan became Minister, some of the land was transferred to individuals in Karnol and Brarkot. The Khans of Karnol have freely given land to the Pakistani government for offices like Nadra Office, PatwarKhana, and other educational institutions. The Khankhail family remains the leading tribe of Karnol.

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Organization

Most important decisions are decided by the headmen of Tribe Khankhail, the Jirga. (A term used mostly in Afghanistan/KPK for settlement of disputes)

Village Council

Candidates securing the highest and second highest number of votes in the local election are named as the Nazim and Naib Nazim of the village council or the neighborhood council.

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Khan of Karnol Sajid Ali Khankhail (Chairmain Village Council Karnol)

• Sajid Ali Khankhail was elected Chairman of Village Council Karnol in the last Local Body Election and won by majority votes.

Notable Sites

• Dewri Khan Sahib

• Hujra Shoukat Nawaz Khankhail

• Sarwar Khankhail Cottage

• Banglaw Hills

• Bela (Playground/Garden)

• Jamiah Masjid,Khan Dewri

Neighbourhood

1.Mohallah Dewri Khan Sahib

2.Mohallah Sarwar Khan abad

3.Purana Karnol (mostly inhabited by Syeds)

4.Mohallah Thanger

5.Jabbi

6.Mohallah Jab

7.Mohallah Sardaran

8.Mohallah Chahm

9.Bani

10.Purzen

11.Dakbanglaw

12.Gali

13.Mohallah Cheeran

14.Mohallah Laryan

Historical Background

After Sa'adat Khan became the first ruler of Pakhal (1762–1780), [4] he founded a village then known as Garhi Sa'adat Khan, on the banks of Kunhar River. The village is now known as Garhi Habibullah. Habibullah Khan was chief of the Swati tribe and had three sons: Ameer-Ullah Khan (Karnol), Muhammad Ameen Khan (Garhi Habibullah Khan), and Dost Muhammad Khan (Tarkanal). [5]

After the death of Habibullah Khan, by the Code of Swatiwali/Pashtunwali, the eldest son is set to become the next chief. [6] Ameer-Ullah Khan was the oldest son and had a right to become the new Chief of Swati tribe, but due to his religious beliefs, he gave his Chieftainship and Khanate to his younger sibling, Muhammad Ameen Khan. The area of the villages Karnol and Baralkot came into the share of Khan Ameer-Ullah Khan Sahib.[ citation needed ] After he came from Haveli, Dewri Garhi Habibullah founded this village. He was the Feudal Lord of Karnol and Baralkot, and as such, all revenue generated by these lands was given to him.[ citation needed ] He gave the people of Karnol lands for agriculture and homes. The family of Khan Ameer-Ullah Khankhail still lives in Karnol and have gained significant respect from the residents of the area.

The Swati Khankhails of Karnol are the descendants of only two sons (Bahadur Khan and Arsala Khan). The other three sons were killed during the Kargil War, along with their Grandfather Khan Habibullah Khan(Shaheed).

Tribes

Tribes living in Karnol include:

References

  1. Tehsils & Unions in the District of Mansehra - Government of Pakistan Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Location of Karnol - Falling Rain Genomics Archived 2007-10-25 at archive.today
  3. Settlements by unofficial union council, Mansehra district UN - Emergency Response Centre [ permanent dead link ]
  4. "George Place (c. 1760-1805) - Saadat Ali Khan, Nawab of Oudh (ruled 1798-1814)". www.rct.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  5. "Habibu'llah Khan (King Habibullah I)". geni_family_tree. 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  6. "The Pashtun Tribal Identity and Codes:" (PDF).