Korey Kot is a village of Pakistan in district Sargodha near Tehsil Kot Momin. Its population is about ten thousand. Korey and Koot were two ancient tribes who lived in this village centuries ago. Legend has it that the village was inundated by river Chenab as it used to flow by the village then. The ancestors of village came from village naseerpur, a nearby settlement known to be existing since 1150 AD.
Ranjha رانجھا, Tarars, Dahar ڈار, Haral, and Gondal are the main tribes but Ranjha is the dominant and the most numerous landowning tribe in the village. Village has a number of educated people who are serving the nation as army officers, teachers, lawyers, bureaucrats and progressive farmers etc.The village has seen massive transformation in agriculture and infrastructural projects and is now considered one of the best developed villages served with five roads, a rural hospital, a boys high school and a girls high school. Korey Kot has fertile land and is well known for its Kinno (orange) orchards. Majority of the population belongs to Sunni Muslim sect. Though this village has a large number of educated people yet they are still engaged in medieval-era-like turf wars but the situation is improving on fast rate due to heavy investment by people in education of their children . Demographically, the village comprises three major social classes, i.e. landowning class, landless peasants and Kamwalas ---- those who do minor jobs. In fact, this village is a microcosm of the wider class based Pakistani culture. Moreover, shrine of Baba Shah Manzoor, a famous mystic who is said to have gone under the earth alive along with a female follower, is also located in this village. Shah Muhammad Muslim Sheikh, a famous folk singer, was also born in this village. Allahyarkay, Numberdars,Molu_Kay ,Shahukay, SukheKay, Rajaykay, Ghulamkay, SalihonKay and Amirkay are renowned families who own vast tracts of agricultural lands. Village's history based on local series of fights between Allayarka and Nambardar families was penned down by a local poet named Ahmed Wadhan. Until recently this Punjabi waar (epic poetry)used to be sung in local gatherings but due to busy pace of life nobody finds time to organise such events any longer. Jeweana family (all ranjha families in the village can be categorised under three main tribes, i.e Khariyana clan, Jeweana clan and Bhaikhanana clan) believes that their ancestor Dhaan Muhammad was the first settler in the village while Bhaikhanana family believes that the first settlers belonged to their clan. Nambardar family,on the other hand, claim that the village was registered through the efforts of their forefather named Hassan. Apart from these details, the village is just five Kilometers away from Takht Hazara, a village, where "Dheedhu Ranjha" the most famous character of "Heer Ranjha" story was born. Likewise, Bhehra, the first line of defence of Mughal and Sultanate dynasties of India against foreign invaders such as Greek and Persians, is also a few kilometres away from the village. So, "Alexander the Great" and Nadir Shah of Iran must have passed by the village when they invaded India but no claim to the resistance of locals to foreign invaders can be made due to unavailability of historical record. The Famous Personalities of this village are Ustad Yaqoob (Late), Nazar Muhammad Ranjha (DG Audit&Accouts), Brig (R) Muzzafar Ranjha, khalid Ranjha ( Adv High Court, human rights activist and an Op-ed writer) C Aman Ullah Ranjha (Late), Zafar Iqbal Ranjha MOLU_KA (Ex_Chairman of Zakat Committee, EX_President of Public Accounts Committee), Mukhtar Ranjha (Civil Judge), Umair Ranjha (Director Anti_Crrouption), Rabnawaz Ranjha (Director NAB), Adil Ranjha (CO MC_Jhang), Azmat Bajwa (Director FIA), Major Faisal Kamal Haral, Capt. Nawazish Ranjha, Lt.Anees Sheryar Ranjha, Bashir Ranjha (Vice Chairman of UC Mela)(Mahar saif Ullah Haral)
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Behak Mekan is a small town located in the Sargodha District ضلع سرگودھا of the Punjab province, Pakistan, that was formed when the area was part of the British Empire. The town is placed 16.5 kilometres (10.3 mi) away from the city of Sargodha and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away from Dhreema. Due to the town's ecological site, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) built an airstrip near "godhay wala" that become of great significance to the Pakistan Air Force after the Pakistan Movement independence of Pakistan.
The Banuchi, Shitakzai, or Banusi, Banisi,Shitaks originally Shitakzai Afghans, are a Afghan,Pashtun tribe which have the reputation of being one of the most warlike amongst the Afghan or Pashtun people.The trend of nationalism is also high among the intelligentsia. They are settled in Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, North Waziristan and Kurram of Pakhtunkhuwa, some members of which are settled in Paktia, Paktika,Khost and Injil of Herat, Afghanistan. Shitak was the name of his ancestors. Hence, according to Afghan/Pashtun traditions, his descendants were called Shitakzai, "Zai" mean "son" in Pashto, so Shitakzai means son of Shitak. However they are famous by their nickname like Banuchi or Banusi and these people call themselves Banisi, because the name of the Bannu area comes from Bin, a sinskrit word which is used for a forest,there were plenty of mulberry trees and Shisham trees. Later on, it evolved into Bana and then to Bani. Even local people and the surrounding people used the same names that are Bana or Bani for Bannu currently.. The Banuchis descend from the Shitak superclan of the larger Karlani tribe.
Dara Utmankhel, also known as Shaikhan, is a valley in the Lower Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It consists of nine villages: Maniband ما نی بند, Jabaghi جبګۍ, Zara Doghy زړه ډوګۍ, Kot Koshah کوټ کو شاه, Mandal Korona کورونه ماندل, Kot کوټ, Ghwandy غونډئ, Fazal Abad and Shah Kuronu شاه کو رونه. It lies in Timergara tehsil, east of the main road from Timergara to Dir. The inhabitants of this area belong to the Mandal, a clan of Utmankhel tribe of Pashtuns. The Utmankhel is one of the Karlanri Pashtun or Afghan tribes who appeared in concert with other tribes like Yousafzai and Tarkalani. They first settled in the areas of Malakand, Bajaur and Mohmand. These people were mainly associated with trade as the land was not suitable for agriculture.
Khawajgan (خواجڴان;) is a Pashtun community in northern Pakistan. It is located in Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, about 45 kilometers east of the Indus River and 156 kilometers from Islamabad, in the lower Pakhal Valley. It is the de facto headquarters of the Swati tribe and the second most populous village in the Pakhal Valley with prevailing Nambardari system; currently headed by Nambardar Abdul Ghafoor Khan and Abdul Zahoor Khan s/o Muhammad Maroof Khan.
The Tiwana family of Shahpur is a Punjabi Muslim feudal family part of the Tiwana Punjabi clan of Jats elite They are one of the largest landowning families in the Punjab and have played an influential role in Punjabi politics since the 17th century. Shahpur District was once headed by Malik Sahib Khan Tiwana and Council Member Mehar Khan Tiwana in 1862, while his successors include Malik Umar Hayat Khan Tiwana former Major General in British Army, Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana former Prime Minister of United Punjab, Major Ishaq Tiwana, Mr. Razzaq Tiwana, Chief Engineer Mumtaz Tiwana, Aasim Tiwana, Malik Khuda Baksh Tiwana, Malik Ghulam Muhammad Tiwana, Malik Ehsan Ullah Tiwana and Ms. Sidra Tiwana. Other notables of Tiwana clan of Shahpur include Khaliq Yar Tiwana, Asim Yar Tiwana, Shoukat Tiwana, Shahzadi Umerzadi Tiwana who is also daughter of former Premier of Punjab Sir Khizar Hayat Tiwana and grand-daughter of General Omar Hayat Tiwana, Major Islam Tiwana.
Midh Ranjha is a village located in Tehsil Kot Momin District Sargodha of Pakistan. It is famous for Pakistan's biggest tree and is associated with the legendary Heer Ranjha story of romantic love. Heer originated in this village. Midh Ranjha is located 21 km (13 mi) from Kot Momin, 58 km (36 mi) from Sargodha city, and 247 km (153 mi) from the capital Islamabad.
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