Palandri
Encyclopedia
Pallandri is a small town, situated in the Sudhnati District
, in Azad Kashmir
, Pakistan
. It was the first capital of Azad Kashmir and is about 94 kilometres away from - the capital of Pakistan.
Pallandri was tehsil of Poonch District, until the district was split into Poonch and Sudhnati. Pallandri is now the capital of Sudhnutti District.
Sometimes, the town's new name of Sudhnutti is still used.but mostly people use its old name Pallandri
Temperature in summer is almost 20 to 35 °C and in winter -5 to 25 °C. In winter, one may see snow on the nearby mountains.
Pallandri is the hometown of Brig.Muhammd Sadiq Khan and the home of all the children of Col Khan Muhammad Khan
.He had 4 sons and 1 daughter.The sons were:-Col M.Naqi Khan,Abdul Qayyum,and Ali Muhammad. He had 1 daughter named:-Khalida Khanam.Col M. Naqi Khan's son Dr. Najeeb Naqi Khan was also into the politics and was voted as Minister of Health of Azad Jammu Kashmir.His ministry ended year in 2008 when Attique's ministry ended.Now again Dr. M Najeeb Naqi become Health Minister of Azad Jammu&Kashmir.The current Person incharge of Pallandri is Deputy Commissioner (DC)
Amjad Pervaiz Ali Khan who lives in the DC house, a listed building.
Sudhnati District
-Administration:The district is part of the Vale of Kashmir, which is an area in dispute between India and Pakistan. The district is divided into three tehsils: Pallandri, Mang, and Trarkhal....
, in Azad Kashmir
Azad Kashmir
Azad Jammu and Kashmir or Azad Kashmir for short, is the southernmost political entity within the Pakistani-administered part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir...
, 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...
. It was the first capital of Azad Kashmir and is about 94 kilometres away from - the capital of Pakistan.
Pallandri was tehsil of Poonch District, until the district was split into Poonch and Sudhnati. Pallandri is now the capital of Sudhnutti District.
Sometimes, the town's new name of Sudhnutti is still used.but mostly people use its old name Pallandri
Scenery and climate
The town has a hilly landscape and many historical forts.Temperature in summer is almost 20 to 35 °C and in winter -5 to 25 °C. In winter, one may see snow on the nearby mountains.
Pallandri is the hometown of Brig.Muhammd Sadiq Khan and the home of all the children of Col Khan Muhammad Khan
Khan Muhammad Khan
Colonel Khan Muhammad Khan was a prominent soldier and politician in Poonch, serving in the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly and later as Chairman of the War Council during the 1947 War of Independence.-History:...
.He had 4 sons and 1 daughter.The sons were:-Col M.Naqi Khan,Abdul Qayyum,and Ali Muhammad. He had 1 daughter named:-Khalida Khanam.Col M. Naqi Khan's son Dr. Najeeb Naqi Khan was also into the politics and was voted as Minister of Health of Azad Jammu Kashmir.His ministry ended year in 2008 when Attique's ministry ended.Now again Dr. M Najeeb Naqi become Health Minister of Azad Jammu&Kashmir.The current Person incharge of Pallandri is Deputy Commissioner (DC)
Amjad Pervaiz Ali Khan who lives in the DC house, a listed building.
DC House
One of the most known important and historical building in Pallandri is The DC House.(Currently Occupied by Amjad Pervaiz Ali Khan(DC)It was built in 1915 by Maraja Poonch, the then ruler of the Poonch State in Pallandri, he chose to put it on the very top of the town so he could see the Million Dollar view. It is built entirely out of stone so during the 2005 earthquake it wasn't harmed in any way whatsoever. It was known as Rani ka bangla/dak bangla the Maraja and his wife/Rani used to stay here while on their way from Poonch to Rawalpindi. After the partition of India and Pakistan,In 1947,this Poonch state was also divided into two parts, one of them is in the J&K (Indian held Kashmir) and the second part in the Azad Jammu and Kasmir (AJK) It was then converted into the DC house were the DC started to live and since that day, It was known as The DC house. Amjad Pervaiz Ali Khan (DC) has added to the stone structure and know a beautiful structure a proof that history has got style.Another Historical place at Pallandri is a waterpiont named as Rani ki bavlee.See also
- Cadet College PalandriCadet College PalandriCadet College Palandri, is a Military High School, located in Palandri, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.-History:Cadet College Palandri was announced in 1976, by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto due to efforts of Col M Naqi Khan, the then Prime Minister of Pakistan, along with two other cadet colleges at Larkana and...
External links
- Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
- Britannica - Azad Kashmir
- Eurojournals page about dwellings in Azad Kashmir
- Site for overseas Kashmiris and about ajkcouncil
- About tourism in Azad Kashmir
- Tourist guide to Azad Kashmir with brief facts
- Another tourist guide to Azad Kashmir with brief facts
- World atlas page about Azad Kashmir status
- About Azad Kashmir
- Introduction to Azad Kashmir
- Hydropower Potential in AJK U.K based report
- success in Kashmir earthquake response
- Azad Kashmir community development programme
- Azad Jammu and Kashmir : Planning and development department