Pind Kargu Khan
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Pind Kargo Khan is one of the 51 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...

 of Abbottabad District
Abbottabad District
Abbottabad is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The district covers an area of 1,969 km with the city of Abbottabad being the principal town...

 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province 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...

  it is located 30 km from Abbottabad
Abbottabad
Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District...

 city.

People, Culture & Economy

The population of Pind Kargu Khan is over 20,000. The local language is Hindko. The main ethnic groups or tribes of this area are Tanolis and among them are also scattered some Awans and Syeds families. The local dress of the people is Shalwar/Qameez.

Pind Kargu Khan is an historical town, the huge forest of pine tree named Kohe-e-Balehana is located on the peak of Sando Gali, most of the residents are engaged with agriculture where the main crops are maze and wheat. A beautiful valley with the flower of Rose, Chamblali, Sunflower, Bunnaksha is covered by full greenery around it. The main streamlines of water supply goes from PK Khan to around all the Union Council and as well as to the Union Council of Sherwan. The main fruits are apricot, pomegranate, locate, peach, apple, and strawberry. The people of PK Khan are mostly engaged in transportation, farming, mining business and 55% of the population are related with the job outside PK Khan.

Upper and Lower Khalora village has a distinguished position in this union council because it is a beautiful valley surrounded by lash green mountains, beautiful landscape and is the gateway to neighbouring Union Council of Sherwan. The majority of the people of Khalora Upper and lower migrated to Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...

due to the better opportunities of employment which the government has been able to solve in Pind Kargu Khan and neighbouring areas.

Major parties in politics

There is no major party in politics which have influential role in the politics of PK Khan, the people of PK Khan are well aware with their social and political rights. Although there are some great names in the politics of UC like (first president of Tanawal Pakistan Mulsim League), Khawas Khan Tanoli,Haji Kala khan (late died on 02 September 2011),Pir Khan Tanoli, Sultan Muhammad Khan Tanoli (advocate), Fida Muhammad Khan Tanoli (social worker), Haji Sikandar Khan, Dildar Khan Tanoli, Haji Mushtaq, Munsaf Khan, Late Imtiaz Tanoli, Babu Khushal who are very popular among the people of union council, and they played a tremendous role in the development and building of surrounding areas of Pind Kargu Khan. Also there is a great name in the politics of Pind Kargu Khan is Patwari Muhammad Sajjad from Besala, who is most social person of the Union Council and very popular among the people of Pind Kargu Khan.
and there is also energetic,actve,papular,social, and learned personality of u/c pind kargu khan
is MR ABDUL AZIZ KHAN TANOLI ADVOCATE High court abbottabad who belong to villege bessala, play important role in politics and social area

Mineral Resources of Pind Kargu Khan

Pind Kargu Khan is rich of GOD gifted mineral resources. There is great stock of soapstone, soapstone bandi nakra bagla chlatar Marble and Magnesite in this beautiful valley. The major soapstone stock of Pakistan is producing from Khanda Khouh, also there is a great stock of Black Marble in Zaro Gali and Sando Gali which has been already explored and using for commercial purposes.

Subdivisions

The Union Council is subdivided into the following areas: Bacha Kalan, Bacha Khurd, Bandi Nikra, Bareela, Barkot, Gandah, Haall Baloch, Pind, Habibabad,Hall Lakhala, Kanger Bala, Kangrora, Khalora Kalan, Khalora Khurd, Khanda Khoo, Lakhala, Pind Kargu Khan Shehar,Manna, Darrah, Karari, Besala, Sando Gali, Bagarian, Dakhain, rakran,Phohar, Ratta, Sari Sher Shah and Tandhara
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