Yaqubiis a village in Lahor

Lahor

Lahor is a town of Swabi District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The town serves as the headquarters of Lahor Tehsil and is administratively subdivided into two Union councils. The town is a settlement of 35,000 people and is located at with an altitude of 308 metres and lies west of Swabi and...

 Tehsil

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, Swabi

Swabi

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 district, Pakistan

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Location

Yaqubi is a village and one of the famous Union Council of Swabi District

Swabi District

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 in Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa Pakistan

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. It is situated near Yar Hussain

Yar Hussain

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 on Adena-Lahor road. It is bounded by Yarhussain Lahor road near Sudher to its east, Yarhussain to its north, Sardcheena to its west and the Vicinities of Yaqubi ( Qasim kale, Ball Banda, Gedar, Shahdad etc. ) to its south.

History

Originally Yaqubi was established by Dalazaks, a tribe which occupied the Peshawar valley up to the end of 15th century and who were later in dislodged by the yousafzais.The ancestors of the present pukhtoon population of this village came from Yarhussain in 1850 round about.Some Gujjars and Awans were already living there as tenants of pukhtoons since occupation of this land from Dalazaks.

An Old Village

The existence of a mound(derae)at the North of the village,where, from excavation statues of Gandhara civilization have been found,points to the fact that this is a very ancient village.

Demographics

The majority of residents are from Pukhtoon Tribes (55%), including Balar Khel, Meta Khel, Nepki Khel, Rorya Khel and Bucha khel. Others include Miagan (20%), Gujran (approx 10%) and Awan (approx 0.06%).
Mohmands are also live here in the part of yaqubi namely Ball banda in good numbers.

Education

Schools in Yaqubi Khass are :

1. : Govt. High School for Girls Yaqubi
2. : Govt. High School (Boys) Yaqubi ( Under Construction)
3. : Govt. Middle School Yaqubi
4. : Govt. Primary School No 1 Yaqubi ( Post Office )
5. : Govt. Primary School No 2 Yaqubi
6. : Govt. Girls Primary School Yaqubi ( Having 2 Branches )
7. : Shaheen Model School Yaqubi ( Pvt. School since 1992 )
8. : Others Home and Aged Schools by Non Govt Organizations.

There are about 25 Primary Schools in Union Council Yaqubi also.

Organization

1. : Anjuman Awami Khegara Yaqubi Swabi (its activities has been seased by rival groups since June 2000.
2. : Islahi Jarga Yaqubi Swabi
3. : Diyar Khan Fundation Yaqubi Swabi ( A Leading NGO of District Swabi )

Authors and Books

1. Bang-e-Saba by Amer Mohammad Khan Khadim Metta Khel
2. Razoona by Amer Mohammad Khan Khadim Meeta Khel
3. Sada bada vaina by Master Sher Afzal Balar Khel
4. Da Zra Pa Veeno (Pashto Poetry Book by: Fazal Sattar Sabir)
5. Quarterly The Hujra Yaqubi by Diyar Khan Foundation

Prominent residents

• V. P. Singh
  V. P. Singh
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  , (Prime Minister of India
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  , 1989) was born in Yaqubi

• Haji Diyar Khan Yaqubi
  Haji Diyar Khan Yaqubi
  Haji Diyar Khan was a great and well known leader of Pakistan Movement. He belonged to a respectable Family of Meeta Khel in Yaqubi Village of Swabi District. He was also nominated for Basic Democracy Membership in Ayub Khan's Era. He was the founder of Islahi Jirga Swabi. He Received his...
  
  (1912-1995)

• Haji Sher Afzal Yaqubi (The Father of Pushto Funny Poetry and Educationist).

• Haji Fazal Sattar Sabir ( A Wellknown Poet and Social Worker)

• Karam Sattar Yaqubi ( Editor The Hujra Swabi )

• Haji Ameer Mohammad Khan Khadim (A Wellknown Poet)