Katlang Tehsil

Katlang (Pashto: کاٹلنګ‎ pronounce , Urdu: کاٹلنگ pronounce ) is a tehsil of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[2][3][4] It is situated about 19 km north of Mardan, bordering with District Buner and Malakand. It is surrounded by canals in west and north.

Katlang Tehsil


  • کاٹلنګ
  • کاٹلنگ
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictMardan
Population
 • Total343,144

Overview and history

"Kooh-e-Rama"(Sacred Arvadic Name)is located in the East of Katlang, whereas "Madhu Dhere" is in the West, the tail of Kooh-e-Rama the historic site of old civilization are located called "kafaro Kothay" by the locals shows deep relation of Katlang with the Ghandhara Civilization. In the main village of Katlang two muhallahs are named as "Odeeg Ram" and "Darband" booth are of Hindu origin. A village with same name of "Odeeg Ram" is also located in the Swat valley near Mingora whereas "Darband" in Hazara...

Dag Bangla Katlang was established in 1913, Primary school Katlang in 1916 and Police Station of Katlang was established in 2017, it shows that Katlang was a developed area in the British India. In the year 1966 Katlang got its first Hospital.

Katlang became tehsil in February 2010, when then NWFP (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) government announced the establishment of new tehsil in Mardan.[2] Katlang has a busy market with most of the facilities available. Katlang fair, held on Friday, is popular among the residents of Katlang and the surroundings. Katlang has a government higher secondary school, a degree college and multiple other private schools and colleges.

The union councils of Katlang Tehsil are Katlang I, Katlang II, Jamal Ghari, Sawal Dher, Katti Garhi, Dheri Lekpanni, Shamozai Babuzai, Kohi Barmol, Peepal, Allo, Qasami and Baizo Kharkai.

There are different groups of pashtun tribes in katlang. Group of tribes include Yusufzai, Azi khel, Ghurghakhti, Kakar, Daavi, Utmankhel, Mahmoti(Akora Khattak), Fatah Khel (Seni Khattak), Katti Khel, Babar Khel, Awankhel X-Daman khel, Barress and others.[5]

Till 2002 Katlang had One provincial Assembly seat called PF 21, In party-based election held in 1988 this seat won by Munwaar Khan of Katlang and won again in 1990. After that It became a permanent seat of ANP till 1997. Today Katlang is divided in two constituencies, PK 28 and 29.

PK 29 constituency consists of union councils Katlang 1 and 11, Kati Garhi, Jamal Garhi, Sawal Dher and five union councils of Sodham Rustum. Mahmoti tribe is the largest tribe in union councils Katlang 1 and 11. Mostly Katlang bazar and its surrounding area belongs to Mahmoti tribe. Mahmoti tribe is considered to be the original inhabitant of Katlang Tehsil. All other tribes are considered to be migrated to Katlang from other parts of KPK. Mahmoti tribe is also considered to be the descendants of great warrior and leader Mahmud of Ghazni of Afghanistan. Khan Bahadur Mohammad Akbar Khan of Katlang is considered to be the first chief of Mahmoti tribe. It is believed that the Upper Swat Canal was dug by Khan Bahadur Mohammad Akbar Khan to irrigate the lands of Katlang. Due to this canal, now the land of Katlang is an irrigated land giving flourishing crops to the people of the area.

Sports Facilities

A sports ground was constructed by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government and was inaugurated on 16 May 2017. It was constructed at a cost of Rs. 14.5 million. This is spread over 400 kanals of area.

Population

The population of Katlang Tehsil, according 2017 consensus, is 343,144 while according 1998 consensus of the area covering current Katlang Tehsil, it was 221,546.[6]

Politics

In Khan Bahadur Mohammad Akbar Khan's children one named Chairman Motabar Khan Of Shero Mashal Khan was a prominent political figure in President Ayub Khan's era in the 1960s. After his death, He was followed by Late Yarqand Khan in leading the Mahmoti tribe. Nowadays Motabar Khan and Yraqand Khan's nephew and great grandson of Khan Bahadur Mohammad Akbar Khan named Fazle Raziq Khan s/o late Haji Muqadar Khan of Shero Mashal Khan Kalley is a political figure of Katlang. He is also a leader of PML (N) and contested the last general election (May 2013) on Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz ticket. Fazle Raziq Khan is also senior vice president of the Islahi Jirga Mardan.

Wali Akbar khan S/O Mutabar Khan of Tazagram was previous candidate of Mazdoor Kisan Party of PF-28 in 1990 and also contested election of Pk-28 in 2002 from PML(Q) and nowadays he is the Provincial Secretory General of Pakistan Awami Tehreek(PAT)(The vision of Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri). Azim-U-din khan chairman District Zakat comity Mardan also belonging to Tazagramm. Muhammad Iqbal khan of Dheri was also previously elected from pk-28 and then JUI-F candidate Akhtar ali. Recently, Gohar shaha Bacha of ANP is member provincial assembly from pk-28. Rahimullah Yousafzai belongs to shamozai union council of katlang. Similarly khudaye-khidmatghar Madad Khan of Katlang was a Pashtun nationalist from union council Dheri. Principal (R) Qazi Aslam khan, ex-candidate NA-10 belongs to Katlang who is a renowned reformer, social worker and educationist.

The people of Katlang are generally conservative but they are humanist. The people of Katlang are friendly and accommodative. It is believed that people belonging to different sects and religions lived happily in this area before partition. Pushtoon's centuries old traditions and culture can be seen in the far and wide villages of Katlang. One such great tradition of Pashtun culture is Hujra which still exists here in its full swing.

Katlang Topaz
Katlang Topaz

According to an reports, there are 9 million carats of pink topaz in Katlang, Mardan. It is believed that Katlang's topaz is equivalent to its Brazilian variety in standard but many rating it of even higher quality. It is as hard as diamond. It is estimated Mingora emerald and Katlang topaz can fetch prices up to Rs20,000 per carat but the prices can increase with their weight and beauty.[7]

Khongi Bridge

Constructed by the British government in 1909, through this bridge the water of swat river passes and enters to tonal and reaches to rustum.A 4 feet pavement is provided at each side of the bridge on which the people of the local place pass through motor bike, or cycle easily without any hesitation and below this bridge a road is also passes from village landishah to zorr matta (old matta) along with small khwar.[8]

Inzargai (انزرگئی)

Inzargai a well known village of tehsil katlang known for unani clinics of Hakeeman of baba g family especially famous hakeem saif-ur-rehman is one of them, and "tehsil headquarter Type D hospital katlang", telephon exchange, wapda office,one of the "mukhtar ghani general store" etc. Inzargai is the Village of Tehseel Katlang, situated on Buneer Road Katlang.

Fakhar Zaman (cricketer) was born in inzargai tehseel Katlang, in the Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He moved to Karachi at the age of 16 following matriculation. He joined the Pakistan Navy in 2007 as a sailor, after receiving his schooling and training at sea at the Pakistan Navy School Bahadur. Amongst his teammates, he is known by the nickname fauji (soldier).

He had a talent for cricket and occasionally played in inter-departmental matches, including representations for the Pakistan Navy cricket team. He was identified by his coach, Azam Khan, who encouraged him to pursue professional cricket. In 2013, he left his naval career after a "tough decision" in pursuit of this dream and began appearing for regional outfits like Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Abbottabad Falcons, Balochistan and several Karachi teams. He became the second-highest run scorer in the 2016 Pakistan Cup and also impressed selectors in the 2016-17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. He was also picked by the Lahore Qalandars side for the 2017 Pakistan Super League, where he was closely mentored by New Zealand player Brendon McCullum.[5] He was soon noticed by Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur during a training camp in Lahore, following which he earned a call-up for the national side. Fakhar Zaman gained popularity in the 2017 edition of Champions Trophy (which Pakistan won). Zaman scored 31 against South Africa, 50 against Sri Lanka, 57 against England in the semi-final and particularly 114 against arch rivals, India in the final of the tournament. He was eventually called "Fakhar-e-Pakistan" (Pride of Pakistan) after Champions Trpohy.

Alo

Alo is a village of Teh: Katlang, District: Mardan. The Heart Hacking river bank is nearby.

Chapal Abad

Chapal Abad is a small Village at the North West end of tehsil Katlang Area of District Mardan Province Khyber Pukhtoon khwa.

Chapal abad is a small village at the North end of tehsil katlang district Mardan province Khyber pukhtoonkhwa.its population is very small as compare to the other villages of the tehsil Katlang. In the southern region of the Chapal lies village ghoundo, in northern side lies village Pepal, in left side east side lies shamozai and in west region lies village char chor.the village is linked by a man road to Mardan city. There is a primary school.

See also

References
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  2. "Katlang gets tehsil status". DAWN.COM. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. "Parties failing to uphold Mardan three-party formula". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. "ANP set to form dist govt in Mardan". The Nation. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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  6. "Pakistan Tehsil Wise Census 2017 [PDF]" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  7. "Upgrading the gemstone industry". DAWN.COM. 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
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