Sunday, March 13, 2011

Balakot Pakistan


Balakot is a town in Mansehra district in the province of Pakhtunkhwa Khyber, Pakistan. The city was destroyed during the 2005 earthquake and rebuilt with the help of the Government of Pakistan and Saudi Public Assistance for Pakistan Earthquake Victims  an aid organization in Saudi Arabia. A separate project, initiated by the government of Pakistan "New Balakot City is being developed near Mansehra, with plans to relocate the population of the Union of Councils of two of Balakot, A city or town of Balakot is occupied primarily by members of the Raja, Awan, Gujar, Syed, Mughal and Swati tribes. In the Mansehra region fell under the control of Sikh, it was annexed to Punjab. Movement placed Waziristan, the country over the Kunhar Mohmand, Chitral and Yusufzai tribes in the control and responsibility of GOI. Syed Ahmad Shaheed and Shah Ismail Shaheed with the help of the mujahideen, including local tribes tehsil Balakot to Kaghan Garhi Habibullah led many revolts and attacks against Sikhs. Finally, May 6, 1831, during a fierce battle, Syed Ahmad Shaheed and Shah Ismail Shaheed, with hundreds of their supporters were killed. The central mosque in Balakot is named after Syed Ahmed Shaheed.
Areas covered by different groups of languages ​​are spoken in Hindko and Gojra.

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