Thakra

Thakra Mohra
Thakra Mohra
Coordinates: 33.10°N 73.18°E / 33.10; 73.18
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Elevation	173 m (568 ft)
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)

Thakra is a village situated in the Gujar Khan Tehsil of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated at the border of Rawalpindi district. It enjoys a unique geographical position as it links three districts namely Rawalpindi, Chakwal and Jhelum. Thakra is located at 33.104143, 73.176606 with an altitude of 173 metres (570 feet). It can be easily approached by travelling to Gujarkhan and then taking a link road that is popularly known as Guliana Road.If one continues to follow this link road one reaches Thakra Mohra Stop from where one must take a turn to the right to reach Thakra.If one crosses Haji Nusrat Haveli,the village is right there.

Personalities

Thakra Mohra owes so much to the legendary figures likeThakur Ali Raza Khan,Major Ali Akbar Khan,Thakur Sher Ahmed,Captain Muhammad Akbar alias Watan Mill wale,Maulwi Kurban Hussain,Syed Zakir Hussain Shah,Captain Feroz Khan,Captain Sherbaz khan,Thakur Ghulam Hassan,Thakur Bagh Hussain,Thakur Ameer Ahmed,Bagh Ali Malik(Manager UBL),Haji Subah Sadiq,Sub Shah Sawar,Sub Muhammad Yaqub&Malik Khadim Hussain(GTS fame)kaptan fazal ahmed.They contributed significantly to bring Thakra Mohra into limelight.

Location

Nearest places within 200 km of Mohra Thakra

Name	Name	Name	Name	Name
Narali (1.7 km)	Topian (1.7 km)	Dhok Chunnuh (1.9 km)	Dhok Buda (1.9 km)	Dhok Farial (1.9 km)
Dhok Fazulian (2.3 km)	Chak Kada (2.4 km)	Kalas (2.4 km)	Bardiana (2.5 km)	Haphi (2.5 km)
Dhok Landan (2.9 km)	Dhok Baba Murad Bakhsh (2.9 km)	Dhok Shamas (3.1 km)	Kolian (3.1 km)	Dhok Badhalan (3.3 km)
Bijrana (3.3 km)	Dhok Adra (3.4 km)	Miana Mohra (3.4 km)	Kabil (3.5 km)	Dhok Gulab Khan (3.5 km)

Major Tribes

Thakra Mohra has produced some talented highly educated persons like Prof.Thakur Nasir Mahmood Awan, Mrs.Nasir Awan, Group Captain Thakur Saleem Ashraf, Col.Tasawar Hussain Shah, Group Captain Mumtaz Hussain Shah Kazmi TI(M), Prof.Zamurd Malik, Said Akbar Malik(HBL),Captain Israr Bhatti,Thakur Zaheer Sadiq who have proven that talent is not confined to the cities alone. They serve as a constant source of inspiration for the youth of the village.

Thakra Mohra harbours a variety of peoples like Sadaat(Kazmi), Thakurs, Awans, Rajputs, Bhattis, Wazirs, Lohars, Turkhans, Mochis, Kashmiris & Musallis.

Thakra Mohra has very fertile lands where the crops like wheat, groundnut, maize, barley, masoor & gram are grown. Half of its lands are irrigated by Narrali Dam. Most of the cultivable lands are owned by the Thakurs&the Awans of the village.

Thakra Mohra has been politically governed by the Thakurs since its inception. Thakur Ali Raza Khan rose to the heights of a Zaildar & enjoyed a great clout in the region. He is believed to be the mentor of Raja Javed Ikhlas, the former District Nazim Rawalpindi. Thakur Amir Akbar and Thakur Muhammad Latif have continued Thakur legacy. The Thakurs enjoy the support of a strong group that is ably led by kaptan fazal ahmed, a very outspoken & shrewd man who can pull any notable to his house.

Haji Ghazanfar Ali(Inspector), Haji Jameel Malik(Inspector), Raja Asghar Ali(Inspector) & Haji Nusrat Masood have also earned a great name for their village during their service in the police department.

The village has also produced some highly respectable teachers like Haji Muhammad Islam, Maulwi Kurban Hussain,Master Anwar Hussain& Master Jameel Ahmed. Some of the residents of Thakra have earned a good name fot their birth place during their stay in America, Canada, UK, Spain, France, Italy, Libya & Saudi Arabia by opening their doors to every new entrant into these countries. Lala Anwar Thakur & Naseer Ahmed Thakur are remembered for their hospitality & generosity to all kinds of people in Libya.Thakur Muhammad Aslam,Thakur Farooq and Waseem Bhatti raja waqas ahmed have also spared no means to accommodate their Pakistani brothers offshore. There are three mosques of the Sunnis & one mosque&a big Imambargah of the shias where the people belonging to the different sects offer their prayers & arrange their religious festivals. Both the communities assist each other in the time of need presenting a very fine model of religious harmony, tolerance, co-existence & cohesion. The persons like Haji Muhammad Islam, Subedar Khurshid Ahmed, Col.Tasawar Hussain & Tahir Kazmi deserve to be credited for their extraordinary efforts in this regard.

Most of the men of Thakra are very fun-loving.Raja Akhter Hussain & Lala Anwar& Thakur Siddique have spent a lot to represent their village in almost every bull-race,horse-race&dogs-fighting event.

There is a middle school for girls & a primary school for the boys in the village. Gas pipelines are being laid in the village through the courtesy of Raja Pervez Ashraf, the Minister for Water & Manpower.Thakur Farooq Ahmed has done a lot to convince the minister to extend this facility to the village.The streets need to be repaired & properly drained. There is also a dire need for the water supply system as most of the wells have dried up. The village post office has no fixed place & it badly needs attention & regular staff.