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Pindigheb | |
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Tehsil and town | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Attock District |
| Tehsil | Pindigheb Tehsil |
| Elevation | 1,020 ft (310 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | +6 |
| Website | www.attockonians.com |
Pindigheb (or Pindi Gheb) is a city in Punjab province Pakistan, it is a Tehsil (an administrative subdivision) of Attock District.[1] It is located at 33°14'25N 72°15'49E at an altitude of 310 metres (1020 feet)[2]
History
The Imperial Gazetteer of India, compiled over a century ago during British rule, described the town as follows:[3]
Pindi Gheb Town.-Head-quarters of the subdivision and tahsil of the same name in Attock District, Punjab, situated in 33º 14' N. and 72º 16' E., 21 miles from Jand station on the North-Western Railway. Population (1901), 8,452. Historically the name PindGheb derived from the Royal Gheba tribe of BarlasMughals family who came and settled here in 15th century with Zaheer-ud-din Babar during the invasion of india and at the same time Jodhra tribe sattled in this area now the ancestral home of the Jodhra Maliks,who founded it in the sixteenth century. The municipality was created in 1873. The income and expenditure during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 4,400. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 5,200, chiefly from octroi; and the expenditure was Rs. 5,800. A vernacular middle school is maintained by the municipality, and a dispensary by Government.
Pindigheb is an old village, with many communities of Sikhs, Hindus, and Muslims. During British rule Pindigheb was part of Rawalpindi District, in 1904 when Attock became a separate district, Pindigheb became a tehsil (subdivision) of it.
Administration
The city of Pindi Gheb is the capital of Pindi Gheb Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of Attock District, the city is itself subdivided into 2 Union Councils.[1] The most famous of its union councils is Khaur, which also resides a colony of workers of Pakistan Oilfiels. Haji Muhammad Ashraf of Khaur (Naib Tehsil Nazim Pindigheb, District Attock) is known political personality and leader of Kahoots living in Union Council Khaur of Attock district and Union Council Warwal of Chakwal district.
Industry
Pindigheb is enriched with minerals like Oil and Natural gas.
Pindigheb Woollen Industry is a wool spinning unit established in Pindigheb. The Pakistan Army has many generals from this village,which include General sharif,General Iqbal.The main character of the Sind Operation during Nawaz Sharif's first era,Major Jamil also belonged to this area.The first army chief of the Pakistan Army was from Pindigheb. Peanuts is a big crop in the area.
References
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