Malkot

Malkot is a village of Abbottabad District in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Until the local government reforms of 2000 it was a Union Councils of the district. There is also a very beautiful picnic spot at Knair (a stream) as well as waterfalls and lush green meadows.

History

Malkot is a remote village of Hazara in NWFP. Historically this area mostly populated by Muslims; it is claimed that these people migrated from Arabia for the sake of religious preachings. The Abbasi tribe is the major tribe here. Very close to world famous place Villege Moolia

Development

Although Malkot is a remote village it is notable for having produced many politicians and also many other professionals like doctors, engineers, and successful businessmen.The unfortune of Malkot is that there is no High School(Boys/Girls), No Hospital, No proper water supply scheme in the union councle although Sardar Mehtab Khan remains Chief Minister of N.W.F.P for more than three years during the government of PML(N). In comparison to neighbouring villages such as Riala, Palak, Kalaban, Khushikot, Arwar and Longal, Malkot is well developed.Note Mehtab Ahmed Khan became the 22nd chief minister of the North-West Frontier Province on the 21 February 1997, taking over from Raja Sikander Zaman, and served until 12 October 1999[2]. During his tenure he invested heavily in area of Circle Bakote, a relatively poor and underdeveloped area. During this time, he electrified all of the area, provided facilities such as telephone lines, water supply schemes, link roads, like the Kohala - Moolia road, Sowargali - Boi road, Birote - Berote Khurd, and the Osia - Malkot road. He constructed the Murree - Abbottabad road as a motorway and upgraded high schools in Ayubia, Birote and Bakote.

Van service are available for Rawalpindi and Islamabad, travelling to Islamabad by road from Malkot takes two hours.

The Lower Malkot area has a Ptcl exchange there additionally, all Pakistani mobile phone companies service are available at Malkot.

Location

Malkot is located in the south-eastern part of NWFP and forms part of the border with Punjab province, (it borders the Murree Tehsil of Rawalpindi District). Neighbouring union councils are Nathia Gali to the west. Close to world famous villege Moolia.

Tribes

The main tribe of this area is the Dhond Abbasi subtribes are
the major clan of Malkot is JUMDARAL CLAN (LATE MISRI KHAN, late Sulman khan, HAJI Muhammad sarwar ,HAJI MUHAMMAD GULL ABBASI, HAJI muhammad anayat , Haji Mehmood Abbasi, HAFIZ atta ullah abbasi, Abdullah Gul Abbasi
CHIEF OF JAMAL CLAN (Late Muhammad Yousaf Abbasi) , Haji Muhammad Mustafa Abbasi , Abdul haq Abbasi , Mr Shamus-ul-haq Abbasi , Sabir Abbasi , Dawood Abbasi, Akabar Abbasi , Asad Abbasi
JABRAAL CLAN Abdul razzaq abbasi, lala gulkhatab abbasi
SHERAAL CLAN Abdul rehman abbasi, AIjaz abbasi
SULTANAAL CLAN sardar mehtab khan, sardar fida khan, khalid auyb khan
ISMALYAL CLAN Dr. Zakir Hussain Abbasi,Mr Haji Muhammad Mustafa Abbasi s/o Muhammad Yousaf Abbasi is very noble personality of malkot.He has belonged to Jamal Biradri.
Mr Husnain Abbasi is the legend of the malkot. Edit by Mr.Taimour Ijaz Abbasi(Lower Malkot) taimour.abbasi@hotmail.co.uk

Climate

Malkot is a mountainous area, with lots of Pine, plum, orange, and apple trees. Like Abbottabad District as whole it has ideal climate conditions. Compared to the rest of the country - the summers are mild and pleasant - and also snow falls in winter.

Education

With a literacy rate of 8% Malkot has the distinction of having the lowest literacy rate out of all the Union Councils of Abbottabad District. There are few private schools but no college for higher education, for higher education students of Malkot travel a lot, some time they have to stay in hostel or at relatives who live near the college.

but in religous sector malkot is most advance in islamic studies lot of islamic madrisas in lower and uper village and beautiful mosque one of them newly reconstructed in uper malkot .

Livelihood

Many people from this area have settled in Islamabad, others work in the cities whilst their families still live in the villages of Malkot. There are a range of different occupations - like hotel management, running General Stores and so on, while others go abroad to earn their livelihood .

Famous people

• 'Abdul Rehman Khan Abbasi' (political & business Tyconn)

Mr Shamus-ul-haq Abbasi (MCS,CCNA,MCSE) Director Institute (VICS)

• Dr Akhlaq Abbasi (Services to the UK aviation industry for 23 years)
• Akhlas Abbasi (Vice President of Choice2Move, the number one estate agent in London)
• Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan MNA[Ex-chief Minister 1997-1999]
• Sardar Shammoon khan (MPA)
• Haji Ijaz Abbbasi(owner of Rehmet mills)

• Dr.Zakir Hussain Abbasi (Senior Scientist working for Sony in Germany)