Ghwarband
Ghwarband is a valley in the Shangla District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.
The Khans of Ghwarband valley belong to the Yousufzai and Muhammadzai (Hashtnagar) tribe. The local population are Gujjars.[1]
One sub-division of the Muhammadzai tribe is settled in Ghwarband valley.[2]
Hafiz Alpuri was born in the valley of Ghwarband. He belonged to the Mandan Yousafzai tribe. Muhammad Anwar baba, a famous Pushtun Khan, belonged to the Muhammadzai tribe of Pushtuns was also born in Ghwarband.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Book:Pathans. author:Olaf Caroe,page 36.publisher: university book agency peshawar pakistan.(5th edition).
- ^ Syed Bahadur Shah Zafar Kakakhel (2018). Pukhtana da tarekh pa aiena ki (7 ed.). University book agency Peshawar. p. 680.
- ^ Tawarikh_e_Hafiz Rehmat Khani (3 ed.). Pushtu Academy Peshawar University. 1977.