Pandak, Pakistan
| Pandak, Haripur, Pakistan | |
|---|---|
| Town and union council | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Haripur District |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
Pandak is one of the 44 union councils, administrative subdivisions, of Haripur District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[1]
Pandak is said to be the capital of Haripur. Pandak is one of the most important residential areas of Haripur as it is situated very near to the city. The most used way to go inside the Pandak is via G.T. Road.
Location
The village of Pandak is opposite to Ameer Khan Silkway Plaza Haripur.
There are two ways to go to Pandak from G.T. Road. The first is from Taloker Road opposite Silkway Plaza; the second is from Masjid opposite I-Waamz Cash & Carry.. Pandak is divided into two mohallahs: Upper Pandak and Lower Pandak.
Features
- The railway line crosses from this village. After that railway line there is a big graveyard which covers a lot of area and leads to Soka, Mohallah Eidgah and a railway station.
- Plots and houses are very expensive, here almost equal to the rates in Haripur city. Prices range from three to four lakh per marla of land area.
- Rents of rented homes are also very costly.
- According to caste and family, every kind of people live here, including Tareens, Gujjars, Mughals, Awans, Jadoons, and Tanolis.
Important personalities
- Ghalib Khan, present Dist. Counselor of UC Pandak, Taloker, Gehr Khan and Mirpur; the authority person since the local elections of 2015
- Durya Khan, former Dist. Counselor and former Nazim; brother of Ghalib Khan; they are the political persons of the town
- Malik Waqas Ahmed, present Tehsil Counselor
- Haji Ghulam Jaan, present Head of all General Counselors
- Babu Khanzada, Saddar Media, newspaper and journalism
- Gulzada Khan urf Shani Khan, present Kisaan Counselor or Labour Counselor UC Pandak
- The other six General Counselors with their winning positions in elections are Jabar Khan, Rashid Mehmood Bhatti, Matloob ur Rehman Awan, Auranangzeb Khan and Muhammad Ishfaq.
- Choudary Muhammad Faooq, present Youth Counselor UC Pandak
Facilities
- Pandak has facilities like mosques, graveyard, electricity, gas, water, tube-wells, telephone lines, PTCL landline and DSL Internet (4 MB maximum speed).
- Excellent coverage of all mobile networks, including Zong, Ufone, Mobilink, Telenor, Warid, EVO and other wireless devices with 3G support
- Very near to Haripur city, i.e. only 5 minute walking distance and lot of ways to go into the city or bazaar
- Paved, open and clear streets
- Street lighting at night
- Seven general stores or karyana shops in every mohallah to buy household items
- Three diary form shops are also included in Pandak in Sohri Gali.
- Two private car parking areas, one at Taloker Road and another at the old ground Near Kothi in upper Pandak
- Two government primary schools, i.e. Govt Primary School Pandak, separate for boys and girls
- Two Montessori schools
- NIML (National Institute of Modern Languages) institution for English language and computer courses
Mosques
- Jamia Masjid Farooq-e-Azam Pandak (Khoo Wali); regular imam: Qari Kamran Khan Sahb
- Jamia Masjid Ghosia Pandak; regular imam: Molvi Abdul Qayyum Sahb
- Masjid near Tubewell Railway Line
References
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