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37-556: Bani Hafiz is a small village in Hattian bala district of Jehlum valley in the Pakistani region of Azad Jammu and Kashmir . Before the name of Bani Hafiz it was called as Bania Sharif. Muhammad Ishaq zaffar was a former president of Pakistan peoples party AJK and senior minister of AJK government from 1996 to 2001. He also remained 17th acting president of AJK. Zaffar also remained speaker of AJK assembly. The land of Bani Hafiz

74-814: A so-called "Northern cluster" of Lahnda (Western Punjabi), but this classification, as well as the validity of the Lahnda grouping in this case, have been called into question. In a sense both Pothwari, as well as other Lahnda varieties, and Standard Punjabi are "dialects" of a " Greater Punjabi" macrolanguage. Due to effects of dominant languages in Pakistani media like Urdu, Standard Punjabi and English and religious impact of Arabic and Persian, Pahari-Pothwari like other regional varieties of Pakistan are continuously expanding its vocabulary base with loan words. There are at least three major dialects: Pothwari, Mirpuri and Pahari. The dialects are mutually intelligible, but

111-554: A village of Hattian Bala.The mausoleum of Sikandar Shah kazmi is located in Hattian bala who was a spiritual person his urs is held every year in Hattian Bala.Diwan Ali Khan chughtai is minister of education Schools AJK, he belongs from Hattian Bala. His father Ali Khan Chughtai was also politician and remained minister. Pahari-Pothwari Pahari-Pothwari is an Indo-Aryan language variety of Lahnda group, spoken on

148-422: Is a famous saint of Muzaffarabad region and many people come to him to seek spiritual guidance. Sahibzada Irfan Danish was son of Hafiz Mian Muhammad Yunus. Irfan Danish remained member of constituent assembly from 1990 to 1991. Ishaq Zaffar was son of Hafiz Abdul Latif.Anwar Kasur daughter of Hafiz Muhammad Yunus remained principal of degree college for girls Hattian bala. The institute is named after her. Bani Hafiz

185-511: Is a very scenic place with natural springs and trees. The Family of bani hafiz is renowned spiritual people of Azad Kashmir. There are doctors, engineers, managers, teachers, government servants and lawyers in the family of Bani Hafiz other than politicians. Many people are settled in foreign countries from Bani Hafiz. The female literacy rate in Bani Hafiz is above 90%. Urs (religious festival) of Hafiz Jamal and his son's are carried out around

222-641: Is formed by adding -s as opposed to the Eastern Punjabi gā. This tense is also used in other Western Punjabi dialects such as the Jatki dialects, Shahpuri , Jhangochi and Dhanni , as well as in and Hindko and Saraiki . This type of future tense was also used by classical Punjabi poets. Punjabi poet Bulleh Shah sometimes uses a similar form of future tense in his poetry Shahmukhi: جو کُجھ کَرسین, سو کُجھ پاسیں Transliteration: Jo kujh karsãi, so kujh paasãi Translation: Whatsoever you do,

259-618: Is found in the region between the Jhelum and Chenab rivers: most significantly in the districts of Poonch and Rajouri , to a lesser extent in neighbouring Baramulla and Kupwara , and also – as a result of the influx of refugees during the Partition of 1947 – scattered throughout the rest of Jammu and Kashmir. Pahari is among the regional languages listed in the sixth schedule of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir . This Pahari

296-532: Is sometimes conflated with the Western Pahari languages spoken in the mountainous region in the south-east of Indian Jammu and Kashmir. These languages, which include Bhadarwahi and its neighbours, are often called "Pahari", although not same they are closely related to Pahari–Pothwari. Pahari-Pothwari is also very widely spoken in the United Kingdom . Labour shortages after World War II , and

333-685: Is spoken across the Jhelum River in Azad Kashmir, north of the Mirpuri areas. Names associated in the literature with this dialect are Pahari (itself the term most commonly used by the speakers themselves), Chibhālī , named after the Chibhal region or the Chibh ethnic group, and Pahari (Poonchi) ( پونچھی , also spelt Punchhi ). The latter name has been variously applied to either

370-696: Is the administrative officer for rural development, with two project managers at each center. According to the Alif Ailaan Pakistan District Education Rankings 2015, the Hattian Bala District is ranked 28 out of 148 districts in terms of education. For facilities and infrastructure, the district is ranked 112 out of 148. The district has few colleges, so many people in the district attend the Allama Iqbal Open University or

407-438: Is transitional between Hindko and Standard Punjabi . Pothwari People and is mutually intelligible with both. There have been efforts at cultivation as a literary language, although a local standard has not been established yet. The Shahmukhi script is used to write the language, such as in the works of Punjabi poet Mian Muhammad Bakhsh . Grierson in his early 20th-century Linguistic Survey of India assigned it to

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444-928: Is what you shall gain - From one of Bulleh Shah's poems A notable difference between Pothohari and Jhangochi/Shahpuri/Dhanni regarding this tense is how the verb is formed. Similar to other Punjabi varieties , Pothwari uses peyā (past tense form of pēṇā ) to signify the continuous tense. The past continuous tense in Pothwari resembles that of Eastern Punjabi, however depending on the dialect, there may be slight variations. ਮੈਂ ਕਰਨਾ ਪਿਆ ਸਾਂ maĩ karna pya sã ਮੈਂ ਕਰਦਾ ਪਿਆ ਸਾਂ maĩ karda pya sã ਅਸਾਂ ਕਰਨੇ ਪਏ ਸਿਆਂ/ਸਾਂ ਅਸੀਂ ਕਰਦੇ ਪਏ ਸਾਂ ਤੂੰ ਕਰਨਾ ਪਿਆ ਸੈਂ ਤੂੰ ਕਰਦਾ ਪਿਆ ਸੈਂ ਤੁਸਾਂ ਕਰਨੇ ਪਏ ਸਿਓ/ਸੋ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਰਦੇ ਪਏ ਸੋ ਉਹ ਕਰਨਾ ਪਿਆ ਸਾ/ਸੀ ਉਹ ਕਰਦਾ ਪਿਆ ਸੀ ਉਹ ਕਰਨੀ ਪਈ ਸੀ ਉਹ ਕਰਦੀ ਪਈ ਸੀ ਉਹ ਕਰਨੇ ਪਏ ਸੇ/ਸਨ ਉਹ ਕਰਦੇ ਪਏ ਸਨ ਉਹ ਕਰਨੀਆਂ ਪਈਆਂ ਸੀਆਂ/ਸਨ ਉਹ ਕਰਦੀਆਂ ਪਈਆਂ ਸਨ The place of " pyā" may sometimes be switched with respect to

481-534: The Muzaffarabad District . The district of Hattian Bala was created in July 2009 under Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan 's coalition government in Azad Kashmir. There are two districts of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir bordering it on the north and east , and Bagh District and Muzaffarabad on the south. It has a population of 230,529 people. The rural urban ratio is 90:10. The majority of

518-488: The Pothohar Plateau in the far north of Punjab, Pakistan , as well as in most of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir and in western areas of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir , is known by a variety of names, the most common of which are Pahari ( English: / p ə ˈ h ɑː r i / ; an ambiguous name also applied to other unrelated languages of India), and Pothwari (or Pothohari ). The language

555-675: The AJK University at its main Muzaffarabad campus, at its Neelum campus, or at the recently inaugurated Hattian Bala campus, which has faculties for the teaching of the English Language, computer science, and business administration. Two areas in the district are renowned for education, having high literacy rates: Leepa Valley and the village of Pahal, located near the LOC. The district also has some private institutions, such as

592-523: The Chibhali variety specific to the district of Poonch , or to the dialect of the whole northern half of Azad Kashmir. This dialect (or dialects) has been seen either as a separate dialect from the one in Murree, or as belonging to the same central group of Pahari dialects. The dialect of the district of Bagh , for example, has more shared vocabulary with the core dialects from Murree (86–88%) than with

629-702: The Hindko spoken to the west, despite the lower lexical similarity (73–79%) with the core Hindko dialects of Abbottabad and Mansehra . Further north into the Neelam Valley the dialect, now known locally as Parmi , becomes closer to Hindko. Pahari is also spoken further east across the Line of Control into the Pir Panjal mountains in Indian Jammu and Kashmir . The population, estimated at 1 million,

666-541: The LOC point at Chakothi and continues northwest through the Jehlum Valley. Due to its fast-flowing rivers, the Hattian Bala District has great hydroelectric potential. Hydroelectric power stations are located at Kathai , Leepa, and Sharian. The district's natural environment includes the valleys of Leepa, Khalana Chham, Ghail , Saina Daman Chamm, Dhani Shahdarrah, Charoi, Chinari, Jaskool, Chonoian, Bharyan (Lower Chonoian), and Chakar Salmia. The main languages of

703-521: The Pahari spoken in the rest of Azad Kashmir. Locally it is known by a variety of names: Pahari , Mirpur Pahari , Mirpuri , and Pothwari , while some of its speakers call it Punjabi . Mirpuris possess a strong sense of Kashmiri identity that overrides linguistic identification with closely related groups outside Azad Kashmir, such as the Pothwari Punjabis . The Mirpur region has been

740-746: The Punjabi spoken elsewhere in Punjab. Pothwari extends southwards up to the Salt Range , with the city of Jhelum marking the border with Majha Punjabi. To the north, Pothwari transitions into the Pahari-speaking area, with Bharakao , near Islamabad, generally regarded as the point where Pothwari ends and Pahari begins. Pothwari has been represented by their own people and their own community as they re-presented with their own ethnic group, 85.1% of households had Pothwari as mother tongue. Among

777-680: The READ Foundation Science College Hattian Bala, the READ Foundation Science College Chenari, and the Smart School Hattian Bala. Raja Farooq Haider Khan belongs from Salmia Hattian bala. He remained PM of AJK from 2016 to 2021. His father Raja Haider khan was also a Nobel man of Chikar Hattian bala.Dr. Muhammad Mushtaq Khan has been elected Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Azad Jammu and Kashmir for

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814-664: The United Kingdom , ahead of even Welsh, with hundreds of thousands of speakers. However, since there is little awareness of the identity of the language among speakers, census results do not reflect this. The highest proportions of Pahari-Pothwari speakers are found in urban centres, especially the West Midlands conurbation and the West Yorkshire Built-up Area . A long diphthong /ɑi/ can be realized as [äː] . The future tense in Pothwari

851-710: The dialects of the Pahari-Pothwari dialect cluster, the variety spoken on the Pothohar is the only native language in the Rawalpindi division and it is ethno-linguistic group. This Pothwari is also regarded as the most prestigious dialect spoken in the region. East of the Pothwari areas, across the Jhelum River into Mirpur District in Azad Kashmir , the language is more similar to Pothwari than to

888-534: The difference between the northernmost and the southernmost dialects (from Muzaffarabad and Mirpur respectively) is enough to cause difficulties in understanding. Pothwari ( پوٹھواری ), also spelt Potwari , Potohari and Pothohari ( پوٹھوہاری ), is spoken in the Pothohar Plateau of northern Punjab , an area administratively within Rawalpindi division . Pothwari is its most common name, and some call it Pindiwal Punjabi to differentiate it from

925-593: The displacement of peoples caused by the construction of the Mangla Dam , facilitated extensive migration of Pahari-Pothwari speakers to the UK during the 1950s and 1960s, especially from the Mirpur District . Academics estimate that between two thirds and 80% of people officially classified as British Pakistanis originate as part of this diaspora, with some suggesting that it is the second most spoken language of

962-564: The district are Pahari (native to about half of the population), Gujari (spoken by about a third), and Kashmiri (native to one out of six inhabitants). The Hattian Bala District consists of three tehsils : The district council of Hattian Bala has 12 union councils (consisting of eight UCs from Constituency No. 5 and four UCs from Constituency No. 6), one municipal committee at Hattian, and one town committee at Chikar. The rural development department has three centers: Hattian, Leepa, and Chikar. The Assistant Director of LG&RDD Hattian

999-572: The literature for this language is Dhundi-Kairali ( Ḍhūṇḍī-Kaiṛālī ), a term first used by Grierson who based it on the names of the two major tribes of the area – the Kairal and the Dhund . Its speakers call it Pahari in Murree tehsil, while in Abbottabad district it is known as either Hindko or Ḍhūṇḍī . Nevertheless, Hindko – properly the language of the rest of Abbottabad District and

1036-463: The neighbouring areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – is generally regarded as a different language. It forms a dialect continuum with Pahari, and the transition between the two is in northern Azad Kashmir and in the Galyat region. For example, on the road from Murree northwest towards the city of Abbottabad, Pahari gradually changes into Hindko between Ayubia and Nathiagali . A closely related dialect

1073-589: The rural population depend on agriculture , livestock , and forestry for subsistence. Many people work or are settled abroad in the Middle East , the United Kingdom , and the United States , and they support their families who they have left behind. The Hattian Bala District is primarily a hilly and mountainous region with stretches of plains along the Jehlum River , which enters the district at

1110-465: The source of the greater part of Pakistani immigration to the UK, a process that started when thousands were displaced by the construction of the Mangla Dam in the 1960s and emigrated to fill labour shortages in England. The British Mirpuri diaspora now numbers several hundred thousand, and Pahari has been argued to be the second most common mother tongue in the UK, yet the language is little known in

1147-981: The term 2023 to 2026. Dr. Khan's educational journey began at Saran High School in Jhelum Valley. He completed his FSC at Government University College in Muzaffarabad and earned his MBBS from Nishtar Medical College in Multan. He further pursued an MPH at Health Services Academy, University of Peshawar, an Executive MBA in Human Resource Management from Preston University Peshawar Campus, and a PhD in Public Health from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.Dr. Khan has held various medical positions, including Medical Officer at CMH Rawalakot, RHC Lipa, RHC Chikar, and BHU Chhatra Class in Muzaffarabad. He also served as Medical Superintendent at Kashmir Surgical Hospital in Muzaffarabad. Additionally, he

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1184-424: The varieties of either Muzaffarabad (84%) or Mirpur (78%). In Muzaffarabad the dialect shows lexical similarity of 83–88% with the central group of Pahari dialects, which is high enough for the authors of the sociolinguistic survey to classify it is a central dialect itself, but low enough to warrant noting its borderline status. The speakers however tend to call their language Hindko and to identify more with

1221-509: The verb. This is common in Majhi (e.g: Noor Jehan's "Chann Māhi Teri Rāh Pyi Takkni Aā̃ ) and as well as in Jhangochi , Shahpuri , etc "Tusā̃ báhū̃ changā kamm karne ò pa'e" , meaning "You (plural/sing. formal) are doing a very good thing" "Mē̃ vī tā̃ éhe gall ākhnā sā̃ peyā" , meaning "I was also saying the same thing" "Mē̃ vī tā̃ ehe gall peyā ākhnā ā̃̀" , meaning "I am also saying

1258-493: The wider society there and its status has remained surrounded by confusion. Pahari ( پہاڑی ) is spoken to the north of Pothwari. The central cluster of Pahari dialects is found around Murree . This area is in the Galyat : the hill country of Murree Tehsil in the northeast of Rawalpindi District (just north of the capital Islamabad) and the adjoining areas in southeastern Abbottabad District . One name occasionally found in

1295-589: The year in Bani Hafiz. People from distant areas come to celebrate Urs of these personalities. Hattian Bala District The Hattian Bala District was a part of the Uri Tehsil of the Baramulla District in Jammu and Kashmir , following the end of the first conflict between India and Pakistan. The initial clash between India and Pakistan ended with a truce, and Hattian Bala was incorporated into

1332-793: Was a Member of the Public Service Commission for the Azad Government of Jammu and Kashmir, Head of the Public Health Department at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir in Muzaffarabad, and a Public Health Specialist for the Ministry of Health in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Sahibzada Muhammad Ishaq Zaffar former PPP president AJK also belonged from Bani Hafiz

1369-799: Was given as a gift to Hafiz Jamal ud din by the Raja of Salmia in the late 1700s. Hafiz Jamal was a religious and spiritual person. He used to mediate in the jungle in bani Hafiz. Hafiz Jamal had two son's Hafiz Muhammad Ghous and Hafiz Muhammad Jee. Hafiz Muhammad Ghous the elder one shifted to Ban Khawra a small village in Lamnian on the other side of the river Jehlum . Hafiz Muhammad Jee stayed at Bani Hafiz. The family of Hafiz Muhmmad Jee propagated in Bani Hafiz. Hafiz Muhammad Jee's three sons Hafiz Abdul Qudus known as Molvi Bajee, Hafiz Muhammad Yunus and Hafiz Abdul Latif stayed and prosperous in Bani Hafiz. Hafiz Muhammad Shafi son of Hafiz Muhammad Qudous(Molvi baji)

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