Dheri Zardad Explained

Pashtun Garhi

Pashtun Garhi is a town and union council of Nowshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[1] It is located on the bank of the Kabul River at 34°2'44N 71°50'9E and has an altitude of 258 metres (849 feet).[2]

It was a village among the few villages owned by Malik Mohibullah Khan who was the khan of those villages. Mohib Banda is named on his name, Dagi, and Tolandi are a few villages he owned (circa 1750).

This village was damaged by floods in 2010 and is now rebuilt by the local people with the help of government agencies and foreign NGOs.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=52&dn=Charsada Tehsils & Unions in the District of Charsada - Government of Pakistan
  2. https://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/03/Dheri_Zardad_Khan.html Location of Dheri Zardad Khan - Falling Rain Genomics