Oghi, Pakistan Explained

Oghi
Settlement Type:Town and union council
Other Name:Area of Lower Pakhli
Pushpin Map:Pakistan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mansehra District
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Oghi
Coordinates:34.5°N 73°W
Timezone:PST
Utc Offset:+5

Oghi (Urdu: اوگی) is a town in District Mansehra of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[1] Situated in the Agror Valley, it is the headquarters of the eponymous tehsil.

History

During British rule it was the headquarters of the Agror valley (part of Hazara District) and served as the headquarters of the Hazara border military police.[2]

In British colonial times, the town of Oghi, in the Agror valley, was the seat of the local chief, the Khan of Agror, of the Pashton tribe, descended from one Akhund Saadudin. Following the disturbances by The Black Mountain (Tor Ghar) Tribes and campaign of 1888 this chiefdom was formally abolished by the government of British India; and subsequently, the chiefs were given a limited 'Jagir' grant in exile.[3]

In the post-independence era, this family has been represented in Pakistani politics by the late Khan Fakhar uz Zaman Khan, and then his wife Senator Mrs. Fauzia Fakhar uz Zaman,[4] and their son, Mr. Wajih uz Zaman Khan, Advocate, who is an MP in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa.

References

34.5°N 73°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=73&dn=Mansehra Tehsils & Unions in the District of Mansehra - Government of Pakistan
  2. https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V19_241.gif Oghi - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 19, p. 235.
  3. "Hazara District Gazetteer, 1907", Pub by the Government of the NWFP, 1908, pp. 203-205
  4. Web site: Home . senate.gov.pk.