Karlal

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Karlal

کڑلال
Religions|  Islam
Languages| Hindko, Pahari
Country| Pakistan
Region| Hazara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The Karlal (Urdu: کڑلال), also known as Karral, Kiraal, and Sardar are a Hindko\- and/or Pahari-speaking tribe, dwelling mostly in the Abbottabad District of the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

## Etymology and origins

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The Karlal oral tradition states that the tribe descended from Kallar Shah, who had migrated to present-day Abbottabad District from present-day Afghanistan.[1][2]

## After Pakistan's independence

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In 1957, Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Hazarvi, a Karlal, became the first recipient of the highest civilian award of Pakistan, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz.[3] Most Karlals today are still living in their ancestral villages in the Galiyat and the Nilan Valley of the Abbottabad District. More recently, the Karlals, led by Baba Haider Zaman Khan along with some other tribesmen of Hazara, have engaged in a political struggle to separate the Hazara Division from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in order to form the Hazara Province.[4][5]

## References

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1. ^ Office of the Census Commissioner (1961). Part 2, Volume 12 of Population Census of Pakistan, 1961: District Census Report. c.HAZARA DISTRICT AT A GLANCE.
2. ^ Gankovskiĭ, I. (1971). The Peoples of Pakistan: An Ethnic History
3. ^ "Nishan-e-Imtiaz for PCCR members". Nation.com.pk. 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
4. ^ "Movement for Hazara province to be launched in August: leader | Pakistan". thenews.com.pk. 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
5. ^ "Haider Zaman reiterates pledge to work for Hazara province | Peshawar". thenews.com.pk. 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2017-08-02.