Paimal Sharif Explained

Paimal Sharif
Settlement Type:Town and union council
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Battagram District
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Leader Title:Khan (Chief)
Leader Name:Khan Yaqoob Khan Arghushal Swati
Population Total:5000
Timezone:PS
Utc Offset:+5
Official Name:Paimal
Native Name:پائمال شریف

Paimal Sharif is a town, that is one of twenty union councils in Battagram District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan.[1] It was previously part of Thakot tribal area which was ruled by "Khans of Thakot". After the demise of Jan Muhammad Khan Arghushal (10th Khan of Thakot and Paimal), his son Yaqoob Khan Arghushal Swati became the "11th Khan of Paimal Sharif" while his elder son Aurangzeb Khan Arghushal Swati (Late) became "11th Khan of Thakot".

It has educational buildings, health facilities, Govt higher secondary school paimal, govt primary schools and a BASIC health unit paimal.

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34.7333°N 131°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tehsils & Unions in the District of Battagram . National Reconstruction Bureau of Pakistan . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120209042910/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=72&dn=Battagram . 2012-02-09 .