| Palak | |
|---|---|
| — Union council — | |
| Palak is located in Abbottabad District | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Abbottabad |
| Tehsil | Abbottabad |
| Government | |
| • Nazim | Abdul Razzaq Abbassi |
| • Naib Nazim | Tariq Shahid[1] |
| Population [2] | |
| • Total | 18,997 |
Palak is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in the Hazara province of Pakistan[3].
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Palak is located in the South eastern edge of Abbottabad district (and hence also the south eastern tip of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa soon will be in Subha Hazara). It forms part of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's border with Punjab province and Kashmir, India, and it also borders the following Union Councils within Abbottabad district, Seer Gharbi to the west, Nathiagali to the North and Malkot to the north west.
Palak is the gateway of District Abbottabad because a gali Barian is a border of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab and Union Council Palak is started from Barian.
Palak is the largest union council of the Circle Bakote area - as part of the local government reforms of 2000 Malkot Union Council was merged into Palak.
Palak UC is subdivided into the following areas: Arwar, Darwaza Ayubia, Kala Bon, Longal, Malkot, Palak, Riala (Riyala) and Soorjal (Surajaal)[1].
Other villages are
The total population of the union council is almost 5,000. The main tribes of Palak are the Dhond Abbasi, Gujjars and Sattis. CHAIRMAN ZAKAT COMMETTY MR.AQIQ UR REHMAN ABBASI (CHAIRMAN SAB)
The first Primary Vernacular Boys School had founded in Reala in 1900 and had to be transferred to Birote because of no student availability. Palak has two high schools for boys and one middle school for girls.
Abdul Rehman Khan Abbasi is a well known businessman and political leader of area. He also contested in general election 2002. The king Maker has credited within his account the success in Nazim election and faliure of former CM to win even his own polling station. Haji Abdul Razaaq Abbasi was elected as Nazim of UC Palak by defeating his opponent who was supported by Sardar Mehtab. Haji Abbasi scored the highest number of votes throughout Abbottabad District and has now become a very famous politician in the district.
Sultan Mehmood Abbasi of Khushi Kot UC Palak was the first student leader of PSF in H-9 college Islamabad, he was arrested in 1980 for protesting against military ruler Zia ul Haq.
Mehtab Ahmed Khan who was elected as a Member of Provincial Assembly in 1985 and was later selected as Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa belongs to Union council Palak, as does Arshad Mahmood Abbasi who is the youngest person to be selected as Assistant Director in Ministry of Education through FPSC, he is working now as Assistant Director at State Bank of Pakistan.
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Raja Mobeen Rehman Khan Member Distt council Abbottabad,chairman Education Lovers Pakistan is a well educated,young leader and businessman from Kalabun(Ayubia)He is also the first owner of TV channel from Distt Abbottabad and member of PBA(Pakistan Broadcasting Association). ABDULRAHIM ABBASI is a young student doing LLB from punjab university also belongs malkot ,he is son of MUHAMMAD ASIF ABBASI who is famous person and grandson of MUHAMMAD ASHRAF ABBASI who was renoun person of the area [[]]