Hazro, Punjab

Hazro حضرو
Hazro Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 33°54′35″N 72°29′34″E / 33.90972°N 72.49278°E / 33.90972; 72.49278Coordinates: 33°54′35″N 72°29′34″E / 33.90972°N 72.49278°E / 33.90972; 72.49278
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Attock District
Tehsil	Hazro Tehsil
Government
• Nazim (Mayor)	Mr. Raza Khan
Elevation	1,184 ft (361 m)
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
• Summer (DST)	+6 (UTC)
Calling code	057
Union councils	14
Website	www.hazrocity.com

Hazro (Urdu: حضرو) is a town located at north-west of Pakistan in Attock District of the Punjab province Pakistan. It is located approximately half-way between Peshawar and Islamabad, the federal capital. This town is the capital of Hazro Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the district, and the central marketplace of the Chachh region, consisting of 82 villages located along the Indus River.

History and tribes

According to the Gazetteer of Rawalpindi, Hazro was the scene of the great battle in which, in AD 1008, Sultan Mahmud Ghaznawi defeated the united forces of the Rajas of Hindustan and the infidels of the Punjab with a slaughter of 20,000 men, it was afterwards fixed upon by some of the Pathan followers of that chieftain to be the site of the colony.^[1]

During British Rule the town of Hazro became part of Attock Tehsil; the municipality of Attock was created in 1867 and the North-Western Railway connected the town to Lawrencepur. By the 20th century the town was surrounded by rich cultivation, and had a flourishing trade, chiefly in tobacco and sugar. The population according to the 1901 census of India was 9,799.^[2] According to the Gazetteer of Rawalpindi, Hazro had a significant Hindu population which was "half Pathan, half Hindu".^[1]

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