Malkot
Malkot is a village of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Until the local government reforms of 2000 it was a Union Councils of the district.[1]
History
Malkot is a remote village of Hazara in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The Abbasi tribe is the major tribe here. Malkot is on the border of Punjab, union council Dewal
Development
Geographically Malkot almost is in the center of union council, and also nearest village to Punjab. People can reach Ayubia, Khera Gali Murree, Dunga Gali in 20 to 40 minutes. Malkot produced many politicians and also many other professionals like judges, doctors, engineers, and successful businessmen.
Sardar Mehtab Khan remains Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa from March 1997 to October 1999 during the government of PML(N) and is serving governor of KPK from 2014 but failed in the area of Health & Education.
In comparison to neighbouring villages such as Riala, Palak, Kalaban, Khushikot, Arwar and Longal, Malkot is well developed. Mehtab Ahmed Khan became the 22nd chief minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on 21 February 1997, People of the constituency still do not agree with the developmental work carried out by CM, being a CM he could have done a lot more than what was actually done and what was claimed. Dividing Abbottabad district to sub Tahseels was one of the major demand community at large was dreaming for but was overturned.
If you stay at Malkot it is difficult to get a newspaper. There is no cable network at Malkot, very few internet user there, and few dish antennas. If you have facilities of newspaper, internet, laptop, computer, tablet, digital camera, cable network, or dish antenea, n personal vehicle, Malkot is a good living place. You can go out there for hunting, for swimming, for picnic, but life is very difficult for comman man.
People of this village are spread all over the world and doing very well in all walks of life.
Van service are available for Rawalpindi and Islamabad, travelling to Islamabad by road from Malkot takes two hours.
The Lower Malkot area has a Ptcl exchange. Additionally, all Pakistani mobile phone companies service are available at Malkot. Although it is the village of ex CM and present governor of KPK, there is no college, university and hospital for the people; in case of emergency people have to suffer a lot. Many people die while moving to islb or rwp for the sake of treatment or firs
Location
Malkot is located in the south-eastern part of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and forms part of the border with Punjab province, (it borders the Murree Tehsil of Rawalpindi District). Neighbouring union councils are Nathia Gali to the west. The most beautiful part of Malkot is Kayya. The tribe of cricket lovers, kkr is one of the best and famous cricket team of Malkot live in this part....there is no cricket ground in whole uc plak but people love to play in kalay parh.
Tribes
The main tribe of this area is the Dhond Abbasi.
Climate
Malkot is a mountainous area, with lots of Pine, plum, orange, and apple trees. Like Abbottabad District as whole it has ideal climate conditions. Compared to the rest of the country - the summers are mild and pleasant - and snow falls in winter.
Education & Health
Malkot is an unfortunate village. Although Malkot got top post of the province like Chief Minister Governor, also have MNA MPA Senator .... but still no high school for boys or girls and no hospital in the Union Council. Peoples suffering a lot to avail the facilities of education and health.
Poor transport service is also a big problem of Malkot
There are few private schools but no college for higher education, for higher education students of Malkot travel a lot, sometimes they have to stay in hostels or at relatives who live near the college.
In the religious sector Malkot is most advanced in Islamic studies lot of Islamic madrassas in lower and upper village and a mosque; one of them newly reconstructed in upper Malkot. This is the village of ex CM of KPK but still there is no college or university for villagers. The people suffer a lot. They have interest in studies but due to no facilities. They choose other professions like child labour etc...
Livelihood
Many people from this area have settled in Islamabad, others work in the cities whilst their families still live in the villages of Malkot. There are a range of different occupations - like hotel management, running General Stores and so on, while others go abroad to earn their livelihood. And near Malkot, Khushikot is famous village in Galiat. Khushikot people are educated, there is a famous school in Abbottabad, the school name is Al-Ghazali Public school .
