Barazai

Coordinates: 33°55′16″N 72°32′31″E / 33.92111°N 72.54194°E / 33.92111; 72.54194

Barazai is a village situated in the east of Hazro Tehsil, Attock District in northern Punjab in Pakistan. Its altitude is 315 metres (1036 feet).

Demographics

Barazai village located in Chach, east of Hazro Thesil and the northern part of Attock District (chach) of the Punjab province of Pakistan very close to the borders of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North-West Frontier) Province. Barazai is the biggest village of Union Council Malak Mala with a population of nearly 16,000. The founder of this village was Barza Khan who was a Malik pathan and came from Ghazni, Kandahar, Afghanistan. He had seven sons of which three died, two as infants and one lost his life in his adolescent years, he wasn't married and had no offspring. The names of Barza Khan's sons were as follows: Qasim Khan, Maghdoz Khan, Mirza Khan, Shabaz Khan,and Kooden Khan. The four mohallahs are named after the four sons who lived on to get married and have children. The Maluk cast still live on today in the village and aboard however; many of the cast have intermingled and married into other pathan tribes.

A large percentage of the population of Barazai has Pashtun roots. They are mostly descendants of the Musa zai (Sar kani) and Alizai (Durrani) tribes. The residents of this village speak Hindko and Pashto, and they follow the Pashtunwali code of conduct. Other tribes originated from Peshawar. Many tribes came from other parts of the country to cater and seek employment amongst the pathans, who later settled and are now recognized as villagers. These tribes make up the rest of the population living in the village. Pashtu is still speaking in Muhallah Shahba Khail.

People from Barazai have migrated to many countries around the world with the majority migrating to the United Kingdom, who reside in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Others have become immigrants of United States, Malaysia and Hong Kong. Mostly work In Middle East United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia.

Most residents of this village work in agriculture.

Many people from Barazai work in the Merchant Navy of Pakistan.

Infrastructure

Barazai has both girls' and boys' primary and secondary public schools. With recent development, external organization have established private primary schools with the aim to improve the education standards the village purveys. With the private institutions offering a higher standard of academia has attracted arisen applications and students from neighboring villages. There are one Sufi Buzorg Almahroof Baba Ji Sahib who belongs to Barazi. Also. there are some other Ziarat Shaheed Baba.Mian Kamal Baba. Basically Barazai had 4 mohallahs at Start Maghdoobzai, Qasim Khail, Shaba Khail and Mulla Khail but recently it contains Musa Khaill, Mashriqi Dhwok, Maghrabi Dhowk,Nawab Abad, School Banda and many more. Malik Barza khan lived in the 'Mulla Khail' mohallah and the unanimous belief of the Maliks is said that 'Barza Khan is buried in the pachokar kabrah (graveyard). which is the oldest grave yard in the village and is in mohallah 'Mullah Khail'. Barazai contains 25 masjids (mosques) and one post office.

Sufi Buzorg

Hazrat Safiullah Almaroof Baba Ji Sahib (RA) was a spiritual guide of Barazai Shareef. His spiritual guide were Hazrat Sani Sahib (RA) of Manki Shareef. His Mazar is located in Masjid Baba Ji Sahib Barazai. There are many people who are on the right path because of his guidance. He died on the night of Jummah tul Widah. Every year on the 28th of Ramadan his urs is celebrated. Baba Ji Sahib has two sons, Bacha Mohammad Shoaib and Bacha Abdul Salam, both whom follow the footprint of Baba Ji Sahib very well.

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