Karlal
title: "Karlal" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["hindkowan-tribes", "social-groups-of-khyber-pakhtunkhwa"] topic_path: "general/hindkowan-tribes" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlal" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| caste_name | Karlal |
| caste_name_in_local | کڑلال |
| religions | [[File:Star and Crescent.svg |
| languages | Hindko, Pahari |
| country | Pakistan |
| region | Hazara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| :: |
| caste_name = Karlal | caste_name_in_local= کڑلال | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | abbreviation = | varna = | gotra = | religions = [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|18px]] Islam | languages = Hindko, Pahari | country = Pakistan | region = Hazara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | ethnicity = | India_migration = | population = | family_names = | feudal_title = | heraldic_title = | lineage = | subdivisions = | related = The Karlal (Urdu: کڑلال), also known as Karral, Kiraal, and Sardar are a Hindko- and/or Pahari-speaking tribe, dwelling mostly in the Abbottabad District of the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
History
In 1957, Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Hazarvi, a Karlal, became the first recipient of the highest civilian award of Pakistan, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz. Most Karlals today are still living in their ancestral villages in the Galiyat and the Nilan Valley of the Abbottabad District. More recently, the Karlals, led by Baba Haider Zaman Khan along with some other tribesmen of Hazara, have engaged in a political struggle to separate the Hazara Division from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in order to form the Hazara Province.
References
References
- (2011-03-24). "Nishan-e-Imtiaz for PCCR members". Nation.com.pk.
- (2017-05-07). "Movement for Hazara province to be launched in August: leader | Pakistan". thenews.com.pk.
- (2017-04-13). "Haider Zaman reiterates pledge to work for Hazara province | Peshawar". thenews.com.pk.
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