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Chhachh is a geographical region in the northern section of Attock District of Punjab, Pakistan, and south-west Hazara. Chhachh is a plain which rolls from the Hazara-Gandhara Hills south to Kamra, and from east of the Indus to the broken lands near Lawrencepur. It is an alluvial plain in the north of the District and tehsil of Attock, Punjab, lying between 33°53' and 33° 59' N. and 72° 22' and 72°44' E. It is bounded on the north and west by the Indus, and is about 19 miles (31 km) long from east to west, and 9 miles (14 km) broad. Percolation from the Indus makes it extremely fertile1. It was the most fertile area of Rawalpindi Division. The Hindko village of Nartopa and the Pukhto village of Pabuto is located here.
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Chach has been identified with the Chukhsa or Chuskha country of the Taxila copperplate inscription. In the Muslim period it was known as Chach-Hazara, or Taht Hazara, `below Hazara,' probably because it was subject to the Karlughs who held Hazara. In this plain lies HAZRO12. link title 3 4
A large percentage of the population of this area are of Pushtoon origin and are the decendents of the tribes of Jadoon, Tareen and Kakhar, but they now speak Hindko, and refer to themselves as Pathans. It is claimed that Hindko was the original ancient language of Chach when it was part of the Ghandharan civilisation. The remaining population consists of Jats,Bangashs, Rajputs, Gujjars, Syeds, Awans. However you will still find villages that are predominantly inhabited by Pashto speakers. Even though the majority of Chach Pathans may no longer speak Pashto as their mother tounge, they still zelously guard the puktoonwali traditions of jirga, parda, ghairat, hujra, malmasti ect.
It is known to be one of the most beautiful region in Pakistan due to its geostatistics. It is a valley surrounded by mountains from three sides and Indus river from one side. It offers the perfect shape of Pakistan's diverse culture.
Malhoo is a Famous village in the Chach Valley of Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan. Malhoo is situated six kilometres north of Kamra from Rawalpindi Pishawar GT Road and six kilometres south of the Indus River. It is bordered on the north by Daman is a village where the respected elder Haji Muhammed Ayub Khan Barakzai was from, it is a small villige., on the east by Hameed, on the west by Kamalpur Musa on the south by Shamsabad, and on the south-east by Saman and green fields. The village was founded in 1785 when Malhoo Khan settled in the area from Kohat. 30% of people lives in foreign countries (Usa, Uk, Hong Kong and Middle East, 20% people doing Government Services, 30% have the occupation of agriculture, 15% have their own business. The literacy rate 71%.
ATTOCK EDUCATION TRUST, The trust was initially registered as "Gen. Jahan Dad Khan Education Trust" but the trust was later converted into "Attock Education Trust".It started with purpose of promoting literacy and job opportunities through Vocational Institutes. Among the others, Mr. Ghulam Khan Bangash is the remarkable social and political personality.
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