Hazara Division
Hazara Division was an administrative division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.
At abolition it contained the following districts:[1]
- Abbottabad District
- Batagram District
- Haripur District
- Upper Kohistan District (part of Kohistan District until 2014)
- Lower Kohistan District (part of Kohistan District until 2014)
- Mansehra District
- Tor Ghar District
History
On the dissolution of West Pakistan in 1970, Hazara District and the two attached tribal agencies were merged to form the new Hazara Division with its capital at Abbottabad. The division was initially composed of three districts (Abbottabad District, Kohistan District and Mansehra District) but within a few years, Haripur District was spun off from Abbottabad District and Batagram District was spun off from Mansehra District.
Hazara remained a District right up to its conversion into a Division in 1976. In October 1976, Mansehra was given the status of a full-fledged District, which consisted of Mansehra and Batagram Tehsils. Subsequently in July 1991, Haripur Tehsil was separated from Abbottabad and made into a district. Thus only the old Tehsil of Abbottabad remained, which was declared as Abbottabad District. Later in July 1993, Batagram Tehsil was separated from Mansehra and made into a district. Thus only the old Tehsil of Mansehra remained, which was declared as Mansehra District
In 2000, administrative divisions were abolished and the fourth tier districts were raised to become the new third tier of government in Pakistan. Eventually, with all the administrative divisions being restored back in 2008, Hazara Division has returned.
In January 2011, a new district of Tor Ghar or Kala Dhaka, formerly a tribal sub-division within Mansehra District, has been added to this division.[2]
More recently in 2014, the government had split Kohistan District into Upper Kohistan and Lower Kohistan, carving out one more administrative unit after which the total number of districts in the province has gone up to 26.[3]
For details please visit Hazara, Pakistan.
References
- ↑ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan
Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names - ↑ Tor Ghar: Kala Dhaka becomes 25th K-P district The Express Tribune. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2014. http://tribune.com.pk/story/110387/tor-ghar-kala-dhaka-becomes-25th-k-p-district/
- ↑ http://www.dawn.com/news/1080683
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