Pirdad

Pirdad or Peered (Urdu/Hindko:....) is a Mahallah in Hazro, district Attock Punjab, Pakistan. The population consists of Muslims and languages include Hindko and Pashto. Pirdad's population is approximately 2,000, and literacy rate is about 65%. It produces a number of crops, wheat, maize and vegetables. There was a famous personality named Khan Sahib Muhammad Umar Khan who was from Mohallah Pirdad. He was a Superintendent of Police in Sindh Police before the partition of British India. He was one of the few Muslim officers in British Indian Police. He also awarded Sword of Owner by the Governor and conferred the title Khan Sahib by the British Empire.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Gazetteer of the Rawalpindi district 1893-94 published by Sang-E-Meel Publications and Page 187

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