Manki Sharif

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Manki Sharif
مانکی
Union Council
Coordinates: Coordinates: 33°56′28.9″N 71°58′22.2″E / 33.941361°N 71.972833°E / 33.941361; 71.972833
CountryPakistan
ProvinceKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Districtswabi District
Population
 (2017)
 • Total21,785
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Manki (Urdu: مانکی is a town and Union Council of Nowshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[1][2][3] It is located to the south of in .[4]




Overview[]

Manki is also the home of one of the most powerful families in Pakistan. The Khattak family of Manki village includes Nasrullah Khan Khattak ex-Chief Minister, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Khattak family is responsible for building most of the large dams and link canals of Pakistan, including Khanpur Dam, Simly Dam and Rawal Dam and many other large construction projects.

Manki sharif has the most talented, educated people that are serving in different important institutions of pakistan. Highly Commissioned officers in Civil & Army, Serving doctors, engineers, Accountants, CEO's. The culture is rich bounded with strong ethics of the community at all. However majority of the people are self employees running their own construction businesses, according to the history the forefathers move from another location since 1857, estimated the percent that 85% has their own businesses.


Manki Shareef is the birthplace of former chief ministers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Nasrullah Khan Khattak[5] and Parvaiz Khattak.[6][7]

According to the 2017 census, the population of Manki Sharif, is 21,785.[8]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Pir of Manki Sharif passes away". The News. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  2. ^ "People's help in uplift sought". DAWN.COM. 2002-04-04. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  3. ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Swabi - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ InpaperMagazine, From (2011-12-19). "Neglected orange orchards in Manki Sharif". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 2018-06-24. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  5. ^ "Former CM passes away". DAWN.COM. 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  6. ^ "Khattak sworn in as 16th KPK CM". The Nation. 2013-06-01. Archived from the original on 2018-06-24. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  7. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (2013-06-02). "Khattak's election as CM celebrated in Nowshera". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 2018-06-24. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  8. ^ "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL - Nowshera District" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-24. Retrieved 2018-06-24.


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