Mianwali District

(A Quantitative outlook)




Submitted to: Prof. Dr. A.R Jafri
Submitted by: Muhammad Ahmed Sheikh (Roll No. 12)

A Report submitted in partial fulfillment of requirement of the course titled
Administrated Research and Analysis


Institute of Administrative sciences
University of the Punjab, Lahore







Table of Contents
Sr. No. Subject Page No.
1
Introduction

2
Map of the District

3
Historic Perspective

4
Language and Dialects

5
Religion of Inhabitants

6 Geography and Climate
7 Demography
8 Education and Literacy
9 Civil Administration
10 Judiciary
11 Health
12 Social infrastructural facilities
13 Economy
14 Political Participation and Governance
15 Notables
16 Famous Places
17 Famous Educational Institutions
18 References





Abstract
This is a short descriptive report on District Mianwali, located in Province, Punjab, Pakistan and
its related 3(three) units (Tehsils) covering aspects like history, demography, ethnicity, culture,
economic sources, political dimensions, and civic and administrative structure and important
institutions and places. The District has its unique history and people of the same have raised the
stature of the country in the world and have played pivotal role in the politics within the country.

















Introduction
The District Mianwali was established in 1901. The district is located on the banks of River
Indus.
It is bounded on the north-east sides by District Attock (Punjab), north-west by District Karak
and Lakki Marwat, east south by district Khushab and south west by district Bhakkar (Punjab)
and D.I. Khan (KPK). The District is also connected with salt range leading to district Khushab
etc. Mianwali also known as Kachachi was a part of Bannu district till somewhere in the 16th
century (District Census-1998). The name was changed to Mianwali during this century after
the name of a local saint, Mian Ali, who lived in a hamlet (Small village) on the eastern bank of
the river Indus.
Until relatively recently i.e., till 1982, district Mianwali covered a much larger area as it also
included Bhakkar district. The two dominant tribes of Mianwali are Niazis and Awans. Many
Awans also write Malik as their last name. Awans usually associate themselves with Potohari
Punjabi identity while Niazis associate themselves with Saraiki identity of South Punjab regions.
City is famous for the birth place of personalities like Poet Jangan Nath Azad (known by many
as the creator of first National Anthem (Tarana) of Pakistan, Imran Khan Niazi( Chairman, PTI
& Former Captain of Pakistan Cricket team), Ata ullah Isa Khelvi(Famous Singer) and Misbah
Ul Haq(Present captain of Pakistan Cricket Team). It is also the District where Ghazi ilam ud
din shaheed was hanged by the British Raj.









Map of District Mianwali


Source: Three years rolling Plan, 2010-13, District Mianwali










Historic Perspective
Being part of the Indus Valley, this district is one of the oldest human inhabitation i.e., the Indus
Civilization (District Census-1998). All major rulers and invaders of the Subcontinent have
governed this area.
According to the ancient history records, this area was called Hindu Shahi when Alexander
the Great invaded India in early 4th century B.C. Mahmud Ghaznavi, followed by Mohammad
Ghori, annexed this area, along with a greater part of Punjab to the Ghazna empire. The large-
scale conversions to Islam among the local population were initiated during this period. During
the following period, the Niazi Pathans poured into the north-west of the area, pushing the
Awans east-ward, beyond the Salt range.
The Mughal emperor Babur mentions Esakhel when he was on his mission to conquer the
Pakhtuns and the Punjab in 1520. The Mughal ruled through the Ghakkar feudatories. The latter
were uprooted by Niazis at the decline of the Mughal Empire and in the wake of Nadir Shahs
invasion of India.


Language and Dialects
As per the 1998 census of Pakistan, the following are the demographics of the Mianwali district,
by spoken language:
Punjabi: 72.4%
Saraiki dialect: 12%
Pashto: 10%
Others: 6%
Though Mianwali is claimed an integral part of the Saraiki speaking belt by the Saraiki
language activists, Punjabi-Saraiki division seems to hold little influence on common people
in this district. According to 1998 census three fourths (74.2 percent) of the population

named their spoken language as Punjabi while only 12 per cent answered that they speak
Saraiki. Inhabitants of Mianwali district speak a great variety of Punjabi dialects.
Jandali/Rohi (central parts of the district)
Awankari (northern parts)
Shapuri (eastern parts)
Thalochi (southern parts in desert areas)
Majhi or standard (sizeable population in cities)


Religion
The Muslim population is by far the largest religious group (99.1%, according to the District
Census-1998), followed by Christians who are concentrated mostly in the urban centres (hardly
1% of all). A small minority of Ahmadis inhabit the rural and urban areas of the district. There
are 820 mosques in Mianwali (Brailvi = 640, Deoband=129, Ahle Hadis=11, Imam Bargha=40).;
There are 06 churches in the District

Geography and Climate
Mianwali district lies between 32.58 north latitudes and 71 .57 east longitudes. The district
covers an area of 1,426,000 acres or 5,840 sq. kms. A little more than one-third of this area (of
Isakhel Tehsil) is in the trans-Indus zone of the Salt Range. The area in the north is a
continuation of what is known as the Potohar Plateau and Kohistan-e-Namak. The district has
extreme hot and cold climate. The maximum temperature during the summer shoots up to 51C
while the minimum temperature recorded in winter is as low as 2C. The average rainfall in the
district is about 250 mm.



Demography

o Total Population 13,88,516
o Total Area 5840 (square kilometers)
o Annual growth rate 2.24 %
o Population density 237 Per Sq. Km

(i) Area-wise population
Area Population Percentage
Rural 1091343 78.60%
Urban 297173 21.40%
Source: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, GOP, P&D, Bureau of statistics


(ii) Gender-wise population
Gender Population Percentage
Male 702174 51%
Female 686342 49%
Source: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, GOP, P&D,, Bureau of statistics






(iii) Age wise- Population groups
Population Groups Standard Demographic (%) Estimated Population
Under 1 year of age 2.7 49015
Under 5 years 13.4 222163
Under 15 years 44 610947
Women in child bearing age
(15-49 years)
22 305473
Married Child Bearing age
Women
16 222163
Expected pregnancies 3.4 56929
Source: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, GOP, P&D, Bureau of statistics


Education and Literacy
Literacy rate Male Female
Urban 87.6% 55.6%
Rural 72.1% 32.4%
Overall District 74.8% 38.3%
Source: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, GOP, P&D, Bureau of statistics







Civil Administration
District Mianwali has three sub-divisions or Tehsils:
1) Mianwali- It is the largest tehsil of the District and has 28 Union council with the
population of 676296
2) Isakhel- It has 14 Union councils with the population of 347447.
3) Piplan- It has 14 union councils with the population of 364771.
Deputy Commissioner is the Administrative Head of the District. It is assisted by Two
Additional Deputy commissioners (Legal and General) and 3 Assistant Commissioners of each
Tehsil. The Assistant Commissioners are assisted by three Tehsldars and 13 Naib Tehsildars.
The latter are primarily responsible for collection of revenues. At Kot Chandan there is an
Afghan Refugee Camp which is operated under the supervision of District Administration with
the assistance of 8 village Administrators. There is one Municipal Committee and seven Town
Committees in the district. The number of Mauzas or the smallest revenue units in the district is
about 225. Of these 56 Mauzas have a population of above 5000 persons, 49 Mauzas have two to
five thousand persons while 48 have one to two thousand persons and 21 are un-inhibited.
Organogram of District Management

Deputy Commissioner
Assistant
Commissioner(Piplan)
Tehsil Dar(Piplan)
Naib Tehsil Dars
Patwaris
Assistant Commissioner(Tehsil
Mianwali)
Tehsil Dar(Mianwali)
Naib Tehsil Dars
Patwaris
Assistant Commissioner( Esa
Khel)
Tehsil Dar(Esa Khel)
Naib Tehsil Dars
Patwaris
Additional Deputy
Commissioners(General and
Legal)

Judiciary
The Head of Judiciary in District is District & Session Judge .He is assisted by an Additional
District & Session judge, Senior civil Judge/ Guardian Judge, civil judges, Judicial Magistrates,
Civil judge cum Judicial Magistrates and special Judicial Magistrates

Organogram









District and Session
Judge
Civil judge Judicial Magistrate
Civil judge cum
judicial Magistrate
Special Judicial
Magistrate
Additional District
and Session Judge
Senior Civil Judge/
Guardian Judge

Health
The following are the health indicators of Mianwali District:
Health Indicators
Infant Mortality Rate 78/1000
Neonatal mortality Rate 58/1000
Under 5 mortality Rate 113/1000
Maternal mortality Ratio 227/100000
Malnutrition (women and children) 34/1000
Underweight prevalence 33
Stunting(low height for age) prevalence 36
Wasting(very weak) prevalence 18
Life expectancy 63-years for males
61-years for females
Proportion of children under 2 years immunized 88%
Sources: MICS 2007-2008, EDO (Health) Office Mianwali











Organizational structure of District Health Administration
Executive District Officer (Health) acts as head of the district health department, under overall
supervision of Deputy Commissioner. The organizational structure at district level Health
Administration is as under:


Source: Three years Rolling Plan, 2010-13, District Mianwali

Public health facilities in the District include:
One(1) DHQ, Three (3) THQs, Nine (9) RHCs, Forty (40) BHU, Thirteen(13) Rural
Dispensaries, six(6) Maternity and Child Health care (MCH) centres, Twenty (20) Sub
Health Centres, Two(2) T.B Clinics, one thousand and thirty five 1035 Health Houses.
There are 15 Private Hospitals located at various places of District Mianwali





Social Infrastructural Facilities

Tehsil Primary/
Middle/
High
school
College Hospital Police
station
Railway
station
Post
Office
Bank
Mianwali 974 3 3 10 11 19 30
Isa Khel 518 2 2 5 5 10 12
Piplan 133 2 3 3 6 7 5
Total 1625 7 8 18 22 36 47


Economy
The Economy of District Mianwali may be explained through the indicators like:
Labor force (active Employment status& Occupation of Employed Population).
Farm-related Economic activities(land for cultivation, Land Ownership, Irrigation, Crops
and Livestock),
wood & Timber,
Industry and Manufacture(Modern Industry & Traditional Artisanal activities),
Marginality and Poverty.
The district is predominantly rural and the population depends upon farm and related
activities for its survival and subsistence. The total land for agriculture in the district is
1,426,000 acres, of which slightly less than half is cultivated. Of the total economically
active population, 71% reported registered as self-employed: (70% males and 28.5%

females). Self-employment is understandably higher in rural areas (71%) than in urban areas
(56%) as they are mostly owner-farmers, business, etc.


Political Participation and Governance
Total No of Verified voters in District are 730,286.Total Population is 1388216.Vote bank of
parties has been swaying time to time. Pakistan Tehrik Insaaf (PTI) has emerged as the largest
party in terms of successful candidates in the recent elections 2013(it won one seat in National
Assembly and 3 in provincial assembly), the runner-up is PML-N ( won one seat in National
Assembly and one in Provincial Assembly).
National Assembly
Obaid Ullah Khan shadi khel (PML-N) Won NA-71 (By-Election)
Amjad Ali Khan (PTI) NA-72
Provincial Assembly
Amanat Ullah Khan Shadi khel(PML-N) PP-43
Doctor Salah U Din Khan (PTI) PP-44
Ahmad Khan Bhachar (PTI) PP-45
Muhammad Sibtain Khan (PTI) PP-46


Notables
Major Politicians from Mianwali include:
Maulana Kausar Niazi

Maulana Abdus sattar khan Niazi
Malik Amir Mohammad khan (Nawab of Kala Bagh),ex- governor west Pakistan
Imran khan Niazi( Chairperson PTI, Former Captain of Pak. Cricket Team)
Dr. Sher Afgan khan Niazi
Amjad Ali khan
Haji Ghulam Rasool khan shadi khel
Ubaid ullah khan Shadi khel
Malik Mumtaz Ahmad Bhacher
Malik Ghulam Shabbir Joyia
Ms .Zakia Shah Nawaz khan
Others Notables Include:
Jagan Nath Azad (ISA KHELVI)- creator of First National Anthem of Pakistan.
Lance Naik Sher Shah (The WW II Victoria Cross Medal Group, Born on 14 February
1917 in Chakrala, Mianwali)
Mr. Allah Yar (Roll of Honour World War II, born in Dhurnaka Mianwali)
Khawaja Khurshid Anwar- Famous Film Maker, Composer, Music Director
Atta Ullah Isa Khelvi- Famous Singer
Naheed Niazi (Singer)
Tariq Niazi (Ex- Hockey Olympian)
Misbah ul Haq ( Present Captain of Pakistan Cricket team)
Dr. Mahmood Niazi (Scientist)
Afzal Aajaz (Poet)

Asad Mustafa (Poet)

Famous Places
The famous places of Mianwali District are as Under:
Chashma Barrage: it is the most famous visiting point and about 15 km far from
Mianwali near Kundian City. It is a famous Barrage on the Indus River.
Jinnah Barrage: Another Barrage near Kalabagh city 35 km from Mianwali on
Islamabad Road near Kot chandna, Distt. Mianwali.
Kalabagh City(Salt Range and Sakesar Hills)
Kalabagh Railway Bridge
Mianwali Jail( where Ghazi Ilam Ud Din shaheed and Baghat singh were detained and
hanged by the British Raj )
PAF air Base
Chashma Nuclear Power Plant
Kafir Kot
Namal Dam










Famous Educational Institutions

NAMAL Engineering College(Affiliated with Bradford University)
Dr. Abdul Qadir Khan Institute of Technology.
Sargodha University Sub-Campus
PAF college



















References
1. Multiple Cluster Survey (MICS), Punjab, 2007, Volume: 36, Mianwali, GOP, P&D
Department, Bureau of Statistics.
2. Three Year Rolling Plan, 2010-13, District Government, Mianwali, 2010.
3. www.wikipedia.com
4. www.786isakhel.com
5. www.gulemianwali.com
6. www.mianwalionline.com
7. www.mianwali.dc.lhr.gov.pk