Searched and Written by
MOHAMMED OBAIDULLAH ALVI
(Journalist, Historian and Anthropologist)
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Circle Bakote was part of NWFP Legislative Assembly constituency no 05, Eastern Abbottabad before
Pakistan Freedom. Abdurahman Khan of Lora was first Representative in
Provincial Assembly in first election in 1946 as a candidate of Muslim League.
Hazrat Molana Mian Pir Atiqullah Bakoti Usmani, the younger son of
Hazrat Molana Miayan Pir Faqirullah Bakoti Usmani was the first member
of NWFP Legislative Assembly (MLA) in first countrywide election in 1952
from Circle Bakote. His only political opponent was Sardar Hasan Ali
Khan of UC Boi at that time but lost his candidature seat forever.
Birote was base camp of his election. In 1970 election, Birote was an
integral part of NW-7, Hazara III, In 1977 election, it was NA-12,
Abbottabad one whilr NA-11, Abbottabad one, NA-17,
Abbottabad one in 1998 and NA-36 and PF-$5 Abbottabad one in 2002.
Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan is PML (N) front line leader and ex premiership
candidate MNA from NA-17 and MPA is his younger son Shamoon Yar Khan.
Jamaet e Islami is an opponent of PML(N) in this are as Habeeb u Rehman
Abbasi is candidate of NA-17 while Saeed Ahmed Abbasi is candidate of
PK-45. Union Councils System in Pakistan introduced by former President Ayub Khan (Field Marshal) in 1961. In Birote Union Council System established in 1961 also. Leaders and heads of Birote.
Birote in Numberdari System of British Imperialism
The
British who governed India in 1857, introduced a Numerdari System as a local
body system in Pakistan and eliminated old Diwan and Jirga System from centuries since Aryans to Mughals and other emperors in India. Numberdar must be reliable and a loyal
person of a village. He was an intelligence man who was in interaction with his
local police station, tehsil and district administration. He was also a
serviceman of his village jurisdiction and final authority of attestation of
land transferring to one to other and collecting revenue (Malya). He was responsible of law and order
situation, registration of new births and death. He was head of four Safaid Poshes (White Wearers) and six watchmen (Chokidars) of his village. There were many
Numberdars in Birote with full authorities and honor by their government since
1962. It is very strange that all Numberdars belonged to Central Birote but not
other area from Knair Pull to Punjab Khyber Pekhtoonkhawa provincial border in
North to South and from River Jhelum to Mokeshpori in East and West.
Numberdars of Birote
Qazi Taj Mohahemmed Awan was the first Numberdar of Birote from Lammian Larhan. He was highly educated person of his time. His era was 1873 to 1915.
Mohammed Feroz Khan was the first Numberdar who was the solo head of Numberdari System in Birote since 1910 to 1972. He headed all local Jirgas and hearings of domestic disputes of communities, divorced hearings and announced decisions with counseling of other Numberdars. The last Nazim of Birote Afaq Abbasi is his relative.
Haji Qalander Khan was Numberdar of Birote more than sixty years.
Habeebullah Khan was a Numberdar of post Indian partition. He was a noble man and never had taken any decision against people will. He had also an other honor that he was the tallest personality of Birote. He was a mobile history of Circle Bakote.
Qazi Taj Mohahemmed Awan was the first Numberdar of Birote from Lammian Larhan. He was highly educated person of his time. His era was 1873 to 1915.
Mohammed Feroz Khan was the first Numberdar who was the solo head of Numberdari System in Birote since 1910 to 1972. He headed all local Jirgas and hearings of domestic disputes of communities, divorced hearings and announced decisions with counseling of other Numberdars. The last Nazim of Birote Afaq Abbasi is his relative.
Haji Qalander Khan was Numberdar of Birote more than sixty years.
Haji
Isab Khan
\Haji
Isab Khan was also an honorable Numberdar, Chief of Nikodral of Kahu East and
Birote Khurd and close comrade of Khan Abdul Qayoum Khan of Muslim League. Habeebullah Khan was a Numberdar of post Indian partition. He was a noble man and never had taken any decision against people will. He had also an other honor that he was the tallest personality of Birote. He was a mobile history of Circle Bakote.
Numberdars of Birote Khurd
Ahmed
Khan was the first Numberdar of Birote Khurd from Naker Mojwal. His son Fateh
Mohammed Khan, grand son Dost Mohammed Khan, grand grand son Shebaz Khan were
also Numberdars of Birote Khurd one by one.
Modern Numberdars
There
are five Numberdars in Birote, two of them are active in local revenue system, politics
and in society. Others have no power as revenue attestation but they have
political as well as social weight within their sub tribes.
Active Numberdars
- Mohammad Ibraheem Khan is an active and on duty Numberdar of Birote. He is elder son of Numberdar Haji Qalander Khan and no transfer of land may be possible without his attestation before collectors (Tehsildars) of District Abbottabad Revenue Department.
- Gulab Khan Abbasi is also possessed same powers as Numberdar Haji Ibraheem Khan. He is son of Habibullah Khan Numberdar and active member of Muslim League (N) Birote. People of Birote grant him great honor and dignity and invite him in their disputes as nobility. He was legal adviser of Union Council Birote during 2005-10.
- Allah Ditta Abbasi of Birote Khurd is active powers in Revenue Department Tehsil and District Abbottabad. He is also a active member of PML (N) Birote.
Inactive Numberdars
- Nazer Khan is younger son of Mohammed Feroz Khan but powerless as revenue matters. He is also member of local Nawaz League.
- Nazir Khan is elder brother of Nazer Khan Numberdar.
- Javaid Iqbal Abbasi is younger son of Isab Khan Numberdar of Kahu East. He is also Chief of Nikodral Dhund Abbasies. He is an active member of Tehreek e Insaf Circle Bakote.
Birote
in national and provincial political system
Birote
was part of KPK (NWFP) Legislative Assembly constituency no 05, Eastern Abbottabad
before Pakistan Freedom. Abdurahman Khan of Lora was first Representative in
Provincial Assembly in first election in 1946 as a candidate of Muslim League.
Hazrat Molana Mian Pir Atiqullah Bakoti Usmani, the younger son of Hazrat
Molana Miayan Pir Faqirullah Bakoti Usmani was the first member of NWFP Legislative
Assembly (MLA) in first countrywide election in 1952 from Circle Bakote. His
only political opponent was Sardar Hasan Ali Khan of UC Boi at that time but
lost his candidature seat forever. Birote was base camp of his election. In
1970 election, Birote was an integral part of NW-7, Hazara III, In 1977
election, it was NA-12, Abbottabad one whilr NA-11, Abbottabad one, NA-17,
Abbottabad one in 1998 and NA-36 and PF-$5 Abbottabad one in 2002. Sardar
Mehtab Ahmed Khan is PML (N) front line leader and ex premiership candidate MNA
from NA-17 and MPA is his younger son Shamoon Yar Khan. Jamaet e Islami is an
opponent of PML (N) in this are as Habeeb u Rehman Abbasi is candidate of NA-17
while Saeed Ahmed Abbasi is candidate of PK-45.
General
Ayub Khan replaced old Namberdary System in to Basic Democracy System
Union
Councils System in Pakistan introduced by former President Ayub Khan (Field
Marshal) in 1961. In Birote Union Council System established in 1961 also.
Leaders and heads of Birote.
Union Council Heads
Sardar Azad Khan of Basian was second chairman of Union Council Bakote/Birote. He elected in 1979 local bodies election and got vote of confidence from Union Council. He was a contractor and he started second bus service from Basian to Rawalpindi in 1977. He died in 1988 in Rawalpindi. He died in 1981 and Qazi Sijawal Khan had becom new Chairman of Union Council Birote. Contractor Ajab Khan (Basian), Haji Azam Khan and Ghulam Irfan Khan (Central Birote), Mohammed Irfan (Termuthean), Najeeb Abbasi (Juleyal), Qazi Sijawal (Mohrha), Sofi Abdul Qadir (Lahoor), Shair Dill Khan (Sangrerhi) and Barkat Khan (Bhan) were his councilors.
Sardar Azad Khan of Basian was second chairman of Union Council Bakote/Birote. He elected in 1979 local bodies election and got vote of confidence from Union Council. He was a contractor and he started second bus service from Basian to Rawalpindi in 1977. He died in 1988 in Rawalpindi. He died in 1981 and Qazi Sijawal Khan had becom new Chairman of Union Council Birote. Contractor Ajab Khan (Basian), Haji Azam Khan and Ghulam Irfan Khan (Central Birote), Mohammed Irfan (Termuthean), Najeeb Abbasi (Juleyal), Qazi Sijawal (Mohrha), Sofi Abdul Qadir (Lahoor), Shair Dill Khan (Sangrerhi) and Barkat Khan (Bhan) were his councilors.
- Haji Muhammad Azam Khan was first chairmain of birote kalan. He is engaged business in Kohala and Rawalpindi. He gave first water supply scheme to the people of birote in 1984. He died by heart failure on 27 October 2011.
- Qazi Sajawal was the last Chairman of Union Council Birote Khurd during 1981 to 1985. He belonged to Mojwal Family of Mohrha Birote Khurd. He constructed a way from Mohrha to Birote Kalan but the leader of construction party was assassinated there in 1984. He is engaged in business in Karachi.
Ghulam Irfan Khan was second chairman of united Union Council possessed office from 1985 to 1988 of Birote. He worked for electrification, water supply scheme and telephonic interaction during his tenure. He got funds from District Council and constructed Hotrerhi Choke to Mohrha road first time. Najib Abbasi of Julial, Shaheen Haider Abbasi of Basian and Abd-ul-Gafoor nickname Khushi Mohammed of Kahoo Sharqi were his councillors. He died in 1992 in Birote.
General Pervez Musharraf Nazim System
Farmer
President General Pervez Musharraf introduces a new System of Nazims with 21
councillors, two ladies and two Kisan councillors. He also amended law of local
bodies and eligibility of Nazims and Councilors termed must minimum
matriculate. This amendment exited all old illiterate professional general
councillors and chairmen who elected with power of his tribe majority. This
system produced Mohammed Irfan and Mrs Fayyaz, belonged to minority tribe as
kisan councillor first time. There are two nazim elected as a leader of
Birotian, one is Tahir Faraz Abbasi, a highly educated person of educated
Khanal family of Kahu Sharqi nad second is Afaq Abbasi belonged to farmer
Numberdri system of past.
Union Council Birote Results in 2001
The
first Local Bodies Election under Ex President General Pervez Musharraf Nazim
System was held in 2001. Tahir Fraz Abbasi won and elected as first Nazim of
Birote. He constituted a panel against Mehtab Group and won 3061 votes from 16
wards of Union Council of Birote. The runner up Imran Husain (Mehtab Group) as
media report had won 2934 votes. Other candidates who won election and became
Genral Councilors were Zoaq Akhter Abbasi with 643, Abdul Ghafoor (Khushi
Mohammed) 572, Abdul Majeed of Basian 547, Sajid Quresh 515, Atiq Abbasi 492,
Abdurazaq 478, Mohammed Aazan 476 and Mohammed Jan 482 votes. Tahira Islam
Abbasi of Kahoo East and Robina Feyaz Rajpoot of Upper Basian elected on
special women seats while Farooq Abbasi of Juleyal was elected on farmer
(Kisan) seat. There were 16 poling stations in Union Council Birote, 10 in
Birote Kalan and 6 in Birote Khurd. These poling stations were Termuthean, Kahu
East, Girls Primary School Birote, Higher Secondary School Birote, BHU Birote,
Middle School Basian, Boys Primary School Birote, Girls Higher Secondary School
Birote, Juleyal, Naker Mojwal, Sangrerhi, Bhan, Naker Qutbal, Luhoor and
Mohrha. Mohammed Aazan of Birote Khurd was in bottom of election as loser with only
475 votes.
Tahir Faraz Abbasi Advocate (2001-05)
Achievements
He constructed Choorean to Khekhran, Hell to Hotrerhi Pull Link road, Chorean Juleal Road. He had lost his seat in Birote in 2005 as Nazim, but he played a very constructive role in Birote politics.
Cabinet members
Among others Jan Mohammed (Lahoor), Azan Abbasi (Mohrha), Razaq Khan (Naker Mojwal), Sadik Khan and Makhen Jan Makhni (Narhi Hoter), Haji Ati Abbasi, Zoaq Akhter Abbasi and Shakeela Naeem (Birote), (Shakeela Naeem never attended any Union Council meeting with her tenure), Farooq Abbasi (Juleyal), Shaheda Islam Abbasi Kahoo East), Abdul Majid, Irfan Qureshi and Robina Fayaz (First and last Lady Councilor of Rajpoot Kethwal tribe of Upper Basian) and Shamim Akhter Abbasi (Termuthean) after death of Robina Fayaz in 2003, were General Councilor and his cabinet members.
Mohammed Afaq Abbasi (2005-10)
Mohammed
Afaq Abbasi is the second Nazim of Birote. He is worker of Ex-Chief Minister
and vice president of Pakistan Muslim League (N) KPK Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan. He belongs to a
learned, noble, political and educated family of General Maqsood Ahmad Abbasi
of Pakistan Army and close relative of ex-numberdar Sardar Mohammed Feroze Khan (died 1972). He not only
attended the house of UC Birote monthly meeting regularly but also spending
lots of his time with UC fellows to tackle the local problems.
Achievements
He served the UC before his oath taking by putting his all efforts to help the homeless peoples of the UC after the earthquake. He also acted a very constructive and positive role in anti Didarism movement in Birote in his last days of as UC Head in second half of 2009 with the help of religion loving people as Saeed Ahmed Abbasi and local journalists as Mohammed Obaidullah Alvi, Ishteaq Ahmed Abbasi and others. He and his colleagues completed their time period in the last month of 2009. He also stamped a post office created Rozgar Scheme forms as a help of needy people.
Cabinet members
Sarwer Abbasi (Mohrha) was his Naeb Nazim while Gulistan Abbasi (Lahoor), Zoaq Akhter Abbasi, Atiq Abbasi (Central Birote with second term) and Masood Abbasi (Lower Birote) as General Councilors with his cabinet. Ebarat Jan (Kahooti, Birote), Zarda Bi Bi (Naker Mojwal) and Shameem Akhter Abbasi (Termuthean with second term) were lady councilors in Afaq Abbasi chiefdom. Ebarat Jan never expressed her opinion directly in house but by her spouse Fazal u Rahman Abbasi lips. Shameem Akhter Abbasi is Ex-female teacher and construction of Bahk, Termuthean Road is on her credit. Ex Nazim Afaq Abbasi's elder brother Maqsood Abbasi is first on duty General of Pakistan Army from Birote.
References
Achievements
He served the UC before his oath taking by putting his all efforts to help the homeless peoples of the UC after the earthquake. He also acted a very constructive and positive role in anti Didarism movement in Birote in his last days of as UC Head in second half of 2009 with the help of religion loving people as Saeed Ahmed Abbasi and local journalists as Mohammed Obaidullah Alvi, Ishteaq Ahmed Abbasi and others. He and his colleagues completed their time period in the last month of 2009. He also stamped a post office created Rozgar Scheme forms as a help of needy people.
Cabinet members
Sarwer Abbasi (Mohrha) was his Naeb Nazim while Gulistan Abbasi (Lahoor), Zoaq Akhter Abbasi, Atiq Abbasi (Central Birote with second term) and Masood Abbasi (Lower Birote) as General Councilors with his cabinet. Ebarat Jan (Kahooti, Birote), Zarda Bi Bi (Naker Mojwal) and Shameem Akhter Abbasi (Termuthean with second term) were lady councilors in Afaq Abbasi chiefdom. Ebarat Jan never expressed her opinion directly in house but by her spouse Fazal u Rahman Abbasi lips. Shameem Akhter Abbasi is Ex-female teacher and construction of Bahk, Termuthean Road is on her credit. Ex Nazim Afaq Abbasi's elder brother Maqsood Abbasi is first on duty General of Pakistan Army from Birote.
Ex Naib Nazim Serwer Abbasi with Premier Nawaz Shareef
New local bodies system in KPK under Tehrik e Insaf Government
Tegreek Insaf Government in KPK introduced a new system of local bodies. Government devided union councils in sub councils called Village Council. The idea is not clear but official of district management group claimed that it is a break throgh in authority of people on their door steps. Poilitical parties as PML (N) and Jamaet e Islami termed it as vote bank devision. New Village councils are three or more in one union council on population basis.
References
Good Governance Reform Agenda in Pakistan: Current Challenges edited by Sohail Mahmood, published by Nova Science publishers inc. New York, USA in 2007
Local Government in South Asia: A Comparative Study by Kamal Siddiqui, published byUniversity Press, 1992
Text Book of Basic Democracy and Local Government in Pakistan by Masudul Hasan and published by All Pakistan Legal Decisions, in 1968
The Musharraf Regime and the Governance Crisis: A Case Study of the Government of Pakistan by Sohail Mahmood and published by Nova Publishers in 2001
Pakistan Journal of Local Government, Volume 13 by Pakistan Group for the Study of Local Government., 1982
External Links
What is Numberdari System.........?
Numberdary System and Agriculture
Numberday System and agriculture........ Americans new research
Numberday System restoration in KPK by Tehreek e Insaf?
(To be continued)
