Chapri, Mianwali

Chapri is a village and union council of the Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1] It is located in Isakhel Tehsil at 32°58′46″N 71°23′28″E,[2] and lies about 17 km from Kalabagh and Qamar Mashani on two separate roads. The people of the area are educated and hard working. Most of the people are employed in Army Apart from doing Jobs in other govt Department. Sub (R) Khiyal Mir Khattak was the leader who started the political process in Chapri particularly known as Khattak belt. He contested the provisional assembly elections but because of own people disunity he lost the election. He worked hard to bring the Khattak tribe on one page. There are other notables in the Chapri who not only went to higher ranks in commission cadre of Pakistan Army but working hard for the Khattak belt unity. Among them are Lt Col (r) Shaista Mir Khattak, Lt Col Dr Saeed Khattak, Lt Col Rasheed Khattak, are few ones.

Chapri, Mianwali
Village and union council
CountryPakistan
RegionPunjab
DistrictMianwali District
201519 Nov 2015
Government
  TypeLocal Body
  ChairmanNo body as the local body has been dissolved
  Vice ChairmanNot Elected as the local body has been dissolved
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Chapri lies adjacent to Karak District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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