Isakhel ( ur, ) is a town of

Mianwali District The Mianwali District ( ur, ), is a district located in Sargodha Division of Punjab province, Pakistan. It was separated from NWFP in 1901, and has a border with the Chakwal, Attock,Kohat, Karak, Lakki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan, Bhakkar, an ...

in the

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

province of

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. The town is the headquarters of

Isakhel Tehsil Isakhel Tehsil ( ur, ), is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Isakhel is the headquarters of the tehsil which is administratively subdivided into 3 Municipal Committees 13 ...

, an administrative subdivision of the district. Isakhel is an important town located in the west of Mianwali District. It is named after (Tarna to Isa Khan), a

Niazi Niazi (; , ps, نيازي; ur, نیازی) Niazai, Nyazi, Nyazai, Niyazi or Niyazai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes which resides in Afghanistan and northwestern part of Pakistan. The earliest work which provides the details about o ...

chief. Until November 1901 Isa Khel was the tehsil headquarters of

Bannu District Bannu District ( ps, بنو ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Bannu Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It was recorded as a district in 1861 during the British Raj. It is one of 26 districts that make up the Khyber Pakh ...

- however after the

North-West Frontier Province The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP; ps, شمال لویدیځ سرحدي ولایت, ) was a Chief Commissioner's Province of British India, established on 9 November 1901 from the north-western districts of the Punjab Province. Followin ...

was created from Punjab province, Bannu District was included in the North-West Frontier Province without the Isakhel Tehsil. Isakhel became part of the newly formed Mianwali District of the Punjab. Isa Khel was also the residence of the Khan's from the same family called the sons of Khanzaman Khan Niazi who used to own substantial Agriculture land. After land reforms were implemented by Ayub khan, substantial land was taken by the government from Khan's.

History

The town of Isakhel is an old settlement with Historic importance dated back to 1100 AD. During its Tribal years the Town was under chieftainship of various powerful rulers mostly from Malik

Awan Awan may refer to: Places * Awan (ancient city), a city-state in Elam in the 3rd millennium BCE * Awan (region), a town in Guna district, Madhya Pradesh, India * Awan, Bhulath, a village in Kapurthala district, Punjab, India, Punjab, Pakistan * ...

Tribes, however the town was reformed about 1830 by Ahmad Khan, ancestor of the present Khans of Isakhel and it takes its name from

Isa Khan Niazi Isa Khan Niazi ( ps, عیسی خان نيازي) was an Afghan noble in the courts of Sher Shah Suri and his son Islam Shah Suri, of the Sur dynasty, who fought the Mughal Empire. Biography Isa Khan Niazi was born in 1453 and his last bro ...

, a religious teacher and noble governor in Sher Shah Suri's court. The municipality was created in 1875. The present Khans of Isakhel still reside there. In 1901, during

British rule The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was himsel ...

, when the tehsil became part of Mianwali, the population of the town was 7,630.Isa Khel Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 13, p. 370
/ref> The income and expenditure during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 4,400. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 5,100, chiefly derived from

octroi Octroi (; fro, octroyer, to grant, authorize; Lat. ''auctor'') is a local tax collected on various articles brought into a district for consumption. Antiquity The word itself is of French origin. Octroi taxes have a respectable antiquity, being ...

; and the expenditure was Rs. 4,600. During that time a small cattle market was held weekly. The town contained a dispensary and a municipal vernacular middle school.Isa Khel Town - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 13, p. 371.
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Independence

The predominantly Muslim population has supported the

Muslim League Muslim League may refer to: Political parties Subcontinent ; British India *All-India Muslim League, Mohammed Ali Jinah, led the demand for the partition of India resulting in the creation of Pakistan. **Punjab Muslim League, a branch of the organ ...

and the

Pakistan Movement The Pakistan Movement ( ur, , translit=Teḥrīk-e-Pākistān) was a political movement in the first half of the 20th century that aimed for the creation of Pakistan from the Muslim-majority areas of British India. It was connected to the pe ...

References

{{Mianwali-Union-Councils

External links

Early history of Niazi tribe

Niazi Chiefs in the Mughal empire
Union councils of Mianwali District Populated places in Mianwali District