Maira Begwal rdu: میرا بیگوالis a village located on Simly Dam Road in Zone-IV,

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and is administered by the Pind Begwal Union Council. Its geographical coordinates are 33.74 N,73.25 E and its original name (with diacritics) is Maira Begwal. A hillside village with picturesque landscapes, Maira Begwal is home to approximately 2000 residents with most of them employed in either agricultural farming or small family-owned businesses around the village. Also a large number are providing their services outside the country all over the world.

Farmhouses

Maira Begwal encompasses the following

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schemes; * Pakistan Naval Farms * ANZA Zephyr Dale Note: Generally the land ownership registration and transfer process is achieved through Registry (Intiqal) with Land Registrar (Tehsildar) Islamabad through a Village accountant (Patwari) for the respective Union Council.

Development

* A model Polytechnic Institute is being established by the

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(AIOU) with the collaboration of the Capital Administration and Development Division. AIOU will introduce Diploma and Associate Diploma Courses in various disciplines and other skilled and job-oriented programmes. * Under "E-Village Project of Pakistan", the Multi-purpose Computer Telecentre (MCT) was established in May 2009 as a Not-for-profit project. With the support of the Universal Service Fund, Maira Begwal became the first E-Village in Pakistan with Broadband Internet provided by Nayatel Islamabad enabling Internet access to the rural population of the entire area.

Events

* On 8 March 2014 on the occasion of International Women’s Day, the NUST Community Service Club (NCSC) team visited the E-village facilities in Maira Begwal for the Fundraiser in collaboration with TABA Youth Chapter and E-village coordinators. E-Village is a

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(NGO), working for Empowerment through ICT's in Pakistan.

References

9. https://www.facebook.com/groups/MairaBegwal/

External links

Capital Development AuthorityUnauthorized Housing Schemes in IslamabadE-Village Community Service ProjectAllama Iqbal Open UniversityCapital Administration and Development Division
Union councils of Islamabad Capital Territory Villages in Islamabad Capital Territory {{Pakistan-geo-stub

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Development

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