Bakot
Template:Union Councils Bakot is one of the 51 Union Councils of Abbottabad District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, it has an average elevation of 645 metres.
History
By 1901,a Zimindari School had been established in Bakote with 56 students, the first (student?) was famous Khakha Bumba Tribal Chief Sardar Hasan Ali Khan. The first journalist of Circle Bakote, "Qazi Hadayetullah", was from Bakot, he worked for 23 years at the Daily Zimidar Lahore (1932-52).
Earthquake
Bakot was badly affected by the 2005 Pakistan earthquake, as the epicentre was in nearby Kashmir.
Location
Bakot is located in the east of Abbottabad district, where it forms part of the border with the Muzaffarabad and Bagh districts of Kashmir. Bakote also borders the following union councils within Abbottabad district, to the north by Nambal, to the south by Berote Kalan and to the west by Phalkot, Namli Maira, Nagri Bala.
Subdivisions
The Union Council of Bakote is subdivided into three areas namely: Bakot, Moolia and Sagnal[1].
Notable people
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- Maghfoor ur Rahman Abbasi was a famous leader of the PIA union and was arrested in 1977 he along with Tariq Aziz and Abdul Hafeez Pirzada were kept in the same cell.
- Dr Kamran Abbasi is a physician by profession, Serving as an Editor-in-chief of Royal Journal of Medicine. He specialized in the field of medicine, and additionally associated with the Wisden Cricketer magazine in the capacity of Sports columnit. Further to that, he is the Chief executive of the Pakspin editorial post of the famous Cricket Magazine i.e Cricinfo.com. Dr. Kamran Abbasi has grabbed the attention of the whole world due to his Brilliant and Splendid posts in the above said post section of the website.
- Miss Muneera Abbasi comes in the category of yet another famous figure of the area of Bakote. She was the first female Judge of the said territory with the few major distinctions attached with it i.e decided Major portion of pending litigation in the shortest span of time, nominated as the best Civil Judge of NWFP thrice in three years. She has been deputed to the interior ministry and is now a deputy Secretary in Islamabad.
- COL Mumtaz Abbasi is prominent personality of the area. He is the first commissioned officer of UC Bakote and has contributed positively in social sector of the area.He has been awarded Tamgha-i-Imtiaz Military(TIM)for his meritorious services in the Army. Presently he is employed in GHQ Rawalpindi.
