Pindigheb پنڈی گھیب
City
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Coordinates: 33°14′28″N 72°16′4″E / 33.24111°N 72.26778°E / 33.24111; 72.26778
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Attock
Tehsil	Pindi Gheb
Region	Pothohar
Elevation	310 m (1,020 ft)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6
Area code	0572
Website	Tehsil Municipal Administration Pindi Gheb

Pindigheb (or Pindi Gheb) (Punjabi: پنڈی گھیب), is a town in Punjab province Pakistan and seat of Pindi Gheb Tehsil (an administrative subdivision) of Attock District.^[1] Western route of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) passes through Pindigheb.

History

The Imperial Gazetteer of India, compiled over a century ago during British rule, described the town as follows:^[2]

Pindi Gheb Town.-Head-quarters of the subdivision and tahsil of the same name in Attock District, Punjab, situated in 33º 14' N. and 72º 16' E., 21 miles from Jand station on the North-Western Railway. Population (1901), 8,452. Formerly known as Pindi Gheb drives from two words pindi which means town and Gheba who was a Gurkani Mughal Prince,Cousin of babur, Ancestor of Royal Gurkani Mughal Sardar family of Gheba and is now the ancestral home of the Johdra Rajputs and Ghebas, who founded it in the 15th century. The municipality was created in 1873. The income and expenditure during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 4,400. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 5,200, chiefly from octroi; and the expenditure was Rs. 5,800. A vernacular middle school is maintained by the municipality, and a dispensary by Government.

In 997 CE, Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi, took over the Ghaznavid dynasty empire established by his father, Sultan Sebuktegin, In 1005 he conquered the Shahis in Kabul in 1005, and followed it by the conquests of Punjab region. The Delhi Sultanate and later Mughal Empire ruled the region. The Punjab region became predominantly Muslim due to missionary Sufi saints whose dargahs dot the landscape of Punjab region.

After the decline of the Mughal Empire, the Sikh invaded and occupied Attock District. The Muslims faced severe restrictions during the Sikh rule^{[citation needed]}. During the period of British rule, Attock District increased in population and importance.

The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947. The name of incumbent Assistant Commissioner of Pindi Gheb sub division is Ijaz Abdul Karim.

Language

As with the rest of Pakistan, Urdu has official status. However, the language variety spoken natively in the area is Ghebi – a Hindko dialect that is closely related to Chacchi and Awankari.^[3]