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Know Delhi's localities named after Pak migrants' cities

New Delhi: The partition of India in 1947 was the largest forced migration in human history of almost 10 million people.  While both the countries, India and Pakistan won the independence, civilians had to leave

India TV News Desk Published : Dec 24, 2013 23:23 IST, Updated : Apr 15, 2014 7:33 IST
 
4. Mianwali in Pakistan and Mianwali Nagar in Delhi

 

Mianwali district is in the Northwest Pakistan on the eastern bank of Indus river.           

Two prominent migrant clans namely Niazis (Pashtuns) and Awan (tribe). Over the years some Baloch made Mianwali their home and Awans.

After the decline of the Mughal Empire, the Sikh invaded and occupied Mianwali district.

The British had made the towns of Mianwali and Isa Khel tehsil headquarters of Bannu District then part of Dera Ismail Khan Division of Punjab province.

The migrants from the region made the Mianwali Nagar in West Delhi which is an upper middle class residential suburb.

There are notable apartment complexes in the area.


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