Nara Mughlan

Nara Mughlan is a tiny village situated on the Potohar Plateau in Northern Punjab, approximately 80 km from Islamabad, Pakistan.

It can be accessed from Motorway as well as from Grand Trunk (GT) Road, Islamabad – Lahore.

Nara Mughlan is bounded by villages Joorh in the North, Jand in the West, Chauntariyan in the South and Jhelum – Chakwal Road in the East.

Major population of Nara Mughlan is made up of the Mughals Clan few Rajput families and in the Khanqa area residents belong to Mehiwal who came when Syed Feroz Shah Sherazi came locally, they relied on Government jobs and excelled really well to higher ranks in Civil and Military Services.

Potohar Organization for Development Advocacy is a local NGO which is currently active in Nara Mughlan, since 2003.

[3] Development of rural education systems and awareness of women rights are two of the major fields this organization is working on.

PODA has opened a primary school for children in the village and is helping women learn some basic skills like embroidery and paper machete art.

The village construction consists mainly of brick masonry mingled with some concrete and mud structures as well.

Like the other parts of the Chakwal District, this area also serves as a main recruiting ground for the Armed Forces and the Police.

Land in Nara Mughlan is predominantly barani and the terrain mainly consists of plains interspersed with broken ground, hilly torrents, stony patches, and sparse scrub forests.

The village Nara Mughlan forms a part of the Union Council Jand (village of famous Muslim League MNA Gen. (R) Abdul Majeed Malik)[7] and falls under the jurisdiction of Police Station Dhumman in Tehsil and District Chakwal, since 1985.

Entrance to the village, Nara Mughlan
Animals kept as a source of livelihood
A woman at work in PODA's workshop
Agriculture Model Farm managed by PODA
Tomb of Feroz Shah Sherazi
A view of the mustard fields
An old well, now inactive
Students of Zamir Community Model School