Garhi Matani

Garhi Matani
Village
Garhi Matani Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 33°55′47″N 72°20′19″E / 33.92972°N 72.33861°E / 33.92972; 72.33861
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Attock District
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
• Summer (DST)	+6 (UTC)

Ghari Matani is a village in Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is situated to the south of the river Indus and has fertile lands. The population are predominately Pashtun of Yusufzai and Abdali extraction and speak the heavy/hard "Drana" Pukhto/Pakhto Pashto dialect of the Yusufzai tribe. There are a minority of Kashmiri's living there also. A notable inscription is located in the area.^[1]

It is situated on the banks of the river Indus. The tribes of Muradkhel, Syedkhel, Inamkhel and Khankhel known as Lodi Pashtun tribe, and follow pashtunwali code of conduct. The religion is Sunni Islam. The origins of the village are unknown but it could be a 100–200 years old.

As of recent study into the history of the area, there has been some evidence which suggests the village may have been a pashtun army camp under Ahmad Shah Abdali. Invading armies from Afghanistan were usually camped next to the river Indus. And from there they would carry further military expeditions into Hindustan. Further research into the area is being carried out now to confirm these findings.

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