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Ghorghushti ( غورغشتى) is one of the largest towns of Chhachh in Attock District and is on the border of North-West Punjab (Pakistan), and Hazara in Pakhtunkhwa/North-West Frontier Province. The official spelling is Ghorghushti, but alternative, incorrect, spellings include: Ghurghushti, Ghourghushti, Ghaurghashti, Ghaur Ghushti, Ghurgushti, Ghourgashti or Ghaurghashti. In the Pukhto language it is called Ghorghushto.
The people who live here are predominantly Pathans (Pashtuns), speak Hindko with some speaking Pukhto (Pushto) and follow the Pashtunwali/Pukhtunwali (locally called Pathan Walgi) code of conduct.
It is the birth place of the famous Pathan warrior Nawab Najabat Khan, also known as Najaf Khan. Najaf Khan was born in Mohalla Ishaq Zai in a house near the pond. Najaf Khan left this town to search for work in larger cities of India. He first went to Sardar Dawood Khan of Lahore to seek work who sent him to the service of Subidar Meer Minnoo of Lahore. There he made a name for himself after wrestling one of the infamous giants, whom he had killed in a bout. This was an era of constant battles, and he stood out as an accomplished fighter and leader. During one of the battles, he saved the life of Meer Minno, whilst others were fleeing the battle ground he stood firm with courage. He defeated his enemies, and was rewarded with a number of horses and men. A couple of years later, he left for Karnal where he fought more battles against Hill Rajas. He recalled reinforcements from Ghorghushti and built a fort in 1759 in Kunjpur.He became a Nawab after winning the respect of the Imperial leadership in Delhi. Amidst appeals from Muslim leaders like Shah Waliullah, Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded India to face the formidable challenge posed by the Maratha Confederacy. Ahmad Shah Abdali asked for help from his fellow Muslim Nawabs and Jagirdars against the armies of Marathas and Jats, who were killing and occupying Muslim areas following the death of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. Nawab Najabat Khan joined the army of Ahmad Shah Abdali and participated in the Third Battle of Panipat, there at the hands of Marathas he was killed on 17 January 1761. His direct descendent later joined the British and after the partition of India, the last Nawab of Kunjpura, Nawab Ibrahim Ali Khan, migrated to Lahore in Pakistan, and died in 1953.
The Salar (Sar) Khel tribe consider themself to be related to Nawab Najabat Khan through his elder brother Zabita Khan. It is stated in "Tareekh Kunjpura" he was of Zakka Khel clan of Yusufzai tribe. Nawab Najabat Khan had a brother who remained in Ghorghushti whose descendants now live in the town. The ancestral home in Mohalla Ishaq Zai is still owned by the descendents of Nawab Najabat Khan's brother, which has attracted many well-wishers from Kunjpur, Lahore, Karachi and Kotkay.[1]

Ghorghushti Today
The population of Ghorghushti is about 30,000 to 40,000. The total town area is just under 9,100 acres (37 km2), and the town is split into two parts: Tahalqa 5,809 acres (24 km2), and Daftar 3,290 acres (13 km2). Tahalqa starts from the soil embankment called Pull (meaning bridge) to the Gandghar mountains.
There are currently about 20 to 25 Mohallas (regions) in the town, and 50 to 60 Masajid (Mosques), but the number of Mosques increases as the population grows. There is one boys high school, in Mohallah Munawwar Abad, one girls high school, a hospital, in Mohallah Sainchee Abad/Mullah Khel, and five banks. The town has gas, electricity and telephone, and a Police station. The centre of the administration, Union Council, is also situated in Mohallah Munawwar Abad, next to the boys high school. The famous Ghazi-Barotha hydroelectric canal runs through an area of Ghorghushti called Bareetian. A large area of Ghorghushti was used up in constructing the Ghazi-Barotha Canal and many families were affected. These families were compensated and alloted some land on the other side of the Embankment "Pull" towards the mountain in a new Mohallah called Feroz Banda.
A small number of Ghorghushti people are also residing in a small village called Landi Arbab or Landi Yarghajo (old name of the village). This village is in neighbourhood with Bahadur Kalay where great pashtun poet Rahman Baba was born in 17th century and is at a walking distance from Peshawar Saddar baazar.

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