Afzalpur, Khari Sharif

Afzalpur, Khari Sharif

Afzalpur is a village in Khari Sharif, Mirpur Azad Kashmir.

It is about 8/km away from Mirpur City and 3/km from the tomb of Hazrat Mian Mohammad Bakhash. If you are traveling from Mirpur to Jhelum via Chechiyan & Jatlan. You can see this place in your way on the bank of Jhelum Canal. By the time of independence of The State of Azad Jammu & Kashmir from the Mahraja of Jammu & Kashmir a Muslim freedom fighter named Mohammad AFZAL become Shaheed by the Sikh fighters during the fight. Since then the name of the village was changed from Gobindpur to Afzalpur.

That time there was only a police station in this village. But now you can see a Post office, Government Teachers training college Afzalpur, Government Degree college Afzalpur for Boys & Girls, Government High and primary schools for boys & girls, Public schools and Union Councils office.

Afzalpur is well known and beautiful place in all over Azad Kashmir.


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