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Kahuta Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل کہوٹہ ) is one of the 
seven tehsils (subdivisions) of Rawalpindi Districts in 
the Punjab Province of Pakistan. The neighboring tehsil 
of Kotli Satiyan used to be part of Kahuta, but was later 
created as a separate tehsil. 
 The tehsil is administratively divided into 13 Union 
Councils, two of which form the city of Kahuta; these 
are:
UC 
 Uc-30 
 Uc-31 
 Uc-32 
 Uc-33 
 Uc-34 
 Uc-35 
 Uc-36 
 Uc-37 
 Uc-38 
 Uc-39 
 Uc-47 
 Uc-48 
 Uc-116 
 Uc-117 
Name of Union 
Narh 
Punjar 
Khadiot 
Doberan Khurd 
Mowara 
Beor 
Matore 
Nara 
Dakhali 
Hothla 
Kahuta I 
Kahuta II 
Khalol 
Lehri
 According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, Kahuta 
has a total population of 153,000. Many clans are 
living in Kahuta like Sheikhs,Janjuas,Raja, 
Abbasis, Satti,Gakhars, Narma and many more 
castes are also present now because city expands 
day by day but they are smaller in numbers. 
 The population of the Kahuta Tehsil is approximately 
160,000 at the 2008 census. 
 Kahuta is the home to the Kahuta Research 
Laboratories (KRL) which was founded to undertake 
the Kahuta Project as part of the Atomic bomb 
project. Before the Kahuta Project, the site was 
occupied by retired officers of Pakistan.
 Armed Forces and contained a small public community, 
including a private high school. 
 Kahuta was a small incorporated city until the 1970s 
when KRL was constructed by the Pakistan Army Corps 
of Engineers under Engineering officer Major- 
General Zahid Ali Akbar.
 During the 1960s and 1970s, Kahuta was inhabited by 
retired officers of the Pakistan Armed Forces 
 In the 1970s, the Ministry of Defense was tasked 
by Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to search for a 
remote location for carrying out atomic and weapon-testing 
experiments for the integrated atomic bomb 
project in 1976. 
 The residents of Kahuta were paid handsomely and were 
re-located in populated cities of Pakistan. 
 The Uranium Coordination Board (UCB) headed by 
Ghulam Ishaq Khan financed the reconstruction of the 
site. Major-General Zahid Ali Akbar and later completed 
the drawings, surveying and measured the area aerially.
 Within the week, the whole site was acquired by the 
Ministry of Defense, and the army truckloads, heavy 
engineering vehicles arrived the next day to re-built the 
site. Soon, the site was classified and abandoned for 
public with only few allowed to 
resides.The Engineering Research 
Laboratories (now KRL) was established by Zulfikar Ali 
Bhutto as a research government national facility 
under the Ministry of Defense. 
Geography 
 Kahuta is situated in the Himalayan foothills 
in Rawalpindi District of Pakistan's Punjab Province, 
approximately 48 km southeast of Pakistan's 
capital, Islamabad.
 There are many picnic spots like Narar (Narh), Azad 
Pattan, Tlaitar and Beyore kotli sattian . 
 The area is noted for its wildlife and hunting. Pahari- 
Potwari is spoken in this region.
Both nationally and internationally, Kahuta is famous for 
home to the Khan Research Laboratories, one of the 
largest government national research facility and 
laboratories 
 Abdul Qadeer Khan served as the chief scientist of 
the Kahuta Research Laboratories and under his 
supervision Pakistan became the Nuclear power. 
Kahuta-NARH 
 Beautiful deep Jungle, calm greenery with lots of water 
falls & streams.There are only two rest houses available 
in the area.One at the Top & one in the base of the 
valley.Both owned by Pakistan Forest Department. 
 Its top altitude is 7000 ft equal to Murree.
Very little population. Only 1 town, Mobile signals 
all available, electricity available. Ideal place for a 
weekend stay as well as camping. 
 This place has lots of potential for 
Photography as well as trekking. 
 It’s a place where Fun Begins Where Road Ends. 
 There are many recreational places in kahuta, 
people go there for amusement. 
Takes apx. an hour(without traffic)
Suburbs of kahuta are worth-seeing, at about 30 minutes 
of drive from main city , there is a very beautiful hilltop 
place (Punjar) whose scenery.
A hilltop restaurant and hotel is there for those who 
want to stay 
Mostly people come from distant places to have 
some peace in Kahuta. 
 They also go to fishing at dam in kahuta.
. 
 There are 4 big colleges and 8 schools in kahuta, out of 
which 2 are government institutions, few technical centers, 
academies, tuition centers are also available in kahuta. 
 In the main city, only 2 big bakers are available, all others 
are small and do not have much quality available. 
 The greatest advantage of kahuta is that it is most peaceful 
and calm city, rush; hustle or pollution is not much there. 
 But there are disadvantages too: 
 Schools, Colleges are insufficient 
No university is there for which people must have to migrate 
to nearby cities, i.e; RWP and ISB. 
No job facilities, people can avail job only at schools, 
colleges and KRL provides jobs to people, but these are 
inadequate;
people have to migrate. 
 Those people who do not migrate because of their 
business issues, their children travel daily from kahuta 
to Pindi or Isb for educational or job purposes. 
 Though KRL has made kahuta a known place, but it 
also restricted the inhabitants to claim for a university 
there or they cannot avail other jobs. 
 Foreigners are not allowed in kahuta because of 
research labs, inhabitants are not allowed to make 
videos in kahuta. 
Kahuta is not making progress because of KRL. 
 In spite of; all these disadvantages we love our city and 
want it to make progress.

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  • 1.
  • 2. Kahuta Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل کہوٹہ ) is one of the seven tehsils (subdivisions) of Rawalpindi Districts in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. The neighboring tehsil of Kotli Satiyan used to be part of Kahuta, but was later created as a separate tehsil.  The tehsil is administratively divided into 13 Union Councils, two of which form the city of Kahuta; these are:
  • 3. UC  Uc-30  Uc-31  Uc-32  Uc-33  Uc-34  Uc-35  Uc-36  Uc-37  Uc-38  Uc-39  Uc-47  Uc-48  Uc-116  Uc-117 Name of Union Narh Punjar Khadiot Doberan Khurd Mowara Beor Matore Nara Dakhali Hothla Kahuta I Kahuta II Khalol Lehri
  • 4.  According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, Kahuta has a total population of 153,000. Many clans are living in Kahuta like Sheikhs,Janjuas,Raja, Abbasis, Satti,Gakhars, Narma and many more castes are also present now because city expands day by day but they are smaller in numbers.  The population of the Kahuta Tehsil is approximately 160,000 at the 2008 census.  Kahuta is the home to the Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL) which was founded to undertake the Kahuta Project as part of the Atomic bomb project. Before the Kahuta Project, the site was occupied by retired officers of Pakistan.
  • 5.  Armed Forces and contained a small public community, including a private high school.  Kahuta was a small incorporated city until the 1970s when KRL was constructed by the Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers under Engineering officer Major- General Zahid Ali Akbar.
  • 6.  During the 1960s and 1970s, Kahuta was inhabited by retired officers of the Pakistan Armed Forces  In the 1970s, the Ministry of Defense was tasked by Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to search for a remote location for carrying out atomic and weapon-testing experiments for the integrated atomic bomb project in 1976.  The residents of Kahuta were paid handsomely and were re-located in populated cities of Pakistan.  The Uranium Coordination Board (UCB) headed by Ghulam Ishaq Khan financed the reconstruction of the site. Major-General Zahid Ali Akbar and later completed the drawings, surveying and measured the area aerially.
  • 7.  Within the week, the whole site was acquired by the Ministry of Defense, and the army truckloads, heavy engineering vehicles arrived the next day to re-built the site. Soon, the site was classified and abandoned for public with only few allowed to resides.The Engineering Research Laboratories (now KRL) was established by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as a research government national facility under the Ministry of Defense. Geography  Kahuta is situated in the Himalayan foothills in Rawalpindi District of Pakistan's Punjab Province, approximately 48 km southeast of Pakistan's capital, Islamabad.
  • 8.  There are many picnic spots like Narar (Narh), Azad Pattan, Tlaitar and Beyore kotli sattian .  The area is noted for its wildlife and hunting. Pahari- Potwari is spoken in this region.
  • 9. Both nationally and internationally, Kahuta is famous for home to the Khan Research Laboratories, one of the largest government national research facility and laboratories  Abdul Qadeer Khan served as the chief scientist of the Kahuta Research Laboratories and under his supervision Pakistan became the Nuclear power. Kahuta-NARH  Beautiful deep Jungle, calm greenery with lots of water falls & streams.There are only two rest houses available in the area.One at the Top & one in the base of the valley.Both owned by Pakistan Forest Department.  Its top altitude is 7000 ft equal to Murree.
  • 10. Very little population. Only 1 town, Mobile signals all available, electricity available. Ideal place for a weekend stay as well as camping.  This place has lots of potential for Photography as well as trekking.  It’s a place where Fun Begins Where Road Ends.  There are many recreational places in kahuta, people go there for amusement. Takes apx. an hour(without traffic)
  • 11. Suburbs of kahuta are worth-seeing, at about 30 minutes of drive from main city , there is a very beautiful hilltop place (Punjar) whose scenery.
  • 12. A hilltop restaurant and hotel is there for those who want to stay Mostly people come from distant places to have some peace in Kahuta.  They also go to fishing at dam in kahuta.
  • 13. .  There are 4 big colleges and 8 schools in kahuta, out of which 2 are government institutions, few technical centers, academies, tuition centers are also available in kahuta.  In the main city, only 2 big bakers are available, all others are small and do not have much quality available.  The greatest advantage of kahuta is that it is most peaceful and calm city, rush; hustle or pollution is not much there.  But there are disadvantages too:  Schools, Colleges are insufficient No university is there for which people must have to migrate to nearby cities, i.e; RWP and ISB. No job facilities, people can avail job only at schools, colleges and KRL provides jobs to people, but these are inadequate;
  • 14. people have to migrate.  Those people who do not migrate because of their business issues, their children travel daily from kahuta to Pindi or Isb for educational or job purposes.  Though KRL has made kahuta a known place, but it also restricted the inhabitants to claim for a university there or they cannot avail other jobs.  Foreigners are not allowed in kahuta because of research labs, inhabitants are not allowed to make videos in kahuta. Kahuta is not making progress because of KRL.  In spite of; all these disadvantages we love our city and want it to make progress.