People
The main tribe of the area is the Awan of ancient repute. This tribe came in this area with Qutab Shah and settled in the Soon valley.Soon Valley is a home of Auliaas, i.e. Hazrat Sultan Haji Ahmad Sb in Uchhala. Pail-Piran, a village at junction of Khusab and Chakwal disytrict, on the other hand is home to Hashmite descendents of Baha Ud Din Bahawal Ul Haq Zakkariyya Multani (RA). The sub branches and small tribes of Awans are Mian in Uchhala, Shehal, Ardaal, Mirwal, Adriyal, Shenaal in Sadeeqabad(Kufri),Subjal, Dersal, Ahmdal in Kuradhi Latifal, Jurwal, Radhnal, Sheraal in Naushehra, Pirkal in Jallay wali, Majhial in Mardwal, Bazral, Chhatal, Ghadhyal, Phatal's are also awan,Yakial, Maswal in Ugalisharif, Phatwal and Bhojo Khail, Sheral, Mianwaddal, Alyaral, Sher Shahal, Noor Khanal in Khabbaki, Mian in Uchalla and so on. In the valley Awan's are known by their clans. In old time the head of clan in each village was known as Raees, and the head of a tribe was known as Raees-Azam. The most famous Raees Azam were Malik Muzaffar Noor Khanal Khabaki,Khansahab Malik Buland Khan of Kufri was also elected member of the District Board Shahpur till his death in 1928 after him his sons Zaildar Malik Sarfraz Khan was elected as Member District Board Shahpur he was also appointed Honrary Magistrate in 1936, His younger brother Colonel Malik Sultan Mubaraz Khan was elected Senior Vice Chairman of the District Board Shahpur in 1936 He was also elected as President District Bar Association Sargodha in 1952, Haji Malik Mohammad Nawaz Khan son of KhanSahab Malik Buland Khan was a keyrole player in the politics of the district and the soon valley, he was also Kursinasheen and lumberdar of three villages including Kufri,Chak No.39 NB Sargodha and Chamu Sana. KhanSahab Malik Buland Khan's grandson Malik Muhammad Akram Awan Advocate was elected Member of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in 1970 by the peole of Soon Valley.KhanSahib Malik Buland Khan's great grand son Malik Hamid Nawaz Awan was also elected Nazim(Member District Assembly Sargodha)in 2001 and 2005 he was appointed Leader Of Opposition By Shaheed Benazir Bhutto. He is also President of Pakistan Peoples Party District Sargodha.He was also allotted ticket for the Provincial Assembly in 2007 Elections by Pakistan Peoples Party. Malik Ameer Haider of Angah, Qazi Mazhar Qayyum of Naushera and Syed Gul Peer Shah of Sodhi.Mian Zaheer Ul Hasan of Uchhala.
A majority of the people are serving in the armed forces of Pakistan. Many loyal brave soldiers and officers belong to this land who even laid down their lives for their homeland.
Other professions like education, business, transportation and agricultural are also adopted by the locals. The people are hard working and agriculture used to be the main profession. Per person square footage of land decreased, as population increased. Consequently the people have migrated to large cities for jobs.
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