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Village Ibrahimzai, Hangu District

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Ibrahimzai is a village situated in the jurisdiction of Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

It has about 6,000 voters according to the last voters list in the last election. Dar-e-Abbas Zyarat, Zyarat Bara (12)Imam and Imam Takhat are the religious and attractive places of this village. A water canal is flowing between the village from west to east.

The village containing 100% population (more than 10,000) of Shia Asna Ashari (Fiqha-e-Jaffareyah). Juma prayer offering at the village from 1983 to till date in the holy shrine of Ghazi Abbas Alamdar (time 13:15).

Notable residents

On 2014-01-06, local 14-year-old Aitzaz Hasan died while preventing a suicide bomber from entering his school of 2,000 students. Aitzaz was hailed as a national hero. For his act, the office of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had advised President Mamnoon Husain to confer Aitzaz Hasan with the high civil award of Sitara-e-Shujaat (Star of Bravery). He was named as the Herald's Person of the Year for 2014.

References

  1. "In Hangu, a Boy Falls, a Hero Rises". Newsweek Pakistan. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  2. "PM announces Sitara-e-Shujaat for Hangu student Aitzaz Hasan". Asia News. 10 January 2014.
  3. "Teenager dies trying to stop suicide bomber at his school in Pakistan". thejournal.ie. 9 January 2014.
  4. "Aitzaz Hasan to be awarded Sitara-e-Shujjat". newsweekpakistan.com. 11 January 2014.
  5. "Aitzaz Hasan: Pakistan 'hero' recommended for award". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 January 2014.
  6. Herald’s Person of the Year: Aitzaz Hasan

33°33′19″N 71°09′05″E / 33.55528°N 71.15139°E / 33.55528; 71.15139


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