Pakhral

Pakhral (پکھڑال) Rajput is a sub clan of Minhas Rajput. The founders of the city and state of Jammu and its rulers from ancient times to 1948. Ancestors of Pakhral Rajputs are mostly Hindus. In the early 18th and 19th centuries mostly Pakhral Rajputs embraced Islam and moved from Jaipur and Rajasthan(India) to Kashmir and Pakistan. Punjab specially the area of Potohar and Azad jamu Kashmir is the origin of Pakhral Rajputs. Mirpur Azad jamu Kashmir and the Rawalpindi District mostly named as the area of Potohar is famous as the area of Pakhral Rajputs. Raja is mostly used as a title in Pakhral Rajputs which is derived from the word Rajput. Still a number of Pakhral Rajputs are living in many regions of Pakistan and India. Pakhral Rajputs have also contributed in the British and Pakistani armies. Raja Muhammad Akbar (of Krakan Sohawa) received two Medals of Courage (Tamgha-e-Jurrat) in both 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistan War.

Notable people

Rashid Minhas - Awarded Pakistan's top military honour, the Nishan-E-Haider, and became the youngest man and the only member of the Pakistan Air Force to win this award.
Farzana Raja is a serving Member of National Assembly and Chairperson Benazir Income Support Program.
Raja Pervez Ashraf 17th Prime Minister of Pakistan
Mohammad Abid Raja has served as the deputy attorney general of Pakistan.
Raja Muhammad Akbar of Karakan Sohawa won medals of war during the Indo-Pak wars of 1965 and 1971.

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