Bakka, Haripur
Bakka | |
|---|---|
Town and union council | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Haripur |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Bakka is one of the 44 union councils, administrative subdivisions, of Haripur District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[1]
History
According to the journal of James Abbott who was boundary commissioner at the time, on the 29th of June 1847, a group referred to as the Gundgurrias, crept into the defenceless "village of Bukka and murdered in cold blood three sleeping women and several children." [2]
References
- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Harrpur Archived 2008-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ JOURNALS AND DIARIES OF THE ASSISTANTS TO THE RESIDENT AT LAHORE - No. 13.—Journal of Captain James Abbott, Boundary Commissioner, Punjaub, from the 21st to the 30th. June 1847.. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.