Month: April 2022

By Fazal Amin Beg(based on an interview in 2014) Ali Ahmad Shah (nom de plume as Shani) son of Ali Madad hah was born in july 1971 at Kil in Chipursan valley. He belongs to the Ghulam Shah lineage group of the Barcha tribe of Ganish (Central Hunza). His grandfather migrated to Kil in recent…

By Fazal amin Beg(based on a telephonic interview in 2014) AfzalKarim son of Indijek (IqbalHussain) was born on February 2, 1979 in Shimshal valley of Hunza in Gilgit-Baltisan Region. He has two brothers and one sister. AfzalKarim belongs to the Bakhti lineage group within Mamu Sing clan. AfzalKarim got his middle level education from the…

By Fazal Amin Beg (based on an interview in 2014) Ahmad Jami Sakhi son of Bashran Ali, belonging to the Sakhi lineage group within the Quli clan, was born in village Passu, Gojal, Hunza in 1954. He has five children (three sons and two daughters) who live in Gilgit city, GB Headquarter on permanent basis,…

By Fazal Amin Beg (based on an interview in 2014) Ahmad Riaz Ahmad son of Sultan Ahmad was born in 1953 in Gulmit (Kamaris), the headquarters of Gojal magistracy, in Hunza. He has two daughters and a son. He belongs to the Oshur lineage group (popularly known among the community as Arbobon) of the Buduley…

By Fazal Amin Beg (based on an interview in 2014) Ejaz Karim son of haqiqat ali (late) ,belonging to Dinali clan, was born on 23 March,1992 in Passu,hunza. He has one brother and six sisters Ejaz Karim got his his elementary education from DJ -middle school passu after completing his Middle level education in 2007,…

By Fazal Amin Beg (Based on an interview on March 3, 2013, Rawalpindi) Though, well-known before the public as Amanullah Nachiz, his actual name is Imanullah Baig who is the older son of Salikat Shah son of Khuram Shah of Ghulkin, Hunza valley, Northern Pakistan. He was born in his home village in 1950. He…

Edited by Fazal Amin Beg Zakirullah Baig Rumi son of late Adina baig was born on July 6, 1989 in a small village of upper Hunza known as Jamalabad, he has four brothers and one sister. He belongs to the Rumi lineage group within Bobo Sufi clan of Avgarch valley. Zakir Rumi started his schooling…

By Fazal Amin Beg Although, for more than two decades I’m proactive in documenting the life stories of different people (more than 150 so far by April 2022) beyond any linguistic, religious, regional or other considerations, I must admit that I am failed so far to cover my own memoirs of childhood and youth primarily…