TRAG IS A VILLAGE AND UNION COUNCIL OF MIANWALI DISTRICT IN THE PUNJAB PROVINCE OF PAKISTAN. IT IS LOCATED AT 32°47’12N 71°17’44E AND HAS AN ALTITUDE OF 197M (649FT).

BACKGROUND

TRAG IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST VILLAGES OF TEHSIL ISA KHEL(TARNA, AN OLD NAME),DISTRICT MIANWALI. TRAG CAME INTO BEING IN BETWEEN 1660-1685. IT IS POPULATED BY ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT CLAN “SHADO KHEL” HAILING FROM NIAZI PATHAN. THESE PEOPLE ARE BASICALLY AFGHAN IN ORIGIN AND ADVENTURED HINDUSTAN ALONG WITH THEIR MAIN TRIBE I.E. NIAZI. THEIR ENTRY ROUTE WAS WANA—-TANK—-DERA ISMAIL KHAN AND PANIALA/ KUNDAL. THEY FINALLY SETTLED AT THE PRESENT LOCATION OF THE VILLAGE.

TRAG IS NAMED AFTER ITS NOTABLE ELDER, LITERALLY MEANING AN “IRON HELMET”. HE WAS AN ADVENTUROUS AND BRAVE COMBATANT. HE WAS FAMOUS FOR HIS EVER READINESS, MOST OF THE TIMES SEEN IN COMBATIOR OUTFIT. HENCE HIS REAL NAME IS NOT TRACEABLE. AND HE BECAME WELL KNOWN AS TRAG.

THE FAMILY TREE OF TRAG IS TRAG BIN AMIR KHAN BIN JEHANGIR KHAN BIN SHADO KHEL BIN KHIR BIN JAM BIN TOR BIN HABIB BIN WAGAN BIN JAMAL NIAZI. HE HAD THREE SONS AKO, BAKO AND KHERO. DESCENDANTS OF THESE SONS OF TRAG OCCUPY MAIN BULK OF THE VILLAGE AND ARE KNOWN AS AKWAL, IBRAHIM KHEL AND KHEROWAL. SYEDS, QUERESHIS, ARAYANS, BHAMBS, BUCHAS, AWANS, MOHANAS, DHEOR AND JATS ETC HOLD SIGNIFICANT NUMBER IN LOCAL POPULATION AND CONTRIBUTING THEIR ROLE IN THE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR BELOVED SOIL.

CORRECT NAME
THE NAME IS OFTEN MISTAKEN AS “TRAG SHARIF” OR “TRANG”. IT ACTUALLY IS “TRAG”. OTHER VERSIONS ARE TOTALLY INCORRECT.

TRIBES IN TRAG

Following Are The  Tribes Of Trag –  Rasheeday Khel,    Ranjhay Khel,    Guriay,    Budhay Khel,    Jalander Khel,    Ibraheem Khel,    Umer Khel,    Manjhi Khel,    Panjhay Khel,    Akwal,    Ali Khel,    Rajay Khel,    Parai Khel,    Yao Khel,    Kalay Khel,

FAMOUS TRAG PEOPLE 

Dr. Muhammad Rafique Khan Niazi (Sitting District Officer Of Health, Mianwali)
Dr. Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi (Sitting MS DHQ Hospital, Mianwali)
Dr. Zafar Iqbal Khan Niazi
Dr. Walliyat Muhammad Khan (Orthopedic Surgeon) (Late)
Dr. Atta Ullah Khan
Dr. Khursheed
Dr. Khalid Mehmood Tabish
Dr. Ilam Deen
Dr. Ameen-Ud-Din
Dr. Jawad Suleman Khan (USA)
Dr. Aamir Hayat Khan Niazi
Dr. Col. (Retd) Dost Muhammad Khan
Dr. Maj. (Retd) Jamal-Ud-Din
Lt. Col. Waqas Niazi
Lt. Col. Bilal Suleman Khan
Wing Cdr. (Retd) Muhammad Khan
Maj. (Retd) Suleman Khan
Maj. Fawad Suleman Khan, Ph D
Maj. (Retd) Atta Ullah Khan
Maj. Habib Ullah Khan
Maj. Abid Mansoor Khan
Maj. Ahmed Raza Khan
Sqn. Ldr. Waqas Khan Niazi (Fighter Pilot)
Captain Haider Khan
Captain Muhammad Nasir Khan
Flt. Lt. Haibat Khan
Flt. Lt. Tamiur Asghar Khan Niazi
Flg. Offr. Umair Ahmed Khan Niazi (Fighter Pilot)
Flt. Lt. Muhammad Babar Khan
Flt. Lt. Awais Khan
Flg. Offr. Muhammad Qadeer Khan
Engr. Obaid Ullah Khan (XEN Highway) (Late)
Engr. Ghazanfar Ullah Khan Niazi (U.K)
Engr. Waqar Ahmad Khan Niazi
Engr. Ammar Ahmad Khan Niazi
Engr. Sajid Khan Niazi
Engr. Riffat Habib Khan Niazi
Engr. Aamir Shabbir Khan Niazi (Principal TEVTA)
Engr. Imran Khan Niazi
Engr. Hassan Murtajiz Khan
Hameed Ullah Khan Niazi (S.D.O Mines & Minerals)
Sami Ullah Khan(Politician)
Haji Haq Dad Khan (DSP) (Late)
Inayat-Ullah Khan Niazi (Late) Ad.Prosecutor General
Ghulam Shabir Khan (DDO Education) (Retd)
Shafiullah Khan Niazi (DC Income Tax)
Head Master Ghulam Rasool Khan Niazi
Head Master Javaid Hassan Khan Niazi (Sitting)
Prof. Nadir Khan
Prof. Sher Gul Khan
Prof Dr. Aurangzaib Khan Niazi (Ph.D)
Prof. Tufail Ahmad Khan
Habibullah Khan (Tehsildar)
Muhammad Akram Khan Niazi (DSP Narcotics)
Faisal Niazi (Audit Officer PIA)
Muhammad Ismail Khan Niazi (Bank Officer)
Aamir Shahzad Khan (Assistant Director NTC)
Shafi Ullah Khan (Senior Manager Technical-Berger Paints Pakistan)
Nazir Ahmed Khan.(Monitering Officer Mainwali).
Tahseen Ullah Khan(Software Engineer In Lahore).

GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL  TRAG

Government High School Trag was established in 1883 as primary school and declared middle school in 1983 which was upgraded to high  school in  1987 ,Total covered area of the school is 4 kanal .Head master of the school is ASMATULLAH KHAN .School is having 18 classrooms . Total 20 teachers are authorizes with 3x Ministerial Staff .Total students strength is 734 (oct 2013)

PRIDE OF TRAG

Rural Health Centre  Trag PICTORIAL VISIT TO TRAG