Forward Kahuta

Forward Kahuta
فارورڈ کہوٹہ
City and District Headquarters
Forward Kahuta is located in Azad Kashmir
Forward Kahuta
Location of Forward Kahuta
Forward Kahuta is located in Kashmir
Forward Kahuta
Forward Kahuta (Kashmir)
Forward Kahuta is located in Pakistan
Forward Kahuta
Forward Kahuta (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 33°53′02″N 74°06′15″E / 33.88389°N 74.10417°E / 33.88389; 74.10417
Administering countryPakistan
Dependent TerritoryAzad Kashmir
DistrictHaveli
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Forward Kahuta (Urdu: فارورڈ کہوٹہ, original name: Kahuta) is a town and the district headquarters of the Haveli District in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. The district was formed in 2009 by separating it from Bagh District. The name "Forward Kahuta" has been used from the 1990s,[1] prior to which the town was known simply as "Kahuta".[2]

  1. ^ Summary of World Broadcasts: Asia, Pacific, Issues 2510-2523, British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997, p. 4, Pakistan has rejected Indian denial of carrying out a rocket attack on forward Kahuta near the Line of Control, killing and wounding several people, A Foreign Office spokesman said in Islamabad today [27 January].
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gazetteer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).