Etymology
Pakhli is named after Sultan Pakhal Swati who was the First Sultan of Gabari Kingdom of Swat also known as Pakhal Sarkar.History
On 30th May 1848 Captain James Abbott, who had been responsible for demarcating the Kashmir border, wrote "News from Moozuffurabad icstrengthens the information received from Cashmere. The Maharaja Goolab Singh is either marching a considerable force toward this frontier, or he has contrived that such should be generally believed. The whole valley of Pukli is in expectation and dread of a tyrant so abhorred by them. It is well known that a close intimacy subsists between this Prince and Sudar Chuttur Singh, Nazim of Huzara." JOURNALS AND DIARIES OF THE ASSISTANTS TO THE RESIDENT AT LAHORE - No. 34.—Diary of Captain James Abbott, Assistant Resident, on deputation to Huzara, for the 30thMay 1848. The people of Pakhli therefore feared Chuttur Singh, Nazim of Hazara but under British auspices, would join Gulab Singh's state.References
{{reflist Geography of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Historical regions of Pakistan