Majhoi

Majhoi
مجہوئی
Village
Majhoi is located in Azad Kashmir
Majhoi
Location within Azad Kashmir
Majhoi is located in Pakistan
Majhoi
Location within Pakistan
Coordinates: 34°15′N 73°35′E / 34.250°N 73.583°E / 34.250; 73.583
CountryPakistan
TerritoryAzad Kashmir

Majhoi (also spelled Mujhoi; Urdu: مجہوئی) is a village in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, a polity of Kashmir that is administered by Pakistan. Majhoi sits 12 miles (19 km) south of Muzaffarabad, the territory's capital.

The Jhelum River runs through the village. It also served as the site for the construction of the Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project

The town gained significant media attention in October of 2007 following the crash of an escort helicopter for then-president Pervez Musharraf within the village. The four soldiers on board were killed; however, Musharraf was unhurt.

References

  1. ↑ Associated Press (October 8, 2007). "Musharraf Escort Chopper Crashes; Pakistani President Is Unharmed". The Wall Street Journal.
  2. ↑ APP (2016-08-13). "PM vows to complete power projects on time". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  3. ↑ "Army helicopter escorting Musharraf crashes". msnbc.com. 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  4. ↑ Masood, Salman (2007-10-09). "Copter Escorting Musharraf Crashes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-08.