Kakra Kakra Kakra is a village in Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. situated at coordinates 33°7'33"N 73°52'47"E. The nearest village is Potha Bainsi. It is 26 km from the city of Jhelum. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, its population was 1,696. Its old name is Kakra and new name is Kakra Town. New Kakra Town was built in 1964 as the old Kakra village was engulfed by the waters of Mangla Lake, after the constructions of the Mangla Dam. As a result of the building of the dam, the residents of old Kakra either moved to new Kakra
Economic history of Pakistan procurement prices, augmented allocations for agriculture, and, especially, improved seeds were introduced as part of the green revolution. However, academics have argued that while the HYV technology enabled a sharp acceleration in agricultural growth, it was accompanied by social polarization and increased inter personal and inter regional inequality. Mahbub ul Haq blamed the concentration of economic power to 22 families which were dominating the financial and economic life of the country controlling 66% of the industrial assets and 87% of the banking. During the same period there were construction of several infrastructure projects (notably Tarbela Dam and Mangla Dam), including