Hattian Bala District: History
The Hattian Bala District was a part of the Uri Tehsil of the Muzaffarabad District in Jammu and Kashmir, following the end of the first conflict between India and Pakistan. The initial clash between India and Pakistan ended with a truce, and Hattian Bala was separated from Uri Tehsil. The Leepa Valley sector of the historic Karnah Tehsil (Neelum District) had been made a non contiguous part of Karnah Tehsil and thereforth became a part of Hattian Bala District. The district of Hattian Bala was created in July 2009 under Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan's coalition government in Azad Kashmir.