Most of the Hazara region was home to Hindko speaking tribes such as the Awan, Gakhar, Sarara, Karral, Turk and Dhund, as well as Gujjars.
The Syed, Khattar, Awan, Shaikh, Gheba, Jat, Qanungoh Shaikhs, Paracha, Arains, Pashtun, Gakharss, Gujjars, Rajput, Mughal and Qureshi are the main tribes and clans of Attock district.
The town or village of Balakot is occupied mainly by Swati family, Pathan(Madakhail), Gujjar, Awan, Swati, Syed, Turk, Mughal and Hanki tribes.
The majority of the population of the surrounding are is Arain, Gujjar, Jutt, Kamboh, Awan, Naich, Mirali, Sahu, Dhudhi, Bhatti, Khokhar and Sial.
Asfandyar Amir Zeb,(اسفندىاراميرزيب) Gujjar (1965-2007),s assasination(December 12, 2007) was the first high profile killing by the Taliban militant of Swat a few day after the killing of Benazir Bhutto.
As a table tennis player, Gujjar has represented India at two international tournaments: the August 2010 Copa Costa Rica International Table Tennis Tournament (San José, Costa Rica), and the December 2010 Asian Para Games (Guangzhou, China).
Sardar Muhammad Mushtaq Khan is a member of the Sardar Gujjar family of Kot Najeebullah in Haripur.
He served on the High-Powered Committee appointed by the Government of Rajasthan in 2007 to examine the Demand of Gujjars for a Tribal Status.