in the center of the Poonch Division by incorporating portions of the Bagh and Sudhnoti tehsils. Poonch district was the main area of violent anti government revolt (led by the Sudhan tribe) during the 1955 Poonch uprising, which lasted from early 1955 to late 1956. Administrative divisions The district is administratively subdivided into four tehsils: Abbaspur Tehsil Hajira Tehsil Rawalakot Tehsil Thorar Tehsil Education According to the Pakistan District Education Ranking 2017, a report released by Alif Ailaan, the Poonch District is ranked at number 8 nationally, with an education score of 73.52. Over the past five years, the Poonch District has shown the most improvement in the establishment of middle schools. The learning score for the Poonch District is 84.15. The school infrastructure score for the Poonch District is 14.88, ranking the district at number 151, which places it in the bottom five districts relating to infrastructure in Pakistan and its two dependent territories. Schools in the Poonch District also have severe problems with regard to electricity, drinking water, and boundary walls, as reflected in their scores of 2.67, 12.1, and 6.23, respectively. The state of some school buildings also presents a major safety risk for students. Transport The Poonch-Rawalakot bus, which crosses the LOC, has helped to re-establish ties across the border. See also History of Poonch District Poonch district, India 1947 Poonch Rebellion Poonch Medical College Rawalakot References Bibliography External links Official website of the Government of Azad Kashmir Districts of Azad Kashmir