Mount of Kutte ji Kabar (Dog's Tomb) A Loyal Dog
editThe Khirthar Mountains run like a giant spine, 250 kilometres long of Balochistan on the border of Sindh. The southern end rises about a hundred kilometers north of Karachi and the upper end runs into the great jumble of peaks called the Central Brahui Range. The second highest peak of the range, 2096 metres (the highest, 2171 metres, lies 30 km south of it), is called Kutte ji Qabar in Sindhi. In Brahui, they know it as Kuchak na Qabar.
ڪتي جي قبر جو علائقو کير ٿر جي جابلو سلسلي بلوچستان جي خضدار ضلعي ۾ آهي، هي علائقو سمنڊ جي سطح کان 2171 ميٽر مٿي آهي. 1901ع جي گزٽ ۾ به هي علائقو بلوچستان جو ڏيکاريل آهي. بلوچي زبان ۾ لفظ ”ڪتي جي قبر“ ڪتب نٿو اچي. ”ڪتي جي قبر“ سنڌي ٻوليءَ جو لفظ آهي. چونڊن جي حقلي بندين ۾ به اھو علائقو بلوچستان ۾ آھي ع 1901 جي گزٽ ۾ به هي علائقو بلوچستان جو ڏيکاريل آهي. اتان جا مقامي رهواسي ڇٽا ۽ گائينچا آهن. جنهن مان گھڻو حصو ڇٽا قوم جو آهي. هي اعلائقو 2018 جي اليڪشن ڪميشن جي حدبندين جي ڪري تنازيي جو شڪار آهي، جنهن جي ڪري بلوچستان ۽ سنڌ حڪومت آمهون سامهون آهن. پراڻي تاريخ ۽ 2013 واري اليڪشن مطابق هي اعلائقو بلوچستان جي حدن ۾ اچي ٿو پر ايم پي اي سردار چاڊيو جي ايون ۾ ڪيل تقرير مطابق هي اعلائقو سنڌ جو آهي ڇو جو گوگل ميپ ۾ اها حد واضغ آهي، پر اها به حقيقت آهي ته ان گوگل ميپ جي ڪابه قانوني حيثين ناهي پر ان باوجود به سنڌ اسيمبلي ۾ اهو بحس هلندو رهيو.
On its flat, wind-scoured summit there sits a pile of limestone nodules in the shape of a grave under which, so they say, lie the remains of the Chhutto's dog. Stanley Napier Raikes, records the story in Folk Tales of Scinde and Guzerat (circa 1855) . It was a clever and devoted animal that lived with this unknown Chhutto hill man. In need of money, the man one day pledged his dog to a bania in town. As he was leaving with the loan, the Chhutto instructed his dog to serve its new master with unstinting loyalty until he reclaimed him by making good the debt.
It was raining that day, both in the heart of that man and in the surrounding. He was thinking about all those moments which he and his dog spent together. His dog was beautiful, brave and loyal. He was competent, quick and proud. But he was unfortunate.
That man was a poor fellow of Chhutto tribe which lived in between borders of Sindh and Baluchistan. The area was Kirthar mountain range which rise as high as seven thousand feet above sea level. In the shadows of misty hills, that dog grew up and lived his last days.
The Chhutto found this sweet little dog wandering in the mountains and then following him passionately along the route. So, he decided to take the dog with him to his small wooden home which was located nearby those mountains. With every passing day, the bond of love grew stronger between the dog and his master. Their relation became famous in the valley and people started whispering about it.
This came in notice of a wealthy Hindu merchant whose debtor was the poor Chhutto. One day, the merchant asked him to leave that dog at his shop till the payment of his debts. Surrounded by clouds of misfortune, the poor man agreed to hand over his dog until the arrangement of some money was finalized.
At last, the Chhutto decided to separate himself from his beloved dog. He sat on the floor, grabbed his dog with his both arms and whispered something in his ear. He told him to remain loyal to his new master and never come back till the payment.