Pind Begwal is a hillside village of the Islamabad Capital Territory of Pakistan. It is suburban village of Islamabad city at 33°43′N 73°14′E / 33.717°N 73.233°E / 33.717; 73.233Coordinates: 33°43′N 73°14′E / 33.717°N 73.233°E / 33.717; 73.233 and is part of Phul Gran Union Council. It is situated on Samly Dam Road near Bara Koh. The Korag River flows by it. The village is near to the famous shrine of Shah Abdullah Bayabani called Shahnara. The shrine is believed to have a miraculous fountain of oil emerging from a rock, this oil commonly referred by locals as Ab-E-Shifa is used to treat different diseases, especially of skin. The population is approximately 20,000 most of whom are Dhanyal tribe which is one of the largest tribe living in Pothohar Plateau and Lower Himalayas for the last eight centuries. This tribe traces their lineage to Ali Ibn Abi-Talib. Most of the Dhanyals are settled in the cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad and in Murree Hills. Other branches of the tribe live in Kashmir, Abbottabad, Sialkot, and Hazara.

Abdullah Shah (died April 20, 2004) was an Afghan man found guilty in Kabul of killing more than 20 people, including his wife. His sanctioned execution was the first in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban in late 2001.

Shah served under Zardad Khan —even earning the nickname Zardad's dog— who served under Gulbuddin Hekmatyar in the Civil war in Afghanistan (1992–1996). Shah and Zardad robbed travelers on the road from Kabul to Jalalabad.

Shah was first convicted in special court proceedings in October 2002. Nine people testified against him at the trial, including another wife he tried to set on fire. The bodies of many of Shah's victims were found in a well in Paghman District.

The execution in the Pul-e-Charkhi jail. Interim president Hamid Karzai signed the death warrant. At the execution, Shah was shot in the back of the head. Witnesses present included representatives of the Afghan police and the Attorney General's office, and doctors.

Amnesty International protested against the execution claiming Afghanistan avoided basic standards of fairness. Amnesty International added that Abdullah Shah was probably silenced so he could not testify against commanders allied to the government. It said Shah was not provided a defense attorney, the trial was secret, a confession was obtained under torture, and that the first judge in his case was dismissed for taking a bribe. The second judge came under pressure from the Supreme Court to impose the sentence.