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37-539: Dera Ismail Khan Division borders Bannu Division (also Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) in the north, Dera Ghazi Khan Division and Sargodha Division (both Punjab ) in the south-east and east respectively, Zhob Division ( Balochistan ) province in the south, and Afghanistan in the west. It was formed after the implementation of the One Unit Scheme in 1954, according to which the North-West Frontier Province

74-611: A Durrani army under one of Ahmad Shah's generals crossed the Indus at Kalabagh, and drove out the Ghakkars, who still ruled in the cis-Indus tracts of the district, owing nominal allegiance to the emperor at Delhi. Their stronghold, Muazzam Nagar, was razed to the ground, and with their expulsion was swept away the last vestige of the authority of the Mughal emperor in these parts. During the British Raj,

111-671: A basin drained by two rivers from the hills of Waziristan , the Kurram River and the Gambila or Tochi, which unite at Lakki and flow into the Indus south of Kalabagh. It is shut in on every side by mountains: on the north by those in the Teri tahsil of Kohat District ; on the east by the southern extremity of the Maidani Pahar or Khattak Niazi range and the northern spur of the Marwat range, which separate

148-467: A heavy tribute was raised from them. Another portion of the army crossed the Darra Pezu and worked its way down to Dera Ismail Khan. Contingents raised from the neighborhoods of Bannu and Dera Ismail Khan marched under Nadir Shah 's banner to the sack of Delhi. In 1739, the area west of the Indus was surrendered by the emperor of Delhi to Nadir Shah and passed after his death to Ahmad Shah Abdali. In 1748,

185-484: A long hot summer season and dry cold winters. Summer lasts from May to September and winter lasts from November till February. June is the hottest month with average temperature of 42 °C (highest recorded temperature was 52 °C); in winter, the average temperature can be as low as 3 to 4 °C, particularly in December and January. The average rainfall in the district is about 385 mm. The municipal committee

222-409: A total area of 9,975 km (3,851 sq mi). North Waziristan District is the largest district in the division, with 4,707 km (1,817 sq mi) of area, which means it takes up 47.19% of the area of the entire division! Lakki Marwat District is the second-largest district of the division, and it takes up an area of 3,296 km (1,273 sq mi), or 33.04% of the area of

259-563: Is 1.79 million. It has borders with the Chakwal , Attock , Kohat , Karak , Lakki Marwat , Dera Ismail Khan , Bhakkar , and Khushab districts. The history of the district is tied to the Miana family which came from Baghdad and settled in Mianwali. The name Mianwali is derived from a sufi saint Mian Ali's name. Mian Ali Mianwali was a known settlement and an agricultural region with forests during

296-404: Is 11. Districts are the administrative unit one level below divisions in the administrative hierarchy of Pakistan. Bannu Division consists of the following three districts : Bannu , Lakki Marwat , and North Waziristan . (km²) (2023) (ppl/km²) (2023) (2023) (km²) (2023) (ppl/km²) (2023) (2023) In 1941, the area which today covers the division (excluding North Waziristan)

333-582: Is Shuidār (11,000 feet), at the western end of the Khaisora valley. After independence, Bannu District became a part of the then-much-larger Dera Ismail Khan Division . The area received full-fledged division status between the Pakistani censuses of 1981 and 1998 , and during the same time period, Lakki Marwat Tehsil (having been renamed from Marwat Tehsil) was also upgraded, to district status (becoming Lakki Marwat District ). In August 2000, Bannu Division

370-504: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bannu Division Bannu Division is one of seven divisions in Pakistan 's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It consists of three districts : Bannu , Lakki Marwat , and North Waziristan . The division borders Dera Ismail Khan Division to the south and west, Kohat Division to the north and east, and the province of Punjab, Pakistan to its east. CNIC code of Bannu Division

407-640: Is also described in the Gazetteer. Political Agency in the North-West Frontier Province, lying between 32° 45' and 33° 15' N. and 69° 30' and 70° 40' E., with an area of about 2,310 square miles. It is bounded on the north and east by the Districts of Kohāt and Bannu, and on the south by the Shaktu stream, from the point where it enters the latter district Shuidār at its head. From Shuidār the boundary follows

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444-704: The Indus Valley Civilization (c. 3300 – c.1300 BCE). Mianwali later became part of the Vedic civilization. After the conquest of Punjab, Arabs who had established themselves in Multan were in control of Mianwali and surrounding areas of Punjab. In 997 CE, Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi took over the Ghaznavid empire established by his father, Sultan Sebuktegin . In 1005 CE, he conquered the Hindu Shahis and followed it by

481-484: The 1901 census of India, was 3,591. In November 1901, the North-West Frontier Province was carved out of Punjab and the tehsils of Mianwali and Isa Khel, and were separated from Bannu District (Bannu became part of NWFP). A new district was made with the headquarters in Mianwali city and placed in Punjab. The district became a part of Rawalpindi Division . There were four tehsils: Mianwali, Isa Khel, Bhakkar, and Layyah. Layyah

518-407: The 1951 Census of Pakistan, 74.8% of population of Dera Ismail Division was reported to be speaker of Saraiki (labelled as Punjabi), forming a majority. The share of Pashto speakers was 22%. It currently contains the following districts: 31°33′N 70°10′E  /  31.550°N 70.167°E  / 31.550; 70.167 This Dera Ismail Khan District location article

555-560: The Darra Tang or 'narrow gorge' which lies between the extremities of the Maidani Pahar and Marwat ranges. The Tochi river enters the District about 6 miles south of the Kurram and flows in the same direction, gradually drawing closer to it until their streams unite about 6 or 7 miles west of the Darra Tang. North Waziristan, on the other hand, was an agency in the province bordering Bannu District. It

592-703: The District from the Isa Khel tahsil of Mianwali District in the Punjab; on the south-east and south the Marwat and Bhittanni ranges divide it from Dera Ismail Khan ; and on the west and north-west lie Waziristan and independent territory inhabited by the Bhittanni tribe. These hills nowhere attain any great height. The highest point of the Maidani range at its centre, near the hamlet and valley of Maidan, has an altitude of only 4,256 feet. The Marwat range culminates in Sheikh Budin,

629-520: The Mianwali district was also among the states of the British Punjab where regional offices of East India Company were in position until winter of 1883 when the regional office of East India Company in Mianwali was shut down due to civil unrest and hostile conditions. The British had made the town of Mianwali as tehsil headquarters of Bannu District then part of Dera Ismail Khan Division of Punjab province. The population of Mianwali, according to

666-732: The Tochi, the most open and fertile of the four; and the Khaisora valley in the south. Between the Kaitu and Tochi lie the Sheratulla and, north of Miram Shāh, the Dande — two barren plains, each about 30 square miles in area. Another plateau, called the Spereghāra, similar to the Sheratulla but smaller, lies between the Kurram and the Kaity. With these exceptions, the valleys are separated by high barren hills. The loftiest peak

703-464: The conquests of the Punjab region. The Delhi Sultanate and later Mughal empire ruled the region. The population of the Punjab region became majority Muslim, following the conquests by various Muslim dynasties from Central Asia. The real historical representation of the Mianwali region is older than 900 AD but the true accuracy is traced to the arrival of Qutb Shah in 1090 AD who in later years of his conquest allowed his sons to settle and further rule

740-435: The country of Afghanistan to its west. As of the 2023 Census of Pakistan , the division had a population of 3,092,078. Bannu Division had four urbanized areas in 2017, the lowest amount out of any division in the entire province, and its most populous city, Lakki Marwat , had a population of 59,465, and that made it the smallest city in the province that was classified as the largest city of its own division, and it only

777-476: The division. Bannu District only has an area of 1,972 km (761 sq mi), which means it barely takes up a fifth of the division's area. The important Kurram River (a major tributary of the Indus River ) flows through the division, flowing through North Waziristan District , Bannu District (where it flows near the namesake of the division, Bannu ), and Lakki Marwat District (where it flows near

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814-729: The eastern watershed of the Shawāl valley as far as Drenashtar Sar, and then runs north-east along the Durand Line to Kohisar in the country of the Kābul Khel Wazīrs and Biland Khel. The Agency thus comprises four large and fertile valleys: in the north, the Lower Kurram valley between the Kurram Agency on the upper reaches of that river and Bannu District; the Kaitu Valley; Daur in the valley of

851-826: The entire population of the division active military personnel. Mianwali District The Mianwali District ( Urdu : ضِلع مِيانوالى ) is a district located in the Mianwali division of the Punjab province of Pakistan created in November 1901, (Mianwali Tehsil & Isa Khel Tehsil) were separated from Bannu District and (Bhakkar Tehsil and Layyah Tehsil) separated from Dera Ismail Khan District to integrate into new district named Mianwali . Mianwali District remained part of Rawalpindi Division until 1963, when Mianwali District became part of Sargodha Division . According to 2023 Pakistani census Population of Mianwali District

888-498: The hill which rises abruptly from its south-west end to a height of 4,516 feet, and forms the summer retreat for this District and Dera Ismail Khan. From these ranges numerous spurs jut out into the Bannu plains, but no other hills break their level expanse. Of the rivers the larger is the Kurram, which, entering the District at its north-western corner close to Bannu town, runs at first south-east, then south, and finally winds eastward through

925-566: The invasion of Nadir Shah in 1738, there is little to relate concerning the history of the northern part of the district. The upper half of the district was ruled by the Gakhars , who became feudatories of the Mughal empire , of which the district continued to form a part until the invasion of Nadir Shah . In 1738, a portion of his army entered Chashma. By its atrocities so cowed the Bannuchis and Marwats that

962-413: The largest city in the division, Lakki Marwat ), before it exits the division through the border with Punjab , where it will join the Indus. To Bannu Division's northwest, you will find Kohat Division , to the division's west and southwest, Dera Ismail Khan Division can be found. To the southeast of Bannu Division, Sargodha Division in the province of Punjab can be found, and Bannu Division borders

999-524: The northern Rawalpindi Division would also be part of the division. Mianwali district covers an area of 5,840 square kilometres (2,250 sq mi). The area in the north is a continuation of the Pothohar Plateau and the Kohistan-e-Namak . Southern side of the district is a part of Thal desert . Indus River flows through the district. Mianwali district has an extreme climate with

1036-571: The province are the town of Sarai Naurang of Lakki Marwat District, with a population of 29,955, and the only urbanized area in North Waziristan District (and the whole region of Waziristan), Miranshah , which had a population of 4,361 in 2017. The division has one cantonment, the Bannu Cantonment , adjacent to the city of Bannu which had a population of 8,320, making up the division's entire military population. This made 0.31% of

1073-507: The region. Their lineage still exists to date in the Mianwali district as well as in Pakistan and are known as Awan tribe. Historically, all major rulers of South Asia governed this area in their turn. Mughal emperor Babur mentioned Isakhel in the Baburnama when describing his campaigns against the Malik Awans and Niazi Pakhtuns during his invasion of Punjab in the 1520s. Prior to

1110-537: The six Frontier Regions with the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa . With this merger, Bannu Division gained the agency of North Waziristan, which became a district , the Frontier Region Bannu (which was fully merged into Bannu District as Wazir Subdivision), and the Frontier Region Lakki Marwat (which was fully merged into Lakki Marwat District as Bettani Subdivision). Bannu Division has

1147-400: The time of the 2017 census, Mianwali district had 237,952 households and a population of 1,546,094. Mianwali had a sex ratio of 998 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 61.28% - 78.54% for males and 44.35% for females. 327,812 (21.25%) lived in urban areas. 396,880 (25.73%) were under 10 years of age. In 2023, the district had 296,614 households and a population of 1,798,268. As per

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1184-674: Was abolished along with every other division in the country , but was reinstated (with all the other divisions of Pakistan) eight years later after the elections of 2008 . In 2018, the 25th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan was passed by the Parliament of Pakistan and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly . This entirely and fully merged the seven agencies of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and

1221-499: Was divided into Dera Ismail Khan and Peshawar Divisions reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. Until the 1990s, it also contained Bannu Division . After the passing of the 25th Amendment in 2018, the South Waziristan Tribal Agency was added to the division. (km²) (2023) (ppl/km²) (2023) (2023) (km²) (2023) (ppl/km²) (2023) (2023) Languages of Dera Ismail Khan Division (2023) In

1258-453: Was founded in December 1993 and has remained operational since then. The district is administratively divided into three tehsils 7 Municipal Committees and 51 union councils : (km²) (2023) (ppl/km²) (2023) (2023) Languages of Mianwali district (2023) At the time of the 2023 census, 73.69% of the population spoke Saraiki language , 11.35% Pashto , 7.79% Punjabi , 3.5% Hindko and 3.15% Urdu as their first language. At

1295-552: Was included in the Muzaffargarh District in 1909. The district became a part of Sargodha Division in 1963. Bhakkar Tehsil was separated from Mianwali and was made a separate district inside Sargodha Division w.e.f. 01-07-1982. On January 14, 2023, CM Pervaiz Elahi announced that Mianwali and Bhakkar districts upgraded to divisional status, carved from the Sargodha Division. Newly formed Talagang district from

1332-533: Was known as Bannu District. The Bannu District was one of five trans-Indus districts in the North-West Frontier Province of British India , and it was split into the tehsils of Bannu and Marwat. Here is a description of the area given by the Imperial Gazetteer of India. One of the four trans-Indus Districts of the North-West Frontier Province, lying between 32° 16'N and 33°5′N and between 70°23'E and 71°16′E, with an area of 1,670 square miles. The District forms

1369-501: Was the 20th largest city in the entire province . Bannu , the namesake of the division, in Bannu District , was the second-largest city in the division and the 25th largest in the province, with a population of 49,965. The city of Bannu, though, was the largest city in the division, in 1998, but its population stagnated throughout the period of time between 1998 and 2017, growing only 0.25% every year . The other two urbanized areas in

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