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16-482: This Shangla District location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Swat District location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Shangla District Shangla District ( Pashto : شنګله ولسوالۍ , Urdu : ضلع شانگلہ ) is a district in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistan. The district's headquarters are located at Alpuri , while

32-617: A sit down interview with the current affairs program The Agenda . He also gave a speech for TED Talk where he describes the reasons he encourages his daughter to speak up for women's rights. In his speech, he recalls never seeing his sisters' names written on paper growing up, and going to school while they all had to stay home. He attributes his activism to these facts. On 11 June 2015, Yousafzai received an honorary doctorate of law from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada for his commitment to peace, as well as his ongoing efforts for

48-551: Is a Pakistani educational entrepreneur and activist best known as the father of Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai , who protested against the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan opposition to the education rights of girls, especially for Pakistani girls. He is currently co-founder and board member of Malala Fund and the author of Let Her Fly (2018). Yousafzai was born in 1969 to a Pashtun family in Shangla. Ziauddin's father

64-636: Is highly diverse in terms of animal fauna. Various studies have been carried out for documentation of Animal fauna in Shangla. Birds A study was carried out by Ahmad et al (2023) and reported 38 birds species from Chakesar Valley. Insect In recent research article, new distribution record for Idricerus decrepitus from Chakesar Shangla. It was a provincial record for the said species. Fish fauna Ziauddin Yousafzai Ziauddin Yousafzai ( Urdu : ضیاء الدین یوسفزئی ; Pashto : ضیاالدین یوسفزی ; born 20 April 1969)

80-456: Is situated between the hillocks and is surrounded by high mountains full of forests comprising Pindrow Fir , Morinda Spruce , Blue Pine (Kail), Chir Pine and Deodar Cedar trees. The average elevation of the district is 2000 to 3000 meters above sea level. The highest point (3,440 m) is near Kuz Ganrshal in the north of the district. Shangla District is connected to the Swat District by

96-555: The Shangla Pass . As of the 2023 census , Shangla district has 125,540 households and a population of 891,252. The district has a sex ratio of 106.65 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 33.74%: 48.82% for males and 17.82% for females. 307,444 (34.51% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. The entire population lives in rural areas. 2,410 (0.27%) people in the district are from religious minorities, mainly Christians. Languages of Shangla district (2023) Pashto

112-668: The Pashtun Students Federation (PSF), a student wing of the Awami National Party (ANP) that wanted equal rights for Pashtuns. Yousafzai graduated from Jahanzeb College with a Master's in English. Yousafzai has a wife, named Toor Pekai, a daughter, Malala, and two sons, Khushal and Atal. His first child, born before Malala, was stillborn . Ziauddin has been seen on interviews with his daughter, being able to speak fluent English, Urdu, and Pashto. When his daughter, Malala,

128-663: The ancient Greek period at Pirsar, Chakesar and Daut. It is believed that Alexander the Great camped at Pirsar for a few days. There are also relics of the Hindu Shahi in Olandar-Ajmair. A number of Buddha sculptures are also found in Shangla district which indicate that Shangla was also a part of the previous Buddhist civilization. The district was hit by the 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake in which more than 18 people were killed. Shangla district consists of small valleys and

144-578: The east by Battagram District and Torghar District , in the west by Swat District , and in the south by Buner District . Shangla was a sub-division of the Swat district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan until it was granted the status of a separate district in 1995. This was primarily due to the efforts of Haji Badi uz Zaman, a political leader and community figure who was assassinated in 1994, and his son, Afsar ul Mulk. There are relics of

160-660: The educational rights of girls in Pakistan and beyond. In 2017, Yousafzai was awarded, along with his daughter, an honorary doctorate from the University of Ottawa . Yousafzai wrote an autobiography titled Let Her Fly which was published in November 2018. In his book he describes his fight for the rights of all children to have an equal education, and speaks about opportunities and social and political recognition. The Bollywood actor Atul Kulkarni played Malala Yousafzai's father in

176-427: The largest city and commercial center is Besham . The district was established in 1995, having previously been a subdivision of Swat District . The total area of the district is 1,586 square kilometers. Shangla comprises five subdivisions, Alpuri , Puran , Chakesar , Martung and Besham tehsils. Shangla is famous for its touring spot, Yakhtangay The district is bounded in the north by Kohistan District , in

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192-532: Was affiliated with the Awami National Party , a left-leaning Pashtun nationalist group. Ziauddin drew inspiration from his father, an educational activist. Even though he had a stutter , he wanted to prove to his parents that he would be able to learn and speak correctly. Ziauddin Yousafzai attended Jahanzeb College located in Swat, Pakistan. During his time in college, he was made general secretary of

208-622: Was born in Shangla, however, she herself was born in Mingora, Swat. In November 2022, the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Mahmood Khan , inaugurated University of Shangla. The university was earlier a campus of University of Swat. This district is represented by one elected MNA (Member of National Assembly) in Pakistan National Assembly . Its constituency is NA-31 . 2024 Amir muqam pakistan muslim league N - Shangla

224-585: Was old enough to start understanding that at a certain age girls were prohibited to attend school, he inspired her to stand up and speak up. Instead of attending school, girls would have to stay home and learn how to cook for their brothers and fathers. When he created his low-cost private school business after college with his friend Naeem Khan, they would of course be open to teaching girls who would strive to keep learning and going to school. He supported every woman who wanted to become successful in life and not stay illiterate like many women in Pakistan. Ziauddin did

240-620: Was the orator Rohul Amin Yousafzai, who was also a teacher of theology at a government high school and imam of the local mosque. As teacher he co-founded and ran a chain of low-cost private schools known as the Khushal Public School, named after a famous Pashtun poet, Khushal Khan Khattak , as well as being a member of the Rotary Club of Swat and elected Vice President of the Swat Association of Private Schools. Politically, he

256-534: Was the predominant language, spoken by 95.40% of the population. 1.03% of the population spoke Kohistani languages . The main tribe of Shangla is Yusufzai , that contribute more than half of the district population, the dense and well populated area of Shangla is Alpuri tehsil (Gwarband) that contributes to more than 253000+ of the district population. Shangla is one of the unique districts of Pakistan that contains more than 80% of forest land. The youngest noble laurate Malala Yousafzai 's father, Ziauddin Yousafzai ,

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