Bannu District
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Bannu District (Template:Langx, Template:Langx) is a district in the Bannu Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Its status as a district was formally recorded in 1861 during the British Raj.<ref name="gazetteer"/><ref name="thor">Template:Cite book</ref>Template:Rp
This district constitutes one of the 26 districts that collectively form the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It borders North Waziristan to the northwest, Karak to the northeast, Lakki Marwat and Bettani to the southeast, and South Waziristan to the southwest. It is represented in the provincial assembly by four MPAs.<ref name="thor" />Template:Rp
Cloth weaving, sugar mills and the manufacturing of cotton fabrics, machinery and equipment are the major industries in Bannu. It is also known for its weekly Jumma fair. The district forms a basin drained by the Kurram and Gambila (or Tochi) rivers, which originate in the hills of Waziristan. Although Bannu is surrounded by rugged and dry mountains, it is a fertile place, and early English visitors had been known to refer to it as a "paradise" – see the description by Edwardes quoted by Thornton.<ref name="gazetteer"/><ref name="thor" />Template:Rp
Physical features
The district forms a basin drained by the Kurram River, Gambila River and Tochi river<ref name="gazetteer">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Rp which originate in the hills of Waziristan. Extending its reach to the base of the frontier hills, the Bannu Valley unfolds as an asymmetrical oval, spanning 60 miles (97 km) from north to south and 40 miles (64 km) from east to west.<ref name="EB1911">{{#if: |
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History
Template:See also The history of Bannu goes back to prehistoric times due to its strategic location. Notably, Sheri Khan Tarakai is an ancient settlement site located in the Bannu District. Here, remnants bear witness to the presence of the most ancient village settlement within the Bannu region. This site witnessed occupation from the late fifth century to the early third millennium BC.<ref>Petrie, C.A., Thomas, K.D. & Morris, J.C. 2010. Chronology of Sheri Khan Tarakai, in Petrie, C.A. (ed.). Sheri Khan Tarakai and early village life in the borderlands of north-west Pakistan, Bannu Archaeological Project Monographs – Volume 1, Oxbow Books, Oxford: 343–352.</ref>
The sacred texts of Zend Avesta and Vendidad mentions Varəna, the Avestan predecessor of the name for Bannu, as one of the sixteen most beautiful and perfect lands created by Ahura Mazda.<ref>Michael Witzel, "The Home of the Aryans" people.fas.harvard.edu.</ref> Bannu is the homeland and birthplace of Fereydun.<ref>Gherardo Gnoli. Zoroaster's Time and Homeland: a study on the origins of Mazdeism.Published by Istituto Universitario Orientale (1980), ASIN: B0018NEFO0.</ref>Template:Rp
Malik Dilasa Khan had also fought a successful battle against the sikh empire.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> in which he killed one of the prominent Sikh Military commander Jai Singh Atariwala in the Battle of Bannu.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
British era (1849–1947)
Bannu District was annexed by the British from its former Sikh rulers after the Second Anglo-Sikh War of 1848–1849.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> After the British annexation of Punjab, then including parts of the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), the valley was administered by Herbert Edwardes.<ref name="EB1911"/> As a result of his administration, the region became a source of strong supportTemplate:Clarify, during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Although the valley itself was peaceful, it was subject to incursions from the Waziri tribes of the Tochi Valley and the neighbouring hills. The primary export of the region was wheat, Salt and alum were also quarried at Kalabagh.<ref name="EB1911"/>
As of 1911, the Indus had no bridges within the district, but was navigable for local boats throughout its course of Template:Convert.<ref name="EB1911"/>
Bannu Jirga (1947)
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} On 21 June 1947 in Bannu, a jirga was held by Pashtun leaders including Bacha Khan, his brother Chief Minister Dr Khan Sahib, the Khudai Khidmatgars, members of the Provincial Assembly, Mirzali Khan (Faqir of Ipi), and other tribal chiefs, just seven weeks before the Partition of India. The jirga declared the Bannu Resolution, which demanded that the Pashtuns be given a choice to have an independent state of Pashtunistan composing all Pashtun territories of British India, instead of being made to join either India or Pakistan. However, the British Raj refused to comply with the demand of this resolution, in response to which the Khudai Khidmatgars boycotted the 1947 North-West Frontier Province referendum for merging the province into Pakistan.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Pashtun National Jirga (2022)
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} On 11–14 March 2022, the Pashtun National Jirga was held at Mirakhel in Bannu District in order to defend the rights of the Pashtun people in the country. The critical issues which were faced by the Pashtuns were discussed during the jirga in a bid to suggest solutions to them.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="mashaal" >{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Administrative subdivisions
Bannu District is divided into 6 Tehsils and 46 union councils.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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| Baka Khel Tehsil | (Template:Langx) | 367 | 192,797 | 107.84 | 28.25% | |||
| Bannu Tehsil | (Template:Langx) | 228 | 644,909 | 106.97 | 49.46% | |||
| Domel Tehsil | (Template:Langx) | 425 | 224,428 | 115.54 | 41.38% | |||
| Kakki Tehsil | (Template:Langx) | 66 | 92,021 | 109.01 | 42.62% | |||
| Miryan Tehsil | (Template:Langx) | 141 | 166,473 | 1,180.66 | 31.77% | |||
| Wazir Tehsil | 745 | 37,262 | 50.02 | 16.33% |
Provincial and National Assembly Seats
The district has 4 Provincial Seats in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> while it has 1 seat in National Assembly.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
National Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2002 | Maulana Syed Nasib Ali Shah | MMA |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2008 | Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman | MMA |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2013 | Akram Khan Durrani | JUI (F) |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2018 | Imran Khan | PTI |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2018 (by-election) | Zahid Akram Durrani | MMA |
Provincial Assembly
| Member of Provincial Assembly | Party Affiliation | Constituency | Year | |
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| Sher Azam Khan | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians | Bannu-I | 2018 |
| Pakhtoon Yar Khan | bgcolor=Template:Party color | | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | Bannu-II | 2018 |
| Shah Muhammad Khan | bgcolor=Template:Party color | | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | Bannu-III | 2018 |
| Akram Khan Durrani | bgcolor=Template:Party color | | Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | Bannu-IV | 2018 |
Demographics
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As of the 2023 census, Bannu district has 183,130 households and a population of 1,357,890. The district has a sex ratio of 108.33 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 41.75%: 58.47% for males and 23.84% for females. 445,307 (32.87% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 48,398 (3.56%) live in urban areas.<ref name="2023 census">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Pashto is the predominant language, spoken by 99.09% of the population.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Religion
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| Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg | 157,097 | 83.74% | 1,208,054 | Template:Percentage | 1,349,359 | 99.61% | |||
| Hinduism File:Om.svg | 24,517 | 13.07% | 275 | Template:Percentage | 279 | 0.02% | |||
| Sikhism File:Khanda.svg | 5,285 | 2.82% | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | 22 | ~0% | |||
| Christianity File:Christian cross.svg | 467 | 0.25% | 1,494 | Template:Percentage | 4,844 | 0.36% | |||
| Others | 232 | 0.12% | 360 | 0.04% | 170 | 0.01% | |||
| Total Population | 187,598 | 100% | 1,210,183 | Template:Percentage | 1,354,674Template:Efn | 100% | |||
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Universities in Bannu
District Bannu has two Universities with one i.e University of Science & Technology, Bannu (USTB),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> founded in 2005 by Mr. Akram Khan Durrani, the then Chief Minister, has a full degree awarding status and another one as a campus of the University of Engineering & Technology (UET), Peshawar. USTB offers a wide variety of courses in Science, Engineering and Arts subjects at Bachelors, Master and PhD level. These universities host students from District Bannu, the neighboring districts of Lakki Marwat, Karak, Waziristan as well as from all over Pakistan.
See also
References
External links
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