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Bannu District, the Glossary

Bannu District (بنو ولسوالۍ, ضلع بنوں) is a district in the Bannu Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.^[1]

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1861 establishments in British India
Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Abdul Ghaffār Khān (6 February 1890 – 20 January 1988), also known as Bacha Khan or Badshah Khan was a Pakistani Pashtun independence activist, and founder of the Khudai Khidmatgar resistance movement against British colonial rule in India.

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Administrative units of Pakistan

The administrative units of Pakistan comprise four provinces, one federal territory, and two disputed territories: the provinces of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan; the Islamabad Capital Territory; and the administrative territories of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit–Baltistan.

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Ahura Mazda

Ahura Mazda (𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁|translit.

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Akra, Bannu

Akra (آکرہ) is an archaeological site in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

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Akram Khan Durrani

Akram Khan Durrani (اکرمخان درانی, اکرمخان دراني; born 2 March 1960) is a Pakistani politician who was the Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in office from 2 October 2018 till 18 January 2023.

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Alum

An alum is a type of chemical compound, usually a hydrated double sulfate salt of aluminium with the general formula, such that is a monovalent cation such as potassium or ammonium.

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Avesta

The Avesta is the primary collection of religious texts of Zoroastrianism from at least the late Sassanid period (ca. 6th century CE).

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Baka Khel Tehsil

Baka Khel Tehsil (تحصیل بکاخېل) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Bannu District, Bannu Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.

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Bannu

Bannu (translit,; بنوں|translit.

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Bannu Division

Bannu Division is one of seven divisions in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

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Bannu Resolution

The Bannu Resolution (د بنو فیصله), or the Pashtunistan Resolution (د پښتونستان قرارداد), was a formal political statement adopted by Pashtun tribesmen who had wanted an independent Pashtun state on 21 June 1947 in Bannu in the North-West Frontier Province (NEFP) of British India (in present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan).

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Bannu Tehsil

Bannu Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Bannu District, Bannu Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.The population is 958,504 according to the 2017 census.

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Bettani

The Bettani (بېټني), also spelled Batani, Baittani or Bhittani, is a Pashtun confederacy located mostly in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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British Raj

The British Raj (from Hindustani, 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent,.

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Christianity

Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Deputy commissioner (Pakistan)

Deputy commissioner (popularly abbreviated as "DC" and DCO) is a chief administrative, land revenue officer/collector and representative of government in district or an administrative sub-unit of a division in Pakistan.

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Districts of Pakistan

The districts of Pakistan (اِضلاعِ پاكِستان) are the third-level administrative divisions of Pakistan, below provinces and divisions, but forming the first-tier of local government.

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Divisions of Pakistan

The four provinces, capital territory, and two autonomous territories of Pakistan are subdivided into 38 administrative "divisions", which are further subdivided into districts, tehsils, and finally union councils.

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Domel Tehsil

Domel Tehsil, alternatively transliterated as Domail Tehsil, is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Bannu District, Bannu Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.

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Faqir of Ipi

Haji Mirzali Khan Wazir (label), commonly known as the Faqir of Ipi (فقير ايپي), was a tribal chief and adversary to the British Raj from North Waziristan in what is now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

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Fazal-ur-Rehman (politician)

Fazal-ur-Rehman (مولانا فضل الرحمان; born 19 June 1953) is a Pakistani politician who is the president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F).

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Fereydun

Fereydun (Θraētaona, 𐭯𐭫𐭩𐭲𐭥𐭭,; New Persian: فریدون, Fereydūn/Farīdūn) is an Iranian mythical king and hero from the Pishdadian dynasty.

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Gambila River

The Gambila River (Pashto and دریائے گمبیلا), also called the Tochi River, is located in Khost Province, Afghanistan, and North Waziristan and Bannu District, northwestern Pakistan.

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Headquarters

Headquarters (commonly referred to as HQ) denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated.

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Herbert Benjamin Edwardes

Major-General Sir Herbert Benjamin Edwardes DCL (12 November 1819 – 23 December 1868) was a British administrator, soldier, and statesman active in the Punjab region of British India.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.

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Imran Khan

Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi (عمران احمد خان نیازی,; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former cricketer who served as the 22nd prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022.

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Indian Rebellion of 1857

The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown.

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Indus River

The Indus is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South and Central Asia.

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Islam

Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.

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Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan also Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam or simply as Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (Urdu:;; JUI (F) is an Islamic fundamentalist political party in Pakistan. Established as the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam in 1945, it is the result of a factional split in 1988, F standing for the name of its leader, Fazal-ur-Rehman.

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Jirga

A jirga (جرګه, jərga) is an assembly of leaders that makes decisions by consensus according to Pashtunwali, the Pashtun social code.

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Kakki 1

Kakki 1 is a town and union council of Bannu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

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Kalabagh

Kalabagh (کالا باغ) is a town of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.

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Karak District

Karak District (کرک ولسوالۍ, ضلع کرک) is a district in Kohat Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Bannu District and Karak District are districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan

Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan (خان عبدالجبار خان) (born 1883, Utmanzai, Charsadda – 9 May 1958, Lahore), popularly known as Dr.

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Khudai Khidmatgar

Khudai Khidmatgar (خداۍ خدمتګار; literally "servants of God") was a predominantly Pashtun nonviolent resistance movement known for its activism against the British Raj in colonial India; it was based in the country's North-West Frontier Province (now in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan).

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (خېبر پښتونخوا; Hindko and,; abbr. KP), formerly known as North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a province of Pakistan.

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Kurrama River

The Kurrama River (د کورمې سيند), or Kurram River, originates from the watershed of Spin Ghar region in the Paktia province of Afghanistan and the Kurram District of Pakistan.

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Lakki Marwat

Lakki Marwat or Lakki (Urdu and لکی مروت) is the headquarters of Lakki Marwat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

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List of chief ministers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the head of Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and is elected by the Provincial Assembly of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for a maximum of five years.

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List of districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the third-largest province of Pakistan by population and the smallest province by area, is divided into 38 districts and seven divisions. Bannu District and List of districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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List of tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

In Pakistan, a tehsil is an administrative sub-division of a District.

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Member of the Provincial Assembly

A Member of the Provincial Assembly, or MPA is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the legislature or legislative assembly of a subnational jurisdiction.

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Mirakhel

Mirakhel (میراخېل) or Mira Khel is a town and union council in Bannu District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

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Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal

The Muttahida Majlis–e–Amal (MMA; Urdu) is a political alliance consisting of conservative, Islamist, religious, and right-wing parties of Pakistan.

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NA-39 Bannu

NA-39 Bannu is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.

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National Assembly of Pakistan

The National Assembly of Pakistan (ایوانِ زیریں|translit.

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North Waziristan District

North Waziristan District (شمالي وزیرستان ولسوالۍ, ضلع شمالی وزیرستان) is a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Bannu District and North Waziristan District are districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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North-West Frontier Province

The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP; شمال لویدیځ سرحدي ولایت) was a province of British India from 1901 to 1947, of the Dominion of Pakistan from 1947 to 1955, and of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan from 1970 to 2010.

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Pakhtoon Yar Khan

Pakhtoon Yar Khan is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from August 2018 to January 2023.

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Pakistan

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.

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Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (شماریاتِ بیورو پاکستان., abbreviated as PBS) is a federal agency under the Government of Pakistan.

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Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians

The Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) is a Pakistani political party and an electoral extension of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI; پاکستان تحريکِ انصاف) is a political party in Pakistan established in 1996 by Pakistani cricketer and politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022.

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Partition of India

The Partition of India in 1947 was the change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in the Indian subcontinent and the creation of two independent dominions in South Asia: India and Pakistan.

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Pashtun National Jirga

The inaugural meeting of the Pashtun National Jirga (PNJ; پښتون قامي جرګه), also known as the Bannu Jirga (بنو جرګه), was held at Mirakhel Cricket Ground in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 11 to 14 March 2022 to discuss the critical issues faced by the Pashtuns in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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Pashtunistan

Pashtunistan (lit, پشتونستان) is a region located on the Iranian Plateau, inhabited by the indigenous Pashtun people of Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan, wherein Pashtun culture, the Pashto language, and identity have been based.

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Pashtuns

Pashtuns (translit), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are a nomadic, pastoral, Eastern Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan. They historically were also referred to as Afghans until the 1970s after the term's meaning had become a demonym for members of all ethnic groups in Afghanistan.

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PK-100 Bannu-II

PK-100 Bannu-II is a constituency for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

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PK-101 Bannu-III

PK-101 Bannu-III is a constituency for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

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PK-102 Bannu-IV

PK-102 Bannu-IV is a constituency for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

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PK-99 Bannu-I

PK-99 Bannu-I is a constituency for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

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Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which is located in Peshawar, the provincial capital.

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Punjab

Punjab (also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb), also known as the Land of the Five Rivers, is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is specifically located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern-Pakistan and northwestern-India.

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Salt

In common usage, salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl).

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Shah Muhammad Khan

Shah Muhammad Khan is Pakistani politician.

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Sher Azam Khan

Sher Azam Khan is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from March 2008 to March 2013 and from August 2018 to January 2023.

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Sheri Khan Tarakai

Sheri Khan Tarakai is an ancient settlement site located in the Bannu District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.

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Sikhism

Sikhism, also known as Sikhi (ਸਿੱਖੀ,, from translit), is a monotheistic religion and philosophy, that originated in the Punjab region of India around the end of the 15th century CE.

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South Waziristan District

South Waziristan District (سويلي وزیرستان ولسوالۍ, ضلع جنوبی وزیرستان) was a district in the Dera Ismail Khan Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, before splitting into the Lower South Waziristan District and the Upper South Waziristan District on 13 April 2022. Bannu District and South Waziristan District are districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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Stanford University Press

Stanford University Press (SUP) is the publishing house of Stanford University.

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Syed Nasib Ali Shah

Maulana Syed Nasib Ali Shah was a Pakistani politician who served as members of the 12th National Assembly of Pakistan from 16 November 2002 – until his death 22 January 2007.

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Time in Pakistan

Pakistan uses one time zone, which is Pakistan Standard Time (PKT).

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Tochi Valley

The Tochi Valley, also known as Dawar (from Middle Iranic dātbar, meaning "Justice-giver"), is a fertile area located in the North Waziristan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

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Union councils of Pakistan

The union councils of Pakistan (یونین کونسل), referred to as village councils in villages, are an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a Nazim which is equivalent to a mayor or chairperson and a Naib Nazim (vice chairperson).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bannu_District

Also known as Bannu (district).

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Bannu District, the Glossary

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1861 establishments in British India

Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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