Bannu, the Glossary
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157 relations: Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Abdul Hamid (field hockey), Abdul Rashid (field hockey, born 1947), Abtin, Achaemenid Empire, Ad-Dharmi, Administrative units of Pakistan, Afridi, Ahmadiyya, Ahura Mazda, Akra, Bannu, Akram Khan Durrani, Alchon Huns, Alexander the Great, Arachosia, Aulikaras, Avestan, Awan (tribe), Ayesha Gulalai Wazir, Babylon, Bactrian language, Baitullah Mehsud, Bangash, Bannu District, Bannu Division, Bannu Medical College, Bannu Resolution, Banuchi, Behistun Inscription, British Indian Army, British Raj, Buddhism, Central Asia, Christianity, Church Mission Society, Council of Islamic Ideology, Dairy Science Park, Daradas, Darius the Great, Deputy commissioner (Pakistan), Dera Ismail Khan, Dost Muhammad Khan (judge), East India Company, Faqir of Ipi, Fereydun, Gambila River, Gandāra, Gedrosia, Geo News, Ghazi Sial, ... Expand index (107 more) »
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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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Abdul Hamid (field hockey)
Abdul Hamid Hamidi (7 January 1927 – 11 July 2019) was a field hockey player from Pakistan.
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Abdul Rashid (field hockey, born 1947)
Abdul Rashid, known as Rashid Junior, (3 March 1947 – 4 November 2020) was a Pakistani field hockey player.
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Abtin
Abtin, or Athwya, is a character in Shahnama (national epic of Iran), who is the father of Fereydun.
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Achaemenid Empire
The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire, also known as the Persian Empire or First Persian Empire (𐎧𐏁𐏂), was an ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC.
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Ad-Dharmi
The Ad-Dharmi is a sect in the state of Punjab, in India and is an alternative term for the Ravidasia religion, meaning Primal Spiritual Path.
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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Afridi
The Afrīdī (اپريدی Aprīdai, plur. اپريدي Aprīdī; آفریدی) are a Pashtun tribe present mostly in tribal areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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Ahmadiyya
Ahmadiyya, officially the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at (AMJ) is an Islamic messianic movement originating in British India in the late 19th century. It was founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835–1908), who said he had been divinely appointed as both the Promised Mahdi (Guided One) and Messiah expected by Muslims to appear towards the end times and bring about, by peaceful means, the final triumph of Islam; as well as to embody, in this capacity, the expected eschatological figure of other major religious traditions.
Ahura Mazda
Ahura Mazda (𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁|translit.
Akra, Bannu
Akra (آکرہ) is an archaeological site in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Bannu and Akra, Bannu are Bannu District.
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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Alchon Huns
The Alchon Huns, (Bactrian: αλχον(ν)ο Alkhon(n)o or αλχαν(ν)ο Alkhan(n)o) also known as the Alkhan, Alchono, Alxon, Alkhon, Alakhana, and Walxon, were a nomadic people who established states in Central Asia and South Asia during the 4th and 6th centuries CE.
Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon (Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon.
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Arachosia
Arachosia (Greek), or Harauvatis (label), was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire.
Aulikaras
The Aulikara dynasty (Late Brahmi script: Au-li-ka-rā), was an ancient dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Malwa between the 4th-century CE and 6th-century CE.
Avestan
Avestan is an umbrella term for two Old Iranian languages, Old Avestan (spoken in the 2nd to 1st millennium BC) and Younger Avestan (spoken in the 1st millennium BC).
Awan (tribe)
Awan (Punjabi and اعوان) is a Punjabi Muslim tribe and surname originating from the Punjab region of Pakistan.
Ayesha Gulalai Wazir
Ayesha Gulalai Wazir (عائشہ گلالئی وزیر) is a Pakistani politician who was a former Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2013 to May 2018.
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Babylon
Babylon was an ancient city located on the lower Euphrates river in southern Mesopotamia, within modern-day Hillah, Iraq, about 85 kilometers (55 miles) south of modern day Baghdad.
Bactrian language
Bactrian (ariao, cat.
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Baitullah Mehsud
Baitullah Mehsud (Pashto/بیت اللہ محسود; – 5 August 2009) was one of the founders and a leading member of the TTP in Waziristan, Pakistan, and the leader of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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Bangash
The Bangash, Bungish, Bangaš or Bangakh (بنګښ) are a tribe of Pashtuns, inhabiting their traditional homeland, the Bangash district which stretches from Kohat to Tall in Hangu and Spīn Ghar, Kurram in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Bannu District
Bannu District (بنو ولسوالۍ, ضلع بنوں) is a district in the Bannu Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
Bannu Division
Bannu Division is one of seven divisions in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Bannu Medical College
Bannu Medical College (BMC) (بنوں طبی کالج, د بنو طب پوهنځی) is a public medical institute located in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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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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Banuchi
The Banuchi/Bannuzai (بنوزي بنوڅي/), Shitak (شيتک), or Banusi, Banisi is a prominent tribe of Pashtun people which has the reputation of being one of the most warlike amongst the Pashtun people.They are settled in Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, North Waziristan and Kurram of Pakhtunkhuwa, some members of which are settled in Paktia, Paktika,Khost and Injil of Herat, Afghanistan.
Behistun Inscription
The Behistun Inscription (also Bisotun, Bisitun or Bisutun; بیستون, Old Persian: Bagastana, meaning "the place of god") is a multilingual Achaemenid royal inscription and large rock relief on a cliff at Mount Behistun in the Kermanshah Province of Iran, near the city of Kermanshah in western Iran, established by Darius the Great.
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British Indian Army
The Indian Army during British rule, also referred to as the British Indian Army, was the main military force of the British Indian Empire until 1947.
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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,.
Buddhism
Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.
Central Asia
Central Asia is a subregion of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the southwest and Eastern Europe in the northwest to Western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north.
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
Church Mission Society
The Church Mission Society (CMS), formerly known as the Church Missionary Society, is a British Anglican mission society working with Christians around the world.
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Council of Islamic Ideology
Council of Islamic Ideology (CII; (اِسلامی نظریاتی کونسل) is a constitutional body of Pakistan, responsible for giving legal advice on Islamic issues to the government and the Parliament. This body was founded in 1962 under the government of Ayub Khan.
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Dairy Science Park
Dairy Science Park (DSP; ڈیری سائنس پارک; د شيدو پوهنيز پارک) is a scientific organization initiated in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan as a mission for the economic revival of northern Pakistan and the adjoining areas of Afghanistan.
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Daradas
Daradas were an ancient people who lived north and north-west to the Kashmir Valley.
Darius the Great
Darius I (𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁; Δαρεῖος; – 486 BCE), commonly known as Darius the Great, was a Persian ruler who served as the third King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 522 BCE until his death in 486 BCE.
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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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Dera Ismail Khan
Dera Ismail Khan (Urdu and ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان, ډېره اسماعيل خان), abbreviated as D.I. Khan, is a city and capital of Dera Ismail Khan District, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Bannu and Dera Ismail Khan are cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Dost Muhammad Khan (judge)
Dost Muhammad Khan (دوست محمد خان) (born 20 March 1953) is a Pakistani jurist who remained a senior justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 1 February 2014 to 20 March 2018.
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East India Company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874.
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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.
Fereydun
Fereydun (Θraētaona, 𐭯𐭫𐭩𐭲𐭥𐭭,; New Persian: فریدون, Fereydūn/Farīdūn) is an Iranian mythical king and hero from the Pishdadian dynasty.
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. Bannu and Gambila River are Bannu District.
Gandāra
Gandāra, or Gadāra in Achaemenid inscriptions (Old Persian cuneiform: 𐎥𐎭𐎠𐎼,, also transliterated as since the nasal "n" before consonants was omitted in the Old Persian script, and simplified as or sometimes)Some sounds are omitted in the writing of Old Persian, and are shown with a raised letter.
Gedrosia
Gedrosia (Γεδρωσία or گِد رۏچ) is the Hellenized name of the part of coastal Balochistan that roughly corresponds to today's Makran.
Geo News
Geo News is a Pakistani news channel owned by the Jang Media Group.
Ghazi Sial
Mohammad Ghazi (– 27 November 2019), known by his pen name Ghazi Sial and by an honorific title in Pashto literature as Baba Sandara, was a Pakistani poet and Pashto folk song writer.
Ghaznavids
The Ghaznavid dynasty (غزنویان Ġaznaviyān) or the Ghaznavid Empire was a Persianate Muslim dynasty and empire of Turkic mamluk origin, ruling at its greatest extent from the Oxus to the Indus Valley from 977 to 1186.
Ghoriwala
Ghoriwala (translit,; غوریوالہ|translit. Bannu and Ghoriwala are Populated places in Bannu District.
Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Ghulam Ishaq Khan (20 January 1915 – 27 October 2006), commonly known by his initials GIK, was a Pakistani bureaucrat, politician and statesman who served as the seventh president of Pakistan from 1988 to 1993.
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Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (حکومتِ خیبر پختونخوا; د خیبر پښتونخوا حکومت), is the provincial government of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Government Post Graduate College Bannu
Government Post Graduate College Bannu is Government sector college located in Bannu town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. Bannu and Government Post Graduate College Bannu are Bannu District.
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Gupta Empire
The Gupta Empire was an ancient Indian empire on the Indian subcontinent which existed from the mid 3rd century CE to mid 6th century CE.
Harbans Kapoor
Harbans Kapoor (7 January 1946 – 13 December 2021) was an Indian politician who was a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttarakhand State.
Headquarters
Headquarters (commonly referred to as HQ) denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated.
Hephthalites
The Hephthalites (translit), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Sanskrit as the Sveta-huna), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE, part of the larger group of the Iranian Huns.
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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Hindko
Hindko (ہندکو, romanized) is a cover term for a diverse group of Lahnda dialects spoken by several million people of various ethnic backgrounds in several areas in northwestern Pakistan, primarily in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and northwestern regions of Punjab.
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Hindu Shahis
The Hindu Shahis, also referred to as the Uḍi Śāhis, were a dynasty established between 843 CE and 1026 CE.
Hinduism
Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.
Hindus
Hindus (also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma.
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Indo-Greek Kingdom
The Indo-Greek Kingdom, or Graeco-Indian Kingdom, also known as the Yavana Kingdom (also Yavanarajya after the word Yona, which comes from Ionians), was a Hellenistic-era Greek kingdom covering various parts of modern-day Afghanistan, Pakistan and northwestern India.
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Indo-Parthian Kingdom
The Indo-Parthian Kingdom was a Parthian kingdom founded by Gondophares, and active from 19 CE to c. 226 CE.
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Indo-Scythians
The Indo-Scythians (also called Indo-Sakas) were a group of nomadic people of Iranic Scythian origin who migrated from Central Asia southward into the northwestern Indian subcontinent: the present-day South Asian regions of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Eastern Iran and northern India.
Iraq
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia and a core country in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East.
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Iron Age in India
In the prehistory of the Indian subcontinent, the Iron Age succeeded Bronze Age India and partly corresponds with the megalithic cultures of India.
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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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Jainism
Jainism, also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion.
Jaman Lal Sharma
Jaman Lal Sharma (1932–2007) was an Indian field hockey player.
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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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Judaism
Judaism (יַהֲדוּת|translit.
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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Khattak
The Khattak (خټک) tribe are a prominent Pashtun tribe located in the Khattak territory, which consists of Karak, Nowshera, Kohat districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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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Khushalgarh
Khushalgarh is an administrative unit known as “Union Council” of Kohat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
Khushdil Shah
Khushdil Shah (Urdu, خوشدل شاہ; born 7 February 1995) is a Pakistani international cricketer who played for Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
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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Kidarites
The Kidarites, or Kidara Huns, were a dynasty that ruled Bactria and adjoining parts of Central Asia and South Asia in the 4th and 5th centuries.
Kujula Kadphises
Kujula Kadphises (Kushan language: ΚοζουλουΚαδφιζου, also Κοζολα Καδαφες; Kharosthi: 𐨐𐨂𐨗𐨂𐨫 𐨐𐨯, IAST:,;; r.
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Kumaragupta I
Kumaragupta I (Gupta script: Ku-ma-ra-gu-pta, r. c. 415–455 CE) was an emperor of the Gupta Empire of Ancient India.
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.
Kushan Empire
The Kushan Empire (– AD) was a syncretic empire formed by the Yuezhi in the Bactrian territories in the early 1st century.
Lahore
Lahore (لہور; لاہور) is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Punjab.
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Law enforcement in Pakistan
Law enforcement in Pakistan (ادارہ ہائی نفاذِ قانون، پاکستان) is one of the three main components of the criminal justice system of Pakistan, alongside the judiciary and the prisons.
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Lieutenant
A lieutenant (abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, security services and police forces.
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 cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population
This is a list showing the most populous cities in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan as of the 2017 Census of Pakistan.
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Mahmud of Ghazni
Abu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Sabuktigin (translit; 2 November 971 – 30 April 1030), usually known as Mahmud of Ghazni or Mahmud Ghaznavi (محمود غزنوی), was Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire, ruling from 998 to 1030.
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Maria Toorpakai Wazir
Maria Toorpakai Wazir (ماريه تورپېکۍ وزيره; ماریہ تورپیکئی وزیر; born November 22, 1990, in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) is a professional Pakistani squash player.
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Marwat
The Marwat (مروت) is a Pashtun tribe, a branch of the Lohani tribe and belong to Lodi section.
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Maurya Empire
The Maurya Empire (Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁂, Māgadhe) was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in South Asia based in Magadha (present day Bihar).
Mayor–council government
A mayor–council government is a system of local government in which a mayor who is directly elected by the voters acts as chief executive, while a separately elected city council constitutes the legislative body.
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Michael Witzel
Michael Witzel (born July 18, 1943) is a German-American philologist, comparative mythologist and Indologist.
Mihirakula
Mihirakula (Gupta script:, Mi-hi-ra-ku-la, Chinese: 摩酰逻矩罗 Mo-hi-lo-kiu-lo), sometimes referred to as Mihiragula or Mahiragula, was the second and last Alchon Hun king of northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent between 502 and 530 CE.
Mirakhel
Mirakhel (میراخېل) or Mira Khel is a town and union council in Bannu District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Bannu and Mirakhel are Populated places in Bannu District.
Mughal Khel
The Mughal Khel is a subgroup of Yousafzai Pashtun tribe, primarily residing in the southern part of District Bannu, particularly in and around the Ghoriwala region.
Murad Jehan
Murad Jehan (Pashto: مراد جهان; Urdu: مراد جہان; born April 1994) is a Pakistani professional volleyball player.
Nasir Iqbal
Nasir Iqbal (ناصر اقبال; born April 1, 1994, in Bannu) is a squash player who represents Pakistan.
National highways of Pakistan
National Highways of Pakistan (پاکستان کی قومی شاہراہ) are a network of toll highways in Pakistan, which are owned, maintained and operated by the National Highways Authority under the Ministry of Communications.
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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.
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Octroi
Octroi (octroyer, to grant, authorize; Lat. auctor) is a local tax collected on various articles brought into a district for consumption.
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Old Persian
Old Persian is one of two directly attested Old Iranian languages (the other being Avestan) and is the ancestor of Middle Persian (the language of the Sasanian Empire).
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.
Pakistan Administrative Service
The Pakistan Administrative Service, or PAS (انتظامی خدمتِ پاکستان.) (previously known as the District Management Group or DMG before 1 June 2012) is an elite cadre of the Civil Services of Pakistan.
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Pakistani English
Pakistani English (also known as Paklish or Pinglish) is the group of English language varieties spoken and written in Pakistan.
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Pakistani Taliban
The Pakistani Taliban, formally called the Tehreek-e-Taliban-e-Pakistan (TTP), is an umbrella organization of various Islamist armed militant groups operating along the Afghan–Pakistani border.
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Paropamisadae
Paropamisadae or Parapamisadae (Παροπαμισάδαι or Παροπανισάδαι) was a satrapy of the Alexandrian Empire in modern Afghanistan and Pakistan, which largely coincided with the Achaemenid province of Parupraesanna.
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. Bannu and Pashtun National Jirga are Bannu District.
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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.
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.
Pāṇini
(पाणिनि.) was a logician, Sanskrit philologist, grammarian, and revered scholar in ancient India, variously dated between the 7th and 4th century BCE.
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Peter Gracey
Peter Bosworth Kirkwood Gracey (12 December 1921 – 13 September 2006) was an English British Army officer and sportsman.
Population
Population is the term typically used to refer to the number of people in a single area.
Punjabi language
Punjabi, sometimes spelled Panjabi, is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Punjab region of Pakistan and India.
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Qazi Mohib
Qazi Mohib (15 August 1963 – 29 December 1996) was a Pakistani field hockey player.
Qibla Ayaz
Dr.
Religion in Pakistan
The official religion of Pakistan is Islam, as enshrined by Article 2 of the Constitution, and is practised by approximately 96.34% of the country's population.
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Sadia Gul
Sadia Gul (born 4 March 1998 in Bannu) is a Pakistani professional squash player.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (attributively संस्कृत-,; nominally संस्कृतम्) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages.
Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology
The Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology (colloquially known as Sarhad University) is a private university in Peshawar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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Sattagydia
Sattagydia (Old Persian: 𐎰𐎫𐎦𐎢𐏁 Thataguš, country of the "hundred cows") was one of the easternmost regions of the Achaemenid Empire, part of its Seventh tax district according to Herodotus, along with Gandārae, Dadicae and Aparytae.
Sayyid
Sayyid (سيد;; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: سادة; feminine: سيدة) is an honorific title of Hasanids and Husaynids Muslims, recognized as descendants of the Arab companion Ali through his sons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali.
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Seleucid Empire
The Seleucid Empire (lit) was a Greek power in West Asia during the Hellenistic period.
Shah Muhammad Khan
Shah Muhammad Khan is Pakistani politician.
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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. Bannu and Sheri Khan Tarakai are Bannu District.
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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.
Spin Tangi massacre
The Spin Tangi massacre (د سپین تنګي خونړۍ پېښه) or Hathikhel massacre (د هاتيخېلو خونړۍ پېښه) refers to the killing of about 80 non-violent Pashtun protesters by the Frontier Constabulary and the British Indian Army on 24 August 1930 at the Spin Tangi village near Domel, in the Bannu district of the North-West Frontier Province of British India. Bannu and Spin Tangi massacre are Bannu District.
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Stanford University Press
Stanford University Press (SUP) is the publishing house of Stanford University.
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Subhan Qureshi
Muhammad Subhan Qureshi (Pashto/Urdu: محمد سبحان قريشي; born 1959) is a biologist from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, who is the founder and chief patron of Dairy Science Park.
Taxation districts of the Achaemenid Empire
Herodotus divided the Achaemenid Empire into 20 districts for the purpose of tribute payments.
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Thal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Tal (ټل) (Urdu: ٹل) is a town in Thall Tehsil of Hangu District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
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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.
Toramana
Toramana also called Toramana Shahi Jauvla (Gupta script: Toramāṇa, ruled circa 493-515 CE) was a king of the Alchon Huns who ruled in northern India in the late 5th and the early 6th century CE.
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.
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University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar
The University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar (UET Peshawar), formerly known as NWFP University of Engineering and Technology, is a public university located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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University of Michigan
The University of Michigan (U-M, UMich, or simply Michigan) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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University of Science & Technology Bannu
The University of Science & Technology Bannu (USTB) is a public university located in the rural area of Bannu District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Bannu and university of Science & Technology Bannu are Bannu District.
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Urdu
Urdu (اُردُو) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia.
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Vendidad
The Vendidad /ˈvendi'dæd/ or Videvdat or Videvdad is a collection of texts within the greater compendium of the Avesta.
Wazir (Pashtun tribe)
The Wazirs or Waziris (وزير) are an ethnic Afghan Karlani Pashtun tribe found mainly in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region.
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Waziristan
Waziristan (Pashto, وزیرستان) is a mountainous region covering the North Waziristan and South Waziristan districts of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Waziristani dialect
Waziristāní (وزیرستانۍ), also known as Wazirwóla (وزیرواله, meaning "of the Wazirs") and Wazirí, is a central Pashto dialect spoken in North Waziristan and South Waziristan.
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Yashodharman
Yashodharman (Gupta script: Ya-śo-dha-rmma) (r. 515 – 545) was a ruler of Malwa, in Central India, during the early part of the 6th century.
Zahid Akram Durrani
Zahid Akram Durrani (زاہد اکرمدرانی; زاهد اکرمدراني) is a Pakistani politician and a member of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal who is currently serving as 20th Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly since 21 April 2022 to 9 August 2023.
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Zakir Khan (cricketer)
Zakir Khan (born 3 April 1963) is a Pakistani cricket administrator and former cricketer who played in two Test matches and 17 One Day Internationals from 1984 to 1990.
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Zartaj Gul
Zartaj Gul (Pashto, زرتاج گُل.) is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister of State for Climate Change, in Imran Khan Government from 5 October 2018 until 10 April 2022 when Imran Khan was ousted by a no-confidence motion against Imran Khan motion.
Zend
Zend or Zand (𐭦𐭭𐭣) is a Zoroastrian technical term for exegetical glosses, paraphrases, commentaries and translations of the Avesta's texts.
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Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism (Din-e Zartoshti), also known as Mazdayasna and Behdin, is an Iranian religion.
The 101st Regiment of Foot (Royal Bengal Fusiliers) was an infantry regiment of the Bengal Army and British Army that existed from 1652 to 1881.
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1947 North-West Frontier Province referendum
The North-West Frontier Province referendum (د شمال لویدیځ سرحدي ایالت ټولپوښتنه) was held in July 1947 to decide whether the North-West Frontier Province of British India would join the Dominion of India or Pakistan upon the Partition of India.
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2023 Pakistani census
The 2023 Census of Pakistan was the detailed enumeration of the Pakistani population and the seventh national census in the country.
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See also
Bannu District
- 2014 Bannu bombing
- 2018 Mastung and Bannu bombings
- 2022 Bannu counterterrorism centre attack and siege
- 2023 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rains and storms
- Akra, Bannu
- Bannu
- Bannu Airport
- Bannu District
- Bannu Museum
- Baran Dam
- Gambila River
- Government Post Graduate College Bannu
- Janikhel protest
- Kurram Garhi
- Kurram Garhi Hydropower Plant
- Pashtun National Jirga
- Pennell High School
- Sheri Khan Tarakai
- Spin Tangi massacre
- University of Science & Technology Bannu
Cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Abbottabad
- Bannu
- Barikot
- Batkhela
- Battagram
- Charsadda
- Dera Ismail Khan
- Dir (city)
- Hangu, Pakistan
- Haripur, Pakistan
- Khanpur Tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Kohat
- Kulachi
- Mansehra
- Mardan
- Mingora
- Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Peshawar
- Saidu Sharif
- Shewa Adda
- Swabi
- Tank (city)
- Timergara
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bannu
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