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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, formerly known as North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a province of Pakistan. Located in the northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the fourth largest province of Pakistan by land area and the third-largest province by population. It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan to the south, Punjab to the southeast, the territory of Gilgit-Baltistan to the north and northeast, the Islamabad Capital Territory to the east, and Azad Kashmir to the northeast. It shares a long international border with Afghanistan to the west. Due to it's location, it does not share a border with India. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has a varied geography of rugged mountain ranges, valleys, rolling foothills, and dense agricultural farms.
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West Punjab was a province in the Dominion of Pakistan from 1947 to 1955. It was established from the western-half of British Punjab, following the independence of Pakistan. The province covered an area of 159,344 km sq, including much of the current Punjab province and the Islamabad Capital Territory, but excluding the former Princely state of Bahawalpur. Lahore, being the largest city and the cultural centre, served as the capital of the province. The province was composed of four divisions and was bordered by the state of Bahawalpur to the south-east, the province of Baluchistan to the south-west and Sind to the south, North-West Frontier Province to the north-west, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir to the north. It shared International border with Indian state of East Punjab to the east and Indian-administered Jammu & Kashmir to the north-east. It was dissolved and merged into West Pakistan upon creation of One Unit Scheme, in 1955.
Dera Ismail Khan, abbreviated as D.I. Khan, is a city and capital of Dera Ismail Khan District, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the 37th largest city of Pakistan and fifth largest in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population. Dera Ismail Khan is situated on the west bank of the Indus River, at its junction with the Gomal River.
Dera Ismail Khan District, often abbreviated as D.I. Khan is a district in the Dera Ismail Khan division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The capital of the district is the town of Dera Ismail Khan. The district has an area of 9,334 km2 (3,604 sq mi) and a population of 1,822,916 as of the 2023 Census. After the Second Anglo-Sikh war in 1849 the district was annexed by the British as part of the Punjab and remained so until 1901 when NWFP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was created.
The Tareen is a Pashtun tribe inhabiting southern Afghanistan, and western region of Pakistan.
Ghazi or Gazi, a title given to Muslim warriors or champions and used by several Ottoman Sultans, may refer to:
Derajat is a historical and cultural region in central Pakistan, bounded by the Indus River to the east and the Sulaiman Mountains to the west. It is located in the area where the provinces of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan meet.
Dera Ghazi Khan, abbreviated as D.G. Khan, is a city in the southwestern part of Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 23th most populous city of Pakistan as of 2023. Lying west of the Indus River, it is the headquarters of Dera Ghazi Khan District and Dera Ghazi Khan Division. Punjab Pakistan
Mufti Mehmood was a Pakistani statesman and Islamic scholar who was one of the founding members of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI); widely regarded as one of the greatest politicians in the history of Pakistan - known for his political acumen. He served as the first elected Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and later on as the Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly. He led the opposition movement Pakistan National Alliance against Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, which eventually led to Bhutto's downfall. He was among the principal architects of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan.
Fazal-ur-Rehman is a Pakistani politician who is the president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F). He is also the president of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), a coalition of political parties which ousted then prime minister Imran Khan through a no-confidence motion in 2022. He has been a member of the National Assembly since February 2024 and previously served in that position between 1988 and 2018. He was also the Leader of the Opposition from 2004 to 2007. He is a supporter of the Taliban government in Afghanistan and has demanded for its international recognition. In the 1980s, he was part of the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy (MRD), which was formed to end the military regime of General Zia-ul-Haq.
Dera Ismail Khan Division is an administrative division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is the southernmost division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. CNIC code of Dera Ismail Khan Division is 12.
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Drazanda Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Dera Ismail Khan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It borders South Waziristan to the north, Dera Ghazi Khan and Musa Khel to the south and Zhob to the west. The capital is the town of Drazanda.
South Punjab, also proposed as Bahawalpur-South Punjab, are the names for the proposals to create a new province in Pakistan, out of the southern regions of Punjab. The region comprises the Bahawalpur, Multan and Dera Ghazi Khan divisions. The proposed province would form about 52 percent of the total area and almost 40 percent of the population of the current Punjab province.
The Akakhel, pronounced Akaa Khel or Akakhail, are a Pashtun sub-tribe of the Ghilji/Ghilzais confederation. Their mother language is Pashto. In the early 20th century, the tribe was generally pastoral. The Akakhel are one of the largest Ghilji Pashtun subtribes. A reasonable majority of those who were living on the Durand Line migrated since 1800s into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Punjab provinces of Pakistan to Sikander Abad Charsadda,Peshawar,Swat(Barikot), Buner(Topdara), Abbottabad, Nowshera, Mardan, Attock, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Gujranwala, Gojra, Faisalabad, Lahore, Multan, Hyderabad, Karachi and Quetta. The exact population number of this clan is not known; however, it is estimated to be around 2 million all around the world The population of this tribe primarily lives in Pakistan and Afghanistan. 85% live in Pakistan and about 1% or 2% live in Afghanistan and remaining 13% lives in England, Germany, United Arab Emirates, China, Malaysia, Canada and United States of America.
Sohbat or sobat is a traditional food of the southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan.it originally belongs to the Tehsil of D.I.Khan district, Tehsil Kulachi, from where It was originated.After gaining popularity in District D.I. Khan district It was spread over to the other areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Saraiki areas of Punjab.For Correction of record,as It is originated from Tehsil Kulachi, District Dera Ismail Khan, that is why, it is a Saraiki Dish, belonging to Saraiki cuisine and not the Pashtun or Pakhtoon dish at all.Sohbat or Sobat is a word which predominantly belongs to Saraiki language.It is worthwhile that the most important content of Sohbat is "Mana"(مانا- سرائیکی )which is roughly translated as Chapati but the word Chapati as well as the manufactured Chapati both don't suffice the quality and Spirit of ”Mana", " Mana" is prepared and cooked by the people of Dera Ismail Khan, which is very lean and soft piece of bread while the rest of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa prepare Chapati,Chapati is a bit thicker as Compared to "Mana", which does not suffice the True Spirit of Sohbat at all.Although it is not originally and traditionally not a Pashtun dish, but it was disseminated, proliferated and spawned to the other areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, specifically Pashtun Areas from the predominantly Saraiki Native, Saraiki cultured Dera Ismail Khan.It is a Very popular dish in District D.G.Khan of Punjab as well.It is primarily part of Saraiki areas and Saraiki Cuisine,but due to being very much delicious and palatable, it is adopted by the Pashtun areas and Pashtun people juxtaposedly, translated known as painda in Pashto, which translates to “a group of people sitting together”, for the convenience of Pashtun and Pakhtoon people. Sohbat is a dish that is served to honor and show respect to guests in the area. It is a way of bringing people together and symbolising unity among those who enjoy it. Sohbat/Sobat is purely a Saraiki dish.It is as much Saraiki as the Kangaroo is Australian, as the Kiwi is New Zealander.
Chukhain Zaam is a village in the Sulaiman Mountains in Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab, Pakistan. It lies just 2 Km east of the Balochistan border and 5km south of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border, west of the Indus Highway, roughly midway between Dera Ghazi Khan and Dera Ismail Khan. The majority of the residents are from the Qaisrani tribe, which is associated with the Baloch Tribal Area of Dera Ghazi Khan District.
The University of Agriculture (UAD), Dera Ismail Khan is a newly established University, charted by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly in March 2018 and recognized by Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan on May 5, 2021. It was originally a faculty of Agriculture in Gomal University Dera Ismail Khan. The University of Agriculture DI Khan started its academic activities for the Fall-2021. The University of Agriculture is located at the Sadiq Awan Memorial Complex, Near Baahoo Flour Mill, Bhakkar Road, Dera Ismail Khan. Currently, UAD is offering different undergraduate and diploma programs. Keeping in view the purpose of its research orientation, University has started work to develop various research organizations i.e. Date Palm Research Institute Dhakki DIKhan, Temperate Research Institute Wana, Sugarcane Research Institute DIKhan.
Zartaj Gul is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister of State for Climate Change, in Imran Khan ministry from 5 October 2018 until 10 April 2022 when Imran Khan was ousted by a no-confidence motion. She remained a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between August 2018 and January 2023, and again from 29 February 2024 from Constituency NA-185 Dera Ghazi Khan-II she was elected from Constituency in 2024 Pakistani General Elections held on 8th February 2024.