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Latamber is a town and Union council of Karak District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is an important town in the district of Karak and is located 29 kilometres to the east of Bannu at 33°6'33N 70°52'3E.
Bahadur Khel is a village and Union Council of Karak District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 33°10'57N 70°57'15E with an altitude of 548 metres. The village is the site of an extensive rock salt quarry. The quarry produces high-quality rock salt suitable for human consumption. The facility is managed by the Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation.
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Chowkara or Chukara is a town and union council of Karak District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 33°1'50N 71°1'52E at an altitude of 469 metres and forms a part of Takht-e-Nasarati Tehsil.
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Nari Panoos is a village and Union Council of Karak District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 33°10′57″N71°9′46″E with an altitude of 678 metres and is an area where salt is mined.
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Mitha Khel is a village and Union Council in Karak District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 33°08'43N 71°11'21E with an altitude of 372 metres (1223 feet).
Siraj Khel or Saraj Khel is a village and Union Council of Karak District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.Named after Siraj Baba, It is located at 33°1'14N 71°7'3E with an altitude of 710 metres.
Laki Ghundaki is a village of Karak District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Laki Ghundak is located amidst Karak City and the populous town of Mitha Khel. It is 5 km from Karak city.
Essak Khumari(Urdu: عیسک خماری) is a village of Karak District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan located at an altitude of 729 metres (2,392 ft). It is 8 kilometers from union council Teri, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa essak khumari is also away around 14 kilometers from tehsil banda daud shah of karak.
Government Post Graduate College Karak is public sector college located in Karak Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The college offers programs for intermediate level both in Arts and Science groups for which it is affiliated with Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Kohat. The college also offers 2-year BA & BSc programs plus 4 years BS programs in various disciplines for which it is affiliated with Khushal Khan Khattak University. Government Post Graduate College Karak, was affiliated with Kohat University of Science and Technology, but after the establishment of Khushal Khan Khattak University in 2012, the college is now affiliated with Khushal Khan Khattak University of district Karak.
On December 30, 2020 the Samadhi of Shri Paramhans Ji Maharaj, a revered Hindu saint and the Krishna Dwara temple situated in the Teri village in the Karak District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan was attacked and burned, by a mob of 1,500 local Muslims led by a local Islamic cleric. Following the incident, in order to avoid similar attack on worship places of minorities the "Protection of the Rights of Religious Minorities Bill" was introduced in the Senate of Pakistan. The bill was ultimately turned down by the Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony chaired by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI-F) senator Abdul Ghafoor Haideri.
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