The Wur or Wara, also known as Wur Mamund or Wara Mamund, are a Pashtun group. They are a division of the Mamund clan, which is itself part of the larger Tarkani tribe. The Wur are mainly settled in Bajaur Agency in Pakistan, but originally hailed from the Laghman province of Afghanistan.
Bajaur District is a district in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Until 2018, it was an agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, with merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it became a district. According to the 2017 census, the population of the district is 1,093,684. It borders Afghanistan's Kunar Province with a 52 km border. The headquarters of the agency administration is located in the town of Khaar.
The Battle of Bajaur or Operation Sherdil was a military offensive in the Bajaur region of Pakistan launched by the Frontier Corps and supported by a Combat Brigade of the Pakistan Army. The Bajaur area had been under Taliban control since early 2007, and was said to be Al-Qaeda's main command and control hub for operations in Northeast Afghanistan, including Kunar province. Bajaur is now cleared of Taliban.
The Federally Administered Tribal Areas was a semi-autonomous tribal region in northwestern Pakistan that existed from 1947 until being merged with neighboring province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018. It consisted of seven tribal agencies (districts) and six frontier regions, and were directly governed by Pakistan's federal government through a special set of laws called the Frontier Crimes Regulations. It bordered Pakistan's provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan to the east and south, and Afghanistan's provinces of Kunar, Nangarhar, Paktia, Khost and Paktika to the west and north. The territory is almost exclusively inhabited by the Pashtun, who also live in the neighbouring provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Northern Balochistan, and straddle across the border into Afghanistan. They are mostly Muslim.
NA-40 is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan comprising Utman Khel Subdivision, Barang Subdivision, Khar Bajaur Subdivision, Bar Chamer Kand Subdivision, Nawagai Subdivision, and Mandal and Shamozai sections of Salarzai Subdivision in Bajaur District.
Shaukatullah Khan is a Pakistani politician from Bajaur Agency who served as Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from February 2013 to April 2014. He was appointed by the President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, on the advice of the Prime Minister Raja Pervaz Ashraf on 11 February 2013. He replaced Barrister Masood Kausar. Before being appointed as governor, he was holding the portfolio of Federal Minister for States and Frontier Region.
Raghagan Dam is a concrete gravity dam under construction 13 kilometers East of Khaar town, Bajaur Agency of FATA, Pakistan.
On 11 August 2017, an Improvised explosive device exploded near a passing truck at Nawagai area of Bajaur Agency, FATA, Pakistan. The explosion left three people dead while 24 others were wounded.
Bar Chamer Kand Subdivision is a subdivision located in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Barang Subdivision is a subdivision located in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Mamund Subdivision is a subdivision located in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Khar Bajaur Subdivision is a subdivision located in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Nawagai Subdivision is a subdivision located in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 79,002 according to the 2017 census.
Kitkot, or Katkot is a village located in Mamund Tehsil, Bajaur Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The population is 7,398 according to the 2017 census.
Pashat is the main town in Salarzai Tehsil, Bajaur Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The population is 5,111 according to the 2017 census.
Chachagai is a village in Salarzai Tehsil, Bajaur Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The population is 956 according to the 2017 census.
Batwar is an area of Salarzai Tehsil, Bajaur Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The population is 5,267 according to the 2017 census.
Begal, or Bigal is an area of Salarzai Tehsil, Bajaur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 1,314 according to the 2017 census.
Maimoola or Memola is an area serving as the headquarters of Barang Tehsil, Bajaur Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. As of 2017, the population is 530.
