Upper Kurram Tehsil

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Upper Kurram
تحصیل کرم بالا
پورتنۍ کرم تحصیل‎
Upper Kurram Tehsil in FATA.svg
Location of Upper Kurram Tehsil in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Coordinates: 33°52′11″N70°5′59″E / 33.86972°N 70.09972°E / 33.86972; 70.09972
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Region PK-NWFP.svg  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District Kurram District
Government
  NazimMuzammil Hussain (MWM)
Population
 (2017)
   Tehsil 253,478
   Urban
5,502
   Rural
247,976 [1]
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)

Upper Kurram Tehsil is a subdivision located in Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 253,478 according to the 2017 census. [1]

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History

In 2014, Upper Kurram's Assistant Political Agent Maqsood Hassan was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau on corruption charges. [2]

In November 2017, a US drone strike was carried out on a house in Ghozgarhy, Upper Kurram. This action was condemned by the Foreign Office. [3] Four people were killed in this strike. [4]

Geography

Adjacent administrative units

Demographics

Upper Kurram is predominantly Shiite. [5]

See also

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References

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