Buner District
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Buner District (pronounced: Boonair) is a district
of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
.
. Until the year 2000 it was a part of Malakand Division
- until this division was abolished.
In April 2009, the Taliban seized control of Buner, after a brief battle with local residents, who were unsupported by the Pakistani army. Strict rules were reportedly being enforced, including the elimination of video stores, bans on cutting beards, and the prevention of women from appearing in many public places. On 29 April the government responded to the Taliban by sending the army to the region and dropping parachuters by helicopter. By the end of May 2009, almost all of Buner was cleared of the Taliban.
s, which are:
The district headquarter is Daggar
.
won all three seats:
. It is in a green valley, surrounded by high and green mountains. The famous two mountains are Elum Ghar
and Dua Saray Ghar. Similarly a village named Nansair is also include in the beautiful villages. Kinger Gali is the last border of district Buner which shares borders with Mardan and Malakand Agency.
On the border of Buner with Mardan is the village of Ambela. A police station is there on the road in the mountains.
Districts of Pakistan
The Districts of Pakistan are the second order administrative divisions of Pakistan. Districts were the third order of administrative divisions, below provinces and "divisions", until the reforms of August 2000, when "divisions" were abolished...
of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
Pakistan
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History
The Buner Valley lies on the Peshawar valley border of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is a small mountain valley, dotted with villages and divided into seven sub-divisions. The Mora Hills and the Ilam range divide it from the Swat Valley, the Sinawar range from Yusafzai, the Guru mountains from the Chamla valley, and the Duma range from the Puran ValleyPuran, Pakistan
Puran is a sub-division and tehsil of Shangla District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The subdivision includes three tehsils viz: Puran itself, Martung and Makhuzai.Puran Sub-division comprises nine Union Councils...
. Until the year 2000 it was a part of Malakand Division
Malakand Division
Malakand Division was an administrative division of the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government....
- until this division was abolished.
In April 2009, the Taliban seized control of Buner, after a brief battle with local residents, who were unsupported by the Pakistani army. Strict rules were reportedly being enforced, including the elimination of video stores, bans on cutting beards, and the prevention of women from appearing in many public places. On 29 April the government responded to the Taliban by sending the army to the region and dropping parachuters by helicopter. By the end of May 2009, almost all of Buner was cleared of the Taliban.
Administration
The district is divided into six tehsilTehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
s, which are:
- Gadezai
- Daggar
- Gagra
- Chagharzai
- Chamla
- Totalai
The district headquarter is Daggar
Daggar, Pakistan
Daggar, also spelt Dagar, is the capital of Buner District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at and has an average elevation of 688 metres . In April 2009 Taliban from neighbouring areas entered the district following a peace deal with the government in Swat, Taliban...
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Constituencies
The district has three constituencies in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, these are:. Following the elections of 2008 the Awami National PartyAwami National Party
The Awami National Party is an Pashtun nationalist, socialist, centre-left political party in Pakistan affiliated with Socialist International...
won all three seats:
| Constituency | MPA | Party |
|---|---|---|
| PF-77 (Buner-I) | Sardar Hussain | Awami National Party |
| PF-78 (Buner-II) | Qaiser Wali Khan | Awami National Party |
| PF-79 (Buner-III) | Said Rahim | Awami National Party |
Villages
Buner contains a village named Pir BabaPir Baba
Pir Baba Village is a mountainous village in Buner District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pir Baba Village is named after the sufi saint Hazrat Syed Ali Shah Termezi Gaus-e-Bunair Pir-e-Khurasan, alias Hazarat Pir Baba R.A. ....
. It is in a green valley, surrounded by high and green mountains. The famous two mountains are Elum Ghar
Elum Ghar
Elum Ghar is a mountain on the west side of Pir Baba in the Buner District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan. Its height is . Mingora, a city of Swat District, can be seen from the top of the mountain...
and Dua Saray Ghar. Similarly a village named Nansair is also include in the beautiful villages. Kinger Gali is the last border of district Buner which shares borders with Mardan and Malakand Agency.
On the border of Buner with Mardan is the village of Ambela. A police station is there on the road in the mountains.