Dera Ismail Khan District
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| Dera Ismail Khan District | |
 Location of Dera Ismail Khan District (highlighted in red) within the North-West Frontier Province. |
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Dera Ismail Khan is one of the 24 districts in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, the capital of the district is the town of Dera Ismail Khan. The district has an area of 7,326 km² and a population of about 853,000.
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[edit] Location
The district of Dera Ismail Khan is bounded on the east by Punjab Province, to the southwest by South Waziristan district, and to the northwest by Tank and Lakki Marwat districts.
[edit] History
It was created as an administrative unit of British India, part of the Derajat division of the North-West Frontier Province, though this was not accepted by the local rulers. It was formerly divided into two almost equal portions by the Indus, which intersected it from north to south. To the west of the Indus the characteristics of the country resembled those of Dera Ghazi Khan. This region included Mithapur, home of the Shah's of Mithapur. To the east of the present bed of the river there is a wide tract known as the Kachi, exposed to river action. Beyond this, the country rises abruptly, and a barren, almost desert plain stretches eastwards, sparsely cultivated, and inhabited by nomadic tribes of herdsmen. In 1901 the trans-Indus tract was allotted to the newly formed North-West Frontier Province, the cis-Indus tract remaining in the Punjab jurisdiction. The cis-Indus portions of the Dera Ismail Khan and Bannu districts now comprise the new Punjab district of Mianwali. Wheat and wool were exported. In 1901 it contained an area of 3403 sq. mi. and a population of 252,379, chiefly Pashtun and Baluch Muslims. In 1947 it became part of the newly-independent Pakistan.
[edit] Dera Ismail Khan Today
Dera Ismail Khan is a very backward area of Pakistan and most of the people live below poverty line. Despite being situated on the bank of Indus River, the area is dry and very hot. It is famous for "Dhakki" (A village nearby) dates and embroidery work by womenfolk. However inadequate marketing leaves workers with very little income (less than 50 cents a day on rough average).Yarik village situated on Bannu Road.Many people serving in Army.To the Northern border D.I.Khan is attached with Punjab Province(District Mianwali)and there are the border areas of D.I.Khan namely Bilot Sharif(The spritual village of Hazrat Shah Isa Qatal), Kirri Khaisor(The home of Great Khaisor Pathans), Kirri Khaisor Khaisor include severl villages e.g Yari Khel, Duri Khel, Maddi Khel, Haji Khel, Athog, Phulari, and Chashma Barrage.
Dera Ismail Khan is full of religious sentiments and a number of Islamic Madrassas (religious schools) operate in the neighbourhood and they saw a mushroom growth during Afghan War and Taliban era.
The city lacks basic urban infrastructure like potable water, fuel gas, railroads and adequate health care. It is located on the Indus Highway which links Pakistan from North to South along West Bank of River Indus. There is very little agriculture and virtually no industries. However it is home to Gomal University and Gomal Medical College.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into three tehsils which contain a total of 48 Union Councils:[1]
| Name of tehsil | No. of Unions |
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| Dera Ismail Khan | 21 |
| Kulachi | 15 |
| Paharpur | 12 |
The district is represented in the provincial assembly by five elected MPAs who represent the following constituencies: [2]
| Constituency | MPA | Party |
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| PF-64 (D.I.Khan-1) | Khalifa Abdul Qayyum | |
| PF-65 (D.I.Khan-2) | Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur | |
| PF-66 (D.I.Khan-3) | Sanaullah Khan MianKhail | |
| PF-67 (D.I.Khan-4) | Muhammad Mazhar Jamil Khan Alizi | |
| PF-68 (D.I.Khan-5) | Murid Kazim Shah |
[edit] References
| Administrative Divisions of North-West Frontier Province |  |
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| Capital | Peshawar | |
| Districts | Abbottabad | Bannu | Batagram | Buner | Charsadda | Chitral | Dera Ismail Khan | Hangu | Haripur | Karak | Kohat | Kohistan | Lakki Marwat | Lower Dir | Malakand | Mansehra | Mardan | Nowshera | Peshawar | Shangla District | Swabi | Swat | Tank | Upper Dir | |
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