| Bunair | |
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| — District — | |
| Location of Buner District (highlighted in red) within the Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa province. | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Capital | Daggar[1] |
| Established | |
| Government | |
| • District Nazim | Mr. Abdul Rauf[2] |
| • District Naib Nazim | Ghulam Mustafa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,865 km2 (720.1 sq mi) |
| Population (1998) | |
| • Total | 506,048 |
| • Density | 271/km2 (701.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| District Council | |
| Number of Tehsils | 6 |
Buner District (Pashto: د بونیر ولسوالی) (pronounced: Boonair) is a district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
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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 Valley. 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.[3] On 29 April the government responded to the Taliban by sending the army to the region and dropping parachuters by helicopter.[4] By the end of May 2009, almost all of Buner was cleared of the Taliban.[5]
The district is divided into six tehsils, which are:[6]
The district headquarter is Daggar.[1]
The district has three constituencies in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, these are:.[7] Following the elections of 2008 the Awami National Party won all three seats:[8]
| 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 |
Buner contains a village named Pir Baba. 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.
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