Khyber Agency

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Khyber
خیبر
Agency
District map of Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - Districts of FATA are shown in orange, the Kyhber Agency is located in the north.
Country Pakistan
Established 1873
Government
 • Political agent Mutahir zeb
Area
 • Total 2,567 km2 (991 sq mi)
Population (1998)
 • Total 546,730
 • Density 210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
Main language(s) Pashto, Urdu
Website fata.gov.pk

Khyber (Urdu: خیبر) is a tribal area in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas region of Pakistan. It is one of the eight tribal areas, better known as agencies in Pakistan. It ranges from the Tirah valley down to Peshawar. It borders Nangarhar Province to the west, Orakzai Agency to the south, Kurram Agency to south west and Peshawar to the east.

Khyber Pass

Khyber Pass

Ali Masjid

Khyber Mail (Train)

Khyber Mail (Train)

Khyber Train Safari

Khyber train safari

Khyber Pass Copy

Khyber Pass Copy

Khyber Rifles

Khyber Rifles

Education

Khyber Agency is the most literate of all the Tribal Areas, with a literacy rate of 34.2%, as of 2007. Quite far ahead of the next highest Agency - Kurram at 26.5%. It is also the only Agency where the majority of its men are literate, at 57.2%, which is almost 20% ahead of the next highest agency, Kurram. However, its Female literacy rate of 10.1% is 2nd after Kurram's 14.4%.[1]

Agency Literacy rate 2007[1]
Male Female Total
Khyber 57.2% 10.1% 34.2%
Literacy Map, Khyber Highest, Source:[1]
Literacy Map, Khyber Highest, Source:[1]

Demographics

The majority of the tribes in Khyber Agency are Afridis. However, there are important pockets of Mullagoris, Shilmanis, Bangashs and Shinwaries.[2]

Rise Of Insurgency

Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Lashkar-e-Islam and Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi militants began entering Khyber Agency after the US-led NATO Invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. Due to absence of a strong government and security network in the area and its rough, mountainous terrain, the area became a hotbed of the insurgents and over 90 percent of the agency came under their control in 2007. After 2007, the militants began attacking government and military establishments in KPK province killing many people and wounding many more. The Pakistan Army began an operation in 2008 to clear the agency of militants and restore normal life in the area. The Operation continued for years and resulted in killing of hundreds of TTP militants and Pakistan Army soldiers. The Local Aman Lashkars or Peace committees supported the army by fighting the foreign terrorists. By July 2012, a major part of the agency was cleared but military operation continued in Bara Tehsil of the agency. The Operation also Produced a large number of internally displaced people. [3]

Sports

Shahid Afridi in the field during a cricket match.

People belonging to this area are filled with the cricket spirit. Famous Pakistani Cricketer Shahid Afridi also belongs to this area.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 http://fata.gov.pk/files/MICS.pdf
  2. ↑ Khyber.org
  3. ↑ Dawn. South Waziristan operation: Only Sararogha cleared in three years. 
  4. ↑ Shahid Afridi | Pakistan Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2013-07-12.

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