Lower Dir District

Lower Dir District (Pashto: لر / کوز دير ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع دیر زیریں) is a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Timergara city is the district headquarter but part of Central Dir District(Headquarter will be shift to own territory). The district was formed in 1996, when Dir District was divided into Upper Dir and Lower Dir. Recently, On 22 January 2023, Lower Dir District also bifurcated to create Central Dir District. The district borders Swat District on its East, Afghanistan on its West, Upper Dir and Chitral on its North and North-West respectively and Malakand and Bajaur Agency on its South.

Lower Dir District
ضلع دیرِ زیریں
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Top: Katora Lake
Bottom: Rock formation near Abid
Location of Lower Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Location of Lower Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Coordinates: 34°51′N 71°51′E
CountryPakistan
ProvinceKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionMalakand
HeadquartersTimergara
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
Area
 • Total1,583 km2 (611 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total1,436,082
 • Density910/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
 • Urban
40,314
 • Rural
1,395,768
Time zonePST
Number of Tehsils5
Websitedirlower.kp.gov.pk

History

At the time of independence of Pakistan, Dir was a princely state ruled by Nawab Shah Jehan Khan. It was merged with Pakistan in 1969 and later declared a district in 1970.

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 1,436,082, of which 709,829 were males and 726,203 females. Rural population was 1,395,768 (97.19%) while the urban population was 40,314 (2.81%). The literacy rate was 61.83% - the male literacy rate was 74.45% while the female literacy rate was 49.45%. 471 people in the district were from religious minorities. Pashto was the predominant language, spoken by 99.30% of the population.[1]

Education

Administration

National Assembly

NA-6 (Lower Dir-I) and NA-7 (Lower Dir-II) are constituencies of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Lower Dir district. These areas were formerly part of NA-34 (Lower Dir) constituency from 1977 to 2018. The delimitation in 2018 split Lower Dir into two separate constituencies, NA-6 (Lower Dir-I) and NA-7 (Lower Dir-II).

NA-34 constituency (2002-2018)
Member of National AssemblyParty AffiliationYear
Qazi Hussain AhmadMuttahida Majlis-e-Amal2002
Maulana Ahmad Ghafoor GhawasMuttahida Majlis-e-Amal2003
Malak Azmat KhanPakistan Peoples Party2008
Shahib Zada Muhammad YaqubJamaat-e-Islami Pakistan2013

Since 2018: NA-6 (Lower Dir-I) and NA-7 (Lower Dir-II)
Member of National AssemblyParty AffiliationConstituencyYear
Mehboob ShahPTINA-6 (Lower Dir-I)2018
Muhammad Bashir KhanPTINA-7 (Lower Dir-II)2018

Provincial Assembly
Member of Provincial AssemblyParty AffiliationConstituencyYear
Muhammad Azam KhanPakistan Tehreek-e-InsafPK-13 (Lower Dir-I)2018
Humayun KhanPakistan Tehreek-e-InsafPK-14 (Lower Dir-II)2018
Shafi ullahPakistan Tehreek-e-InsafPK-15 (Lower Dir-III)2018
Bahdur KhanAwami National PartyPK-16 (Lower Dir-IV)2018
Liaqat Ali KhanPakistan Tehreek-e-InsafPK-17 (Lower Dir-V)2018

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. "Tribe seeks ban on sale, purchase of shared land". www.thenews.com.pk.
  3. High Court, Peshawar. (PDF) https://www.peshawarhighcourt.gov.pk/PHCCMS//judgments/R.F.A.--No.--53-M-of-2016--Govt-of-KPK-Vs--Nawabzada-M.-Shahabuddin.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

https://senate.gov.pk/en/profile.php?uid=804

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