Buner District


Buner District is a district in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Before becoming a district in 1991, it was a tehsil within Swat District. The predominant language is Pashto, which is spoken natively by 96.6% of the population.

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 four 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 Mardan Valley, and the Duma range from the Puran Valley. During the 19th century the inhabitants rose twice against the British, but submitted in 1897.
In April 2009, the Taliban seized control of Buner, after a brief battle with local residents. 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 parachutists by helicopter. By the end of May 2009, almost all of Buner was cleared of the Taliban.

Education

The first public sector university, University of Buner was founded in 2017. There are many other public and private sector university campuses in Buner now, Abdul Wali Khan University, Government Degree College Daggar and many other.

Administration

Buner Tehsils

Buner District is currently subdivided into 6 Tehsils.
  1. Daggar
  2. Gagra
  3. Khudu Khel
  4. Chamla
  5. Chagharzai
  6. Gadezai
  7. Jowar
  8. Bampokha
  9. Kingergali
  10. Nanser
  11. Bazargai
  12. Leganai
  13. Cherai
  14. Katkala

    National assembly

This district is represented by one elected MNA in Pakistan National Assembly. Its constituency is NA-28.

Provincial assembly

The district has three constituencies in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one in the National Assembly of Pakistan.
ConstituencyMPAParty
PK-20
PTI
PK-21 -
PK-22 -