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Bara, FATA
Bara (; ) is a town located in Bara Tehsil in the Khyber District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Kohat is located to the south while Peshawar is located to the north of Bara. Overview Bara is also the name of the local administrative division of Bara Tehsil in the Khyber Agency within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan, of which Bara Town is the administrative seat. The Bara River flows through the town. The town has a fort built by British Raj and supplied water to Peshawar. The town is ethnically Pashtuns, and has been the site of increasing militancy by Lashkar-e-Islam against the central government.\06\30\story_30-6-2008_pg7_32 Location The approximate location is 33° 55′ N latitude, 71° 27′ longitude. The mud fort is visible on Google Earth at 33° 54' 53" by 71° 28' 05", lying alongside a water tank and the Bara River which eventually flows to the East of Peshawar. Incidents * 2023 Bara explosion Notable people *Javed Afridi, Pakistani Business executive and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative centre, with possible additional towns, and usually a number of village#South Asia, villages. The terms in India have replaced earlier terms, such as ''pargana'' (''pergunnah'') and ''thana''. In List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and List of mandals in Telangana, Telangana, a newer unit called mandal (circle) has come to replace the tehsil system. A mandal is generally smaller than a tehsil, and is meant for facilitating local self-government in the panchayati raj in India, panchayat system. In West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, community development blocks (CDBs) are the empowered grassroots administrative unit, replacing tehsils. Tehsil office is primarily tasked with land revenue administration, be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khyber Agency
Khyber District (, ) is a district in the Peshawar Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Until 2018, it was an agency of the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas. With the merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018, it became a district. It ranges from the Tirah valley down to Peshawar. It borders Nangarhar Province to the west, Orakzai District to the south, Kurram District to southwest, Peshawar to the east and Mohmand District to the north. The major clans in the District Khyber are Shinwari, Afridi, Mulagori and Shalmani. Nevertheless, the majority of the population are Afridis. All Afridi clans have their own areas in the Tirah Valley, and most of them extend down into the Khyber Pass over which they have always exercised the right of toll. The Malikdin Khel live in the centre of the Tirah and hold Bagh, the traditional meeting place of Afridi '' jirgas'' or assemblies. The Aka Khel are scattered in the hills south of Jamrud. All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zarif Khan
Zarif Khan (also known as Hot Tamale Louie; born 1887 -died 1964) was a Pakistani American restaurant owner and investor. Khan operated a restaurant, Louie's in Sheridan, Wyoming, which served tamales, hamburgers, and other dishes. Khan was apprentice to the original owner, a German immigrant named Louis Menge, and kept the restaurant's name after Menge became a farmer in Montana. Biography Khan was born in the village of Bara, British India. Khan immigrated from British India to the United States in 1907 and eventually settled in Sheridan. He purchased the restaurant from a German immigrant named Louis Menge, and kept the restaurant's name, "Louie’s". The restaurant prospered and Khan became known as "Hot Tamale Louie". Khan became a naturalized citizen of the United States in February 1926, but in December he was found racially ineligible (in accordance with ''United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind'') and denaturalized Denaturalization is the loss of citizenship against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shams Afridi
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Ayub Afridi (politician)
Muhammad Ayub Afridi is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Senate of Pakistan from March 2018 to December 2021. Political career Afridi was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on general seat from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the 2018 Pakistani Senate election Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number) * One of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the short story ''God's Dice'' * ''Eighteen'' (film), a 20 .... He took oath as Senator on 12 March 2018. On 23 November 2021, he resigned from his seat as senator and was appointed as Advisor to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis. References Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the Senate of Pakistan Afridi family {{Pakistan-senator-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayub Afridi (drug Lord)
Ayub Afridi (, ; – 24 November 2009) was a Pakistani drug smuggler and tribal politician. He is considered to be the primary founder of the widespread drug trade (particularly heroin) in Afghanistan. There are a variety of speculations that Afridi, following his close collaboration with the CIA for Operation Cyclone against the Soviet Union, was approached by the United States as a part of an effort to gain easier access to Afghanistan and the semi-autonomous tribal areas of Pakistan after 9/11. Early life Born in Khyber Agency during the British Raj, Ayub grew up in a Pashtun family, Landi Kotal, the principal city located around the Khyber Pass, and was an ethnic Pashtun belonging to the Afridi tribe of Zakha Khel. The westernmost regions of British India that the Pashtuns lived in had historically maintained a strong cultural and ethnic connection to Afghanistan rather than India proper, and therefore Afridi's province was not greatly affected by the Partition o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahid Afridi
Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi (, ; born 1 March 197is a Pakistani former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. An all-rounder, Afridi was a right-handed leg spinner and a right-handed batsman. Afridi made his ODI debut in 1996 against Kenya. In his second ODI match against Sri Lanka, he played his first international innings and broke the record for fastest century in ODI cricket (doing so in 37 deliveries). He made his Test debut against Australia in 1998. Afridi made his T20I debut against England in 2006. Afridi was named player of the tournament of the 2007 T20 World Cup. Afridi was player of the match in the final of the 2009 T20 World Cup scoring an unbeaten 54 and getting figures of 1/20 off of 4 overs as Pakistan went on to win the final. Shortly after Pakistan's win at the 2009 World Cup, Pakistan's captain, Younis Khan, announced his retirement from T20Is and Afridi was appointed as his successor. In 2010, Afridi was appointed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javed Afridi
Muhammad Javed Afridi (Urdu, ; born 14 August 1985) is an Emirati businessman. Business Interests He is best known as the CEO of Haier Pakistan and owner of MG Motors Pakistan. Afridi is also Chairman of the cricket franchise Peshawar Zalmi in Pakistan Super League (PSL) and also co-founder/CEO of JoChaho. Javed Afridi is an Emirati businessman. According to different sources, his net worth is estimated to be US$4 billion. He is known for his investments in various businesses. MG JW Automobile Pakistan MG JW Automobile Pakistan is owned by JW Auto Park, which in turn is owned by Javed Afridi. MG Motors Pakistan has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Morris Garages (MG) Motor UK Limited, owned by SAIC Motor to bring electric vehicles in Pakistan. It will establish Electric car manufacturing plant. MG Motors has launched two models namely MG HS and MG ZS EV in Pakistan in 2020. Morris Garage (MG) Motors Pakistan launched MG ZS priced at Rs 4.1 million. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Bara Explosion
On 20 July 2023, an explosion occurred at the tehsil compound office in Bara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, resulting in the loss of 3 police officer's lives and injuring 9 other individuals, including 2 civilians. Background According to reports, the blast, which took place at the main gate of the compound, was the result of a suicide bombing. The compound housed a police station and government offices in the northwest region of Pakistan. The attack claimed the lives of at least four police officers and left 11 others wounded. Response Following the incident, law enforcement and rescue teams promptly arrived at the scene and secured the area. The injured were swiftly taken to nearby medical facilities for treatment. Additionally, there were reports of heavy gunfire in the vicinity after the explosion. Reactions Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (born 23 September 1951) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who has served as the 20th Prime Minister of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lashkar-e-Islam
Lashkar-e-Islam (, abbr. LI or LeI), also written as Laskhar-i-Islam, is a Deobandi jihadist militant group operating in Khyber District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan and the neighboring Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. LeI was founded in 2004 as a Deobandi militant group in Khyber Agency (today Khyber District) until it formed an alliance with the Pakistani Taliban (Tehrik-e Taliban, TTP) in 2008 under the pressure of Pakistani counterinsurgency operations against the groups and a desire by the Pakistani Taliban to control the strategic Khyber Pass for attacks on NATO forces in Afghanistan. LeI’s 2008 alliance with the Pakistani Taliban and 2015 partial merger with the group transformed the LeI from a local militant organization to a regional and transnational terrorist organization. Though displaced into Afghanistan in 2014 and weakened by Pakistani and later U.S. military operations, the groups maintain a reduced footprint in Afghanistan and Pakistan. LeI wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pashtun People
Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghans until 1964 after the term's meaning had become a demonym for all citizens of Afghanistan regardless of their ethnic group. The Pashtuns speak the Pashto language, which belongs to the Eastern Iranian branch of the Iranian language family. Additionally, Dari serves as the second language of Pashtuns in Afghanistan, while those in Pakistan speak Urdu and English. In India, the majority of those of Pashtun descent have lost the ability to speak Pashto and instead speak Hindi and other regional languages. There are an estimated 350–400 Pashtun tribes and clans with a variety of origin theories. In 2021, Shahid Javed Burki estimated the total Pashtun population to be situated between 60 and 70 million, with 15 million in Afghanistan. Others who accept the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bara River
Bara River (; ) is a river in Khyber District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The Bara River originates in the Tirah Valley of Bara Tehsil, Khyber district. It joins the Kabul River Canal which originates from the Warsak Dam, and re-enters Peshawar. Then it flows in a north-easterly direction to the Nowshera District, eventually joining the Kabul River near Camp Koruna, Akbarpura Akbarpura, or Akbarpūra is a village about northeast of Peshawar that is part of Pabbi Tehsil of Nowshera District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. Akbarpura is named after the Mughal emperor Akbar, who camped there before going to Afghanista .... Due to its higher elevation, very limited areas flow through gravity into Bara river. See also * Bara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa * Bara tehsil * References Rivers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Kabul River Khyber District Rivers of Pakistan {{KhyberPakhtunkhwa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
