Abaseen or Abasin Division is a proposed

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province, which will comprise seven districts:

Battagram Battagram ( ur, , ps, ) is a city and Union Council of Battagram District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°41'N 73°1'E and has an altitude of 1038 metres (3408 feet). Climate With a mild and generally warm a ...

, Allai, Kolai-Palas, Upper Kohistan, Lower Kohistan,

Shangla Shangla District ( ps, شانګله ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The district's headquarter is located at Alpuri, while the largest city and commercial center is Besham. The district ...

, and Torghar. The area is located on both sides of the Indus River, which is known in

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and other local languages as ''Abaseen''. It is declared that either

, the capital of Battagram District, or

Besham Besham (Urdu, ps, بشام; also known as Besham Qila) is a city in the Shangla District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Located on the right bank of the Indus River (locally known as ''Abasin''), Besham serves as a major junction on the Karak ...

, a town at the eastern end of Shangla District, will become the headquarters of Abaseen Division.

History

On 18 June 2011, Abaseen Division was announced by then

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, Haider Khan Hoti during his speech at a public gathering in

, but it was not approved because of the

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. In December 2022, Abaseen Division was approved by Chief Minister

Mahmood Khan Mahmood Khan (Urdu, Pashto: ; born 30 October 1972) is a Pakistani politician and a member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), who is currently serving as the 27th Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in office since 17 August 2018. He has bee ...

References

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