Miryan Tehsil
Miryan Tehsil | |
|---|---|
| Miryan Tehsil | |
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Region |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Bannu District |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Kamal Shah |
| Area | |
• Total | 130 km2 (50 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
Miryan Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Bannu District in Bannu Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 145,948 and it covers an area of 130km2.[1]
Kamal Shah is the chairman of the tehsil.[2] Shah took part in tehsil-wide protests in Bannu District following the abduction of a schoolteacher and for other local issues.[3] The tehsil forms part of the Bannu-II and Bannu-III electoral constituencies.[4]
Militancy
[edit]The area has seen attacks by militants for a while, in 2011 a car-bomb killed 18 at Miryan police station,[5] two years later (2013) a police van was damaged by an IED outside a Girls school.[6] In 2024 an attack on a police station in Miryan took place,[7] in June 2025 Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi praised the police for foiling an attack that month[8] and in July 2025 the latest attack involved a quadcopter drone[9] in which one woman was killed and three others were injured.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "tehsil level information - United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT)".
- ^ Government of Khyber Pakhtunkwa
- ^ "Protest jirgas planned for teacher's recovery, other issues resolution". www.thenews.com.pk.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). ecp.gov.pk.
- ^ "Deadly car bomb kills 18 at police station in north-west Pakistan". France 24. 12 January 2011.
- ^ No casualties: Police vehicle damaged in roadside blast
- ^ "Attack on Bannu police station repulsed". DAWN.COM. 8 February 2024.
- ^ KP Police receive praise from Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi
- ^ "Police say militants behind quadcopter attacks in northwest Pakistan that killed one, injured three". Arab News.
- ^ "At least one killed, three injured in Bannu drone attacks". www.geo.tv.
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