Haider Khel
Haider Khel
حیدر خیل | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| [[File:Campaigns on the North-west Frontier (1912) (1457
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Haider Khel Haider Khel | |
| Coordinates: 32°56′42″N 70°17′46″E / 32.9449°N 70.2960°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Territory | Federally Administered Tribal Areas |
| District | North Waziristan |
| Tehsil | Mir Ali |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Founded by | Haji Mir Zali Khan |
| Government | |
| • Councillor | Malik Muhammad Noor Khan |
| • Mayor | Muhammad Rafiq Nasar Khel |
| Elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,001 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal code | 28191 |
| Area code | 0092-928 |
Haider Khel is a village in the North Waziristan District[2] of Bannu Division, Pakistan, 50 kilometres (30 miles) to the east of Bannu, lying close to the border with Afghanistan.[3] Its inhabitants are mainly Pashtun-speaking Dawaris.[4]
History
In 1896, during the Tochi Expedition, the British set up a military post in the village as part of its defences against raids from the Waziris.[5] On the 8th of December 1897 forces under the order of Major General Symons marched ten miles from Mastura to Camp Haider Khel. The camp at Haider Khel was directly south of the Aka Khel country, the Aka Khels had joined forces with the Zakha Khels in opposition to the British, the camp was one of the staging posts for action against the rebels.[6]
References
- ^ "Population and Household Detail From Block to District Level: FATA (North Waziristan)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ Haider Khel. Federally administered tribal areas. Pakistangeonip.com Archived 9 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Haider Khel, Pakistan". www.fallingrain.com.
- ^ "Haider Khel". Tribune Blogs. The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ Nevill, Hugh Lewis (1912). Campaigns on the North-West Frontier (New ed.). [S.l.]: The Naval and Military Press. p. 213. ISBN 1845741870. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India - Compiled in the Intelligence Branch, Army Headquarters, India. VoL II North-West Frontier Tribes between the Kabul and Guaml Rivers - Page 114