Haider Khel

Haider Khel
حیدر خیل
Village
Tochi Valley in 1912
Haider Khel
Haider Khel
Coordinates: 32°56′42″N 70°17′46″E / 32.9449°N 70.2960°E / 32.9449; 70.2960
Country Pakistan
Territory Federally Administered Tribal Areas
DistrictNorth Waziristan
TehsilMir Ali
Founded1910
Founded byHaji Mir Zali Khan
Government
 • CouncillorMalik Muhammad Noor Khan
 • MayorMuhammad Rafiq Nasar Khel
Elevation
460 m (1,510 ft)
Population
 • Total
10,001
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Postal code
28191
Area code0092-928

Haider Khel is a village in North Waziristan, Pakistan, 50 kilometres (30 miles) to the east of Bannu, lying close to the border with Afghanistan.[2] Its inhabitants are mainly Pashtun-speaking Dawaris[3][4]

History

Haider Khel was founded in 1910, by Haji Mirzali Khan.

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]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Haider Khel, Pakistan". www.fallingrain.com.
  3. ^ Haider Khel. Federally administered tribal areas. Pakistangeonip.com Archived 9 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Haider Khel tribune.com.pk
  5. ^ 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)