Location of Bannu District (highlighted in red) within the North West Frontier Province.

Bannu (Urdu: بنوں ), the principal city of Bannu District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, is an important road junction and market city. Bannu is a very old city, founded in the same time period as Dera Ismail Khan and Dera Ghazi Khan; however, the present location of the downtown Bannu was founded by Sir Herbert Edwardes in 1848, and was formerly called Edwardesabad and Dhulipnagar. It lies in the north-west corner of the district, in the valley of the Kurram River and was a leading British military base, especially in actions against Afghan border tribes^[1]. The town is located at 33º 0' N. and 70º 36' E., one mile south of the Kurram river, 79 south of Kohat, and 89 north of Dera Ismail Khan^[2]. Image File history File links NWFP_Bannu. ... Image File history File links NWFP_Bannu. ... Urdu ( , , trans. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) (Urdu: Å›imāl maÄ¡ribÄ« sarhadÄ« sÅ«ba شمال مغربی سرحدی صوبہ) is the smallest of the four main provinces of Pakistan. ... Dera Ismail Khan (Urdu: ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان) is a city in North West Frontier Province, Pakistan. ... Dera Ghazi Khan (Urdu: ڈیرہ غازی خان ) is located in Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. ... Sir Herbert Benjamin Edwardes (November 12, 1819 - December 23, 1868), English soldier-statesman in India, was born at Frodesley in Shropshire. ... Year 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Kurram River (Urdu: دریائے کرم) is located in FATA area of Pakistan. ... Ethnic groups of Afghanistan (1980 map)  42% Pashtun  27% Tajik  9% Hazara  9% Uzbek         3% Turkmen  2% Baloch        Languages of Afghanistan (1980 map)  50% Dari dialect of Persian  35% Pashto  8% Uzbek  3% Turkmen  2% Baloch        The Demographics of Afghanistan are ethnically and linguistically mixed. ...

History

British Era

Bannu was a town and district of British India, in the Derajat Division of the North-West Frontier Province. The population according to the 1901 census of India was 14,291. It formed the base for all punitive expeditions by troops of the British empire to the Tochi Valley and the Waziristan frontier. A military road led from Bannu town towards Dera Ismail Khan^[1] Anthem God Save The Queen/King British India, circa 1860 Capital Calcutta (1858-1912), New Delhi (1912-1947) Language(s) Hindi, Urdu, English and many others Government Monarchy Emperor of India  - 1877-1901 Victoria  - 1901-1910 Edward VII  - 1910-1936 George V  - January-December 1936 Edward VIII  - 1936-1947 George... Derajat is an area consisting of two districts, one of them is Dera Ghazi Khan founded by Ghazi Khan Nawab and other is Dera Ismail Khan founded by Ismail Khan Mirani. ... For a comprehensive list of the territories that formed the British Empire, see Evolution of the British Empire. ... Tochi Valley, or Dawar, is one of the main routes into Afghanistan in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... Location of North and South Waziristan inside Pakistan. ... Dera Ismail Khan (Urdu: ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان) is a city in North West Frontier Province, Pakistan. ...

According to the Imperial Gazetteer of India The Imperial Gazetteer of India first appeared in 1881; Sir William Wilson Hunter (1840-1900) was the creator. ...

University of Engineering and Technology

The University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar, (UET peshawar) has a campus in Bannu. The UET Bannu campus was founded in 2002 by Air Vice Marshal Sardar Ali Khan and is now one of the best institutes of the area, providing high class engineering students whose students after study have gone into different parts of the country and have shown their skills. Many achievements have been done in this fields. The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) has recognized this campus and now the registration with Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) is in progress. The Higher Education Commission (HEC), formerly the University Grant Commission, is the primary regulator of higher education in Pakistan. ... The Pakistan Engineering Council is the premier Engineering council in Pakistan. ...

Demography

The people of Bannu are known as the Banisee (Bani Zee, Bani Zai), the main language of Bannu is Pashto. Nearly 99% of the population are ethnic Pashtuns. There are also members of the Awan tribe in this area. Bannu is called Bana and Bani Gul in the local Pashto language. The population consists of native-born called Banisees, Wazirs that have migrated from Waziristan, Marwats, and Khattaks. The word Banisee is incorrect for those who are living in Bannu. There are many people living in Bannu who are called immigrant like Khattak, Afridi, Marwat, Kashmiris living in Bannu. Bannu has no its own inhabitant. All people living in Bannu are immigrant called pusaani like Suranis, Darazkhel in Mandan area. Pashto (‎, IPA: , also rendered as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto ‎, Pashtoe, Pashtu, Pushtu, Pathani or Pushtoo and also known as Afghan language[4][5]) is an Iranian language spoken by Pashtuns living in Afghanistan and Pakistan[6]. // Geographic distribution of Pashto (purple) and other Iranian languages Pashto is spoken by about 30... The Pashtuns (also Pushtun, Pakhtun, ethnic Afghan, or Pathan) are an ethno-linguistic group consisting mainly of eastern Iranian stock living primarily in eastern and southern Afghanistan, and the North West Frontier Province, Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Baluchistan provinces of Pakistan. ... Awan (Urdu: اعوان), a South Asian Zamindar tribe, putatively of Arab origin, living predominantly in western and central parts of Punjab, Pakistan. ... Pashto (‎, IPA: , also rendered as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto ‎, Pashtoe, Pashtu, Pushtu, Pathani or Pushtoo and also known as Afghan language[4][5]) is an Iranian language spoken by Pashtuns living in Afghanistan and Pakistan[6]. // Geographic distribution of Pashto (purple) and other Iranian languages Pashto is spoken by about 30... Location of North and South Waziristan inside Pakistan. ... Marwat مروت, a well known branch of Pashtun tribe, are the direct descendants of a Persian Prince Shah Hussain of the house of Ghor (Afghanistan) and Bibi Mato (Daughter of Sheikh Baittan). ... Khattak or Khatak (Urdu: خٹک ) is a Pashtun tribe. ... Khattak or Khatak (Urdu: خٹک ) is a Pashtun tribe. ... Afridi fighters seen in a battle. ... Marwat مروت, a well known branch of Pashtun tribe, are the direct descendants of a Persian Prince Shah Hussain of the house of Ghor (Afghanistan) and Bibi Mato (Daughter of Sheikh Baittan). ... For other uses, see Kashmiri (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Native American tribe. ...

Religion

Over 99% of the population of Bannu is Muslim. Bannu is predominantly Sunni with significant Shia population. There is a small Christian (Kothani) group settled during the British colonial period. There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... Shiʻa Islam (Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite) makes up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%–35% of all Muslim. ... For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ...

Noteworthy People

Bannu has been fortunate enough to be a home land for some very famous personalities, who were duly respected by all and were kept at high esteem by many. Many of these famous personalities have deceased but their memory still echoes in the minds of Bannu’s inhabitants. Following are few of those great people;

• (Late) Malik Khan Bahadar Khan
• (Late) Malik Damsaz Khan
• (Late) Dr. Peer Syed Ali Hassan Shah Gilani of Tehseel Bazar.
• (Late) Alhaj Sheikh Khalid Saleem
• (Late) Ghulam Ahmad Qureshi Voice Presedent NWFP Chamber of Comm.
• (Late) Retd Col, Amanullah Khan
• Col (Late) Sallahudin Khan
• Mr. (Late) Qazi Muhib (Hockey Player)
• Mr. (Late) Ghulam Ishaq Khan (ex-president of Pakistan)
• Brig (Retd) Hamidi (Hockey Player)
• Mr Akram Khan Durrani (ex-cheif minister NWFP)
• Mr.Sher Azam khan wazir (minister for industry N-W.F.P)
• Mr. Nasir Khan ( Ex Mmember of National Assembly )
• Mr. Haji AlamGir Khan Wazir(Ex-MPA,Malak)
• Ms Gulnar Begum (popularpashtoo singer)
• Mr.Umar Qayaz Qail( poet and educationist)

Sports

In the afternoon groups of young men, often wearing garlands of flowers, gather in the roads and parks. Favourite activities of the people in Bannu include swimming, dancing, cricket, football and volleyball as well as some local games such as kabaddi and yenda. Bannu has produced various famous names in the field of hockey, such as Hamidi, Rasheed Junior, Qazi Muhib, Saeed Khan and also players like Zakir Khan in the game of Cricket. Bannu also has a golf course which is controlled by the army base.volly ball is one of the main games played in bannu. if some one visits milad park ,he will found thereplayers playing volly ball.bannu has contributed a lot to pakistani volly ball. Kabaddi (sometimes written Kabbadi or Kabadi) (Telugu: , Punjabi: , Marathi: , Hindi: ,Urdu: ; IPA: ) is a team sport originally from the Indian subcontinent. ... This article is about the game. ...

Economy

The economy is mainly based on agriculture. There is a famous Wollen Mill and some small-scale industrial enterprises. The living standard is very low, many of the local people have gone to the Middle East to earn their livelihoods as their are very few job opportunities in the area because of a lack of commercial activities that the big cities can offer. The main bazaar is concentrated in what is called Bannu city. A recently built Fazle Qadir Park provides a good place for amusement seekers.

Fronteir region Bannu

also called FR Bannu,a tribal area under administration of DC bannu.it has two lobes one in east of bannu city and the other towards west.in eastern lobe AZIM KILLA is a famous and civilized village.it is an ancient village with some very important personalities like alamgir wazir,sherazam khan.in a survey it was found that in each house of azim killa there are 2-3 gazetted officers. male literacy rate is about 97% (more than any tribal area),while female literacy is very poor. government is not paying any attention towards female education. western lobe of FR bannu consist of hilly area of jani khel and baka khel. people are typical tribal man. litercy rate is low.

Health

There are a lot of hospitals and a good amount of clinics in this area with reasonable charges; thus many people can afford to go to hospitals and clinics. Also, with the construction of Khlifa Gul Nawaz Medical Complex, things would get even better.

Akram Durrani, The Chief Minister of NWFP announced that an Institute of Nuclear Medicine will be constructed very soon. In the Cantonment area a well facilitated military hospital “CMH” also serves people of Bannu. Shown above is the bone scintigraphy of a young woman. ...

Bannu Medical College

The Government announced 100 seats (open merit) for Bannu Medical College (BMC) will be available. The basic aim of BMC is to produce medical graduates locally. Four other medical colleges exist (government based), but it was felt that Bannu needed its own medical college.

Presently, the principal of Bannu Medical College is Mr. Omer Ali Khan (former principal of KMC Peshawar). BMC is located near the Women's Hospital, Bannu. Currently, classes are taken in the newly constructed building of Govt High School No. 3. Work on the College's own building is expected to start in Bannu Township very soon.

External links

• Bannu.com - Bannu Music, History and Culture
• Bannu Medical College (BMC) primary site
• Bannu official website
• University of Science and Technology in Bannu
• Engineering University of Banuu
• SURANI - Area in Bannu

Administrative Divisions of North-West Frontier Province
Capital	Peshawar
Districts	Abbottabad | Bannu | Batagram | Buner | Charsadda | Chitral | Dera Ismail Khan | Hangu | Haripur | Karak | Kohat | Kohistan | Lakki Marwat | Lower Dir | Malakand | Mansehra | Mardan | Nowshera | Peshawar | Shangla District | Swabi | Swat | Tank | Upper Dir