Upper Kurram Tehsil is a subdivision located in Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 253,478 according to the 2017 census.[1]
History
In 2014, Upper Kurram's Assistant Political Agent Maqsood Hassan was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau on corruption charges.[2]
In November 2017, a US drone strike was carried out on a house in Ghozgarhy, Upper Kurram. This action was condemned by the Foreign Office.[3] Four people were killed in this strike.[4]
Geography
Adjacent administrative units
- Sherzad District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (north)
- Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (northeast)
- Pachir Aw Agam District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (northeast)
- Central Kurram F.R. (east)
- Lower Kurram Tehsil (southeast)
- Zazi Maidan District, Khost Province, Afghanistan (southwest)
- Dand Aw Patan District, Paktia Province, Afghanistan (southwest)
- Zazi District, Paktia Province, Afghanistan (west)
Demographics
Upper Kurram is predominantly Shiite.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP [PDF]" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- ^ "Corruption Charges: Upper Kurram Agency APA arrested". The Express Tribune. Pakistan. 2014-08-30. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ "Pakistan protests US drone attack in Upper Kurram Agency". 92 News. Lahore, Pakistan. 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ Mahsud, Saud (2017-11-30). "Suspected U.S. drone targets Haqqani militants in Pakistan, killing four". Reuters. London, UK: Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ McCarthy, Julie (2010-11-15). "Taliban-Allied Group Widens Influence In Pakistan". NPR. Washington, DC, United States. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
