Upper Kurram Subdivision

Upper Kurram
Upper Kurram
	Subdivision
	Location of Upper Kurram Tehsil in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas
	Coordinates: 33°52′11″N 70°5′59″E
Country	Pakistan
Region	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District	Kurram District
Population (2017)
• Subdivision	253,478
• Urban	5,502
• Rural	247,976[1]
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

Upper Kurram Subdivision 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]

References

"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.

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[census-1] "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP [PDF]" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-03-25.

[apa-corruption-2] "Corruption Charges: Upper Kurram Agency APA arrested". The Express Tribune. Pakistan. 2014-08-30. Retrieved 2018-04-01.

[drone-92-3] "Pakistan protests US drone attack in Upper Kurram Agency". 92 News. Lahore, Pakistan. 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2018-04-01.

[reuters-drone-4] 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.

[npr-kurram-5] McCarthy, Julie (2010-11-15). "Taliban-Allied Group Widens Influence In Pakistan". NPR. Washington, DC, United States. Retrieved 2018-04-01.