Buner District (Pashto: د بونیر ولسوالی) (pronounced: Boonair) is a district of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan.
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History
The Buner Valley lies on the Peshawar valley border of the North-West
Frontier Province. It is a small mountain valley,
dotted with villages and divided into seven sub-divisions. The Mora Hills
and the Ilam range divide it from the Swat
Valley, the Sinawar range from Yusafzai, the Guru mountains from the Chamla
valley, and the Duma range from the Puran
Valley. Until the year 2000 it was a part of Malakand Division -
until this division was abolished.
In April 2009, the Taliban seized control of Buner, after a brief battle
with local residents, who were unsupported by
the Pakistani army. Strict rules were reportedly being enforced, including
the elimination of video stores, bans on cutting
beards, and the prevention of women from appearing in many public places. On
29 April the government responded to the
Taliban by sending the army to the region and dropping parachuters by
helicopter. By the end of May 2009, almost all of
Buner was cleared of the Taliban.
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Administration
The district is divided into two tehsils, which are:
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Buner
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Daggar
The capital of the district is Daggar
Villages
Buner contains a village named Pir Baba. It is in a green valley, surrounded
by high and green mountains. The famous two
mountains are Elum Ghar and Dua Saray Ghar. This is the land of many great
saints. Pir Baba, Dewanababa and Shalbandi
Baba are the famous among the locals and outsiders.citation needed Kinger
Gali is the last border of district Buner
which shares borders with Mardan and Malakand Agency.