Introduction
Bannu was traversed by the raids of Mahmud Ghaznavi in the early 11th century A.D. and in the century of chaos which followed, was colonized by the Afghan tribe called Bannudi or Bannuwal, who still occupy part of the district to which the name was given. Taimoor is said to have crossed Bannu for his massive raid on the Punjab and Dehli in 1398. By 1838 it had fallen to Sikh Kingdom of Ranjit Singh but eleven years later second Sikh War brought it under British control. Bannu District was formally constituted in 1861.
Location
Bannu lies between 32 ° 43' and 33 ° 06' north latitudes and 70 ° 22' and 70 ° 57' east longitudes.
Boundary
The district is bounded on the north by tribal area adjoining Banu districts, on the east by Karak District, on the south by Lakki Marwat district and on the west by South Waziristan agency and tribal area adjoining Lakki Marwat and Bannu districts.
Area
The total area of the district is 1,227 square kilometers.
Population
(According to Census 1998)
| Male |
Female |
Total |
| 349,976 |
327,370 |
677,346 |
Summary
| Total Number of UCs |
49 |
| Number of Tehsils |
02 |
| Number of UCs in partnership with DTCE |
49 |
| Number of tehsils in partnership with DTCE |
02 |
| CCB Mobilzation |
| CCBM Training |
| No. of CCBM Trainings Held |
73 |
| Elected Reps |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| 636,217 |
628,880 |
1,256,097 |
23456 |
|
| CCBM Training Results |
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| PCM Training |
| No. of PCM Training Held |
|
| No of Clusters |
No. of CCBs |
Female |
Male |
Total |
| 636,217 |
628,880 |
1,256,097 |
2314 |
4545 |
|
| PCM Training Report |
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| Monitoring Committees |
| No. of Monitoring Committees Formed |
4 |
| Press Clubs & Bar Associations |
| MOU Signed with Press Club |
Yes |
| MOU Signed With Bar Association |
Yes |
| No. of Community Empowerment Round
Tables Held |
5 |
| Local Citizen Information Network
|
| No. of LCIN Rounds Held |
3 |
| Police Welfare & Community
Relations |
| No. of UPSC's Formed |
5 |
| No. of Khulli Kacheries Held |
5 |
| Village & Neighbourhood Councils |
| No of Villages VNC's Formed In |
5 |
| No. of Villages VNC Election Held In |
6 |
| CCB Networks |
| CCBN Formed |
Yes |
| CCBN Elections Held |
Yes |
| Local Partner Organizations |
Community Empowerment N.W.F.P |
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