Datakhel Explained
Datakhel or Datta Khel is a town in North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[2] [3] [4]
It is part of Datta Khel Tehsil of North Waziristan district.[5]
Overview and history
Datakhel is located around 41 km South West of near by towns of Miran Shan and 21 km of Boya in North Wizaristan.[6] [7] [8] According to the 2017 census, the population of Datakhel, is 1037 with total number of household stands at 171.
On Sept 25, 2008, as an indication of escalating tensions between nations, Pakistani forces fired warning shots at American aircraft after they crossed into Pakistan's territory in the area of Saidgai, in North Waziristan's Datakhel region.
On March 17, 2011, a US airstrike that killed 44 people in the city led to widespread condemnation in Pakistan.[9]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: FATA (NORTH WAZIRISTAN). 2018-01-03. 2018-04-02. www.pbscensus.gov.pk. https://web.archive.org/web/20180403173636/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/fata/NORTH_WAZIRISTAN_AGENCY_BLOCKWISE.pdf. 2018-04-03. dead.
- News: President signs amendment bill, merging FATA with KP. Geo News. 2018-06-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20180615190747/https://www.geo.tv/latest/197519-fata-official-merged-with-kp-as-president-mamnoon-signs. 2018-06-15. en-US.
- News: National Assembly green-lights Fata-KP merger by passing 'historic' bill. Dawn.com. Amir Wasim. 2018-05-24. DAWN.COM. 2018-06-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20180618113018/https://www.dawn.com/news/1409710. 2018-06-18. en-US.
- News: In Pakistan’s Tribal Areas, Collective Punishment Is the Law of the Land. Farooq. Umar. 2017-12-06. The Nation. 2018-06-26. en-US. 0027-8378. 2018-06-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20180626192742/https://www.thenation.com/article/in-pakistans-tribal-areas-collective-punishment-is-the-law-of-the-land/. dead.
- Web site: DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP - North Waziristan. www.pbscensus.gov.pk. https://web.archive.org/web/20180627090025/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/fata/NOR_WAZIRISTAN_AGENCY_SUMMARY.pdf. 2018-06-27. 2018-06-26.
- Web site: Miranshah - Boya - Datta Khel Roads. Frontier Works Organization, Pakistan. www.fwo.com.pk. en-GB. https://web.archive.org/web/20180627082515/https://www.fwo.com.pk/projects/ongoing-projects/highways/550-miranshah-boya-datta-khel-roads. 2018-06-27. 2018-06-27.
- Book: Col. H. C. Wylly. History of the 5th Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles: 1849–1926. Andrews UK Limited, 2011. 2011. 9781781493311. 60.
- Book: Michael Lowry. Fighting Through to Kohima: A Memoir of War in India and Burma. Casemate Publishers. 2009. 9781844158027. 53.
- Web site: 80 people reportedly killed in US drone strike in Pakistan. 17 March 2011. 17 March 2011. Xinhua. https://web.archive.org/web/20110318184609/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-03/17/c_13784458.htm. 18 March 2011. dead.