Jandikhel | |
Settlement Type: | Town and union council |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pakistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bannu District |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Timezone: | PST |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Jandikhel (ps|جنډيخېل) or Jando Khel is a town and union council of Bannu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[1] It is located 32°57'12N 70°42'53E and has an elevation of 307 metres (1010 feet).[2]
In March 1936, a British Indian court ruled against the marriage of Islam Bibi, née Ram Kori, a Hindu-converted Muslim girl at Jandikhel. The ruling was based on the fact that the girl was a minor and was asked to make her decision of conversion and marriage after she reaches the age of majority, till then she was asked to live with a third party. The verdict enraged the Pashtuns, and because the starting point for a guerrilla war by the Faqir of Ipi (Mirzali Khan) against the British Empire.