Lower Kurram | |
Native Name: | Urdu: {{nq|تحصیل کرم زیریں Pushto; Pashto: {{script/Arabic|ښکته کرم تحصیل |
Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
Mapsize: | 100px |
Pushpin Map: | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#Pakistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pakistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kurram District |
Subdivision Type3: | Capital |
Subdivision Type4: | Towns |
Subdivision Type5: | Union councils |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Total: | 136719 |
Population Rural: | 102224[1] |
Population Urban: | 34495 |
Coordinates: | 33.56°N 70.29°W |
Timezone: | PST |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Lower Kurram Tehsil is a subdivision located in Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 136,719 according to the 2017 census.
In March 2017, two people were killed in a US drone strike in the Sara Khwa area of Lower Kurram. This was the first drone strike in Pakistan under the administration of United States President Donald Trump.[2] [3] [4]