Lower Kurram Tehsil
Tehsil in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Lower Kurram Tehsil is a subdivision located in Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 136,719 according to the 2017 census.[1]
Lower Kurram
تحصیل کرم زیریں ښکته کرم تحصیل | |
|---|---|
  Lower Kurram Location in Pakistan  Lower Kurram Lower Kurram (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 33°33′36″N 70°17′24″E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Region |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Kurram District |
| Population (2017) | |
| 136,719 | |
| • Urban | 34,495 |
| • Rural | 102,224[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
History
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]
