Upper Kurram Tehsil
Tehsil in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Upper Kurram Tehsil is a subdivision located in Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 253,478 according to the 2017 census.[1]
Upper Kurram
تحصیل کرم بالا پورتنۍ کرم تحصیل | |
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Location of Upper Kurram Tehsil in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas | |
| Coordinates: 33°52′11″N 70°5′59″E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Region |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Kurram District |
| Government | |
| • Nazim | Muzammil Hussain (MWM) |
| Population (2017) | |
| 253,478 | |
| • Urban | 5,502 |
| • Rural | 247,976[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
History
In 2014, Upper Kurram's Assistant Political Agent Maqsood Hassan was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau on corruption charges.[2]
In November 2017, a US drone strike was carried out on a house in Ghozgarhy, Upper Kurram. This action was condemned by the Foreign Office.[3] Four people were killed in this strike.[4]
Geography
Adjacent administrative units
- Sherzad District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (north)
- Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (northeast)
- Pachir Aw Agam District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (northeast)
- Central Kurram F.R. (east)
- Lower Kurram Tehsil (southeast)
- Zazi Maidan District, Khost Province, Afghanistan (southwest)
- Dand Aw Patan District, Paktia Province, Afghanistan (southwest)
- Zazi District, Paktia Province, Afghanistan (west)
