Mohmand District

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Mohmand District

| native_name = {{lang|ur|{{nq|ضلع مہمند}}}}
{{lang|ps|{{script/Arabic|مومندو ولسوالۍ}}}}

| native_name_lang = ps

| other_name = Mohmand Agency
{{lang|ur|{{nq|مہمند ایجنسی}}}}
{{lang|ps|{{script/Arabic|مومندو ایجنسئ}}}}

| settlement_type = District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

| image_skyline = {{Photomontage

| size = 250

| photo1a = Mohmand Agency Nahqi picture.JPG

| photo2a = Koh e suleman from kabul river.jpg

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| image_caption = Top: Nahqi Valley
Bottom: Koh-e-Suleman from Kabul River in Shah Baig Qilla

| image_map = {{wikidata|property|raw|P242}}

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| map_caption = Mohmand District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa}}

| subdivision_type2 = Division

| subdivision_name2 = Peshawar

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1951 (as an agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas)

| seat_type = Headquarters

| seat = Ghalanai

| parts_type = Number of Tehsils

| parts_style = para

| p1 = 7

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| government_footnotes =

| government_type = District Administration

| leader_party =

| leader_title = Deputy Commissioner

| leader_name = Mr. Muhammad Yasir Hassan (BPS-19 PMS)

| leader_title1 = District Police Officer

| leader_name1 = Muhammad Ayyaz (BPS-18 PSP)

| leader_title2 = District Health Officer

| leader_name2 = N/A

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 2,296

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| population_total = 553933

| population_as_of = 2023

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_urban = 0

| population_rural = 553,933

| demographics_type1 = Literacy

| demographics1_footnotes = {{Cite web |url= https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_kp_districts.pdf |title= Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, KPK}}

| demographics1_title1 = Literacy rate

| timezone1 = PST

| utc_offset1 = +5

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| blank_name_sec1 = Main language(s)

| blank_info_sec1 = Pashto

| website = {{URL|mohmand.kp.gov.pk}}

| footnotes =

| demographics1_info1 = {{ bulleted list| Total:
31.28% | Male:
46.85% | Female:
15.10% }}

}}

Mohmand District ({{langx|ps|مومندو ولسوالۍ}}, {{langx|ur|{{nq|ضلع مہمند}}}}) is a district in Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Until 2018, it was an agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, with merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it became a district. It was created as an agency in 1951. Mohmand is bordered by Bajaur District to the north, Khyber District to the south, Malakand and Charsadda districts to the east and Peshawar district to the southeast.

Mr. Muhammad Yasir Hassan (PMS) is the current Deputy Commissioner of Mohmand District.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11924584|title=Pakistan suicide bomb attack kills dozens|newspaper=BBC News|location=London, UK|date=2010-12-06}}

Administration

Mohmand District is currently subdivided into seven Tehsils:{{cite web|url=http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/fata/MOHMAND%20AGENCY_SUMMARY.pdf|title=DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP [PDF]|publisher=www.pbscensus.gov.pk|date=2018-01-03|access-date=2018-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326141557/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/fata/MOHMAND%20AGENCY_SUMMARY.pdf|archive-date=2018-03-26|url-status=dead}}

Ambar Utmankhel Tehsil ({{langx|ur|{{nq|تحصیل امبر اتمان خیل}}}})({{langx|ps|{{script/Arabic|امبر اتمان خېل تحصیل}}}})
Halim Zai Tehsil ({{langx|ur|{{nq|تحصیل حلیم زئی}}}})({{langx|ps|{{script/Arabic|حلیمزي تحصیل}}}})
Pindiali Tehsil ({{langx|ur|{{nq|تحصیل پنڈیالی}}}})({{langx|ps|{{script/Arabic|پنډیالي تحصیل}}}})
Prang Ghar Tehsil ({{langx|ur|{{nq|تحصیل پڑانگ غار}}}})({{langx|ps|{{script/Arabic|پړانګ غار تحصیل}}}})
Safi Tehsil ({{langx|ur|{{nq|تحصیل صافی}}}})({{langx|ps|{{script/Arabic|صافي تحصیل}}}})
Upper Mohmand Tehsil ({{langx|ur|{{nq|تحصیل مہمند بالا}}}})({{langx|ps|{{script/Arabic|پورتنۍ مومندو تحصیل}}}})
Yake Ghund Tehsil ({{langx|ur|{{nq|تحصیل یکہ غنڈ}}}})({{langx|ps|{{script/Arabic|یکه غنډ تحصیل}}}})

= Provincial Assembly =

Member of Provincial Assembly	Party Affiliation	Constituency
class="wikitable sortable"
Mehboob Sher	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf	PK-67 Mohmand-I \|2024
Nisar Mohmand	Awami National Party	PK-64 Mohmand-I \| rowspan="2" \|2019
Malik Abbas Rehman	Balochistan Awami Party	PK-65 Mohmand-II

Demographics

{{Historical populations

|align=center

|percentages=pagr

|1951 |129,300

|1961 |294,215

|1972 |382,922

|1981 |163,933

|1998 |334,453

|2017 |474,345

|2023 |553,933

|footnote= Sources:{{cite web |title=Population by administrative units 1951-1998 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/1998/administrative_units.pdf |publisher = Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}}}

As of the 2023 census, Mohmand district has 63,973 households and a population of 553,933. The district has a sex ratio of 103.24 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 31.28%: 46.85% for males and 15.10% for females. 191,753 (34.62% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. The entire population lives in rural areas.{{cite web|title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1 |url= https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/kp/dcr/table_1.pdf |website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk|publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}} 1,592 (0.29%) people in the district were from religious minorities, mainly Christians.{{Cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/kp/dcr/table_9.pdf |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}} Pashto was the predominant language, spoken by 99.80% of the population.{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/kp/dcr/table_11.pdf |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics }}

War on Terror

Despite its attraction for tourists, Mohmand District has been an area of conflict between Pakistan Army and some militant groups.{{cite news |newspaper=The News Tribe|location=Bradford, UK|title=Forces Kill 18 militants in Mohmand District |url=http://www.thenewstribe.com/2011/04/14/forces-kill-18-militants-in-mohmand-agency/ |last=Fida|first=Noman|date=2011-04-14}}

On September 16, 2011, security forces cleared ninety percent of Mohmand District from the militants, normal life was restored and development activities were launched.{{cite news |newspaper=The Nation|location=Lahore, Pakistan|publisher=Nawa-i-Waqt|title=90% of Mohmand District cleared of militants; IDPs return home|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928144441/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Politics/16-Sep-2011/90-of-Mohmand-Agency-cleared-of-militants-IDPs-return-home|archive-date=2011-09-28 |url=http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Politics/16-Sep-2011/90-of-Mohmand-District-cleared-of-militants-IDPs-return-home|date=2011-09-16|access-date=2018-04-09}}

In 2012, the Pakistani Army declared full control of Mohmand District and de-notified it as a conflict zone and transferred its control to the Frontier Corps.{{cite news |newspaper=Dawn|publisher=Pakistan Herald Publications|place=Karachi, Pakistan|title=South Waziristan operation: Only Sararogha cleared in three years |url=http://dawn.com/2012/08/06/south-waziristan-operation-only-sararogha-cleared-in-3-years/|last=Ali|first=Zulfiqar|date=2012-08-06}} However, terrorists continue to pose a threat to the peace by launching scattered terrorist attacks across from the Pakistan–Afghanistan border.

2020 Marble Mine Incident

{{main|Mohmand Marble Mine Incident}} In Safi Tehsil a marble mine collapsed and killed at least 19 people and more than 20 people were also injured.

References

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Category:Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa