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	State of Dir - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		BOUNDARIES OF DIR UPPER and LOWER: (i) Boundaries of District Dir Upper: It is bounded at the north and northwest by Chitral district, on the east by Swat district, on the south by lower Dir district and on the west by
		Total area of Pakistan and District Dir: Area of Pakistan is 796096 kilometres square due to that one percent area of Pakistan is approximately 7960 kilometres square and the total area of District Dir Upper and District Dir Lower is 5284 kilometres square which is less than a percent of total area of Pakistan.
		Apart from small areas in the south-west, Dir is a rugged mountainous country with peaks rising to 5,000 metres (16,000 ft) in the north-east and to 3,000 metres (10,000 ft) along the watersheds with Swat to the east and Afghanistan to the west.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/State_of_Dir (3981 words)

	The State of Dir :: Khyber.ORG
		Dir district [1] is 5,280 square kilometres in area and part of the Malakand division of Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province, lying along the Afghanistan border between Chitral and Peshawar.
		Apart from the tehsils of Adenzai round Chakdarra and Munda in the south-west, Dir is rugged and mountainous with peaks rising to 16,000 feet in the north-east and to 10,000 ft. along the watersheds with Swat to the east and Afghanistan to the west.
		Upper Dir receives over 1,000 mm of rain annually and between 4,000 and 10.000 ft. much of it is still forested: deodar and other conifers are dominant at the higher altitudes, and deciduous species including oak, wild olive and walnut proliferate lower down.
	www.khyber.org /places/2005/TheStateofDir.shtml (2248 words)

	Western Resistance: Pakistan: Muslim Council Will Kill Those Who Report Honor Killings
		Dir is a region in North-West Frontier Province Pakistan, lying north of Peshawar and adjoining the border with Afghanistan.
		Upper Dir is, socially, backwards beyond belief, and the roles of women are, as in other tribal regions, no better than chattels.
		The senior policeman for the Upper Dir district said the government would not accept the "illegal" verdict of the jirga, and saying all similar cases would be registered and dealt with under federal law.
	www.westernresistance.com /blog/archives/002036.html (813 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Pakistan: CM's orders go unheeded - Compensation to flood victims
		This is evident in the authorities failure to implement the recently issued instructions of Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani viz-a-viz distribution of compensation funds among the flood victims of Dir upper district, according to official sources.
		"Except for the Dir upper district where compensation would be paid at the rate of Rs100,000 per person lost, at all other places the compensation amount would be distributed in line with the normal officially prescribed rates," said the officer.
		Apart from that a total of 33 were killed in the Dir upper district.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/49c1dd5a749e040cc1256de5004303dd (912 words)

	Times of Oman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		DIR — A notorious criminal accused of dozens of arson attacks has been arrested in Pakistan’s Upper Dir area, it has been announced.
		Mohammed Khan, who was wanted in a number of cases, surrendered the other day in the presence of Upper Dir Police Superintendent Noorul Huda at Sheringal.
		Khan was an activist of the defunct Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi and had established self-styled Sharia court at Doag Dara.
	www.timesofoman.com /print.asp?newsid=8217 (177 words)

	No progress in probe into Upper Dir double murder -DAWN - National; July 6, 2005
		PESHAWAR, July 5: Police in the Upper Dir district have not been able to make a single arrest in the double murder of a known social activist and her daughter.
		Among the development activists of Dir, Ms Zubeda was considered a very active member who rose to prominence during various crisis-like situations, especially when in the local government elections political parties had agreed not to allow women to contest elections and cast votes.
		Some NGO workers in Upper Dir said that because Ms Zubeda was an outspoken lady she was selected as a member of the district public safety commission.
	www.dawn.com /2005/07/06/nat22.htm (472 words)

	COMMUNITY OF UPPER GULLIES (INCLUDES LOWER GULLIES (NOW RIVERDALE) AND HOPEWELL):
		Andrews, Jr., fisherman of Upper Gully, 1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir) Alfred Andrews, fisherman of Upper Gully, 1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir) Henry of Garland Andrews, fisherman of Upper Gully, 1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir) Henry of Henry Andrews, fisherman of Upper Gully, 1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir) Garland Andrews, fisherman of Upper Gully, 1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir) Modern Status: Widespread
		Traced by Guppy especially in the Border counties of England and Scotland, in eastern England, Devon, and (as Scutt) in Dorset, and by MacLysaght in Ulster and Dubin.
		John Scott, fisherman of Upper Gully, 1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir) Henry Scott, fisherman of Upper Gully, 1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir) Samuel Scott, fisherman of Upper Gully, 1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir) Modern status: Widespread, especially in St. John's and Upper Gullies.
	ngb.chebucto.org /Hr_Main/upgulley.shtml (2265 words)

	Women barred from contesting local polls
		The ban was first imposed in Dir Lower, and with the government keeping mum on it, it was fast replicated in Dir Upper and Battagram and Kohistan.
		The original ban announced by a Jamaat-i-Islami leader and ex-naib nazim of Lower Dir, Haji Muhammad Rasul Khan, was accepted as reflective of the mindset of the political and religious parties in the province.
		He went on to say that there was no harm in allowing women to be part of the district council, but their participation at the union council level could not be allowed by the jirga.
	www.cobrapost.com /documents/localpollswomen.htm (797 words)

	Al-Qaeda's Operational Corridor on the NWFP
		Socially and culturally, Swat, Malakand and Dir, which are administratively settled areas of the NWFP, are not as secure for al-Qaeda when compared to the tribal belt of FATA.
		Outside of FATA, however, Swat, Malakand and Dir in the NWFP are politically-motivated areas and as such are greatly influenced by the country's three main political parties.
		Dir and particularly upper Dir is a stronghold of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI).
	jamestown.org /terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2369938 (1322 words)

	Roman Emperors - DIR Galba
		At the same time, 68 Lucius Verginius Rufus, legionary commander in Upper Germany, led a combined force of soldiers from Upper and Lower Germany in defeating Vindex at Vesontio in Gallia Lugdunensis.
		On 1 January 69 the troops in Upper Germany refused to declare allegiance to him and instead followed the men stationed in Lower Germany in proclaiming their commander, Aulus Vitellius, as the new ruler.
		His treatment of the army in Upper Germany was heedless, his policy towards the praetorians short sighted.
	www.roman-emperors.org /galba.htm (2697 words)

	ABC-Dir: Upper
		Links to the homepages of MSU Extension regional and county offices in Michigan's upper peninsula, as well as the Upper...
		German diocese embracing the greater portion of the administrative district of Oberpfalz, and portions of Upper and Lower Bavaria, and...
		Serves the western six counties of upper Michigan: Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw and Ontonagon.
	www.abc-directory.com /view/upper (253 words)

	Finance Dir Upper
		The people of the district Upper Dir are very simple, hospitable and good Pathans.
		On marriage occasions and religious functions, Pulao, Kabab, minced meat, sweet rice, pudding and other sweet dishes are usually served in the well-to-do- families.
		In Upper Dir town houses are mostly Katcha.
	www.geocities.com /upperdir/Culture.html (591 words)

	'Dead women' elected councillors in Pakistan - Sify.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The women, one of whom died 13 years ago, were elected as councillors in the Upper Dir district in the North West Frontier Province, according to the News daily newspaper.
		Khushalzada Khan, assistant election officer in Upper Dir, told Reuters if the women were found to be dead, then fresh voting would be ordered in those seats and action could be taken against those who nominated them.
		Upper Dir is a deeply conservative region where tribal elders backed by radical Islamist clerics in July banned women from standing in the election or casting votes.
	sify.com /sports/tennis/fullstory.php?id=13949230 (216 words)

	IUCN - Pakistan Programme
		The project had been launched in Jan 1997 as a joint venture by the European Union and Pakistan in Kohistan and Dir (upper).
		The rest of schemes are construction of protection walls in 10 villages, plantation of fruit saplings on 250 acre, establishment of 30 forest nurseries, construction of 30 small dams, plantation on 150 acre, establishment of 20 neighbourhood schools, two health clinics and many other development schemes.
		Meanwhile, a delegation of notables, comprising of MNA Maulana Asadullah, ex-MNA Najamuddin Khan, provincial Health Minister Inayatullah Khan and Dir district Nazim upper Sahibzada Tariqullah, met the ambassador of European Union and head of the development operations in Islamabad, who assured extension in the project's tenure.
	www.iucn.org /places/pakistan/news/007dec03.htm (290 words)

	RIGHTS-PAKISTAN: Tribal Approval for Honour Killings Decried
		The jirga, held in Nehag Dara in the Upper Dir district three weeks ago, not only endorsed the centuries-old custom of putting to death a woman that the family considers dishonourable, but declared that those responsible were not liable for punishment.
		Crimes of honour are a pre-Islamic practice deeply rooted in the tribal societies of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) where Upper Dir is located, Balochistan province, as well as those of Sindh and Punjab where they are called "karo kari" (literally fl man and fl woman).
		Last year, relatives in Dir killed Zubaida Bibi, a councillor, and her daughter because she allegedly brought a bad name upon the family.
	ipsnews.net /news.asp?idnews=33217 (935 words)

	The News - International
		DIR: The law and order situation in Upper Dir is deteriorating as the district witnessed not only sabotage activities but also some acts of terrorism during the month of June to which police remained clueless.
		Upper Dir has generally remained peaceful during he last couple of decades.
		However, some circles see the hand of state agencies in deteriorating law and order situation in the district to pave the way for the deployment of forces and conducting operation in the area to track down anti-government elements and terrorists.
	www.thenews.com.pk /daily_detail.asp?id=15243 (529 words)

	Women candidates defy election ban call in northwest Pakistan -- Middle East Times
		Dir is dominated by religious groups who in the past have also opposed the presence of nongovernmental organizations and foreign aid workers, prompting some aid agencies to pull out their staff about four years ago.
		A women's rights activist, Zubeda Begum, and her 17-year-old daughter were murdered in Dir earlier this month.
		Police said that they had arrested a man who said that a local religious official had incited him to murder the women for their "immoral" association with a nongovernmental women's group, the Aurat Foundation.
	www.metimes.com /print.php?StoryID=20050801-045818-5364r (439 words)

	News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		DIR: US and Afghan troops launched a joint operation in Afghanistan’s Kunar province as Pakistan deployed paramilitary forces along the Pak-Afghan border to check the possible infiltration of fleeing Al Qaeda and Taliban elements.
		A source in Dir civil administration said that paramilitary soldiers were being deployed along the border stretching from Dir Lower to Dir Upper and Chitral districts.
		The military declined to reveal the exact number of soldiers to be stationed at the border overlooking Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar province.
	www.pakistanlink.com /Headlines/Apr06/16/08.htm (109 words)

	Rifts appear in Upper Dir govt -DAWN - National; August 18, 2003
		Rifts appear in Upper Dir govt -DAWN - National; August 18, 2003
		TIMERGARA, Aug 17: The coalition between the Al Khidmat and Sherpao groups in the upper Dir district seemed more fragile than ever as the opposition accelerated its efforts to table a no- confidence motion against the district Nazim.
		Earlier, the no-confidence motion that was brought against Nazim Sahibzada Tariqullah during the budget session was declared illegal and void by the secretary local government.
	www.dawn.com /2003/08/18/nat38.htm (182 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Pakistani women defy election ban
		The nominations came after the central government called decisions barring women from standing and voting in the elections in the mountainous Upper Dir and adjoining Battagram districts unconstitutional.
		Khushalzada, the top election official in Upper Dir, said around 158 candidates had filed nominations for 112 seats reserved for women.
		Nilofar Bakhtiar, an adviser to the prime minister, visited Upper Dir on Wednesday to mobilise women to stand in the elections and has vowed that the government would act against those preventing women from taking part.
	signonsandiego.com /news/world/20050728-0910-rights-pakistan-women.html (568 words)

	DaVinci: Reference> Dir
		and her five-year-old son in the Galilee village of Dir el-Assad...
		The reference is to the entire process culminating in a candidate being declared...
		2003 and that it took place in the mountainous district of Upper Dir, about 480...
	www.bluegrassdavinci.com /ODP/Reference/Dir (131 words)

	Morels
		Utror, Gabral (Gul Abad and Gujar Gabral), Sazgal, Behan, Baila, Karin, Kanai and Jabba (Upper and Lower) are the important villages (Anonymous, 1998).
		They were forced by the invading Yousafzai tribe of Pathans to live in the remote upper parts of District Swat.
		Pileus is the upper part of a morel and weight about 70 to 80% of the total weight of the plant.
	www.siu.edu /~ebl/leaflets/morels.htm (2243 words)

	Women defy ban to register as electoral hopefuls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The nominations came after the central government called decisions barring women from standing and voting in the elections in the Upper Dir and adjoining Battagram districts unconstitutional.
		While women have defied the ban to register as candidates, it remains to be seen whether ordinary women in the deeply conservative districts will defy male elders and turn out to vote on August 25.
		Nilofar Bakhtiar, an adviser to the prime minister, visited Upper Dir to mobilise women to stand in the elections and has vowed that the government would act against those preventing women from taking part.
	www.benadorassociates.com /pf.php?id=17432 (411 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : International
		Islamabad, July 27 (Reuters): Conservative tribal leaders in a remote part of northwestern Pakistan have barred women from local council elections next month, a move the central government called unconstitutional and vowed to resist.
		Local administrators in the mountainous Upper Dir and adjoining Battagram districts, which are inhabited mainly by ethnic Pashtuns, said women would not be allowed to stand in the elections or vote.
		The districts, about 200 km northwest of Islamabad, are in North West Frontier Province, which has been run since 2002 by an Opposition Islamist alliance.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1050728/asp/foreign/story_5044111.asp (137 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Pakistan: Rains and Snowfall OCHA Situation Report No. 6
		There are eight worst affected districts: Swat, Upper and Lower Dir, Kohistan, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Shangla and Battagram, totaling a population of nearly 7 million.
		Of this 7 million affected population, almost 3 million are severely affected and 300,000 persons are completely isolated and stranded in snowbound villages in Kohistan, upper Swat, Upper and Lower Dir, Shangla, Battagram, Kaghan area in Mansehra and Thandiani in Abbottabad.
		There is limited access to Upper Dir, with roads cut off due to heavy snow, which could take up to 3 weeks to clear.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/HMYT-6A6NU3?OpenDocument (841 words)

	The News - International
		There is no need to attend to your duties or join in frivolous debates and legislative work in the area because your husbands, fathers and sons will take care of such problems for you.
		Barred from filing nomination papers during the local bodies polls last year, the women of upper Dir waged a relentless battle to carve an electoral niche for themselves in this conservative area despite all odds.
		With women also barred from voting in most parts of the district in any case, beleaguered female candidates were finally able to take part in the polls after the intervention of the prime minister's adviser (and now minister) Nilofer Bakhtiyar.
	www.thenews.com.pk /daily_detail.asp?id=4182 (289 words)

	Activists complain of bar on women to contest NWFP polls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Malik pointed out that an agreement by office-bearers of major political parties was only one of a number of means being used to harass potential female candidates, citing the murder of a devoted councilor from Upper Dir, Zubeida Begum, as another example.
		In Lower Dir district, only six seats were filled out of a total 204 allocated for women, however, the Batagram district had only one female representative against an available 122 positions.
		In its latest move, the ECP extended the nomination paper filing date for women candidates in four districts of NWFP: Lower Dir, Upper Dir, Batagram and Kohistan.
	www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=48415 (633 words)

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