Daggar (Pashto: ډاګر, Urdu: ڈگر) or Dagar is the capital of Buner District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[1] It is located at 34°30′41″N 72°29′02″E / 34.51139°N 72.48389°E and has an average elevation of 688 metres (2260 feet).[2] Daggar is also an administrative unit (Union council) of Buner District.
Daggar Tehsil
ڈگر ډاګر | |
|---|---|
  Daggar Tehsil  Daggar Tehsil | |
| Coordinates: 34°18′N 72°17′E / 34.30°N 72.29°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Buner |
| Tehsil | Daggar |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Rozy Khan (PTI) |
| Elevation | 688 m (2,257 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Taliban conflict
editIn April 2009 Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan from neighbouring areas entered the district following a peace deal with the government in Swat, Taliban fighters took over government buildings and killed those who resisted.[3] On 22 April 2009, the Taliban took over the town forcing the police to retreat to their stations while they looted aid agency offices.[4] However, on 29 April 2009, the troops of Pakistan Army were deployed in the town as part of an effort to drive out Taliban militants from Buner.[5]
Lightning hotspots
editIt is one of the top 100 hotspots of lightning according to the research published on ScienceMag.org. The data obtained from satellites between January 1998 and December 2013 showed that this area observed 143 flashes of lightning per km2 per year.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Uncertainty rules Pakistan's Buner district" Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, Radio Nertherlands Worldwide
- ^ "Falling Rain - Location of Daggar". Archived from the original on 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ "Pakistan: Troops sent to Taliban-threatened area". Archived from the original on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
- ^ "Pakistan paramilitary force routed as Taliban militants extend control towards Islamabad". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
- ^ "Pakistan troops secure town in Taliban-held valley". Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ "You're more likely to get struck by lightning here than anywhere else on Earth". Science | AAAS. 2016-12-28. Archived from the original on 2017-01-29. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
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