Drazanda

Drazanda
Drazanda
Drazanda
Coordinates: 31°42′25″N 70°08′07″E / 31.706926°N 70.135163°E / 31.706926; 70.135163Coordinates: 31°42′25″N 70°08′07″E / 31.706926°N 70.135163°E / 31.706926; 70.135163
Country  Pakistan
Region  Federally Administered Tribal Areas
District Frontier Region Dera Ismail Khan
Population (2017)[1]
 • Total 8,842

Drazanda (also spelled Darazinda or Drazinda) is the main village of Frontier Region Dera Ismail Khan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The population is 8,842 according to the 2017 Census of Pakistan.[1]

History

Six Pakistanis working for the Polish oil and gas surveying company Geofizyka Krakow, a subsidiary of PGNiG, were kidnapped by militants while carrying out exploration work in November 2016. They were freed in June 2017.[2][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: FATA (FR D.I.KHAN)" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  2. ↑ "Militants kidnap six Pakistanis working for Polish oil firm in Dera Ismail Khan". Dawn. Karachi, Pakistan: Pakistan Herald Publications. 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  3. ↑ "Kidnapped Pakistani workers from Polish company plead for help". Dawn. Karachi, Pakistan: Pakistan Herald Publications. 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  4. ↑ "Kidnapped Pakistani employees of Polish company freed after six months". Dawn. Karachi, Pakistan: Pakistan Herald Publications. 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2018-04-11.


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