Lower Kurram Tehsil

Lower Kurram

تحصیل کرم زیریں
ښکته کرم تحصیل‎‎
Lower Kurram تحصیل کرم زیریں; ښکته کرم تحصیل‎‎
Tehsil
	Lower Kurram Location in Pakistan Lower Kurram Lower Kurram (Pakistan)
	Coordinates: 33°33′36″N 70°17′24″E
Country	Pakistan
Region	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District	Kurram District
Population (2017)
• Tehsil	136,719
• Urban	34,495
• Rural	102,224
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

Lower Kurram Tehsil is a subdivision located in Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 136,719 according to the 2017 census.^[1]

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In March 2017, two people were killed in a US drone strike in the Sara Khwa area of Lower Kurram. This was the first drone strike in Pakistan under the administration of United States President Donald Trump.^[2]^[3]^[4]

[1]
"DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP [PDF]" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
[2]
"Suspected U.S drone strike kills 3 in Kurram Agency". National Herald Tribune. Pakistan. 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
[3]
"Drone strike kills two in Kurram Agency". The Express Tribune. Karachi, Pakistan. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
[4]
"US drone kills Taliban commander in Kurram". The Nation. Lahore, Pakistan: Nawa-i-Waqt. 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2018-04-01.

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[census-1] [1]
"DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP [PDF]" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2018-03-25.

[herald-drone-2] [2]
"Suspected U.S drone strike kills 3 in Kurram Agency". National Herald Tribune. Pakistan. 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2018-04-01.

[tribune-drone-3] [3]
"Drone strike kills two in Kurram Agency". The Express Tribune. Karachi, Pakistan. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2018-04-01.

[nation-drone-4] [4]
"US drone kills Taliban commander in Kurram". The Nation. Lahore, Pakistan: Nawa-i-Waqt. 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2018-04-01.

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Lower Kurram تحصیل کرم زیریں ښکته کرم تحصیل‎‎
Tehsil
Lower Kurram Location in Pakistan Show map of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Lower Kurram Lower Kurram (Pakistan) Show map of Pakistan
Coordinates: 33°33′36″N 70°17′24″E
Country	Pakistan
Region	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District	Kurram District
Population (2017)
• Tehsil	136,719
• Urban	34,495
• Rural	102,224^[1]
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)