Khan was born in or about 1946 in the Shindand District of Herat Province in Afghanistan. His family are Tajiks from the Chahar-Mahal neighbourhood of Shindand.
In early 1979 Ismail Khan was a Captain in the Afghan National Army based in the western city of Herat. In early March of that year, there was a protest in front of the Communist governor's palace against the arrests and assassinations being carried out in the countryside. The governor's troops opened fire on the demonstrators, who proceeded to storm the palace and hunt down Soviet advisers. The Herat garrison mutinied and joined the revolt, with Ismail Khan and other officers distributing all available weapons to the insurgents. Hundreds of civil workers and people not dressed in traditional Muslim clothes were murdered. A garrison of Soviet advisors was overtaken and all of its inhabitants: Soviet advisors along with their wives and children were massacred. The mob put severed heads of the victims on sticks and paraded them through the city of Herat. The government led by Nur Mohammed Taraki responded, pulverizing the city using Soviet supplied bombers and killing an estimated 24,000 citizens in less than a week. This event marked the opening salvo of the rebellion which led to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979. Ismail Khan escaped to the countryside where he began to assemble a local mujahideen rebel army.
Ismail Khan was Khan of Yarkand and Kashgar between 1666 and 1669. He was replaced by Ilbars Khan from 1669-1670. His khanship was restored from 1670-1680.
War with Dzungars
In 1680 Galdan Boshugtu Khan led 120,000 Dzungar cavalry into the Tarim Basin through Aksu and Turpan towards Kashgar and Yarkand with the help of Afaq Khoja of the White Mountain Khojas and his followers. The army made good progress in their advance. The Chagatai ruler Ismail Khan's son Babak Sultan led his troops and offered fierce resistance only to perish in battle. Having occupied Kashgar, the Dzungar army immediately advanced upon Yarkand. The general Yiwazibo (Iwaz Beg), sent to oppose their advance was killed, and the Dzungar occupied Yarkand and took Ismail Khan and his family as prisoners to Ili.
Dera Ismail Khan Airport or D. I. Khan Airport(IATA: DSK,ICAO: OPDI) is situated 10km away from the city centre of Dera Ismail Khan, a city in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The airport is the only airport, beside Bannu airport, which connects the southern districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa with other parts of the country.
History
Dera Ismail Khan airport was closed following the start of the Afghan-US war in 2001 for unspecified reasons. After a total of six years the airport was decided to reopen after a delegation of the district visited Islamabad. The reopening was stated to cost around Rs4 million, which was spent on repairing the runway and on the renovation and repair of the terminal building. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) was the sole operator at the airport, providing feeder services between Peshawar, Zhob, Multan, Lahore and Islamabad using Fokker F-27 aircraft. With the reopening plans, the CAA has decided to up-grade the airport which would eventually facilitate the initiation of international flights for the people of the area working abroad and in the business community. The first flight is expected to be launched on the 27 October 2008 to Islamabad via Peshawar.
Dera Ismail Khan (Urdu: ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان, Saraiki: ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان, Pashto:ډېره اسماعيل خان), often abbreviated to D.I. Khan, is a city in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is situated on the west bank of the Indus River, 200 miles (320km) west of Lahore and 120 miles (190km) northwest of Multan. The city is the capital of the district and tehsil of the same name. Dera Ismail Khan often abbreviated to D.I.Khan, is a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. The total population of the city is 86,969 according to census 1998. D.I.Khan is famous for its lacquered woodwork, glass and ivory ware, mats and sarongs. Newer industries within the city include sugar, soap, textile and oil milling. CRBC Canal is the major canal that provides water for irrigation. One of the most famous product of the district is the "Dhakki Date", which is exported to the Middle East, United States, and Europe. The district also produces wheat, sugar cane, rice and famous variety of mango called the langra.
Dera Ismail Khan (Pashto/Urdu:ضلع دېره اسماعیل خان, ; often abbreviated as D.I. Khan) is one of the 26 districts in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The capital of the district is the town of Dera Ismail Khan. The district has an area of 7,326km2 (2,829sqmi) and a population of 852,995 as of the 1998 Census.
The founder of Dera Isamil Khan was Sardar Ismail Khan Baloch son of Sardar Sohrab Khan Baloch.Who named it as Dera Ismail Khan after saving this land of Seraiki from pawanda(pashtun) attacks.
Dera or Dehra (Urdu:ڈیرہ ) is a Saraiki-language word meaning camp or settlement. In Punjabi, it is usually used as a place where men meet and socialize in the village.
As many as 7 CAA projects will start in 2024 including multi-storeyed car parking for Bacha KhanInternational... Construction of new grade fleet airport at DeraIsmail Khan will start at a new location.
During the last 24 hours, hot and humid weather prevailed in most districts of the province ...Khan 39/28. The highest temperature recorded in the province was 39�c at DeraIsmail Khan Airport ....
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, (UrduPoint / PakistanPointNews - 18th ... A cargo-international airport would be established in between of DeraIsmailKhan and Bannu to make the region international trade junction.
Outsourcing and new airports planned ...Minister Rafique said that the airport ... Moreover, the government is working on international airports in Sukkur and DeraIsmailKhan to improve air connectivity.
In a first, the Islamabad airport would be outsourced ... airport. Two more airports, Sukkur and DeraIsmailKhan, would be converted into international airports to facilitate the citizens of the area.
Aviation minister terms the contract ‘wonderful’; says three major airports to be outsourced; ... Moreover, the government had made a plan to make Sukkur and DeraIsmailKhan as international airports.
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