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.
The tehsil is administratively subdivided into 21 Union Councils, four of which form the headquarters - Dera Ismail Khan.
History
During British rule Dera Ismail Khan was the chief tehsil of the old Dera Ismail Khan District. The population was 144,337 according to the 1901 census an increase of almost 11,000 since the 1891 census (133,809) - it was headquartered at the town of Dera Ismail Khan and contained 250 villages.
Politics
Dera Ismail Khan is represented in the National Assembly of Pakistan through two seats which are NA-24 (D I Khan) and NA-25 (D I Khan cum Tank). The incumbent on these seats are Faisal Karim Kundi of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from NA-24 and Maulana Atta ur Rehman of Jamiat Ullema Islam- Fazalur Rehman (JUI-F) from NA-25.
Traditionally Dera politics has been dominated by Jamiat Ullema Islam because of the charismatic and dynamic personality of Maulana Mufti Mahmood. After his death his son Fazlur Rehman became the Chairman of JUI-F.
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.
DERA ISMAIL KHAN / SHANGLA ... In the first incident, an improvised explosive device (IED) targeted a security forces’ vehicle in the Zarkani area of Daraban tehsil in DeraIsmailKhan ... Dera Ismail Khan.
Out of 16 cases in southern districts, around nine were reported only in Darazanda Tehsil of DeraIsmailKhan because of less coverage of children in the area.He said the cohort of children below five ...
</p><p>Out of 16 cases in Southern districts, around nine are reported only in Darazanda Tehsil of DeraIsmailKhan because of less coverage of children in the area.
The EOC issues updated nationwide tally of polio cases on Monday a week after a case was reported in DeraIsmailKhan's Drazanda tehsil where a 27-month-old child was diagnosed with poliovirus.
... for the betterment of the region.</p><p>The other participants also expressed their views and urged the governor to focus on more developmental projects for DeraIsmailKhan.</p> .
... were established, with 18 in the DeraIsmailKhan Tehsil and 9 in the Daraban Tehsil.</p><p>Over 3,000 police personnel were deputed on security duty to peaceful conduct of the elections.
They said Shaheerullah was shifted to Sararogha Hospital, but later transferred to DeraIsmailKhan for further treatment. Another landmine explosion left six children wounded in tehsil Makin of South Waziristan.
...Muhammad (SAW) to get success in this world and the hereafter.</p><p>Out of 50 processions taken out across the district, three major processions were taken out in DeraIsmailKhan Tehsil.
<p>DERA ISMAIL KHAN, (UrduPoint / PakistanPointNews - 13th Sep, 2024) The Rahmat-ul-Lil-Alameen(Peace Be Upon Him) conference was held at the commissioner’s office under the chairmanship of ...
