"Daggar" redirects here. For the double-edged blade, see Dagger. For the British politician, see George Daggar.
Daggar Tehsil
Native name
ډاګر
Coordinates34.3°N 72.29°E
CountryPakistan
ProvinceKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictBuner
TehsilDaggar
Elevation688 m
ChairmanRozy Khan
Time zonePST (UTC+5)
Leader partyPTI

Daggar (Pashto: ډاګر, ) 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 and has an average elevation of 688 metres (2260 feet).[2] Daggar is also an administrative unit (Union council) of Buner District.

Taliban conflict

In April 2009 Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from the neighbouring areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 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

It 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

  1. ^ "Uncertainty rules Pakistan's Buner district" Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, Radio Nertherlands Worldwide
  2. ^ "Falling Rain - Location of Daggar". Archived 2008-02-12 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  3. ^ "Pakistan: Troops sent to Taliban-threatened area". Archived 2015-10-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  4. ^ "Pakistan paramilitary force routed as Taliban militants extend control towards Islamabad". Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  5. ^ "Pakistan troops secure town in Taliban-held valley". Archived 2009-04-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  6. ^ "You're more likely to get struck by lightning here than anywhere else on Earth". Science | AAAS. 2016-12-28. Archived 2017-01-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2017-01-28.