Lower Kurram Tehsil

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

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)

History

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]

See also

• Sadda, FATA
• List of tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa