Paniala

Paniala, is a town and Union Council of Dera Ismail Khan District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. [ [http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=55&dn=D.I.%20Khan Tehsils & Unions in the District of D.I. Khan - Government of Pakistan] ] It is located at 32°14'35N 70°52'55E with an altitude of 322 metres (1059) and lies north of the district capital - Dera Ismail Khan. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/3/Paniala.html Location of Paniala - Falling Rain Genomics] ]

Amongst the inhabitants of Paniala, Marwats constitute the bulk of the population. There are also a small number of Seraikis, and members of a tribe unique to this area only known as the Blach, though most of them are now absorbed into the Marwats.

Tribes

(Hamza Computers Paniala) The main tribe is the Marwat, subtribes in the town include: Mala Khel, Hassan Khel, Siraj Khel, Masti Khel, Qalander Khel, Malana, Shadi Khel, Dhedi, Mumrez Khel,karaki Khel, Neelgar, Mansoor Khel, Syed, Mada Khel ,Changa Khel,Quresh, Utta Khel, Sharbi Khel, Mewan Khel,Sharqi Khel,Mahmand etc etc.

Facilities

(Hamza Computers Paniala)Paniala town is facilitated with a Govt. Hospital, a Degree College for male and High Schools for both male and female. There are Three Public High Schools, Al-Hira Model High School, Pakistan Campus High School, Muslim Public High School. There are 3 Primry school for boys and 3 Primry School for girls. A Post Office, A Bank (Habib Bank Paniala Limited), A Agriculture Office are also in Paniala.

Places

(Hamza Computers Paniala)The town has many scenic places in the surrounding peaks and the town is also famous for the Shrine of Haji Baba.Mazarate Saadat are at the top of a little mountain. Kot Ghundi is also a place form where a greatest sceen of Paniala can be looked.Toy is a place where young, old and little kids play after noon daily.Ubo Sar is a place from where water are flowing beside the town.Kach Jaroba Sagi Kot Ghundi, Hasini Wala, Tora Ghundi, Speenay Ghari, Jalar, Pahle, are best places for photo graphy.Paniala town is surrounded by layers of mango and date farms, these gardens are irrigated through natural streams called Karez.The inhabitants of Paniala have large land holdings in the area, which is arid.

References

External links

* http://www.edanial.com/paniala.html
* http://www.khyber.org/places/sheikhbadin.shtml