Dera Ismail Khan Division
ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان ڈویژن ډېره اسماعيل خان څانګه | |
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 Map of Dera Ismail Khan Division | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Capital | Dera Ismail Khan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | Amir Latif (PAS) [1] |
| • Regional Police Officer | Nasir Memood Satti (PSP) |
| Website | cdk |
Dera Ismail Khan Division is an administrative division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.[2] It is the southernmost division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Dera Ismail Khan Division borders Bannu Division (also Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) in the north, Dera Ghazi Khan Division and Sargodha Division (both Punjab) in the south-east and east respectively, Zhob Division (Balochistan) province in the south, and Afghanistan in the west.
It was formed after the implementation of the One Unit Scheme in 1954, according to which the North-West Frontier Province was divided into Dera Ismail Khan and Peshawar Divisions reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. Until the 1990s, it also contained Bannu Division. After the passing of the 25th Amendment in 2018, the South Waziristan Tribal Agency was added to the division.[3][4]
It currently contains the following districts:[5]