Dera Ismail Khan

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Dera Ismail Khan (dā`rə ĭsmīl` khän), town (1981 pop. 64,358), N central Pakistan, c.1 mi (1.6 km) on the western bank of the Indus River. A district administrative center, it is known for its lacquered woodwork, glass and ivory ware, mats, and sarongs. Newer industries include soap factories and textile, rice, flour, and oil mills. The old town, founded in 1469 by a Baluchi chief, was washed away by the Indus River; the new town was laid out in 1823. The city is seat of Gomal Univ. (est. 1974) and numerous colleges affiliated with Peshawar Univ.

Dera Ismail Khan

a city in Pakistan in the province of Punjab; situated on one of the tributaries of the Indus (formerly on the river itself). Population, 47,100 (1961).

Dera Ismail Khan is the trading center of an agricultural region. It has a variety of handicrafts, including articles of lacquered wood and ivory.

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No references found			PESHAWAR, November 19, 2009 (Balochistan Times): Ten police officers of Dera Ismail Khan have been dismissed for allegedly torturing IDPs of South Waziristan and report has been send to Chief Minister NWFP here on Thursday. 10 cops dismissed for allegedly torturing IDPs by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan) PESHAWAR, November 19, 2009 (Frontier Star): Ten police officers of Dera Ismail Khan have been dismissed for allegedly torturing IDPs of South Waziristan and report has been send to Chief Minister NWFP here on Thursday. 10 cops dismissed for allegedly torturing IDPs by The Frontier Star (Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan) The bomb was planted on a roadside in Dera Ismail Khan town and was detonated when a police vehicle approached it," local police official Shafiq Khan told AFP. Bomb blast kills one person in NW Pakistan: police by AFP / AFP Asian Edition			depth of fusion Depth of Hardening Depth of Image Space depth of thread depth perception Depth Psychology depth sounder depth zone depth-duration-area value depth-first search depth-type filtration depthometer depurination Deputatskii deputy Deputy Inquiry Deputy, The deque dequeue DER Der Grosse Brockhaus Der Nister Der Sozialdemokrat Der Spiegel Dera Ghazi Khan Dera Ismail Khan derail Derain Derain, Andre Derain, André Deraismes, Maria derangement derangement numbers derating Deratization Derazhnia Derbe Derbeke Derbendi Derbent Derbul Derby Derby Day derby float derby slicker Derby ware Derby, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th earl of Derby, Edward Henry Stanley, 15th earl of Derby, Edward Stanley, 14th earl Derby, Elias Hasket Derby, James Stanley, 7th earl of			Der Kleiner Panzers Der Motorsport Club Bielefeld eV Der Nister Der Norske Veritas Der Österreichische Gewerkschaftsbund Der Paritätische Wohlfahrtsverband Der Regenmacher Der Regenmacher Der Regenmacher Der Regenmacher Der Ring des Nibelungen Der Ring des Nibelungen Der Ruf Nach Freiheit Der Sandmann Der Schotte Der Schotte Der Sozialdemokrat Der Speigel Der Spiegel Der Struwwelpeter Der Tod in Venedig Der Tod in Venedig Der Volksrennwagen Kafer Klub Der Zauber Der Zebaoth der- der. der. DERA Dera Doon Dera Ghazi Khan Dera Ismail Khan DERAC deracinate deracinate deracinated deracinated deracinates deracinates deracinating deracinating deracination deracination deracinations deracinations deradelphus Deradun Deraign Deraign Deraignment derail derail derail derail Derail the Bullet Train derailed derailed derailed derailing derailing derailing Derailler

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