Division of Dir
Dir district was officially split into Upper Dir and Lower Dir in 1996. Until 2000 as funds were not available to provide the accommodation needed at Dir town by government departĀments at a district headquarters, both districts continued to he administered by a single deputy Commissioner stationed at Timergara.
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