Paniala

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Paniala
Town and union council
Paniala Toy
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
District	Dera Ismail Khan District
Government
• Member of Provincial Assembly (PK-68)	Ehtesham Javed Akber Khan (PTI)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Area code	0966

Paniala (Urdu: پنياله Urdu pronunciation: [panyɑla]) is a small town located in the north of Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa about 55 km away from Dera Ismail Khan and approx 300 km from provincial capital Peshawar. The Link Road (also known as Gilloti Road) from main Indus Highway (Peshawar Road) that connects with Paniala is of about 18 km. It is a submontane settlement and one of the oldest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan.

The name Paniala originated from "Panjh Naala", which means 5 Naalas, stemming from Oobo Sir (in Pashto), which means "head of water", and then combines into one form. The water is then supplied to whole of the village and nearby towns for feeding and cultivating the fields. And then from passage of time the name Panjh Naala changed into Paniala.^[1]

The green grassland comprises sandy area and a population of a hundred thousand citizens. The main tribes comprises Marwats, Khels, Hashmis, and Qureshis. Main local language spoken is Pashto.^[1][2]

The prominent shrine of Haji Baba and two important graves of Sahabis are also situated. Fruits of the town include mangoes and dates. "Dhakki" is a major part of export. The nearby picnic spots are TOY (a natural water resort and play ground) and the mountainous hilly region of Sheikh Badin that comprises lush green forest, an old nonfunctioning post office and police station of British time.^[1][2]

Paniala town is facilitated with a government hospital, a degree College for male,^[3] and high schools for both male and female and higher secondary school for girls. There are five private institutions, Al-Hira Model High School, Pakistan Campus School & College, Muslim Public High School, City Grammar School and Paniala Science School & College. Also there is a Montessori School named The Guardian Montessori School Paniala started in 2017. There are 3 primary schools for boys and 3 primary schools for girls. A post office, a bank HBL (Habib Bank Limited), an agriculture office and Lari Adda (لاری اڈہ) are also in Paniala.

There is one football stadium & many popular football clubs in Paniala, which produced many talented players like Jaffar Khan, former captain of the Pakistan national football team.^[4]

• Jaffar Khan, footballer^[4]

32°14′35″N 70°52′55″E / 32.24306°N 70.88194°E / 32.24306; 70.88194