Districts of Dera Ismail Khan Division

Dera Ismail Khan District

Southernmost district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and divisional headquarters — bounded by Tank, Lakki Marwat, Punjab (Mianwali, Bhakkar, D.G. Khan), and Balochistan (Zhob), with agriculture, trade, and education centered on D.I. Khan city.

South Waziristan District

Largest former tribal district in southern KP along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border — rugged mountains, fully rural population (888,675), and post-merger recovery focused on roads, water, health, and livelihoods.

Tank District

Transitional district between the plains and tribal regions — bordering D.I. Khan, Lakki Marwat, and South Waziristan — predominantly rural with Tank city as headquarters across about 2,900 km².