Karak a Unique District:

Karak district has a unique quality of being a district with only one caste that is Khattak, with only single sect that is Deoband (Tablighi Jumaat) and with only one language spoken here that is Pashto.

In 1986 Karak was a part of Pindi division but in 1982 it was given the rights of District. Karak is now part of Kohat division. Its neighbors are Kohat, Lucky Marwat, Bannu and on its South there is the areas of Mianwali i.e Punjab. Total area of this district is 3372 square km which is higher than its neighbors and also Peshawar.