Until 1940, this whole area was ruled by the Teri Nawab. Teri was the capital and the only Tehsil. It had tappas (satrapies): Teri, Seni, Khurram and Barak. Between 1940 and 1982 it was a part of Kohat, after the July 1, 1982, it has been an independent district with Karak as its capital. The district is predominantly populated by Khattak tribe, a famous Pushtun tribe.
It is the enriched city of plenty reservoir of oil, gas, uranium and salt in country and it has important role in the country economy. Oil and Gas reservoir are located at Makori, Noshpa Banda on the Main Indus Highway and village Gurguri in the Tehsil Banda Daud Shah. Karak is the most educated district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan as well. People of Karak are serving the nation in almost all fields all over the Pakistan and abroad as well. Karak is the most peaceful area in the country. People of Karak are living in the district with ethics keeping their basic traditions and customs alive. They are custodian of old traditions shifted to them from their grand-parents like Khushal Baba “The Warrior Poet and one of the tribal chief of Khattak tribe”.
