There were several tappas (satrapies) including Teri, Seni, Khurram and Barak. Between 1940 and 1982, the current district of Karak was administratively part of Kohat. Karak was established as a separate district July 1, 1982. The district is predominantly populated by the Pashtun Khattak tribe. There are several natural resources that have been discovered in Karak. The salt mines were well known
in antiquity and a major source of salt for the Indian subcontinent into British imperial times. More recently oil, gas, and uranium have all been discovered. Oil and gas reservoirs have been found in in the towns of Makori, Noshpa Banda, and Gurguri. Administration:-
There are three tehsils in the district. These include Karak, Banda Daud Shah and Takht-e-Nasrati. The district and tehsil headquarters of the are located in the main town of Karak. District level headquarters including for electricity, education, police and the health authorities are located in Karak. There is one Electoral Constituency for National Assembly and two Constituencies for Provincial Assembly: PF-40 (Karak-1) MPA Gul Sahib Khan Khattak from PTI PF-41 (Karak-2) MPA Malik Qasim Khan Khattak from PTI. Climate:-
The climate is hot during the summers, with temperature touching 40-45, and sand storms are common in Tehsil Takht-e-Nasratti. However, Lakkara regions are the coolest part in summer where people use blankets at night. The best time to visit is between Nov-April with lush green fields of wheat, grams.By the reason of the Khattak nationality is very hard-worker As a highly education ratio with very low crime rate Khattaks of Karak are playing very important role in bureaucracy, Education, health, Army, Corporate organizations etc.
