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   Banū   or   Bannu   ( Pashto :   باني ګل / بنو ‎,   Urdu :   بنوں ‎   pronounce   ( help · info ) ) is a city located in   Bannu District   in southern   Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ,   Pakistan . Founded by   Sir Herbert Benjamin Edwardes   in 1848 during the   British colonial era , Bannu was once a British military base used for action against the   Pashtun   border tribes of the   Tochi Valley   and   Waziristan . [3]   Bannu's residents are primarily members of the   Banuchi   tribe [4]   and speak a dialect of   Pashto   that is similar to the distinct   Wazir dialect . The major industries of Bannu are cloth weaving, sugar mills and the manufacturing of cotton fabrics, machinery and equipment. It is famous for its weekly  Jumma  fair. The district forms a basin drained by the  Kurram  and  Gambila  (or Tochi) rive...