It was abolished in the reforms of 2000, like all divisions, but reinstated in 2008. At independence in 1947, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (then North-West Frontier Province) was split into two divisions, Dera Ismail Khan and Peshawar.
In 2000, like all divisions, it was abolished; however, in 2008, it was reinstated. At independence in 1947, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier Province) was divided into two regions: Dera Ismail Khan and Peshawar.