▁until ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁area ▁became ▁K hy ber ▁Pak ht unk h wa ▁province ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁when ▁the ▁E igh teenth ▁Am end ment ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁President ▁As if ▁Ali ▁Z ard ari . ▁ ▁The ▁province ▁covered ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 7 0 , 7 0 9   km ², ▁including ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁K hy ber ▁Pak ht unk h wa ▁but ▁ex cluding ▁the ▁former ▁pr inc ely ▁states ▁of ▁Amb , ▁Ch it ral , ▁Dir , ▁Ph ul ra , ▁and ▁Sw at , ▁and ▁the ▁Feder ally ▁Admin ister ed ▁Trib al ▁Are as . ▁The ▁capital ▁was ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁P esh aw ar , ▁and ▁the ▁province ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁six ▁divisions ▁( B ann u , ▁D era ▁Is mail ▁Khan , ▁Haz ara , ▁Koh at , ▁M ard an , ▁and ▁P esh aw ar ; ▁Mal ak and ▁was ▁added ▁later ▁as ▁sevent h ▁division ). ▁Until ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁the ▁province ▁was ▁border ed ▁by ▁five ▁pr inc ely ▁states ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁the ▁minor ▁states ▁of ▁the ▁Gil git ▁Agency ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast , ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁West ▁P un j ab ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Bal och istan ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁Afghan istan ▁lay ▁to ▁the ▁north west , ▁with ▁the ▁Feder ally ▁Admin ister ed ▁Trib al ▁Are as ▁forming ▁a ▁buffer ▁zone