Bannu Cantonment is a cantonment adjacent to Bannu in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the only cantonment in Bannu District or the Bannu Division. It has a population of 8,320. The town of Bannu was founded in 1848 by Herbert Benjamin Edwardes, a lieutenant in the 1st Bengal European Fusiliers Regiment of the East India Company's pri…Bannu Cantonment is a cantonment adjacent to Bannu in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the only cantonment in Bannu District or the Bannu Division. It has a population of 8,320. The town of Bannu was founded in 1848 by Herbert Benjamin Edwardes, a lieutenant in the 1st Bengal European Fusiliers Regiment of the East India Company's private army. The fort, named Dhulipgarh after the Maharajah of Lahore, was constructed at the same time. Originally named Dhulipnagar, the town was later renamed to Edwardesabad in 1869 before receiving its current name in 1903.
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