Paniala (Urdu: پنياله Urdu pronunciation: [panyɑla]) is a small town located in the north of Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa about 55 km away from Dera Ismail Khan and approx 300 km from provincial capital Peshawar.

[1] The green grassland comprises sandy area and a population of a hundred thousand citizens.

The main tribes comprises Bluch lodi [Al-Hashimi (surname)|Hashmis]], and Qureshis marwat.

[1][2] The prominent shrine of Haji Baba and two important graves of Sahabis are also situated.

The nearby picnic spots are TOY (a natural water resort and play ground) and the mountainous hilly region of Sheikh Badin that comprises lush green forest, an old nonfunctioning post office and police station of British time.