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The capital city of North Waziristan is Miranshah. Overview and history. North Waziristan comprises the area west and south-west of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa between the Kurram River (Tochi) to the north and the Gomal River to the south. Miranshah is district headquarter of North Waziristan.
Waziristan (Pashto, Urdu: وزیرستان, lit. ' land of the Mehsud, The Wolves, & Wazir ') is a mountainous region of Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Waziristan region administratively splits among three districts: North Waziristan, Lower South Waziristan District, and Upper South Waziristan District.
Miran Shah is capital of North Waziristan and (FATA). The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lies immediately to the east. The region was an independent tribal territory from 1893, remaining outside of the British empire and Afghanistan.
Waziristan, geographic region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It is a barren, mountainous country occupied by part of the Sulaiman Range and bounded north by the Kurram River, south by the Gumal River, and west by Afghanistan.
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The early history of the region, along with other former agencies, is traced back to the Ghaznavid Dynasty, who invaded many parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan at a time and settled there for many decades. The Pashtun tribes are considered as pure descendants of Sultan Mehmood Ghaznavi, who left there permanently. They remained independent till Brit...
The most widely spoken of the region is Pashtu (Pure Wazir Dialect), spoken by 99 percent of the population.
The region’s climate in the summer season is hot and dry, with an average temperature of 27 degrees centigrade. The winter season contains an average temperature of 17 degrees centigrade. The average annual rainfall of the region is 129 mm.
As the name mentions that south Waziristan is the southern part of the region. It covers an area of 650 sq kilometers while the people speak Pashtu with pure Wazir dialect. The district has a dry and hot climate in the summer season, with an average temperature of 30 degrees centigrade. The climate in the winter season is cold, and the season start...
It is the northern mountainous area of Pakistan and under the direct administration of the Government of Pakistan. Miran Shah is the capital and headquarters of the district. The dominant tribes of the region are Dawar (DAUR/DAURR) and Wazirs of Ahmadzai. They are inhabited in the most fertile valley of Tochi, which is irrigated from the Toche Rive...
Faqir Ipi
Hindu Muslim crises started in Waziristan due to a Hindu girl who married a Muslim Boy in Bannu in 1936. A Thorkhel Wazir, Mirzali Khan, declared Jehad against British Rules, who entitled him as “The Faqir of Ipi”. He combined a huge force against British Rulers and demanded a separate nation for Pashtuns all over the world and did not recognize Pakistan till his death in 1960. He also declared Bannu Resolutionwith the members of the Provincial Assembly and Khudai Khidmatgaar.
War on Terror
Due to the geographical importance of the region, it became the battleground of many forces. During Afghan – Russian War, the region became a center of Al-Qaida (Arab Jihadist) who attacked Russian Forces from time to time. After the decline of the USSR, the United States of America invaded Afghanistan, and many Taliban of Afghanistan resisted the USA through many attacks and used Waziristan as their shelter. Thousands of inhabitants have been died due to the drone attacks of America on the T...
Operation Zarb –E– Azb
The peace and harmony of the region are destroyed by different militant groups. Thus Pakistan Army Chief took the decision of an army operation against these militants in 2005 and sent five thousand soldiers along a commando company to maintain the peace of this region. Thousands of Taliban militants were killed in this operation, and hundreds of Pakistan Army check posts were built on major valleys and passes. The people were informed about migrating to peaceful areas and not to come here ag...
The education system is very weak as hundreds of schools are blown with bombs, and the female members of the society are still prohibited from getting a basic education. Furthermore, the male members are getting up to higher education from the nearest city of Peshawar. The government has now announced and trying to rebuild those schools, which are ...
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- Pashto (99.6%)
- 77/km2 (200/sq mi)
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The capital of North Waziristan is Miranshah. North Waziristan mostly constitutes of the people of Dawar tribe and the branch of the Darwesh Khel Waziri named Utmanzai. This branch is related to Ahmedzai Wazirisof South Waziristan.
North Waziristan District is a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is the northern part of Waziristan, a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan , bordering Afghanistan and covering 4,707 square kilometres.
