Posts Tagged ‘ waziristan ’

Cheegha: The Call from Waziristan | Book Review

By Hamzah Saif
Mar 2017

Daur’s book is raw: one feels his pain at the state of Waziristan through its pages. It is particularly strong since Daur writes from within Waziristan: we, not they.
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South Waziristan Bombing | TQ Wire

By TQ
Sep 2015

VIDEO | Injured children were shifted to a hospital in Dera Ismail Khan, a town bordering South Waziristan, following air bombardment on Friday Sept 18th. It remains unclear whether the bombing was conducted by a US drone attack or by the Pakistan air force.
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A Never-Ending Ordeal for South Waziristan’s IDPs

By Bilal Mahsud
Apr 2015

The vast majority of IDPs remain displaced with no clarity on when they might be able to leave their makeshift homes in camps across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Jirga Against Army Attacks | TQ Wire

By Umar Daraz Wazir
May 2014

Miranshah, May 28, 2014—Influential elders held a jirga in Mir Ali this Tuesday to urge the government to cease the aerial attacks on Waziristan.
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Refugees from North Waziristan Seek Help

By Umar Daraz Wazir
Mar 2014

VIDEO | Refugees from N Waziristan seek government help.
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Army Kills 40 | TQ Wire

By Umar Daraz Wazir
Dec 2013

Dec 22 — At least 40 people have been killed in an attack by the Pakistan Army on Mir Ali, a major town in North Waziristan. Helicopter gunships and  artillery fire began pounding the town following reports that five Pakistani soldiers were killed by militants on Wednesday. The Army claims that it has killed...
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