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ABC News
April 22, 2018
Their ranks quickly swelled with Uzbek fighters, mostly from Central Asia's Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, many of whom were driven out of Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region by a military offensive. Analysts say the movement brutality's was unmatched and, as outsiders to Afghanistan, the UzbekÃÂ ...
Aljazeera.com
April 22, 2018
Pashteen, a native of the South Waziristan tribal district, once the birthplace of the Pakistani Taliban, has led a movement that has expanded across the country in recent weeks to hold the military and government accountable for alleged excesses committed by security personnel. The rally on Sunday wasÃÂ ...
DAWN.com
April 22, 2018
THERE is a curious stillness to the streets of South Waziristan, and it pulls at your sense of reality. At first, you think it is the intense quiet — absolute silence, but for the gentle wind through the shabeluth trees and the soft gurgle of the Zam river. As you drive into the remote tribal district, once theÃÂ ...
Geo News, Pakistan
April 21, 2018
The report reveals that Anwar arrested Naqeebullah on a tip-off from Malik Haji - a native of South Waziristan who told the ex-SSP that Naqeebullah was a 'terrorist'. The use of geo-fencing technology established Anwar's presence at the time of the incident. He was also present with Naqeebullah when theÃÂ ...
DunyaNews Pakistan
April 7, 2018
(Dunya News) – Peace in South Waziristan has brought a new wave of developmental projects aiming to revive normalcy once again in this region of Pakistan. Through tireless efforts of Pakistan army, many welfare projects for the wellbeing of the locals have been completed. Besides the setting up of theÃÂ ...
UrduPoint News
April 5, 2018
SOUTH WAZIRISTAN, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 5th Apr, 2018 ) :Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa Thursday inaugurated two mega projects in South Waziristan Agency (SWA). Speaking to the local tribal elders, he said having lived through very difficult times duringÃÂ ...
UrduPoint News
April 2, 2018
SOUTH WAZIRISTAN,(UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 2nd Apr, 2018 ) :Pakistan Army under a special tree plantation drive Monday distributed 30,000 saplings and 1500 fruit plants free of cast among tribal people to strengthen the forest in South Waziristan Agency (SWA). Range Officer of ForestÃÂ ...
UrduPoint News
April 1, 2018
ISLAMABAD, Apr 1 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 1st Apr, 2018 ):Repatriation process of all temporarily displaced persons (TDPs) of South Waziristan Agency to their native homes has been completed. According to FATA Disaster Management Authority (FDMA), more than seventy-one thousandÃÂ ...
WTRF
March 30, 2018
Mohammad Khurasani, a spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack and warned of more in the future. Dera Ismail Khan is a central town in the country's northeast and a gateway to the North and South Waziristan tribal regions, which have were a base for local Taliban untilÃÂ ...
Daily Times
March 29, 2018
ISLAMABAD: Local administration in the tribal region of South Waziristan has prohibited gatherings, political rallies and processions in Wana, the embattled region, amid warning that no public gathering will be held without prior permission of the administration. The notification quoted by Assistant PoliticalÃÂ ...
ReliefWeb
March 29, 2018
Islamabad (28 March, 2018)— The UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has approved the allocation of US$ 2.5 million for the continuation of the children's education in the areas of return in South Waziristan (Serwakai, Sararogha and Tiarza tehsils) and Kurram (Lower, Central and UpperÃÂ ...
Pakistan Today
March 24, 2018
PESHAWAR: FATA Political Alliance South Waziristan chief Arif Wazir was arrested Saturday by the political administration on the charges of staging an anti-state rally on the eve of Pakistan National Day at Wana. According to details, Arif Wazir was picked up by a group of security personnel from his homeÃÂ ...
UrduPoint News
March 21, 2018
SOUTH WAZIRISTAN, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Mar, 2018 ):For the very first time in history of FATA, the Pak Army has opened women Public Call Office (PCO) in Makeen area of South Waziristan Agency. Security sources told that a woman telephone operator would be appointed to work inÃÂ ...
Pakistan Today
March 16, 2018
PESHAWAR: At least three people were killed and 11 others injured when armed tribesmen opened indiscriminate firing on participants of a reconciliatory traditional jirga at Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan Agency on Friday. A leading tribal elder was amongst the killed whereas Naib PoliticalÃÂ ...
The Express Tribune
March 4, 2018
Security forces on Sunday were able to recover a large cache of arms and ammunition while clearing minefields laid by terrorists in areas of South Waziristan. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the drive took place in the Nankae, Raghzae , Chargolai and Gurgurai Zafar Khel areas.
The News International (blog)
March 2, 2018
WANA: While Mahsud tribespeople are protesting for the rights in different parts of the country, their native South Waziristan tribal region has been without a political agent for the last several months, affecting routine administrative work in the tribal region. An official requesting anonymity told The News thatÃÂ ...
