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39-469: Razmak Tehsil is a subdivision located in North Waziristan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistan . The population is 17,629 according to the 2017 census . This North Waziristan District location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . North Waziristan North Waziristan District ( Pashto : شمالي وزیرستان ولسوالۍ , Urdu : ضلع شمالی وزیرستان )

78-484: A Buddhist Stupa site not far from Spinwam. But nothing definite is known about the early history of this region. As of the 2023 census , North Waziristan district has 99,595 households and a population of 693,332. The district has a sex ratio of 104.71 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 32.82%: 46.94% for males and 18.03% for females. 254,259 (36.68% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 4,131 (0.60%) live in urban areas. 2,170 (0.31%) people in

117-604: A generally different lifestyle from the Dawar tribes, who live near rivers and on plains. Due to the rugged nature of the terrain and their lack of education, many inhabitants believe they must depend upon government services. Many emigrate abroad to earn livelihoods. Local people have also invested in transportation-related businesses. Wazir tribes generally run businesses, while Dawar tribes are more heavily employed through government services, particularly in education sector and civil services. The following minerals have been found in

156-425: A sleeved blouse or petticoat and a long heavy shirt, locally famous as Staar Khat with trousers. She covers her head and body with a sheet of cloth. A married woman wears coloured trousers while an unmarried woman wears simple trousers. For festivals and marriages, Wazir women put on colourful and ornamented blouses and multi-coloured frocks sometimes made of 40 metres (130 ft) cloths. To further adorn themselves,

195-655: A small portion of Razmak surrounded by Bora Khel and Tori Khel Wazirs. The Saidgis occupy Zoi valley, Shawal. Dawegar and Dande plain near the Durand Line. The Kabulkhel contains Miami, Malakshahis, Pipali'Saifali are located in Shewa tehsil. Kabulkhel has two regions in Waziristan: Shawal and Shawa. They migrate to Shawal in summer. The common dress of tribesmen consists of shirt, trousers, waist-coat, sheet of cloth, turban , and Chappal . A Wazir woman wears

234-493: A tribal jirga . Socially and religiously, Waziristan is an extremely conservative area. Women are carefully guarded, and every household must be headed by a male figure. Tribal cohesiveness is strong because of "Collective Responsibility Acts" in the Frontier Crimes Regulation. In 1910, North Waziristan Agency was constituted as a full-fledged agency with its headquarters at Miramshah. It is inhabited by

273-557: Is 4,707 square kilometres (1,817 sq mi). In 2014, about 98,640 people were reported to be internally displaced from North Waziristan as a result of Operation Zarb-e-Azb , a military offensive conducted by the Pakistan Armed Forces along the Pak-Afghan Border. In 2018, it became a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan with merger of the entire FATA into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after

312-528: 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 (1,817 sq mi). The capital city of North Waziristan is Miranshah . North Waziristan comprises the area west and south-west of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa between the Kurram River (Tochi) to

351-524: Is applicable in this area. Cases occurring in the unprotected area are decided by the tribes themselves through their elders who are known as Maliks and Motabars. The Maliki system introduced by British government was the same in North Waziristan district as functioning in other FATA. Maliks use to work like a medium between administration and the Qaum or tribe. A Maliki is hereditary and devolves on

390-440: Is called a kot . Most kots have a fort-like structure, with a tower in the centre, which is used as a strategic point for fighting with the enemy when hostilities break out. Every section in a village has a Masjid and a common sitting place. One or more households have a private guest house hujra attached to the house. In a house, there may be one or several rooms. Wazirs people mostly live near mountainous areas and they have

429-515: Is currently subdivided into nine tehsils . The climate of the area is cold in winter and warm in summer. The Summer season starts in May and continues until September. June is generally the warmest month. The mean maximum and minimum temperatures during the month of June are 31 and 18 degrees Celsius, respectively. Winter starts in October and continues until April. December, January, and February are

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468-509: Is part of this range; visible from Cadet College Razmak also), Shawal, Eblunkai, Alexandra, Muzdak and Zakha. The Tochi River flowing through the agency has formed the Tochi Pass, through which armies, people and cultures have moved in and out of this region. The Tochi Pass connects Ghazni , Afghanistan with Bannu , Pakistan. The Tochi River has carved a large and important valley which is bounded by hills and mountains on all sides except

507-427: Is relished. The people of Waziristan generally like a fried goat dish called pulawo , served in hilly areas. The Dawars live in houses close together in a compact area. Large joint Waziri families live either in one house called ket or kot or in houses adjacent to one another, but separated from the houses of the other families. A walled enclosure of mud or mud and stones three to five metres (16.4 ft) high

546-558: Is to control the tribes and maintain law and order within their own areas. They are answerable to the Deputy Commissioner through the Assistant Commissioner. They deal with all cases occurring in the protected area of their respective Tehsils. Land revenue administration in some parts of the agency is carried on exactly on the same lines as in the settled districts of Pakistan. The Frontier Crimes Regulation

585-592: The Miramshah , Ghulam Khan, and Datta Khel tehsils. The Mirali sub-division contains the Mirali, Spinwam, and Shewa tehsils. The Razmak sub-division consists of the Razmak , Dossali, and Garyum tehsils. Each of the sub-divisions is headed by an Assistant Commissioner. The Deputy commissioner is assisted by three Assistant Commissioners in criminal cases and other official work including matters maintaining law and order in

624-511: The Wazir and Dawar tribes. The agency lies from 32.35 degrees to 33.22 degrees north latitude and 69.22 degrees to 70.38 degrees east longitude. It is bounded on the north by Afghanistan, Kurram Agency and Hangu District , on the east by tribal areas adjoining the Bannu and Karak Districts, on the south by South Waziristan Agency and on the west also by Afghanistan. The total area of the agency

663-538: The British military operations in 1894–95, Waziristan was divided into two "agencies", North Waziristan and South Waziristan . The two parts have quite distinct characteristics, though both tribes are subgroups of the Wazir tribe , after which the region is named, and speak a common Waziristani dialect . They have a famed reputation as formidable warriors, and are known for their hospitality. The tribes are divided into sub-tribes governed by male village elders who meet in

702-568: The French. Some defiles have a permanent strategic importance and become known by that term in military literature. For example, the military historian William Siborne names such a geographic feature in France near the frontier with Germany in his book Waterloo Campaign 1815 : On the following day, General Rapp fell back upon the Defile of Brümath ; but this he quitted in the night, and took up

741-462: The Parliament's approval. Geographically, the whole of Waziristan is a single unit. However, for administrative convenience it has been split into two agencies: North and South Waziristan. The area has been described as a land of high and difficult hills with deep and rugged defiles . The mountains of North Waziristan are geographically separate from the larger mountain systems of Koh-e-Sufaid in

780-458: The agency. Assistant commissioners assist the Deputy commissioner in tackling problems of the agency. They perform their duties like a Liaison Officer between the Deputy commissioner t and the tribes. They also decide cases of minor criminal nature and civil suits. A new post of Additional Deputy commissioner has been established who looks after the developmental sector of the whole agency. The need

819-554: The area. The meeting was chaired by president Pervez Musharraf and it was attended by the Chief Ministers and Governors of all four provinces. They discussed the deteriorating law and order situation and the threat posed to state security. The government decided to take a number of actions to stop the "Talibanization" and crush the armed militancy in the Tribal regions and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa . The NSC of Pakistan has decided

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858-433: The area: Nowadays chromite and copper mining have occurred at Razmak Malakan village. Miran Shah is the headquarters of North Waziristan District, It is connected with Bannu and other important places in the district by metalled roads. This town houses the offices of all government departments in the agency and also serves as a market centre for people of the area. Razmak and Shawaal Valleys are both summer resorts for

897-591: The cold months. The mean maximum and minimum temperatures during the month of January are 10 and −2 degrees Celsius, respectively. Rainfall is low except in the Razmak area where the rainfall is slightly higher. In 1966, Ahmad Hasan Dani located Buddhist sites from the area: Coins of the Parthian and Kusana rulers have been found previously in the Shertala plain. Some archeological finds were reported by Sir Aurel Stein . In fact we also located during our visit

936-566: The district were from religious minorities, mainly Christians. Pashto was the predominant language, spoken by 99.66% of the population. The chief tribes in North Waziristan are the Utmanzai , Wazirs and Dawars . There are small tribes, like the Gurbaz , Kharsins , Saidgis and Malakshis , Mahsuds , Banuchi and Bangashs . These tribes, except the Saidgis, are Pakhtuns . According to

975-575: The eastern side. It is about 100 kilometres (60 mi) in length and opens up into the Indus Valley near Bannu. The Tochi valley is fertile and cultivable. Ketu and Kurram are the two minor rivers which flow in the northern part of the agency. There are five notable rivers: Tochi, Kaitu, Kurram, Khaisor, and Shaktue. Some notable streams are Kishi Aigad, Chashma Aigad, Saidgi Algad, Kanungo Aigad, Sagga Aigad, Tauda China Algad, Damoma Algad, Tarkhobi Algad, Suedar Aigad. North Waziristan District

1014-571: The fertile Tochi valley, mostly on the left bank of the Tochi River, from Khajuri to Kharkamar . They are more educated as compared to Wazirs because most of the educational institutions are in the Dawar area. The Kharsins are affiliated with Bora Khel and Madda Khel Wazirs. They live near the Durand Line to the northwest of the agency flanked by Madda Khel Wazirs and Saidgis. Mahsuds are the cousins of Wazirs; both have common ancestor: Wazirs. A section of Mahsuds called Bahlol Zai Malakshai occupy

1053-402: The following actions will be taken to achieve the goals: The ministry of interior has played a large part in the information gathering for the operations against militants and their institutions. The Ministry of Interior has prepared a list of militant commanders operating in the region and they have also prepared a list of seminaries for monitoring. The government is also trying to strengthen

1092-466: The formation is the number of ranks) and files (the width of the formation is the number of files), so, if a column of soldiers approaches a narrow pass, the formation must narrow, and so the files on the outside must be ordered to the rear (or to some other position) so that the column has fewer files and more ranks. The French verb for this order is défiler , from which the English verb comes, as does

1131-749: The hilly tracts: Khaisora, Sherathala Plain, Spinwam Mirali, Shewa, Kaitu Valley, Razmak , lower stretches of the Kurram River, upper parts of Tochi Valley beyond Kharakamar and alongside the Tochi Valley such as Anghar kalay, Spalga, Mir Khon Khel . They are divided into three main sections: Ibrahim Khel, Wali Khel, and Mohmit Khel. These sections are further divided into several sub-sections. The Dawars are divided into two main sections: Tor Gund and Spin Gund . The inhabitants of village Tappi , village Miramshah , and Issuri Haidar Khel are Tor Gund and

1170-503: The law enforcement in the area by providing the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police with weapons, bulletproof jackets and night-vision devices. The paramilitary Frontier Corps will be provided with artillery and APC's. The state agencies are also working on studying ways to block FM frequencies of illegal FM radio channels. Defile (geography) In a traditional military formation, soldiers march in ranks (the depth of

1209-584: The local Waziristanis and beautiful tourist spots for tourists, thousands of tourists visit here annually. Razmak Cadet College is one of the most famous and historical educational institutions of the country, and students from all corners of the country come to study here. The district is under the general charge of a Deputy Commissioner who administers civil, criminal and revenue cases in accordance with Frontier Crimes Regulation and Customary Law. The North Waziristan District consists of three sub-divisions and nine Tehsils . The Miramshah sub-division comprises

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1248-553: The north and Sulaiman in the south. The Waziristan hills were subject to igneous activity during the late Cretaceous period . The highly mineralised zone of Razmak is connected with it. The mountains and hills form a rampart between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The average height of the Waziristan hills is 1,500–2,500 metres (4,900–8,200 ft) above sea level. The important ranges in the Waziristan hills are Derwesta, Laran, Vizhda, Ingame, Shoidar (the highest peak Shuiar Sar of NWA

1287-711: The north and the Gomal River to the south. Miranshah is district headquarter of North Waziristan. The city of Bannu lies immediately to the east, while the largest town on the Afghan side of the border is Khost . North Waziristan is divided into the three subdivisions of Mirali , Miran Shah , and Razmak . The three subdivisions are further divided into nine tehsils: Datta Khel Tehsil , Dossali Tehsil , Gharyum Tehsil , Ghulam Khan Tehsil , Mir Ali Tehsil , Miran Shah Tehsil , Razmak Tehsil , Shewa Tehsil , Spinwam Tehsil . The British entered Waziristan in 1894. After

1326-464: The physical description for a valley that forces this manoeuvre. Defiles of military significance can also be formed by other physical features that flank a pass or path and cause it to narrow, for example impassable woods and rivers. At the Battle of Agincourt , a defile formed by the woods of Agincourt and Forecourt caused a choke point for the French army and aided the English in their victory over

1365-532: The remaining are Spin Gund. In the time of Ahmad Shah Durrani , the total number of Dawars was 12,000 (3,000 Tor Gund 9,000 Spin Gund), and Waziris were 60,000. The traditional jirga of Spin Gund are still called " lazariza " (the meeting of all the 9,000 Spin Gund). Those living under the administrative control of Miramshah tehsil are known as "Upper Dawars". Those living under the administrative control of Mirali tehsil are known as Lower Dawars. They have settled in

1404-522: The son and his son so on and so both for which regular benefits and subsidies are sanctioned from time to time. Lungi system known as Sufaid Resh is slightly lower form of Maliki. In North Waziristan Agency there are 1,620 Maliks and Lungi holders. On 4 June 2007, the National Security Council of Pakistan met to decide the fate of Waziristan and take up a number of political and administrative decisions to control "Talibanization" of

1443-489: The tribal annals, they are descendants of Karlan , who are descended from Qais Abdur Rashid . Some historians believe that they are ethnically Semites . The traditions of the tribesmen, however, indicate that they are descendants of Karlan and are, therefore, generally accepted as being a tribe of Karlanri Pakhtuns . The Saidgis are the descendants of a Syed who accompanied the founder of the Wazir tribe. The Wazirs dominate

1482-492: The women put on rectangular pieces of silver and gold that hang on their forehead and side-ways down to ear. While the dress of Dawars are almost the same as the Wazirs, although there are some differences due to regional, and climate variations. Dawar wear almost all kind of dresses usually used throughout Pakistan. The staple food of the tribesman is wheat or maize bread. Milk is consumed in its various forms. Roasted meat larmin

1521-568: Was felt for reason of high level intervention in developmental sector by both governmental and non-governmental organizations. In addition to these duties the Additional Political Agent acts as Political Agent in his absence. Furthermore, all the Line Directorates work under supervision of Additional Political Agent. Political Tehsildars and Political Naib- Tehsildars are in charge of Tehsils and their main duty

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