Proper noun
Waziristan
A mountainous region in northwestern Pakistan.
Armed conflict began in 2004, when tensions, rooted in the Pakistan Army 's search for al-Qaeda fighters in Pakistan's mountainous Waziristan area (in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas ), escalated into armed resistance. Source: Internet
On May 1, Sardar Muhammed Arif Wazir, a Pashtun political leader in Pakistan, was fatally wounded in a drive-by shooting by unidentified men as he stood outside his house in South Waziristan. Source: Internet
NORTH WAZIRISTAN: Nine terrorists were killed and two soldiers were martyred during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khaisura and Dossali areas of North Waziristan, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday. Source: Internet
“Pashtuns in a massive PTM gathering in Waziristan are expressing opposition to the new war being imposed on both sides of Durand Line” Afrasiab Khattak, one of the leading leaders of the PTM said in a short statement on his twitter on Sunday. Source: Internet
Although the epicenter of Theo-fascism remains embedded in Pakistan, expanded to Afghanistan and then entrenched in Waziristan area, it yet remains high on the agenda of terrorists in Kashmir. Source: Internet
Caretaker Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Nisar A Memon confirmed, on December 20, 2007, that, following action by the security forces, terrorists had moved from South Waziristan to North Waziristan and then to Swat. Source: Internet