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ISLAMABAD, Oct 20 (APP): The Federally Administered Tribal
Areas (FATA) in Pakistan are areas bordering Afghanistan, outside the four
provinces, comprising a region of some 27,220 kmý (10,507 sq mi). The area
has Afghanistan to the north-west, North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) to the
east and Balochistan to the south. The area is colloquially referred to as
Pakistan’s Tribal Belt or Pak tribal belt, Dunya News reported.
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The geographical arrangement of the seven Tribal Areas in
order from north to south is: Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai, Kurram, North
Waziristan, South Waziristan. The geographical arrangement of the six Frontier
Regions in order from north to south is: Peshawar, Kohat, Bannu, Lakki Marwat,
Tank, Dera Ismael Khan.
Waziristan, a mountainous region of northwest
Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan and covering some 11,585 kmý, is
divided into two “agencies”, North Waziristan and South Waziristan, with
estimated populations of around 0.6 million and 0.8 million respectively.
South Waziristan is the southern part of Waziristan. It
comprises the area west and southwest of Peshawar between the Tochi River to the
north and the Gomal River to the south, forming part of Pakistan’s Federally
Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
Waziristan is named after the Pashtun Wazir tribe. South
Waziristan is the largest FATA in size. It has two headquarters: Tank is the
winter headquarters of the Agency while Wana is its summer headquarters.
Mullah
Nazir has clout in this area presently. It has been
functioning since 1895.
It is bounded to the north by the North Waziristan
Agency, to the north-east by Bannu and Lakki Marwat Districts,
to the east by Tribal Area Adjoining Tank District and D.I. Khan
Districts, to the south by Zhob District of Balochistan Province and
Tribal Area Adjoining D.I.
Khan District, and to the
west by Afghanistan. The total area of the Agency is 6,619 kmý.
The Agency is mostly a mass of rugged and complex hills and
ridges. There are no regular mountain alignments. The land rises gradually from
south and east to north and west. The dominating range is the Preghal in the
west along the border with Afghanistan.
It is the highest peak which is 3,515 metres high. Zarmelan,
Wana, Shakki, Zalai, Spin and Tiarza are the main plains of the Agency. The
Mahsuds and Waziris are the two main tribes of this Agency. The Mahsud tribe
inhabits the northern regions of South Waziristan near Razmak in North
Waziristan.
North Waziristan is the northern part of Waziristan. It
comprises the area west and south-west of Peshawar between the Tochi river to
the north and the Gomal river to the south, forming part of Pakistan’s Federally
Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Miran Shah is capital of North Waziristan.
It is bounded on the north by Afghanistan, Kurram Agency
and Hangu District, on the east by Tribal Areas Adjoining Bannu District and
Tribal Area Adjoining Karak and Bannu Districts. On the south by South
Waziristan Agency and on the west also by Afghanistan. The total area of the
agency is 4,707 square kilometres.
The chief tribes in North Waziristan are the Utmanzai
Wazirs and Dawars. Militant Commander Hafiz Gul Bahadur has clout in this area
presently. The North Waziristan Agency consists of three sub-divisions and nine
Tehsils. The Miran Shah sub-division comprises the Miran Shah, Ghulam Khan, and
Datta Khel tehsils.
The Mir Ali sub-division contains the Mir Ali, Spinwam, and
Shewa tehsils. The Razmak sub-division consists of the Razmak, Dossali, and
Garyum tehsils.
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