Waziristan

[wuh-zeer-uh-stahn, -stan]

noun

1. a mountainous region in NW Pakistan.

Waziristan

/ wəˌzɪərɪˈstɑːn /

noun

1. a mountainous region of N Pakistan, on the border with Afghanistan

Example Sentences

Pakistani officials said a suicide bomber drove a vehicle packed with explosives into a military convoy in the north-western tribal region of North Waziristan, near the border with Afghanistan, on Saturday.

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No one was hurt in the overnight attack in North Waziristan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local police official Rehmat Ullah said.

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North Waziristan is a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban, who are also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.

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The attack happened in South Waziristan, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

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Another militant was killed in the second raid in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the North Waziristan district in the northwest.

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