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South Waziristan

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South Waziristan (Pashto: ) is the southern part ofWaziristan, a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan and covering some 11,585 km (4,473 mi).
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It comprises the area west and southwest ofPeshawarbetween theTochi Riverto the north and

the Gomalriver to the south, forming part of Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas

(FATA). TheNorth-West Frontier Province lies immediately to the east. The region was anindependent tribal territory from 1893, remaining outside ofBritish-ruled empire and

Afghanistan. Tribal raiding into British-ruled territory was a constant problem for the British,

requiring frequent punitive expeditions between 1860 and 1945. The region became part ofPakistan in 1947.

Waziristan is divided into two "agencies",North Waziristan and South Waziristan, with estimated

populations (as of 1998) of 361,246 and 429,841 respectively. The two parts have quite distinct

characteristics, though both tribes are subgroups of the Waziris and speak a common Wazirilanguage. Mehsud orMaseed is the dominant tribe inhabiting most of the hilly and green area of

South Waziristan. The name of this famous tribe is usually spelled "Mahsud" in the literature,

while the local pronunciation is something closer to "Mah-SIT." Ahmadzai wazir occupy onlythe fertile plain area of WANA, Shakai and Bairmal (hilly border area with Afghanistan).

Ahmadzai wazir before the WANA operation were one of the most prosperous tribe because of

their direct trade with Afghanistan and their income from fruit and vegetable. Maseeds on otherdue to their terrain and historical legacy and hilly terrain are tilted towards government jobsespecially Education, Army and Beaurucracy. You will hardly find any Ahmadzai wazir in Army

or FC whereas many Maseeds are serving in Army and Bearucracy. Bhittanis occupy the hot and

unculitvable land near Tank while entering into South Waziristan. Jandola is their main town.They are descendents of Bhitt Baba. Near Ladha in the bottom of Asman Manza there is

historical town of Kanigurem, inhabited for over a thousand years and is the main habitat of the

Burki (also called, but rarely used, Ormar). They speak theOrmuri language, as well as Pashto.The Burkis have close ties to the Mahsud who surround their territory/lands which are around

Kaniguram. The origins of the Burkis isn't clear but they considered themselves as Pashtun or

Pathan. Bayazid Ansari (Pir Roshan) belonged to this town and was a Burki. He is the first prose

writer in Pashtu literature and founder of historical Roshania Tehreek movement. He was also thefirst Pashtun to lead a major insurgency against the powerful Mughal dynasty under Emperor

AKbar. North Waziristan comprises Dirdooni Wazir and Dawar. They have a formidable

reputation as warriors and are known for their frequent blood feuds. Traditionally, feuding localWaziri religious leaders have enlisted outsiders in the Pakistani government, and more

recently U.S. forces hunting al-Qaedafugitives in attempts at score-settling. The tribes are

divided into sub-tribes governed by male village elders who meet in a tribaljirga. Socially andreligiously, Waziristan is an extremely conservative area. Women are carefully guarded, and

every household must be headed by a male figure. Tribal cohesiveness is so strong through so-

called Collective Responsibility Acts in the Frontier Crimes Regulation.

Waziristan is named after the PashtunWazirtribe. South Waziristan is the largest FATA in size. Ithas two headquarters: Tank is the winter headquarters of the Agency while Wana is its summer

headquarters. It has been functioning since 1895. It is bounded on the north by theNorth

Waziristan Agency on the north-east by Bannu and Lakki Marwat Districts, on the east by TribalArea Adjoining Tank. Tank District and D.I.Khan Districts on the south by Zhob District of

Balochistan Province and Tribal Area adjoining D I.Khan District and on the west by

Afghanistan. The total area of the Agency is 6.619 square Kilometres.
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[edit] GeographyThe Agency is mostly a mass of rugged and complex hills and ridges. There are no regularmountain 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 3515 metres high. Zarmelan, Wana, Shakki, Zalai, Spin and Tiarza are the mainplains of the Agency.

Direction of water courses, in general, is from west to south i.e. from the watersheds ofSulaiman

Mountains to theIndus. There are two principal rivers in the Agency viz. Gomal of Luni and

Tank Zam. Some important rivulets are Khaisora, Shaktu, Splitoi, Wana Toi, Shuza, Shinkai and

Shahur. The rest are merely mountain streams generally insignificant but they all becomedangerous and impassable during heavy rains which frequently occur during the months of July

and August. The Gomal River rises in two branches in the eastern slopes of the western Sulaimanrange in the Birmal District of Afghanistan not far from the source of the Tochi River. The Tank

Zam is formed by the junction of the Tauda China and the Baddar Toi, at Dwa Toi, south of

Razmak.

[edit] Mining

There is hardly significant mining to be mentioned.Coal mines have been discovered in the

disputed area of Neeli Kach Tehsil Wana. Copperis found in Preghal and Spin Kamar.

[edit] Climate

The Agency has hot summers and very cold winters. In winter, temperatures go below freezingpoint in places ofhigh altitude. The summer season starts in May and ends by September. June is

generally the warmest month when the mean maximum temperature rises slightly over 30

degrees Celsius. The winter starts in October and continues until April. December, January andFebruary are the coldest months. Themean maximum and minimum temperatures for this period

are 10 and -2 degrees Celsius, respectively. The Agency is outside themonsoon zone, yet at

higher altitudes a fair amount ofrainfall is received. South Waziristan Agency has anarid

climate, receiving minimalprecipitation. The western portion, bordering Afghanistan, receivesmore rainfall than the eastern portion touching Tank and D.I.Khan districts. Most of the Agency

receives mean annual rainfall of 6 inches, while a small area in the southeastern corner receives

less than 10 inches of rainfall annually.

[edit] History
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From the time of taking over the Frontier from the Sikhs, in 1849 the Deputy Commissioner of

Dera Ismail Khanand Bannu controlled all political matters in Waziristan up to 1895. These

areas did not come under British control until November 1893, when theAmirof Afghanistansigned a treaty renouncing all claims to these territories. After attack on the Delimitation

Commission Escort at Wana in 1894 and subsequent large military operations in 1894-95, a

Political Agent for South Waziristan was permanently appointed with headquarters at Wana.Another was also appointed for the Tochi area (North Waziristan) with headquarters at

Miranshah. The post of Resident in Waziristan was created in 1908. The Political Agent in North

Waziristan was subordinate to the Resident, who was directly responsible to the ChiefCommissioner of North Western Frontier Province. With the withdrawal ofIndian government to

the settled districts, the regular armed forces were withdrawn and, instead, a local militia was

raised in 1900. However, large scale disturbances occurred in 1904 resulting in the murder of the

Political Agent and Militia Commandant at Sarwakai. Later, a plot to murder all the British

officers seized the Wana fort and handed it over toMullah Powindah, the self-styled king ofWaziristan, was discovered. The Political Agent and the Commandant, on the same night,

disarmed and dismissed all the Mahsuds from the Militia. A few months later, they were againenlisted, but once again, they were disbanded in 1906.

[edit] Races and tribes

The Mahsuds andWaziris are the two main tribes of this Agency. There are also the Burki (who

enclave is in the heart of Mahsud territory), some Dotanisand otherPowindahsettlers in thesouthwest corner of the Agency between Thati to Zarmelan. The Bhittanis inhabit a strip of

country along the southeast border of the Agency. According to their own traditions, the Waziriscall themselves the descendants of Waziri who was the son ofSulaiman, the son ofKuki, the sonofKarlan and grandson ofQais Abdur Rashid. They are usually described as being a tribe of

Karlani Pashtuns. From this common origin come the Wazirs, a title which properly includes

both the Wazirs and Mahsuds, although in practice the word Wazir has come to primarilyrepresent the former. The Mahsuds are divided into three main divisions referred to as the

Dremahsuds. These are Alizai (Shabi Khel andManzai), Shaman Khel and Bahlolzai. Each of

these are divided into sections and sub-sections. These three divisions share benefits and losses

equally according to what is known asNikat. The Manzais are divided into Giddi Khel and PalliKhel. The Manzais have a small number ofSyeds as theirHamsayas (neighbors), and they are

said to have come either from Yemen orTurkistan. The Shaman Khel of Shah are commonly

known as "Shahoor Shaman Khel" are a mixed community of Khalli Khel and Char Khel but aretreated separately. The Marsanzai is a small tribe living inShaktu.

The Mahsud tribe is well known for their courage and many Mahsud are in the Pakistani army.

They are more educated compared to other Wazir tribes. The Mahsud tribe inhabits the northern

regions of South Waziristan near Razmak in North Waziristan. There are no flat-plains typegeography in the Mahsud tribal regions, thus the Mahsud tribe movesnomadiclythrough these
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mountainous regions and have no primary source ofbusinessortrading. They rely on the Burkis

for their armaments.

[edit] Dress and ornaments

The tribal people of this area wear distinctive dress. The dress of men consists of a turbansmock;Shalwarand Chaddar. The smock is generally white or grey and occasionally embroidered on the

chest with silkorcotton. Their Shalwars are baggy and big. Maliks and the wealthy wear white

cotton smocks and carry Chaddar on their shoulders. The young educated males wear moderndress as worn by people elsewhere in the country. Women wear different colored clothes as to be

identified. Married women put on dark-blue or dark-red smocks of coarse cotton. The spinsters

(needs definition) invariably of both married and unmarried women are similar and fit closelybelow the knee.

[edit] Food

The people of South Waziristan eat simple food ofwheat andmaizebread. They are also fond of

rice cooked in mutton. Pullo and roasted meat are served on special occasions.

[edit] Dwelling

The houses in settlements are built ofPucca bricks, plastered with mud, giving the appearance of

afort with atowerfor defense. Along Tank-Wana road, passing through rocky country hills,

there are scattered groups of neatly built mud houses, standing in the middle ofgrazinggroundsandcultivated patches and dominated by tall watchtowers. The principal villages of the Mahsuds

are Makin andKanigurram.

[edit] Occupation

The majority of Wazirs and Mahsuds of South Waziristan arepastoral. The Wazirsbreedhorsesandsheep and earn their livelihood from sheep-rearing. A large number of Mahsuds are

employed in the Army, as levies and Khassadars in militia and scouts. Mahsuds have also taken

to business in Tank and Dera Ismail Khandrivingbuses and trucks. The Agency also produces ortrades charcoal,wool,potatoes,chilghozas and a few varieties of locally grown fruits.

[edit] Places of interest

Wana is the summer headquarters of the Agency. It is an importanttehsil and a camp similar to

Razmak. The population is mostly of Ahmadzai Wazirs. It has a vastplainwith extensive valleyssurrounded on all sides by hills. It is an important industrialand agricultural center. Ladha,

Makin, Sararogha, Azamwarsak and Angoor Adda are also important places of the Agency.

Kaniguram is inhabited principally by a tribe called Burki. There are some Mahsuds who alsolive there but no others. It is, population wise, the largest habitation in South Waziristan at 7000
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feet above sea level.The tribesmen manufacture small arms and knives, which are most known

for their finish and performance and much-liked by the touristsandforeigners.

[edit] Administration

The civil administration of South Waziristan Agency has been functioning since 1895 under aPolitical Agent who administers civil criminal and revenue cases in accordance with the Frontier

Crimes Regulations and Customary Law. The Agency is divided into three administrative Sub

Divisions of Sarwakai, Ladha and Wana. These three sub-Divisions are further divided into eightTehsils. Sarwakai is administered by Assistant Political Officer whereas Ladha and Wana Sub

Divisions are administered by Assistant Political Agents. Each tehsil is headed by a Political

Naib Tehsildar. The Malik system introduced by the British government is functioning in theAgency. Maliks used to work like media between administrations and the (Qaum) or Tribe. A

Maliki is hereditary and devolves on the son and his son so on and so forth for which regular

benefits and subsidies are sanctioned from time to time. Lungi system known as Sufaid Resh isslightly lower form of Maliki.

[edit] Pakistans new Waziristan strategy

On June 4, (Year?), theNational Security Council of Pakistan met to decide the fate of

Waziristan and take up a number of political and administrative decisions to controlTalibanization of the area. The meeting was chaired by PresidentPervez Musharrafand it was

attended by the Chief Ministers and Governors of all four provinces. They discussed the

deteriorating law and ordersituation 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 the NWFP.

The NSC of Pakistan has decided the following actions will be taken to achieve the goals:

Deployment ofunmanned reconnaissance planes

Strengtheninglaw enforcement agencies with advanced equipment

Deployment of more troops to the region

Operations against militants on fast-track basis

Focused operations against militant commanders

Action against madrasahspreaching militancy

Appointment of regional coordinators

Fresh recruitment ofpolice officers in NWFP

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.
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The Government is also trying to strengthen the law enforcement in the area by providing the

NWFP Police with weapons,bulletproofjackets and night-visiondevices. The paramilitary

Frontier Corps will be provided with artilleryand Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs). The stateagencies are also studying ways to blockbroadcasting of illegal FM radio channels.[1]
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