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Waziristan
[wuh-zeer-uh-stahn, -stan]
noun
a mountainous region in NW Pakistan.
Waziristan
/ əˌɪəɪˈɑː /
noun
a mountainous region of N Pakistan, on the border with Afghanistan
Example Sentences
No one was hurt in the overnight attack in North Waziristan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local police official Rehmat Ullah said.
North Waziristan is a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban, who are also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
The attack happened in South Waziristan, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Another militant was killed in the second raid in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the North Waziristan district in the northwest.
Saturday's attack on the military post took place close to the Afghan border in north Waziristan.
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