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Idak
Eidak (also known as Idak, Pashto: ادک or عیدک) is a village in North Waziristan, Pakistan, to the east of Bannu, lying close to the border with Afghanistan. Its inhabitants are mainly Pashtun-speaking Dawar (Pashtun tribe), Dawaris. History Eidak was founded in 1910, by Faqir of Ipi, Haji Mirzali Khan. In 1896, during the Tochi Expedition, the United Kingdom, British set up a military post in the village as part of its defences against raids from the Wazir (Pashtun tribe), Waziris. War in Waziristan As part of the ongoing War in Waziristan, the region has become swallowed up by conflicts between Taliban-aligned groups and the Pakistani government. In 2009, it was reported that a prominent independent militia group led by Maulana Manzoor Dawar had its support base in the village. The group was said to have had around 300 members and had much foreign support to the dismay of other militias in the area. Operation Zarb-e-Azb In June 2014, Pakistani government forces launche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative centre, with possible additional towns, and usually a number of villages. The terms in India have replaced earlier terms, such as '' pargana'' ('' pergunnah'') and ''thana''. In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, a newer unit called mandal (circle) has come to replace the system of tehsils. It is generally smaller than a tehsil, and is meant for facilitating local self-government in the panchayat system. In West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, community development blocks are the empowered grassroots administrative unit, replacing tehsils. As an entity of local government, the tehsil office ( panchayat samiti) exercises certain fiscal and administrative power over the villages and municipalities within its jurisdiction. It is the ultimate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |