Get to know Waziristan better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Waziristan in a sentence
Waziristan meaning
A mountainous region in northwestern Pakistan.
Using Waziristan
- The main meaning on this page is: A mountainous region in northwestern Pakistan.
- In the example corpus, waziristan often appears in combinations such as: north waziristan, south waziristan, waziristan district.
Context around Waziristan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Waziristan
- In this selection, "waziristan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, north, south, mountainous, region, area and district stand out and add context to how "waziristan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include s mountainous waziristan area in and and south waziristan. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "waziristan" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with waziristan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The victims were said to be refugees from the Waziristan region in Pakistan. (13 words)
But in North Waziristan, many locals are alienated from both the Pakistani state and the militants. (16 words)
The troops died in an overnight operation in North Waziristan district on Saturday, according to an army statement. (18 words)
As the protesters in Islamabad were delivering speeches and chanting slogans for the due rights of the tribesmen, hundreds more set an alleged Taliban office on fire in Dera Ismail Khan city, located on the periphery with South Waziristan. (39 words)
It began in 2004 when tensions rooted in the Pakistani Army's search for al-Qaeda members in Pakistan's mountainous Waziristan area (in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas ) escalated into armed resistance by local tribesmen. (36 words)
From South Waziristan upto Bajaur an area measuring roughly speaking about 2000 square kilometres can be conveniently crossed at umpteen points by the saboteurs without any let and hindrance to carry out subversion in Pakistan. (35 words)
Example sentences (16)
The latest TTP attack occurred in North Waziristan, a volatile remote district on the Afghan border, killing three soldiers and three militants, according to a military statement.
The troops died in an overnight operation in North Waziristan district on Saturday, according to an army statement.
The victims were said to be refugees from the Waziristan region in Pakistan.
On May 1, Sardar Muhammed Arif Wazir, a Pashtun political leader in Pakistan, was fatally wounded in a drive-by shooting by unidentified men as he stood outside his house in South Waziristan.
The military statement Tuesday said the soldiers were on patrol in the North Waziristan region when the explosion hit their vehicle.
Troops opened fire when a checkpoint in North Waziristan was shot at by protestors led by two members of national assembly, the military said.
According to reports, the premier is scheduled to arrive in Miranshah to hold meetings with a Jirga comprising tribal elders from North and South Waziristan.
As a result, the CIA retaliated by striking an anti-aircraft battery in North Waziristan, according to the book.
As the protesters in Islamabad were delivering speeches and chanting slogans for the due rights of the tribesmen, hundreds more set an alleged Taliban office on fire in Dera Ismail Khan city, located on the periphery with South Waziristan.
But in North Waziristan, many locals are alienated from both the Pakistani state and the militants.
From South Waziristan upto Bajaur an area measuring roughly speaking about 2000 square kilometres can be conveniently crossed at umpteen points by the saboteurs without any let and hindrance to carry out subversion in Pakistan.
He then left the UK in July 2012 to fight for Islamic insurgents in Waziristan in the tribal belt of north-west Pakistan.
Mr. Sayed had gone into hiding in Khost Province of Afghanistan after the Pakistani Army launched an offensive in 2014 against local and foreign militants in North Waziristan.
Pakistani officials had informed the Afghan authorities and traders as well as Pakistani traders in North Waziristan for the trial run of the border reopening.
Armed conflict began in 2004, when tensions, rooted in the Pakistan Army 's search for al-Qaeda fighters in Pakistan's mountainous Waziristan area (in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas ), escalated into armed resistance.
It began in 2004 when tensions rooted in the Pakistani Army's search for al-Qaeda members in Pakistan's mountainous Waziristan area (in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas ) escalated into armed resistance by local tribesmen.
Common combinations with waziristan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: