Eidak

Eidak, North Waziristan
عیدک،شمالی وزیرستان
Idak
Village
Coordinates: 32°58′27″N 70°11′56″E / 32.9741°N 70.1988°E / 32.9741; 70.1988Coordinates: 32°58′27″N 70°11′56″E / 32.9741°N 70.1988°E / 32.9741; 70.1988
Agency North Waziristan
Territory Federally Administered Tribal AreasFATA
Country  Pakistan
Founded 1910
Founded by Haji Mir Zali Khan
Government
 • Councillor Syed Noor Jan
 • Mayor Wali Rehman
 • Mayor Nikam Khan
 • Malik Abdul Hamid Shah
Elevation 731 m (2,398 ft)
Population (2015)
 • Total 10,000
Demonym(s) Eidaak عیداک
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
Postal code 28191
Area code(s) 0092-928-220

Eidak (also known as Idak, Pashto: ادک or عیدک) is a village in North Waziristan, Pakistan, 30 miles to the east of Bannu, lying close to the border with Afghanistan.[1] Its inhabitants are mainly Pashtun-speaking Dawaris.[2]

History

Eidak was founded in 1910, by Haji Mirzali Khan.

In 1896, during the Tochi Expedition, the British set up a military post in the village as part of its defences against raids from the Waziris.[3]

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 an 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.[4]

Operation Zarb-e-Azb

In June 2014, Pakistani government forces launched an offensive (Operation Zarb-e-Azb) against extremist groups which had infiltrated the region. As a result of the conflict, many peoples of North Waziristan were displaced from their lands and migrated towards Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[2]

Due to local co-operation with the military, in July 2015, villagers were allowed to return to their homes once the local threat had been neutralised.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Idak, Pakistan". www.fallingrain.com. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 Maham Javaid (24 Aug 2014). "Pakistan's Eidak tribe caught in crossfire". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Nevill, Hugh Lewis, (1912). Campaigns on the North-West Frontier (New edition. ed.). [S.l.]: The Naval and Military Press. p. 213. ISBN 1845741870. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Bergen, Peter; Tiedemann, Katherine, eds. (2013). Talibanistan : negotiating the borders between terror, politics and religion (first ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 150. ISBN 9780199893096. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Eidak village back to life after repatriation of IDPs". The News International. July 22, 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "In the lurch : IDPs from Eidak face food, water shortage". The Express Tribune. August 22, 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
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