Eidak Explained

Official Name:Eidak
Native Name:عیدک شمالی وزیرستان
Other Name:Idak
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Coordinates:32.9741°N 70.1988°W
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Mir Ali
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:North Waziristan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1910
Founder:Haji Mir Zali Khan
Leader Title:Councillor
Leader Name:Ali Noor Jan
Leader Title1:Ahmad SaeedMayor
Leader Title3:Malik
Leader Name3:Muhammad Danir
Elevation M:731
Population Total:22,724
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Demonym:Eidaak عیداک
Timezone:PST
Utc Offset:+5
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:28191
Area Code:0092-928-220

Eidak (also known as Idak, Pashto: ادک or عیدک) is a village in North Waziristan, Pakistan, 50sigfig=1NaNsigfig=1 to the east of Bannu, lying close to the border with Afghanistan.[2] Its inhabitants are mainly Pashtun-speaking Dawaris.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

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.[3]

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.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: FATA (NORTH WAZIRISTAN). 2018-01-03. 2018-04-02. www.pbscensus.gov.pk. https://web.archive.org/web/20180403173636/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/fata/NORTH_WAZIRISTAN_AGENCY_BLOCKWISE.pdf. 2018-04-03. dead.
  2. Web site: Maps, Weather, and Airports for Idak, Pakistan. www.fallingrain.com. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. 18 December 2015. 27 February 2015.
  3. Web site: Maham Javaid. Pakistan's Eidak tribe caught in crossfire. Al Jazeera English. 18 December 2015. 24 Aug 2014.
  4. Book: Nevill, Hugh Lewis. Campaigns on the North-West Frontier. 1912. The Naval and Military Press. [S.l.]. 1845741870. 213. New. 20 December 2015.
  5. Book: Bergen. Peter. Tiedemann. Katherine. Talibanistan : negotiating the borders between terror, politics and religion. 2013. Oxford University Press. Oxford. 9780199893096. 150. first. 20 December 2015.
  6. Web site: Eidak village back to life after repatriation of IDPs. The News International. 18 December 2015. July 22, 2015.
  7. Web site: In the lurch : IDPs from Eidak face food, water shortage. The Express Tribune. 18 December 2015. August 22, 2014.