Official Name: | Mirali |
Other Name: | Mir Ali |
Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
Pushpin Map: | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#Pakistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | North Waziristan |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Mir Ali |
Population Total: | 7,882 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 674 |
Area Code Type: | Calling code |
Timezone1: | PST |
Utc Offset1: | +5 |
Mir Ali or Mirali (Pushto; Pashto: {{Nastaliq|میرعلي) is a town in North Waziristan District, in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Mirali is located in the Tochi Valley, about 12km (07miles) east of Miramshah (capital of North Waziristan), 40km (30miles) west of Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and 70km (40miles) southeast of the city of Khost, Afghanistan. Mirali is at an altitude of 674m (2,211feet).[2]
The residents of Mirali are Dawar and Utmanzai Wazirs. Wazirs reside in mountainous areas of North Waziristan such as Spinwam, Shawa, and Khiasur, while Dawars reside in plain areas on both sides of the Tochi River. Some well known villages of Dawars in Mirali area are Hassu Khel, Haider Khel, Mussaki, Idaak, Khaddi, Hurmaz, Zeraki, Hakim Khel and Daulat Khel etc.
The famous Pashtun freedom fighter and tribal leader Mirzali Khan (Faqir of Ipi) based his movement in Ipi, a village on the outskirts of Mirali, for more than 10 years. In 1938, Mirzali Khan shifted from Ipi to Gurwek, Waziristan.
Abu Yahya al-Libi, the number two at the time of Al-Qaeda, was killed by a drone strike carried out by United States on June 4, 2012 in Mirali.[3]
On December 30, 2021, a gunfight occurred between Pakistani troops and Tehrik-i-Taliban in the city, killing four people.[4] [5]
On August 11, 2024, after heavy firing between Pakistani Taliban and Pakistan Army, the TTP rebels claimed to be in control of it as footages of their fighters roaming freely came into media. https://x.com/IbnSufyan313/status/1822532801876369600?t=cq7K8RJQDhc6HPAZA2J-0Q&s=19https://x.com/mjdawar/status/1822568353615196625?t=1nkjFYQftG2bB5JQsgqO1A&s=19