Tirah

The Tirah (Pashto: تیراہ‎) region, also called the Tirah Valley (Pashto: وادی تیراہ‎), is located in Khyber, Kurram and Orakzai agencies of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan (33.73N 71.01E), while its smaller part straddles the border to the north lying in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Tirah lies between the Khyber Pass and the Khanki Valley. It is inhabited by the Afridi, Orakzai and Shinwari tribes of Pashtuns.

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The population is rural, while Bagh Malikdinkhel, located in Maidan Tirah, is the traditional meeting place for Afridi jirgas or assemblies.

Lying close to the Pak-Afghan border and difficult terrain, control of Tirah for the government of Pakistan has been difficult. In 2003, for the first time since the independence of Pakistan, Army troops entered the Tirah valley.

It is also an area where the government has been trying to cut down on poppy cultivation. The area also has a history of kidnapping and feuds, the dominant ethnic group here are the Pashtuns. There are minority communities of referred to as Hamsaya (protected peoples) such as the Sikh community who are mainly involved in trading and other professions.

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Latest News for: tirah

Peshawar High Court orders compensation for deaths in Tirah shelling

Dawn 13 Apr 2025
The Peshawar High Court has ordered payment of compensation to the tune of Rs1.09 million per deceased to an inhabitant of Tirah valley, Khyber tribal district, whose five family members were killed in shelling by fighter jets in 2013.

Tribal elders reluctantly agree to ‘internal migration’ in Tirah

Dawn 12 Apr 2025
Tribal elders in Tirah have reluctantly agreed to ‘internal migration’ on a temporary basis in case of selected intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in parts of the valley, where security forces suspected the presence of militants.

Havildar Qaiser Khan Jadoon laid to rest with military honors after martyrdom in Tirah operation

Urdu Point 26 Mar 2025
<p>ABBOTTABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Mar, 2025) Havildar Qaiser Khan Jadoon embraced martyrdom during a military operation in Tirah Valley.
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