Gurwek | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Agency | North Waziristan |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
Gūrwēk (Urdu:گورویک,Pashto:ګوروېک) is a town inNorth Waziristan in theFederally Administered Tribal Areas ofPakistan, on the border withAfghanistan. Gurwek is located about 46 km (29 mi) southwest ofMiramshah, the capital of North Waziristan.[1]
Gurwek is famous for being the site from whereMirzali Khan (Faqir of Ipi) led his guerrilla warfare, first against theBritish Empire, and later against the newly created government of Pakistan.[2] It was in this town that Mirzali Khan symbolically declared his independent state ofPashtunistan.[3]
On May 11, 2010, at least 24 "suspected militants" were killed in Gurwek andDatta Khel from twodrone strikes in Pakistan, in which the US fired up to 18 missiles.[4][5] In 2014, about 929,859 people wereinternally displaced from North Waziristan as a result ofOperation Zarb-e-Azb, a military offensive conducted by thePakistan Armed Forces along theDurand Line,[6][7] which is the international border between Pakistan and Afghanistan
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