A devastating incident struck the Ragzai area of Barmal Tehsil in South Waziristan on Monday when the roof of a house tragically collapsed, claiming the lives of six people and injuring four others.
Islamabad: Roof collapse leaves 6 dead and 4 injured in South Waziristan. Among the deceased were three men, two children, and a woman, according to rescue officials who swiftly responded to the incident.
Emergency responders swiftly arrived at the scene and worked tirelessly to extricate the victims. The deceased were transported to the DHQ Wana morgue, while the injured received immediate medical attention at the DHK hospital.
The cause of the roof collapse remains under investigation as authorities work to ensure the safety of the community in the aftermath of the devastating incident.
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South Waziristan District was a district in the Dera Ismail Khan Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, before splitting into the Lower South Waziristan District and the Upper South Waziristan District on 13 April 2022. It covers around 11,585 km2 (4,473 mi2). Waziristan is located in the southwest of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is situated between two rivers, the Tochi River to the north and the Gomal River to the south. The region was an independent tribal territory from 1893, separated from both Afghanistan the British-ruled empire in the subcontinent. Raiding the tribal areas was a constant problem for the British, requiring frequent punitive expeditions between 1860 and 1945. Troops of the British Raj coined a name for this region “Hell’s Door Knocker” in recognition of the fearsome reputation of the local fighters and inhospitable terrain.[citation needed] The district headquarter of the South Waziristan district is Wanna. South Waziristan is divided into three administrative subdivisions of Ladha, Sarwakai, and Wanna. These three subdivisions are further divided into eight Tehsils: Ladha, Makin, Sararogha, Sarwakai, Tiarza, Wanna, Barmal, and Toi Khula.
The Waziristan was divided into two “agencies”: North Waziristan and South Waziristan. Primarily, two big tribes live there. The Wazir tribe lives in the south Waziristan while Mahsud tribe inhibits the North Waziristan. Both the tribes are the subgroups of the Waziri tribe, after whom the region “Waziristan” is named, and speak a common Waziristani dialect. They have a reputation as warriors and are known for their frequent blood feuds. Traditionally, feuding local Waziri religious leaders have enlisted outsiders in the Pakistani government, and more recently the U.S. forces hunting al-Qaeda fugitives—in attempts at score-settling.[citation needed] The tribes are divided into sub-tribes governed by male village elders who meet in a tribal jirga. Socially and religiously, Waziristan is an extremely conservative area. Women are carefully guarded and every household must be headed by a male figure. Tribal cohesiveness is strong through so-called Collective Responsibility Acts in the Frontier Crimes Regulation.
In terms of area, South Waziristan was the largest agency in the erstwhile FATA region(now merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) being 6,619 km2. It has been functioning since 1895. After it was merged with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in 2018, it received the status of a district. It is bordered with the North Waziristan district on the north, Bannu and Lakki Marwat districts on the northeast, Tank and Dera Ismail Khan districts on the east, Zhob District of the Balochistan on the south and Afghanistan on the west.
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