Gurwek

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Gūrwēk ({{langx|ur|{{nq|گورویک}}}}, {{langx|ps|ګوروېک}}) is a town in North Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan, on the border with Afghanistan. Gurwek is located about {{convert|46|km|mi|sp=us|abbr=on}} southwest of Miramshah, the capital of North Waziristan.[http://www.hindustantimes.com/world/us-drone-attacks-kill-21-in-pakistan/story-AnDXseDTguoh7V1cdnqaZK.html US drone attacks kill 21 in Pakistan]. Hindustan Times. May 11, 2010.

Gurwek is famous for being the site from where Mirzali Khan (Faqir of Ipi) led his guerrilla warfare, first against the British Empire, and later against the newly created government of Pakistan.[https://tribune.com.pk/story/77388/the-faqir-of-ipi-of-north-waziristan/ The Faqir of Ipi of North Waziristan]. The Express Tribune. November 15, 2010. It was in this town that Mirzali Khan symbolically declared his independent state of Pashtunistan.[https://tribune.com.pk/story/1086737/april-1891-1960-the-legendary-guerilla-faqir-of-ipi-unremembered-on-his-115th-anniversary/ The legendary guerilla Faqir of Ipi unremembered on his 115th anniversary]. The Express Tribune. April 18, 2016.

On May 11, 2010, at least 24 "suspected militants" were killed in Gurwek and Datta Khel from two drone strikes in Pakistan, in which the US fired up to 18 missiles.{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8674104.stm | title= US drone 'kills 24 suspected militants' in Pakistan | date=11 May 2010 |work=BBC | accessdate=27 December 2011}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/14-us-drone-attack-kills-six-in-north-waziristan-zj-02 |title=US missiles kill at least 24 in North Waziristan |date=11 May 2010 |newspaper=Dawn |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516203459/http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/14-us-drone-attack-kills-six-in-north-waziristan-zj-02 |archivedate=16 May 2010 }} In 2014, about 929,859 people were internally displaced from North Waziristan as a result of Operation Zarb-e-Azb, a military offensive conducted by the Pakistan Armed Forces along the Durand Line,[https://www.dawn.com/news/1117879 North Waziristan IDPs figure reaches 800,000].

Dawn. July 8,

2014.{{cite news|title=Air raids flatten 5 militant hideouts|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/735366/air-raids-flatten-5-militant-hideouts/|date=14 July 2014|work=The Express Tribune|accessdate=14 July 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715081512/http://tribune.com.pk/story/735366/air-raids-flatten-5-militant-hideouts/|url-status=live|archivedate=15 July 2014}} which is the international border between Pakistan and Afghanistan