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	The Talibanization of the North-West Frontier
		Orakzai was born in 1947 and was commissioned in the army in 1968.
		Since Orakzai is considered a hardliner, as compared to former governor Khali-u-Rehman, the new appointment gives the impression that the federal government, instead of pursuing dialogue with the militants, is sticking with the military option.
		Orakzai said that as a native of the tribal region and as the corps commander of Peshawar for two and a half years, he had observed that tribesmen were peace-loving people.
	jamestown.org /terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2370032 (1818 words)

	Orakzai - LoveToKnow 1911
		ORAKZAI, a Pathan tribe on the Kohat border of the NorthWest Frontier Province of India.
		The Orakzais inhabit the mountains to the north-west of Kohat district, bounded on the N. and E. by the Afridis, on the S. by the Miranzai valley and on the W. by the Zaimukht country and the Safed Koh mountains.
		Their name means "lost tribes," and their origin is buried in obscurity; though they resemble the Afghans in language, features and many of their customs, they are rejected by them as brethren.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Orakzai (268 words)

	Khyber Gateway >> Pashto Places >> Orakzai Agency
		The Orakzai Tribes take their name, which literally means the lost son (Orak Zoi) from a romantic legend about their ancestor, Sikandar shah, a prince from Iran.
		Certain Orakzai tribes, like the Masozai and half the Lashkarzai (the other half, the Mamozai, inhabit the Khanki river valley in the Orakzai Agency) find themselves in Kurram agency for historical and administrative reasons.
		To the north is the Khyber Agency and to the south is the Kohat District accessible via the Kotal Pass.
	www.khyber.org /pashtoplaces/orakzai.shtml (1545 words)

	Orakzai Agency :: Khyber.ORG
		Orakzai Agency has an area of almost 700 square miles and has a general elevation of 5,500 to 5,600 feet above sea level.
		To the north is the Khyber Agency, to the west the Kurram Agency, to the east Peshawar District and to the south is the Kohat District which accessible via the Kotal Pass.
		The whole of the agency is a mountainous tract dissected by numerous dry waterbeds, especially in the south-western part of the agency.
	www.khyber.org /places/2005/OrakzaiAgency.shtml (1730 words)

	Pakistan Times \| National: Unmatched picturesque spots in Orakzai ready for Unveiling
		KALAYA (Orakzai Agency): Mountainous and remote Orakzai agency which possesses unmatched picturesque spots is on the road to progress and development to capture its unique tourism potential by developing road network and other essential infrastructures.
		The opening of Orakzai Computer Institute in Kalaya is another important project for which the entire credit goes to the Governor.
		Orakzai is the youngest amongst all the seven tribal agencies with no border with Afghanistan.
	pakistantimes.net /2004/09/04/national3.htm (1106 words)

	Times of Oman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		PESHAWAR — Lt-General (retd) Ali Mohammed Jan Orakzai, who yesterday took oath as the new governor of the North West Frontier Province, admits his new job is challenging in view of the international focus on the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata).
		Orakzai was serving as the corps commander Peshawar when he retired from the Pakistan Army on March 12, 2004.
		It was during his tenure as corps commander that the army first entered remote tribal areas in Khyber and Kurram agencies and tried to capture Al Qaeda and Taleban fighters fleeing Tora Bora mountain range in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province in the wake of intense bombing raids by the US warplanes.
	www.timesofoman.com /newsdetails.asp?newsid=30473 (566 words)

	PPF - Media Files Details
		The petitioner has filed a fresh application under article 203 GG in his pending petition challenging the Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance 1979 filed on July 23, 2004 praying that recording of any complaint or statement by any non-mehram is against the dignity of a woman, guaranteed by Article 14 of the Constitution.
		Orakzai says there is no criminal charge against the victim (Dr Shazia) in the pending case and her status as complainant, if any, shall not expose her to any further suffering.
		Orakzai submitted that since the inquiry was being conducted on the specific request of the provincial cabinet, there is every likelihood that the report may inflict further injury to the dignity and reputation of the victim.
	www.pakistanpressfoundation.org /userMediaFilesDetails.asp?uid=5195 (403 words)

	News
		PESHAWAR: NWFP Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai said in an address at a certificate distribution ceremony at Governor’s House on Saturday that the North Waziristan peace agreement has proved that disputes are finally being resolved through negotiations and that a tribal system is good for resolving difficulties through understanding and dialogue.
		Orakzai gave away commendation certificates to all 45 members of the grand tribal jirga, which succeeded in finalising the historic peace agreement between the Government and Utmanzai tribe of North Waziristan Agency.
		Governor Orakzai said that the peace agreement in the North Waziristan Agency was of international significance, but added that its success was subject to implementation in the same spirit.
	www.pakistanlink.com /Headlines/Sep06/10/04.htm (365 words)

	Women's Liberty Under Attack In Northwest Pakistan
		PESHAWAR, Pakistan --Nighat Orakzai strode purposefully down the wood-paneled corridors of the Northwest Frontier Province assembly building situated in the heart of this overcrowded dusty border town.
		She was determined to fight legislative moves introduced by the ruling Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal--a six-party religious alliance--that threaten basic rights of the population in this impoverished region.
		Orakzai is one of a dozen women in the assembly of this impoverished area along the border with Afghanistan.
	www.countercurrents.org /gender-terzieff010703.htm (1196 words)

	DAWN - Features; May 25, 2006
		An Orakzai by tribe, as his name suggests, Ali Jan was the corps commander of Peshawar’s 11th Corps from October 9, 2001, to March 12, 2004, that is, he took the reigns of the army corps just one month after terrorists struck the Twin Towers on 9/11.
		Gen Orakzai, being the commander of the operation, oversaw the troop deployment in the rugged mountains straddling the porous Pak-Afghan borders.
		Mr Orakzai’s appointment as governor of the NWFP, therefore, appears to be a strategic decision and comes at a critical time, amid mounting criticism and scorn poured on Pakistan not just by the United States and Afghanistan.
	www.dawn.com /2006/05/25/fea.htm (1626 words)

	Welcome to FATA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Orakzai Agency takes its name from Orakzai Tribes inhabiting the area, established as Agency on December, 1913 which is the second smallest in area after Bajour Agency.
		The whole of the territory of Orakzai Agency is a mountainous tract dissected by numerous dry water courses.
		In Orakzai Agency there are 8636 Maliks and Lungi holders and an annual allowances paid by the Govt: to these are Rs.
	www.fata.gov.pk /fataorak.htm (337 words)

	Gulf Times â€“ Qatarâ€™s top-selling English daily newspaper - Pakistan/Afghanistan
		However, Orakzai declined to identify the â€œstakeholdersâ€‌ and how close the government was to reaching the deal.
		Orakzaiâ€™s remarks came against the backdrop of a highly volatile situation prevailing in North Waziristan, where violence surged last March following a Pakistani military operation that killed over 146 suspected foreign militants, mostly of Uzbek, Arab, Chechen and Afghan origin.
		Orakzai warned that North Waziristan would plunge deeper into crisis if a peaceful solution were not found.
	www.gulf-times.com /site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=93057&version=1&template_id=41&parent_id=23 (591 words)

	PAKISTAN: RECOGNITION OF TALIBAN 'ADMINISTRATION' ON THE CARDS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Orakzai who retired as an officer of the Pakistan Army in 2004, has, according to a report published on the website Asia Times Online in 2004, "been in Washington's bad books since last year [2003], when he visited the US and openly condemned the behavior of US authorities towards Pakistanis."
		The report goes on to say that "Orakzai was an official guest, but was forced to go through a plethora of screenings and checks at the immigration counter on his arrival.
		As such, the appointment of Orakzai, who is also a native of the tribal region, is a clear signal that Pakistan has reviewed its policy and is aiming towards a reconciliation with the local Taliban in Waziristan.
	www.adnki.com /index_2Level_English.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.302677702&par=0 (821 words)

	About Orakzai Agency
		A small Ban gash tribe the Biland Khel is attached to the orakzai agency also for administrative and historical reasons, although they live at some distance from the agency between Thal and Northwaziristan.
		Among the seven tribal agencies, Orakzai Agency is the second smallest in area after Bajaur agency.
		Orakzai Agency is characterized by intense cold in winter when the temperature falls bellow freezing and mild summers.
	www.orakzai.freeservers.com /about.html (646 words)

	PPF - Media Files Details
		Local journalists at a meeting in Kohat on June 23 condemned the attack on the life of Nazeer Badshah and termed it a cowardly act.
		A resolution adopted at the meeting called upon the political agent of the Orakzai Agency, Mr Yousaf Khan, to ensure security of the journalist and his family and arrest the culprits involved in the attack.
		The journalist, Nazeer Badshah, the Orakzai correspondent of a weekly published from Kohat has been in hiding since the attack.
	www.pakistanpressfoundation.org /usermediafilesdetails.asp?uid=4115 (257 words)

	News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		GHALANAI: NWFP Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai said on Thursday the one-month ceasefire announced by militants in North Waziristan could be extended, as authorities in Miranshah freed 50 tribesmen.
		He said the government would try to solve the problems in the area within one month and that “back-channel diplomacy” was being used to achieve the desired goals.
		Orakzai said if the tribal people could ensure peace, the government would spend billion of rupees to develop their areas.
	www.pakistanlink.com /Headlines/June06/30/11.htm (385 words)

	Asia Times Online - The best news coverage from South Asia
		Orakzai has been in Washington's bad books since last year, when he visited the US and openly condemned the behavior of US authorities towards Pakistanis.
		Orakzai was an official guest, but was forced to go through a plethora of screenings and checks at the immigration counter on his arrival.
		As well as complaining about this particular incident, Orakzai spoke against what he felt was discriminatory behavior against Pakistanis at functions hosted by the Pakistani embassy in the US.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/South_Asia/FC11Df05.html (1233 words)

	Women's Liberty Under Attack in Northwest Pakistan
		PESHAWAR, Pakistan (WOMENSENEWS)--Nighat Orakzai strode purposefully down the wood-paneled corridors of the Northwest Frontier Province assembly building situated in the heart of this overcrowded dusty border town.
		Many of the religious alliance's leaders were schooled in the same madrassas (religious schools) as high-ranking members of Afghanistan's former Taliban regime where the Deobandi school of thought teaches young men that music is sinful and education for girls beyond 8-years-old is a waste of time.
		After winning their surprise landslide victory last October, the religious alliance outlawed male coaches of female sports teams, moved to ban male doctors from treating female patients and to segregate educational institutions.
	www.womensenews.org /article.cfm/dyn/aid/1409 (1365 words)

	News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He said that the writ of the government must be maintained in the tribal areas and the government would work with local residents to this end.
		Earlier, Aziz congratulated Orakzai for assuming the office of NWFP governor and hoped that he would use his experience and energies for the development of FATA.
		Orakzai said that restoring peace and bringing a socio-economic revolution in the NWFP was his top priority.
	www.pakistanlink.com /Headlines/May06/28/03.htm (215 words)

	The Nation
		Although, the source said, the sitting NWFP Governor Commander Khalilur Rehman has yet not resigned, the change of the governor in the province is already decided.
		The sources requesting not to be quoted as such took the name of Orakzai as the final one for the Governor slot in the province.
		Orakzai was Chief of General Staff before being posted as Corps Commander Peshawar as his last posting in the Pakistan Army.
	www.nation.com.pk /daily/may-2006/22/index1.php (330 words)

	Pakistan News Service - PakTribune
		Meanwhile, the appointment of Lt. General retired Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai as new Governor of NWFP is a big relief for tribesmen in FATA and a dream come true for them.
		They were of the view that he has won the hearts of million of tribesmen hoping that his appointment will usher in an era of peace and stability in the region.
		They further added that as Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai belongs from FATA, he would prove to be the most apt person to solve their matters.
	www.paktribune.com /news/index.php?id=144533 (400 words)

	Today in Sikh History - 12th September:Gateway to Sikhism
		The Orakzai retaliated by ambushing isolated British units wherever and whenever they could.
		The Orakzais capitulated and agreed to let the British build three fortified posts on Samaria Ridge and link them to the neighboring Morangai Valley by road.
		Three fortresses which came under heavy attack from Orakzais and the Afridis were Fort Lockhart, Gulistan and Saragarhi.
	allaboutsikhs.com /history/his0912.htm (1118 words)

	The sun over the mountain-passes by: Dr. Sher Zaman Taizi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The title page portrays the high mountains of Orakzai Agency – on the eastern slopes of Spin-Ghar (the White Mountain), just opposite Tora Bora, which earned fame in 2001 AD when U.S. B-52 and other warplanes bombed the hideouts of Osama bin Laden for almost four months without achievement of the desired result.
		Orakzai is one of the seven Agencies inhabited by the Orakzai tribe, comprising 24 clans, under the Federal government and called Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
		These areas are rightly considered the most backward part of Pakistan due to lack of basic amenities, lowest rate of literary and highest degree of poverty.
	www.khyberwatch.com /nmrpakandwono.htm (960 words)

	South Asia Tribune: The Story of the Most Important Pakistan Army General in His Own Words
		General Orakzai was hosting a group of people, including these two journalists, who had been invited for a trip to the historic Khyber Pass by the Human Resources Development Commission of Washington-based Dr. Nasim Ashraf, now a close Musharraf consultant.
		General Orakzai narrated to the group, including these journalists, the horror he had to face when he traveled to Tampa, Florida for the inauguration of the new Centcom C-in-C, General Abizaid, who replaced Gen. Tommy Franks.
		Orakzai did not stop him but asserted that he was on the record.
	www.counterpunch.org /syed11282003.html (1935 words)

	PESHAWAR: Political agents to get more powers: Orakzai -DAWN - Local; May 31, 2006
		PESHAWAR, May 30: NWFP Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai has said that political agents will be given more power to effectively run the administration in Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (Fata).
		Talking to political agents of seven tribal agencies here on Tuesday, the governor termed the situation in certain parts of the region ‘unfortunate’ and said the government would not allow the situation to continue.
		Mr Orakzai said that issues relating to education, infrastructure, health, water supply and mineral sectors would be tackled on priority.
	www.dawn.com /2006/05/31/local36.htm (178 words)

	The Nation
		When journalists asked him whether MMA leadership was consulted while appointing Orakzai as governor, he replied in negative.
		Regarding posting of Ali Jan Orakzai, Durrani said, “The governor-designate is son of the soil.
		He hoped Orakzai would execute his new responsibilities according to the needs of the local people.
	www.nation.com.pk /daily/may-2006/24/index6.php (521 words)

	The Fourth Rail
		Governor Ali Jan Orakzai in 2004, when he was a general in the Pakistani Army.
		Ali Jan Orakzai, the governor of the Northwest Frontier Province, has confirmed the Pakistani government is eager to negotiate a withdrawal from the tribal agencies.
		Governor Orakzai also states 'there had been some reports from Bajaur of stray crossings and due notice had been taken of this.' Mr.
	billroggio.com (8154 words)

	The News - International
		It seems Lt-Gen Orakzai was either genuinely unaware of the developments regarding his selection as governor or he was feigning ignorance.
		Lt-Gen Orakzai, who belongs to the Orakzai tribal agency, served as corps commander Peshawar from October 9, 2001 to March 12, 2004.
		It was during Lt-Gen Orakzai’s tenure as corps commander that the Pakistan Army first entered some of the remote and inaccessible tribal agencies.
	www.thenews.com.pk /top_story_detail.asp?Id=971 (1213 words)

	mparent7777: U.S. approved of Pakistan's deal with the Taliban (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He dismissed the criticism of the peace deal that the government signed with militants in Miranshah on Tuesday.
		The agreement has been reached with the Utmanzai tribe, which has guaranteed that cross-border interference will not be allowed.” He said that both Pakistan and Afghanistan would benefit from the peace deal and rejected outright that key Al Qaeda leaders would also avail the offer of stay if they abandoned terrorism.
		A small Bangash tribe, the Buland Khel is attached to the Orakzai agency for administrative and historical reasons as well, although they live at some distance from the agency between Thal and North Waziristan.
	mparent7777.livejournal.com /12233299.html (3127 words)

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