South Waziristan: South Waziristan, which falls in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, has been officially divided into two districts on Thursday.
The division of South Waziristan into South Waziristan Upper and South Waziristan Lower will ensure improvement of the administrative affairs in the area.
According to the announcement, the subdivisions Sarokai and Ladha will be included in Upper South Waziristan. The subdivision Wana, on the other hand, will be included in the Lower South Waziristan.
After the division of the South Waziristan district, the total number of districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has become 36.
Waziristan is a barren mountainous land bounded by the Suleiman range. Waziristan has the Kurram river in the north, the Gomal river to the south and Afghanistan to its west.