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- noun countable and uncountable Alternative form of
Wazir .
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Examples
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It's only a short stretch from there to "Waziri" which could make him a Pakistani, or to "Baluchi," which could make him an Iranian!
Adrian Monck 2008
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Bedmellah Waziri, a lieutenant colonel in the Afghan National Army, said the military had to start from scratch after 2001 because the Taliban had ruled the country for nearly a decade beforehand and gutted the organization of the army and police.
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Violence and abuse are rampant here, explains councillor Waziri.
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Waziri has been slow to prosecute many of the high-ranking politicians once under heavy scrutiny — even after Yar'Adua's May 2010 death.
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Waziri has been slow to prosecute many of the high-ranking politicians once under heavy scrutiny — even after Yar'Adua's May 2010 death.
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No one here knows their rights, explains John Waziri, councillor of Kichangali ward.
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Hauwa Mansour Waziri, the nurse who heads the hospital's pre-natal clinic, says that between 350 and 450 pregnant women, some as young as 15, now take advantage of these services each week.
The main causes of maternal death in Nigeria can be avoided | Maggie Flick 2011
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Two Pakistani tribal and two Afghan Taliban sources, who asked not to be named for safety's sake, say Islamabad has turned to Mullah Nazir, a powerful Waziri tribal warlord who fights U.S. troops inside Afghanistan but (unlike Mehsud) maintains a peace deal with Pakistani security forces.
Ta-Ta, Taliban? 2010
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After several requests from the Pakistan government, Waziri tribal elders agreed to raise a militia against the Pakistan Taliban (TPP).
Corrupt Afghan Police Fueling Insurgency, UK Commanders Say 2010
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Noting the heightened security of property held by Sayyids and Sufis in Sind and Baluchistan, Gordon proposed using such holy men as "shields for kafilas" passing through the Gomal and Waziri territory.
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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