Islamic Emirate of Waziristan, 2006

In 2006 the Pakistani Taliban and al-Qaeda militants proclaimed the “Islamic Emirate of Waziristan” in the far south of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. They gained a kind of tacit, de-facto recognition in September when Pakistan signed a truce agreement with them in North Waziristan. Although the Pakistani army has launched military offensives, it may still survive as a de facto state in the mountains of Waziristan. Its flag is black with, in white, the “Shahada” or Islamic declaration of faith “There is no God but Allah (and) Mohammed is the Prophet of Allah”.