# Ladha

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**Ladha** (Pashto: لده; Urdu: لدها) or **Lada** is a town in [South Waziristan](/source/South_Waziristan), in the [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa](/source/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa) province (formerly in the [Federally Administered Tribal Areas](/source/Federally_Administered_Tribal_Areas), now merged with province). Just 10 km north of Ladha is the city of [Makeen](/source/Makeen), while 10 km south of Ladha is the village of [Kaniguram](/source/Kaniguram), the historical homeland of the 16th-century revolutionary leader [Bayazid Pir Roshan](/source/Pir_Roshan).

## History

### British Raj

During the early part of [World War II](/source/World_War_II), the [Queen's Royal Regiment](/source/Queen's_Royal_Regiment) was stationed there.

### War on terror

In November 2009, the [Pakistani army](/source/Pakistan_Army) launched an attack on Ladha, which killed 30 militants and wounded eight soldiers.[1] Another attack by the Pakistani army killed 37 militants and 5 soldiers.[2] A mine blast on a road in Ladha killed two and injured nine.[3][4] A drone attack by the [United States](/source/United_States) targeting the base of a Taliban leader killed 27 people in Ladha.[5] In November 2009, Ladha was one of the targets of [Operation Rah-e-Nijat](/source/Operation_Rah-e-Nijat) by the Pakistan Army against [Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan](/source/Tehrik-i-Taliban_Pakistan), during which the Pakistani military entered and cleared a large part of the area.[6]

## See also

- [Alamzaib Mahsud](/source/Alamzaib_Mahsud)
- [Mulla Powinda](/source/Mulla_Powinda)
- [Said Alam Mahsud](/source/Said_Alam)

## References

1. Zahid Hussain (5 November 2009). ["Pakistan’s South Waziristan offensive reaches crucial stage in Ladha"](http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6903723.ece). *The Times*. Retrieved 9 May 2011.[dead link]

1. Mark Tran (22 January 2008). ["Pakistan border attack claims 42 lives"](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jan/22/pakistan.afghanistan). *The Guardian*. Retrieved 15 May 2011.

1. ["Blast kills two in Pakistan's tribal region"](http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article1980796.ece). *The Hindu*. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.

1. ["Bomb hits minibus, kills 2 in NW Pakistan"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110502043614/http://arabnews.com/world/article378061.ece). *Arab News*. Apr 30, 2011. Archived from [the original](http://arabnews.com/world/article378061.ece) on 2 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.

1. ["'US drone' in fatal Pakistan raid"](http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/02/200921454325638908.html). *Al Jazeera*. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2011.

1. ["Key Pakistan Taliban town 'falls'"](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8346089.stm). *BBC News*. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2011.

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