Draft:Etymology of Qabailistan
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Qabailistan (Pashto: قبايلستان; Urdu: قبائیلستان) is the actual name used in Pakistan which would have contained the areas formerly part of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Qabail is Derived from the word tribe or Qabaili tribal/tribes or the Martial race/Warriors (Land of the Warriors) or the Land of Tribal Militias also gathering "Loya Jirgas" respectively.[1]