Pakistan Tribal Areas Appeasing The Militants

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PAKISTAN TRIBAL AREAS

APPEASING THE MILITANTS

Members:Syed Hassan AskariKhawaja Naveed Haider Sabih Hussain KhanMohammed Imran Raza


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TRIBAL AREAS OF PAKISTAN

TRIBAL AREAS INCLUDED:

1.Bajur Agency2.Mohmand Agency

3.Khyber Agency4.Orakzai Agency5.Kurram Agency

6.North & South Waziristan Agency


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BRIEF INTRODUCTION

-Taliban and other foreign militants, including al-Qaeda sympathizers, have sheltered since 2001 inPakistan.

The military operations - Pakistan has launchedsince 2004 in South and North Waziristan Agenciesto deny al-Qaeda and the Taliban safe haven.

,FATA is one of - Pakistans poorest regions, withhigh poverty and unemployment and badly under-developed infrastructure. Located astride theAfghanistan border and a major regional transit

route, its economy is dependent on smuggling.


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MAP OF PAKISTAN


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IMPORTANT EVENTS2001:

Taliban and other militants took shelter in Pakistans TribalAreas.

2003:

Pak Army launched military operations in tribal areas inwhich 1,000 soldiers and many more rebels were killed.

2004:In March 2004, heavy fighting broke out at Azam Warsak,

near the South Waziristan town of Wana.


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IMPORTANT EVENTS (Cont.January 2005:

Tribal militants in Balochistan attack facilities at Pakistanslargest natural gas field, forcing closure at main plant.

August 2006:

Security Forces killed the prominent leader of Balochistantribal areas Nawab Akbar Bugti. Protests over his death turnviolence.

May 2007:

Nearly 200 people die in fighting with Islamic Militants inNorth Waziristan, stronghold of pro-Taliban and Al-QaedaGroup.


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DEVELOPMENTEducation

1-Number of schools for the children

2-Govt. negligence

Industrial1-Lack Of Industries

2-Unemployment

3-Govt. Statements

Latest News

Iran, Pakistan and India Gas Pipelines


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KEY PLAYERS

1-Taliban2-Pak Army

3-US Army

There are mainly four parties which are involved inthe whole case.


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TALIBAN

FLAG OF TALIBAN

They ruled Afghanistan from 1996 2001. They came topower during Afghanistans long civil war .

In 2003, after the US shifted its military efforts to Iraq,attacks on American-Led Forces intensified as the

Taliban and Al-Qaeda began to regroup. The Taliban are now imposing their law on the Tribal

Zones.

They played an important role to destroy the economyand development of Pakistan.

They have blasted many music shops.

They have arrested the foreigners and some of them arekilled by them.

Pakistan Govt. decided to take action against them.


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PAKISTAN ARMY

-Pakistan Army is the largest branch of the Pakistan Military, andis responsible for the protection of the state borders.

-Pakistan Army took the action against the militants includingTaliban to get them off from the territory of Pakistan.

-US Govt. forced Pakistani Govt. to take action.

-Pak Army started operations in the Tribal Areas includingWaziristan, Wana, Kurrum and Bajur Agency.


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US Aid To Pakistan

-US gave about $4 billion to Pakistan for the logistical support it

provided for the counter-terrorism operations from 2002 to 2006.-Bush administration has used billions of dollars of aid and heavy

political pressure to encourage Gen. Pervez Musharraf, to carry outmore aggressive military operations against militants in the tribalareas.

Small numbers of - United States military personnel have served asadvisers to the Pakistani Army in the tribal areas, giving planningadvice and helping to integrate American intelligence


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WAR IN WAZIRISTAN

1-Conflict between Pak Army and Waziri tribes allied with AlQaeda and Taliban in 2004.

2-When tension rooted in Pak Armys search for Al Qaedamembers in Pakistan.


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WAR IN WAZIRISTAN


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WANA OPERATION


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WANA OPERATIONIn March 2004, heavy fighting broke out atAzam Warsak, near the South Waziristantown of Wana, where Pakistani governmenttroops faced an estimated 400 militantsholed up in several fortified settlements.

It was speculated at the time that Osamabin Laden's deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri wasamong those trapped by the PakistaniArmy, but he either escaped or was never

among these fighters.


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LOSSES AND CASUALITIESLOSES TO PAK ARMY

President Pervez Musharraf joined the US-led 'war on terror' at thesame time and in 2003 launched military operations in the tribalareas that have left 1,000 soldiers and many more rebels dead,

according to the army.70soldiers killed in suicide attacks in the last fortnight alone, an

estimated 1000 since the 2004 campaign on the Afghan border .

In the first year of operations, the Pakistan army killed 100 Talibanmembers at a loss of close to 200 soldiers, according to a US

Department of State report.


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LOSSES AND CASUALITIESLOSES TO CIVILIANS

The operation, which involved light and heavy artillery, was mainlyfocused in an area of Wana with nearly 200,000 inhabitants.

An estimated 1,000 families have moved out of Shakai andadjacent areas.

Amnesty International (AI has reported that civilians of one villagewere given three hours to vacate their homes which forced manyto leave valuables behind


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BOMB BLAST IN WAZIRISTAN2007

DATE PLACE KILLED INJURED

July 30 Thall//North Waziristan 3 1

August 9 Boya/ North Waziristan 0 4

August 10 Miranshah/North Waziristan 0 1

August 24 Miranshah/ North Waziristan 0 3



August 29 Miranshah/North Waziristan. 0 3

September 1 Jandola/North Waziristan. 0 6

September 1 Miranshah/ North Waziristan. 0 1

November 20 Mirali/ North Waziristan 1 3





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0 Civilians Security ForcePersonnel

Terrorist Total

January114 29 22 165

February 88 16 2 106

March 91 19 221 331

April 96 144 53 193

May 43 39 5 87

June 26 29 47 102

July 12 52 49 113

August 22 43 64 109

September 13 0 0 13

Total 505 271 443 1219

FOR THE YEAR 2006


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CONCLUSION

Pressure Of America On Pakistani GovernmentKilling Of Muslims On Both SidesNo advancement in the country

RECOMMENDATIONS:Remove restrictions on Political PartiesRespect and implement article 8 of the constitutionGenerate employment

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