PAKISTAN TRIBAL AREAS

APPEASING THE MILITANTS

:Members
Syed Hassan Askari
Khawaja Naveed Haider
Sabih Hussain Khan
Mohammed Imran Raza
TRIBAL AREAS OF PAKISTAN

:TRIBAL AREAS INCLUDED

Bajur Agency. 1
Mohmand Agency. 2
Khyber Agency. 3
Orakzai Agency. 4
Kurram Agency. 5
North & South Waziristan Agency. 6
BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Taliban and other foreign militants, including al--

Qaeda sympathizers, have sheltered since 2001 in
.Pakistan

The military operations - Pakistan has launched

since 2004 in South and North Waziristan Agencies
.to deny al-Qaeda and the Taliban safe haven

FATA is one of - Pakistan’s poorest regions, with,

high poverty and unemployment and badly under-
developed infrastructure. Located astride the
Afghanistan border and a major regional transit
. route, its economy is dependent on smuggling
MAP OF PAKISTAN
IMPORTANT EVENTS
:2001
Taliban and other militants took shelter in Pakistan’s Tribal
.Areas

:2003
Pak Army launched military operations in tribal areas in
.which 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
.( IMPORTANT EVENTS (Cont

:January 2005
Tribal militants in Balochistan attack facilities at Pakistan’s
.largest natural gas field, forcing closure at main plant

:August 2006
Security Forces killed the prominent leader of Balochistan
tribal areas Nawab Akbar Bugti. Protests over his death turn
.violence

:May 2007
Nearly 200 people die in fighting with Islamic Militants in
North Waziristan, stronghold of pro-Taliban and Al-Qaeda
.Group
 DEVELOPMENT
Education
Number of schools for the children- 1
Govt. negligence- 2

Industrial
Lack Of Industries- 1
Unemployment- 2
Govt. Statements- 3

Latest News
Iran, Pakistan and India Gas Pipelines
 KEY PLAYERS

There are mainly four parties which are involved in

.the whole case

Taliban- 1
Pak Army- 2
US Army- 3
 TALIBAN
They ruled Afghanistan from 1996 – 2001. They came to
.power during Afghanistan’s 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 FLAG OF TALIBAN
.Zones
They played an important role to destroy the economy
.and development of Pakistan
.They have blasted many music shops
They have arrested the foreigners and some of them are
.killed by them
.Pakistan Govt. decided to take action against them
 PAKISTAN ARMY

Pakistan Army is the largest branch of the Pakistan Military, and-

.is responsible for the protection of the state borders
Pakistan Army took the action against the militants including-
.Taliban 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 including-
. Waziristan, Wana, Kurrum and Bajur Agency
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 out
more aggressive military operations against militants in the tribal
.areas
Small numbers of - United States military personnel have served as
advisers to the Pakistani Army in the tribal areas, giving planning
advice and helping to integrate American intelligence
 WAR IN WAZIRISTAN

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

When tension rooted in Pak Army’s search for Al Qaeda- 2

.members in Pakistan
WAR IN WAZIRISTAN
WANA OPERATION
 WANA OPERATION
In March 2004, heavy fighting broke out at
Azam Warsak, near the South Waziristan
town of Wana, where Pakistani government
troops faced an estimated 400 militants
.holed up in several fortified settlements

It was speculated at the time that Osama

bin Laden's deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri was
among those trapped by the Pakistani
Army, but he either escaped or was never
.among these fighters
LOSSES AND CASUALITIES
LOSES TO PAK ARMY
President Pervez Musharraf joined the US-led 'war on terror' at the
same time and in 2003 launched military operations in the tribal
areas that have left 1,000 soldiers and many more rebels dead,
.according to the army
soldiers killed in suicide attacks in the last fortnight alone, an 70
.estimated 1000 since the 2004 campaign on the Afghan border
In the first year of operations, the Pakistan army killed 100 Taliban
members at a loss of close to 200 soldiers, according to a US
.Department of State report
LOSSES AND CASUALITIES
LOSES TO CIVILIANS
The operation, which involved light and heavy artillery, was mainly
.focused in an area of Wana with nearly 200,000 inhabitants
An estimated 1,000 families have moved out of Shakai and
.adjacent areas
Amnesty International (AI( has reported that civilians of one village
were given three hours to vacate their homes which forced many
to leave valuables behind
BOMB BLAST IN WAZIRISTAN
2007
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 24 Miranshah/ North Waziristan 0 3
August 28 Miranshah/ North Waziristan 0 1
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
November 23 Mirali/ North Waziristan 0 1
November 25 Mirali/ North Waziristan 4 6
November 29 Mirali/ North Waziristan 5 4
 FOR THE YEAR 2006
0
Civilians Security Force Terrorist Total
Personnel

January 114 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

 CONCLUSION

Pressure Of America On Pakistani Government

Killing Of Muslims On Both Sides
No advancement in the country

:RECOMMENDATIONS
Remove restrictions on Political Parties
Respect and implement article 8 of the constitution
Generate employment