Critical Analysis of Operation Zarb-e-Azb, the crises of Internally displaced persons and challenges and response of the government

Abstract

Before the lunch of the Operation Zarb-e-Azb there was a wide scale view in the country that the Taliban must be included in the dialogue process and only the table talk is the remedy of the ongoing conflict. For this, from both the sides different meetings took place between the two groups, each of them presented its own demands and response to the issue. Due to many diverging ideas from both sides the delegations were unable to reach at any final point. The Army Public School massacre and the Karachi airport issue made triggering causes for the military to strike the terrorists with a full-scale operation. The operation was long awaited and it was on cards because the military had carried out various operations in the FATA before; however there the pressure of negotiations was unable to stop the operation. North Waziristan was the last sanctuary and strong hold of the terrorists. The operation produced over-whelming positive impacts on the country’s domestic and foreign policy interests and image. The country’s all time friend, China, was obliged at this as CPEC was on its cards in order to pursue its economic agenda in the region for which it needed a peaceful atmosphere. The CPEC was a game changer for the region for the fate of both the countries and very much crucial for the Chinese interests, as it was the part of the greater Chinese Silk maritime route project. It brought peace in the region as the number of attacks and bomb blasts were reduced to a great 222Critical Analysis of Operation Zarb-e-Azb, the crises of Internally displaced persons and challenges and response of the government extent. It helped in achieving many foreign policy goals for the state as the international image of the country as having an active role against curbing terrorism improved. The operation has its aftermaths; both positive and negative, as on one hand, it increased Pakistan’s positive imageacross the globe, on the other hand it led to the displacement of massive populace whose integration, rehabilitation and other needs were a genuine challenge and enigma for the state to handle. The paper will try to analyze and discuss the operation Zarb-e-Azb and its effects in the form of massive number of IDP’s along with the challenges and problems faced by them coupled with the government response in this regard.

Key Words: Zarb-e-Azb, Global Terrorism Index, Migration, Humanitarian, IDP, s crises