Strategic Significance of Pakistan's Counter Terrorism Efforts Since 2014
Pakistan is successfully fighting against militants in its tribal areas. The threat in tribal areas has complicated security situation. Many terrorist groups allegedly operate in FATA, e.g. Hafiz Gul Buhadur Group, Molvi Nazir Group, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, and the Haqqani Network/ Afghan Taliban. The operation Zarb-I-Azb was a huge success. Pakistan's army destroyed many IED Factories, dismantled training Centers of the Suicide Bombers run by different terrorist groups and TTP Run Media Centers, exposed detention centers of militants and recovered foreign currency during Operation Zarb-i-Azb. For long term peace and stability in tribal areas, the government must carry out reconstruction and development programs aon a large scale. There is a need to rebuild the capacity of the local population. Free education, rehabilitation and de-radicalization programs must be initiated to mainstream FATA youth.
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Terrorism, Taliban, TTP, FATA, Haqqani Network, NATO
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(1) Masood Ur Rehman Khattak
Assistant Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations,International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI), Pakistan.
(2) Tauqeer Hussain Sargana
Assistant Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI), Pakistan.
(3) Mujahid Hussain
Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences,Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA : Khattak, M. U. R., Sargana, T. H., & Hussain, M. (2018). Strategic Significance of Pakistan's Counter Terrorism Efforts Since 2014. Global Regional Review, III(I), 138-154. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2018(III-I).10
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CHICAGO : Khattak, Masood Ur Rehman, Tauqeer Hussain Sargana, and Mujahid Hussain. 2018. "Strategic Significance of Pakistan's Counter Terrorism Efforts Since 2014." Global Regional Review, III (I): 138-154 doi: 10.31703/grr.2018(III-I).10
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OXFORD : Khattak, Masood Ur Rehman, Sargana, Tauqeer Hussain, and Hussain, Mujahid (2018), "Strategic Significance of Pakistan's Counter Terrorism Efforts Since 2014", Global Regional Review, III (I), 138-154
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TURABIAN : Khattak, Masood Ur Rehman, Tauqeer Hussain Sargana, and Mujahid Hussain. "Strategic Significance of Pakistan's Counter Terrorism Efforts Since 2014." Global Regional Review III, no. I (2018): 138-154. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2018(III-I).10