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TEMPORARY DISPLACED PERSONS TDPS FROM NORTH WAZIRISTAN AGENCY NWA IN BANNU PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2021(VI-IV).02      10.31703/gsssr.2021(VI-IV).02      Published : Dec 2021

Temporary Displaced Persons (TDPS) from North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Bannu: Problems and Prospects

    Since its inception, Pakistan has always remained an important player in the South Asian politics due to its geographical location and strategic position. The war against terror affected the whole world generally and South Asia particularly. After the 9/11 attacks, the United States came into Afghanistan along with allied forces which pushed militants from Afghanistan to take refuge in near by places. Due to close proximity and vulnerable borders, many of these militants entered Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas, which resulted in a huge growth of militancy and extremism in the whole region.On the other side due to close collaboration with the United States in the war against terror, Pakistan suffered more in terms of lives, infrastructure, and the economy as compared to the forces combating terrorism in Afghanistan. This influx of militancy and extremism drove Pakistan to take measures against the advancement of militancy. Forceful strikes from Pakistan security forces on one side shook the structure of militants but on the other side resulted in a huge number of displacement. In the recent wave of displacement from the North Waziristan Agency, people suffered a lot, but later on, the Pakistani government, with the help of the local population and humanitarian agencies, overcome their difficulties and still trying to facilitate and rehabilitate them as soon as their areas became clear of the menace.

    North Waziristan Agency, TDPs Crises, Relief Work, Military Operations, Terrorism
    (1) Najbud Din
    PhD Scholar, Qurtaba University of Science and Technology Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Khan Faqir
    Assistant Professor, Department of Pakistan Study Centre, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
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    APA : Din, N., & Faqir, K. (2021). Temporary Displaced Persons (TDPS) from North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Bannu: Problems and Prospects. Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI(IV), 12-27. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2021(VI-IV).02
    CHICAGO : Din, Najbud, and Khan Faqir. 2021. "Temporary Displaced Persons (TDPS) from North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Bannu: Problems and Prospects." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI (IV): 12-27 doi: 10.31703/gsssr.2021(VI-IV).02
    HARVARD : DIN, N. & FAQIR, K. 2021. Temporary Displaced Persons (TDPS) from North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Bannu: Problems and Prospects. Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI, 12-27.
    MHRA : Din, Najbud, and Khan Faqir. 2021. "Temporary Displaced Persons (TDPS) from North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Bannu: Problems and Prospects." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI: 12-27
    MLA : Din, Najbud, and Khan Faqir. "Temporary Displaced Persons (TDPS) from North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Bannu: Problems and Prospects." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI.IV (2021): 12-27 Print.
    OXFORD : Din, Najbud and Faqir, Khan (2021), "Temporary Displaced Persons (TDPS) from North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Bannu: Problems and Prospects", Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI (IV), 12-27
    TURABIAN : Din, Najbud, and Khan Faqir. "Temporary Displaced Persons (TDPS) from North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Bannu: Problems and Prospects." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review VI, no. IV (2021): 12-27. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2021(VI-IV).02