And the IDPs start heading back

[CM]

A successful mission is when the root causes of insecurity are dealt with and the IDPs head back.

DAWN.COM | Front Page | IDPs returning to Buner

Just to restate as some people may have missed it in the past few weeks. The Pakistan Army is doing a brilliant job. The government is managing the matter at a rather amazing standard compared to the funding recieved and the capabilities of individuals and line ministries.

[kakaballi]

Re: And the IDPs start heading back

I very good sign. Need to be careful though. USA just walked through Afghanistan and Iraq when they first attacked. The real battle starts after that when those hiding start a guerrilla war.

[Khehkeshan]

I very good sign. Need to be careful though. USA just walked through Afghanistan and Iraq when they first attacked. The real battle starts after that when those hiding start a guerrilla war.

True and the taibs are still roaming around upper parts of Sat where there are few troops.

[Croquet]

Re: And the IDPs start heading back

i hope works out well.

[aasimtom]

Re: And the IDPs start heading back

Thanks for the share CM. Good news indeed. But are there any sort of compensations for those people whose houses became pile of rocks? I guess so...

[Gohan]

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good effort by shahid afridi

[aasimtom]

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^^^ Dear Gohan we are talking about IDPs...

[Gohan]

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huh, what, uhhhh ohhh yeah you're right, I see it there now.

[pakpride72]

Todays editorial in Dawn:

IDPs: no solution in sight

Now, the government claims that some areas have been cleared of the militants and is sending out appeals for the IDPs to return. The issue is not so easily resolved, however. For one thing, ** the military operation is set to expand to other areas that continue to harbour militant cells, including Waziristan and parts of Fata. While necessary, the move will result in the destabilisation of civilian life — the further displacement of people is virtually certain. Secondly, the military continues to encounter pockets of resistance even in areas that the government has declared ‘safe’.**

This, in conjunction with the fact that the administrative and utilities’ infrastructure of the affected areas is in tatters, means that the IDPs are reluctant to return to their hometowns. Of the estimated 700,000 people who fled Buner, for example, only about 6,000 have returned after the area was declared ‘safe’, according to District Coordination Officer Yahya Akhundzada. Stressing the need for people to start returning to the secured areas, Mr Akhundzada noted rightly that this would build confidence which would contribute to the defeat of the Taliban. But the government must offer more than mere assurances of safety.

It must demonstrate the administrative resolve to reconstruct the battle-ravaged areas, which includes setting up education and health facilities and creating employment opportunities. It must also demonstrate the ability to rehabilitate the IDPs. Most importantly, the government must show the political will to change policies that allowed the creation of the militant-Taliban nexus in the first place. Otherwise, Pakistan risks adding the IDPs issue to the Afghan refugee crisis which remains unresolved despite the passage of three decades, and of continuing to create circumstances that stoke extremism.

And they lived happily ever after …

[lapak]

Mullah Fazullah and Muslim Khan are still alive and in control. Pak Army did not kill any Talib or their leaders, the Army give them enough time to escape before the Army invite the media to to witness the destruction of innocent civilian houses that the Army destroy for their Western audience.

Very sad indeed!

[Khehkeshan]

Mullah Fazullah and Muslim Khan are still alive and in control. Pak Army did not kill any Talib or their leaders, the Army give them enough time to escape before the Army invite the media to to witness the destruction of innocent civilian houses that the Army destroy for their Western audience.

Very sad indeed!

Those khariji cowards escaped themselves even before the main operation started. They followed they lead of burqa mullah of lal masjid and mullah omar who ran away on his honda motorbike as bombs tarted falling in kandahar.