Operation Zarb-e-Azb was a large-scale military operation launched by the Pakistani military in June 2014 against militant groups in North Waziristan. The operation aimed to eliminate terrorists including the TTP, al-Qaeda, and the Haqqani network. Over 30,000 soldiers were deployed and over 2,700 terrorists were killed. Key outcomes included terrorist attacks in retaliation, such as the Peshawar school massacre in December 2014, and intensified counter-terrorism efforts by Pakistan resulting in many terrorist leaders and operatives being killed. The long-term goal of the operation is to clear Pakistan of terrorism and ensure national security and stability.

1. ASSIGNMENT:-
OPERATION ZARB-E-AZB
SUBMITTED TO:-
SIR MALIK SAJID KHAN
SUBMITTED BY:-
AMMAD AHMAD
CLASS:-
BBA (HONS) 1ST
SEMESTER (2015—2019)

2. OPERATION
ZARB-E-AZB
(THE FINAL BLOW)

3. CONTEXT:-
 Introduction
 Background
 Preparation
 Reaction
 Achievements
 Outcomes
 Conclusion
 References

4. Introduction:-
 Zarb e Azb means sharp and cutting
 It started on the reaction of militant attack on Karachi
Airport on 8 Jun 2014
 The operation is against militant groups like TTP,
Haqqani network and foreign terrorist like Al-Qaida and
East Turkmenistan Islamic Movement-ETIM
 The operation started on 15 Jun 14 with deployment of
30,000 Pak army soldiers
 Pak army, civil society, political parties, religious figure
and media has appreciated the operation.

5. Background:-
Failure of Peace Negotiations
The execution of 23 PakistaniFrontier Corps
soldiersby the Talibanon 17 February 2014
On 17 April 2014 the TTP formally ended the
ceasefire
JinnahTerminal Attack (June 08 2014)
10 militantsfrom the TTP and IMU attacked
Karachi Airport killing28 peopleand
woundingat least 18
The intensifiedaerialstrikes were launched
right after this attack on militanthideoutsin
the tribal areas

6. Preparations:-
The Pakistani militaryhad prepared for the operationlong
before
The insurgent groups include Tehrik-i-TalibanPakistan
(TTP), Lashkar-e-Jhangvi,Jundallah,al-Qaeda,the East
Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), the Islamic
Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) and the Haqqaninetwork
The operationinvolvedthe Air Force, Navy artillery, tanks
and around 30,000 soldiers on ground
The combat troops encircled militantbases in the towns of
Miraliand Miranshah
Drone strikes, which were halted for six months at the
request of the Pakistani government, resumed for the
operationand on June 11 2014 two drone strikes were
launchedin Miran Shah


7. Reaction:-
 Domestic:-
The decision by the Pakistani military to launch a
comprehensive operation was widely supported
Journalists, opinion-makers,politiciansand other
social-mediausers commended the operation
The politicalestablishmentwas initiallydividedand
Jamat e Islami continuedto insist on the continuance
of dialogues
But Pak Army was not seeking any opinionon this
decision from any politicalparty. Theirdecision was
Final
On 22 June 2014, more than 100 Islamic scholars
issued a joint fatwa in support of the operation
 International:-
Afghanistan assured that it would provide every
possible assistance to defeat the militantsin the
operation
UAE government also supported Pakistan in this war
against the extremists

8. The United States had pressured Pakistan for a
military operationin North Waziristan for years
US Congress linkedmilitary assistance to Pakistan for
the next fiscal year with military operationsin North
Waziristan in June 2014
Chinese Foreign MinisterWang Yi said that terrorism
was a problem common to China and Pakistan

9. Achievements:-
As per ISPR briefing:
2763 terrorists killed
837 hide outs destroyed
253 tons explosive recovered
218 hard core terrorists were shot down in cities
347 officers & soldiers embraced Shahadat
Law and Order situationhas been remarkably controlled
Pakistan’s image has also been improved Globallyas a
Peace Seeking Nation

10. Outcomes:-
WAGHA BORDER SUICIDE ATTACK:-
 On November 2, 2014, a suicide bombing
following the daily parade took place at wagah
border in Pakistan, in which more than 55
killed and over 200 injured.
The attack was claimed by militant groups jamaat-
ul-Ahrar and jundallah,sub-groups of TTP.
 2014 Peshawar APSACS school
attack:-
On 16 December 2014, seven gunmen belonging to the
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan(TTP)entered an Army Public
School in Pakistanicity of Peshawar and opened fire on
school staff and children,killing 145 people.The
spokesperson of Tehrik-i-TalibanPakistan,Mohammad
Omar Khorasani, took the responsibilityfor the attack and
said it was revenge for Operation Zarb-e-Azb

12.  Targeted killings of TTP terrorists by
Pakistan Armed Forces and police
encounters in Pakistan:-
Responding to TTP's retaliatory attacks, Pakistan has
mounted deadliest counter-retaliationon TTP; first
removing the moratorium on executions of terrorists by
the Presidential Order, and secondly establishing
military courts commissions (roughly based on Gitmo).
Pakistani authoritieshave issued "hang till death" orders
to jail superintendentsat the nationwideprisons. In
weeks, a number of high value detainees convicted on a
terrorism charges were hanged.
Since December 2014, Pakistan's intelligencecommunity,
law enforcement agencies, antiterrorism forces, and inter-
provincialpolice have been engaged in deadlypolice
encounters in all over the country. News media have been
televising the live actions on tracking down the militants
and targeting the TTP operatives in series of police
encounters. In the afternoon of 20 December, the KP
Police and the special agents of the FIA raided a safe house
in Shabqadar,a town located in 30 km (19 mi) north of
Peshawar. In an exchange of fire at the safe house, the
KPK police and the other law enforcement agencies
gunned down the six TTP fighters, includingtheir

13. commander and two other high value targets who assisted
in the attack. At the night of December 20, the team of
Pakistan Rangers personnel raided a safe house in
Manghopirarea of Karachi and killedfive members of the
TTP in a deadlyshoot out.
On 22 December 2014, Karachi Police and the CID teams
chased down and killed the TTP leader, Abid Muchar,
along with his three associates in a police encounter. The
same night, another action in took place in Karachi when
the CID teams, in a high-speed chase in Hawke's Bay
Beach, chased and apprehendedfive members of al-
Qaeda's South Asian chapterwho are suspected of
planningan attack on a naval dockyard in Karachi in
September.
Acting on a MI information,the navy's SSGN teams were
inserted in secret hideoutin Khyber Agency and stalked
the six terrorists led by Saddam Jan— the mastermind of
the Army Public School attack— at the midnight of 26
December 2014. In a late night operations,the SSGN
combat teams reportedly hunted and killedJan along with
his six militants,while trying to seek sanctuary. An
unnamed seniorPakistan government official confirmed
the report.
On January 9, 2015, the CID teams gunned down the four
al-Qaeda operatives after another high speed chase took

14. place in Qayyumabadin Karachi. In another separate
midnight action in Lahore, the teams of FIA's special
agents, assisted by the Punjab Police, raided a house
located in Burki Road. Lasting almost two-hour gun battle,
the FIA teams hunted and gunned down Roohullah (alias:
Asadullah)—themastermind of the Wagah border attack
along with three of his associates. Since the attack, the FIA
had been on a hunt for Roohullahand was finally killedin a
police encounterin Lahore.
Conclusion:-
Operation zarb e azb will flush out terrorists from Pakistan to
make it a peaceful, stable and progressive country for all to live
joyously
References:-
 The News International
 Dawn News
 Wikipedia
 Express Tribune
 ISPR Twitter