Operation Shakadara
OP SHAKARDARRA ( TEH MATTA) – SHORTCOMINGS
AND REMIDIAL MEASURES
Intro
1. Terrorism has haunted human kind for centuries on infinite occasions but recently the menace of terrorism has engulfed the entire world. Pakistan, being no exception, suffered the hardest blows at the hands of mscts in the recent past. Pakistan Army, in order to curtail and end this evil, embarked upon various ops in tribal belt in the early part of yr 2003. The next couple of yrs saw Pakistan Armed forces entering Valley of Swat to restore the writ of the Govt and to improve upon the sit of law and order. This wide rg of mil campaigns under unconventional envmts was termed as OP AL- MIZAN. Difficulty in undergoing unconventional ops, without any regular trg of tps, amounted to the slow progression of OP AL- MIZAN. Op conducted in Swat was later termed as OP RAH-I-HAQ as a part of OP Al Mizan.
2. The hold and con of mscts in Swat Valley can be well imagined by the very event in which they overrun a police sta in Matta, a town of pol imp, and renamed it “Taliban Sta Matta”. This particular event augmented by many other acts of terrorism by mscts in Swat led to not only the degradation of image of Govt but also the Armed forces. First to enter the area was 17 Inf Div. Major ops conducted by this Div incl OP MTN WIPPER, recapture of Police Sta Matta and capture of Najia top which overlooks the river Swat. During the month of Dec 2008 this Div was replaced by 37 inf Div. Initially the pace of ops and progress made by Army was slow and the pt reached when Provincial Govt cut a PEACE DEAL with mscts. On being proved unfruitful due to violation of the treaty by mscts, a new op was launched in Swat termed as OP RAH-I-RAAST which aimed at resuming offn against mscts but with new sprit. This op achieved great success and within a 2 months of fierce fighting Valley of Swat was cleared.
3. Before op Rah-i- Raast, main prob was the clearance of MSR till 313 Bde which was present in area
AND REMIDIAL MEASURES
Intro
1. Terrorism has haunted human kind for centuries on infinite occasions but recently the menace of terrorism has engulfed the entire world. Pakistan, being no exception, suffered the hardest blows at the hands of mscts in the recent past. Pakistan Army, in order to curtail and end this evil, embarked upon various ops in tribal belt in the early part of yr 2003. The next couple of yrs saw Pakistan Armed forces entering Valley of Swat to restore the writ of the Govt and to improve upon the sit of law and order. This wide rg of mil campaigns under unconventional envmts was termed as OP AL- MIZAN. Difficulty in undergoing unconventional ops, without any regular trg of tps, amounted to the slow progression of OP AL- MIZAN. Op conducted in Swat was later termed as OP RAH-I-HAQ as a part of OP Al Mizan.
2. The hold and con of mscts in Swat Valley can be well imagined by the very event in which they overrun a police sta in Matta, a town of pol imp, and renamed it “Taliban Sta Matta”. This particular event augmented by many other acts of terrorism by mscts in Swat led to not only the degradation of image of Govt but also the Armed forces. First to enter the area was 17 Inf Div. Major ops conducted by this Div incl OP MTN WIPPER, recapture of Police Sta Matta and capture of Najia top which overlooks the river Swat. During the month of Dec 2008 this Div was replaced by 37 inf Div. Initially the pace of ops and progress made by Army was slow and the pt reached when Provincial Govt cut a PEACE DEAL with mscts. On being proved unfruitful due to violation of the treaty by mscts, a new op was launched in Swat termed as OP RAH-I-RAAST which aimed at resuming offn against mscts but with new sprit. This op achieved great success and within a 2 months of fierce fighting Valley of Swat was cleared.
3. Before op Rah-i- Raast, main prob was the clearance of MSR till 313 Bde which was present in area