3. 9/11
• 11 September, 2001.
• America faced a big terrorist attack.
• Four airplanes were hijacked by 19
men.
• Two of the planes were crashed into the
twin towers of the World trade Centre
in New York.
• A third plane, crashed into the
Pentagon, headquarters of United
States Department of Defense.
• The fourth plane was initially steered
towards Washington D.C, but crashed
into a field near Pennsylvania.
4. US RESPONSE
• US used to support the Taliban.
• But, after 9/11 US turned against them.
• The Bush administration announced a war on terrorism.
• This war was to eradicate Al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden.
• The American troops invaded Afghanistan and Iran.
• Pakistan agreed to help US in war against terror.
5. Pakistan agreed to help US:
• Pakistan agreed to help US in War on
Terror.
• Pakistan became a frontline ally with US
against terrorism.
• Musharraf allowed his country’s airspace,
Intelligence etc. to be used for launching
attacks on Afghanistan.
• Pakistan also made its road network
available to US and NATO forces to
transport weapons and other supplies to
Afghanistan.
6. Why Pakistan agreed to help US?
• General Pervaiz Musharraf was one of the first leaders to receive
clarion call from U.S. to support them.
• President Bush had said, “You are with us or against us.”
• Pakistan had been warned by US Assistant Secretary of State
Richard Armitage to either support the US or be ready to be
bombed and return back to the Stone Age.
• Musharraf agreed to help them.
• As a result Pakistan got stuck
in the Global War on Terror.
8. US TROOPS ATTACK ON SALALA
CHECK POST:
• Pakistan provided all possible help to the
US troops for war on terror.
• Land route, military, air bases,
intelligence were provided.
• But it stopped supporting when NATO
helicopters killed at least 24 security
personnel and injured 12 soldiers on a
Pakistani check post in Salala, which is
located in the Tehsil Bayzai area of
Mohmand Agency on the Pak-Afghan
border.
9. CHANGE IN PAK-AFGHAN
RELATIONS:
• A drastic change came in Pak-Afghan
relations policies. US forces attacked
Afghanistan in October, 2001.
• Pakistan quickly broke its ties with
Taliban.
• Since then Pakistan has faced a lot of
loss in the form of precious lives,
property and the cost of waging the
war and indirectly through loss of
revenue, investment and business.
10. Increase in terrorism:
• Before 9/11, there was only a single recorded suicide
attack in Pakistan’s history.
• But post 9/11, hundreds of such attacks took place.
The US might have had one 9/11 but Pakistan had
dozens.
• Attacks on religious places, educational institutions,
markets and parks.
• Attacks on police officers, Pakistan Army soldiers
and military bases.
11. Loss of innocent lives:
• Pakistan faced about 11,975 terrorist attack from
2006-2011.
• In these attacks many innocent lives were lost.
• According to SATP, in these attacks more than
62656 lives were lost, which includes 21978
citizens and 6858 security force officers.
12. Effect on tourism:
• Tourism in Pakistan has received a great setback due to the
war on terror.
• Islamabad virtually became no-go city in the aftermath of
the 9/11 attacks.
• Many Northern areas that once attracted the tourists now are
declared as dangerous.
• More than a hundred local guest houses have been shut
down in the Northern Areas due to the frontline activism in
the war on terror.
13. Effect on economy:
• War on terror had a devastating effect on Pakistan’s
economy as well.
• People are doubtful about investing in countries where rate
of terrorism is high.
• This is why one-third of factories in Pakistan were closed
down during 2008 and 2009.
• GDP growth rate went down from 8.40 percent in 2004-05
to 5.80 percent in 2007-08.
• In 2009-10 it had reduced to 4.1 percent.
• War on terror cost Pakistan over $80 billion.
15. .
• Participating in the war on terror has affected its citizens too.
• “It is not Pakistan’s war, it is America’s war. This war has
killed thousands of innocent Pakistanis, women and children.”
• The drone attacks in Waziristan and other agencies in Pakistan have
led to a massive divide between the government and the average
citizen.
• The majority believes that Pakistani government betrayed the
people by allowing drone attacks in the region.
17. .
• Pakistan is a “victim” of Indian-
sponsored terrorism.
• On 3 March 2016, a RAW agent,
Kulbhushan Jadhav was captured
in Balochistan.
• He confessed during interrogation
that RAW is involved in prevailing
terrorist activities in Pakistan.
• India is also behind the Insurgency
in Balochistan.
• Many terrorist groups are funded by
Indian government.
• India is acting as a hindrance in
peace of Pakistan.
20. Pakistan army is committed in eradicating terrorism from this country.
Following are some major operations conducted by Pak Army:
• Operation Rah-i-Haq-I in Swat valley and Shangla district (2007)
• Operation Rah-i-Haq-II in Swat valley and Shangla (2008)
• Operation Sirat-i-Mustaqeem in Khyber Agency (2008)
• Operation Sherdil jointly launched with Frontier Corps in Bajaur Agency
(2008)
• Operation Rah-i-Haq-III in Swat valley and Shangla (2009)
• Operation Black Thunderstorm in Buner, Lower Dir and Shangla district
(2009)
• Operation Brekhna in Mohmand Agency (2009)
• Operation Rah-i-Rast, commonly known as Swat Operation, (2009)
• Operation Rah-i-Nijat in South Waziristan (2009)
• Operation Zarb-e-Azab
• Operation Koh-e-Sufaid (July 2011)
• Operation Zarb-e-Azb (2013)
21. .
• Operation Zarb-e-Azb and Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad are
going on.
• Pak army has successfully cleared a lot of area in FATA from
Taliban.
• A lot of work is going on in Waziristan and policies are being
made for the development of Pakistan and its national
security.
• Many tourist sites have been opened and again foreign
countries have started sending its people for investment,
tourism etc.
