Insurgency in Dara Adam Khel

Durand line is 2600 Kilo Meter long border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, on both sides of the border tribesmen inhabits the tribal areas, historically tribesmen living in these tribal areas were always a source of constant insurgency against the rulers of Subcontinent, only during reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar Azam these tribesmen were defeated and were made loyal subjects of the emperor, no other ruler of Subcontinent including British colonial rulers was ever became able to subjugate the tribesmen dwelling along the Durand line.

Dara Adam Khel a tribal area located between Kohat and Peshawar capital of NWFP became constant source of trouble after creation of Pakistan on 14 August 1947, it became refuge center for out laws of settled areas in Pakistan. Narcotics, and weapon trade, car lifting, and kidnap for ransom, became the major economic activity of the dwellers of Dara Adam Khel during past few decades.

Predominantly inhabited by Afridi tribesmen Dara Adam Khel was equipped with schools and a government college after creation of Pakistan, successive governments in Pakistan have tried to educate the tribesmen and to bring FATA areas into category of settled areas. Educated Afridi tribesmen of Dara Adam Khel were inducted in government jobs and currently serving as government servants and as officers and JCO’s in Pakistan armed forces. Afridi tribesmen of Dara Adam Khel are highly intelligent and good in making weapons of all sorts, according to a media report scratch after Ojhri camp ammunition depot disaster in Islamabad was sold to weapon manufacturers of Dara Adam Khel, thus technology of rocket launchers and other sophisticated weapons was copied by technicians working in Dara Adam Khel’s weapon manufacturing factories. The rocket attacks on Kohat amid ongoing Army Operation in Dara Adam Khel are an ample proof of Afridi tribesmen ability regarding weapon manufacturing.

According to official sources ten percent foreign militants are financing rest of the 90% local criminals present in FATA areas to destabilize Pakistan by waging subversive activities in disguise of Taliban militants. Islam was most often used in Pakistan to exploit the people of Pakistan for economic and political gains by leadership of the past few decades. Taliban militants in the name of Islam and Sharia are promoting foreign agenda to weaken, disintegrate, and denuclearize Pakistan.

Well trained and well equipped men and officers of Pakistan Armed Forces had initiated search and crackdown operations in Dara Adam Khel when militants had started killing travelers on Kohat Peshawar road. Merciless militants had hanged the dead bodies of the deceased persons at the roadside and had tried to create fear, and eventually had taken over the control of Dara Adam Khel. Security forces had swiftly and accurately responded to the challenge posed by militants, and had wiped out militants from Dara Adam Khel, governments troops has been permanently deployed along the roadside and on strategic hills in Dara Adam Khel to provide security to the travelers between Kohat and Peshawar.

There is good deal of resentment against Taliban militants among Afridi tribesmen of Dara Adam Khel, initially in the name of reform, Islam, and Sharia militants had gained popularity among the dwellers of Dara Adam Khel but after gaining control of the area had imposed heavy taxes, and had committed atrocities like public killing of alleged criminals, one such alleged criminal was abducted from settled area of Kohat and was killed in Dara Adam Khel after Taliban militants court decision in Public. Militants had captured and damaged numerous schools and girls schools buildings and each family of Dara Adam Khel was forced to pay tax around 60000/rs per family.

A resident of Tor Chappar area of Dara Adam Khel currently living in a rented house in Togh village of Kohat says, his family was displaced from Tor Chappar during Army operation against militants, in Tor Chappar we have seven localities, now in each locality empty houses with open doors can be seen, all residents had escaped towards Kohat, Peshawar and other safe areas. Locals of Tor Chappar dislike Taliban militants of Dara Adam Khel, but can not take up arms against them because, the only way out from Tor Chappar is a road which passes through Dara Adam Khel, enmity with militants of Dara Adam Khel will confine the residents of Torchappar within Torcahppar and they will loose every assess to outside world.

In ongoing clashes between militants and security forces defeated Taliban militants most often escape towards Orakzai agency, Khyber agency and Afghanistan from Dara Adam Khel. Kohat Friendship Tunnel initially was targeted by militants but they were flushed out from the tunnel when security forces had taken action against them, sources have said that good number of militants had taken refuge in different areas of Kohat, rocket attacks from direction of Tanda Dam hills are an ample proof of their existence in hilly areas of Kohat. Militants attack on Kotal check post was also repulsed by valiant men and officers of Pakistan Army.

When I have questioned a local spokesman of Taliban militants regarding their real intentions, he has said that militants are active to destabilize Pakistan; he was unable to answer the real purpose behind insurgency. Leaders of Jamaat I Islami blame India for financing insurgency in tribal areas of Pakistan through its consulates in Afghanistan. A journalist Shakil Ahmed based currently in Australia, in his recent article has mentioned that fifteen hundred thousand Indian Army men and officers are now deployed in Afghanistan in effort to encircle Pakistan. Neither Jamat I Islami leadership nor any one else came up with solid proof of Indian involvement in existing insurgency in tribal areas and settled area of Swat. According to Dawn news report arrested Arab militants from Mehmand Agency earlier this week were financed by Afghanistan. More then 33 Uzbek and Tajik intruders were arrested in Kohat. In Buneer too Tajik and Uzbuk militants were recently arrested alive during on going security forces operation.

According to an elder in NWFP, Baitullah Mehssod militant leader of Waziristan is disciple of Maulana Fazal ur Rehman leader of JUI(F) during meeting with him Baitullah Mehsood massage the legs of Maulana to show his allegiance to him. Religious parties are behind the current insurgency in tribal areas and Swat that is why they oppose Army operations in troubled areas. Recently an expert of equipping cars good for suicide bomb explosions was arrested from Kohat the alleged criminal was originally from Waziristan but was residing in Miangan colony of Kohat in a rented house.

‘Newly appointed Foreign Minister of India Mr. Krishna has offered friendship to Pakistan on a precondition that Pakistan Army shall destroy training camps of militants within Pakistan,’ it was unveiled in a news report published at allvoices.com. His statement is a clear recognition of the potency of Pakistan Armed forces; media reports reflect that even US President Obama and Secretary of State Madam Hillary ClintonHillary Clinton rely on potential of Pakistan Army to control cross border activity across the Durand line.

Cynics predict another 1971 type debacle for Pakistan, but the truth is that Pakistan is a nuclear power now, and elected government of PPPP lead coalition is in power, Army is committed to its constitutional role, and is helping elected government to restore peace in FATA and Malakand division and its performance reflect its potential of wiping out the miscreants and militants from Pakistani soil. International community is quite satisfied regarding the human rights situation in Pakistan, with reappointment of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary and his other deposed colleagues a live and vibrant judiciary does exist to guard the constitutional rights of the people of Pakistan.

Circumstances in 1971 were altogether different in Pakistan when it was dismembered. Now even security of US lead NATO forces is dependent upon Pakistan Armed forces ability to stop cross border activity on Durand line, ‘India’s security will also be in jeopardy if Pakistan existence as buffer zone between Afghanistan and India is jeopardized,’ most of the analysts agree on this point news media reports reflect.

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Abdur Raziq

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