War on Terror: The Impact of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan on the Education in South Waziristan

Abstract

This paper measures the deconstructive effects of the Global War on Terror (GWoT) in general and particularly the impact of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on South Waziristan's educational system. In such pursuit, it also notices the positive contribution of the reconstructive steps led by the armed force of Pakistan for the improvement of the education system in South Waziristan. In this context, this study's central thesis is that South Waziristan's educational system has suffered as a result of the GWoT and TTP's hard-line campaign against schooling. However, when the armed forces drove out the extremist and terrorist organizations from the region, good changes were brought about in South Waziristan, including the growth and establishment of advance educational institutions as well as the building of neighborhood markets, roads, and bridges. This study makes it clear that the anti-state activities of TTP are what caused the regional’s educational infrastructure to be destroyed. Considering this background, the paper proposes that it was the TTP's rigid stance that compelled the government to take military action against them, causing millions of people to flee to safer areas. It concludes that the only way forward is to implement specific plans to relocate Waziristan's dispersed population, build advance educational facilities, and allay their fears of experiencing a repeat of the previous disaster.