Pak President assures dignified return of Waziristan IDPS

Pakistan is making all out efforts for the early and dignified return of the people displaced due to military operation against militants in the restive North Waziristan agency, President Mamnoon Hussain said today.
Hussain said all necessary measures were underway for the socio-economic upliftment of tribal areas and bringing the region at par with the developed parts of the country.
His remarks came while meeting a delegation of parliamentarians from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and a group of IDPs, hailing from different areas of North Waziristan Agency (NWA), who had called on him.
The President expressed hope that the success of Operation Zarb-e-Azb (sharp and cutting strike) would contribute greatly towards achieving peace and stability in the troubled areas in particular and the rest of the country in general.

Pakistan launched operation Zarb-i-Azb, a much-awaited military campaign, to clear insurgent bases from North Waziristan, following a bloody assault on Karachi airport ended faltering peace talks with the insurgents.
The militant attack on the airport killed 37 people.
Pakistan's Air Force has spearheaded the operation to clear militants' hideouts in what until recently was the epicentre of terrorism in the country.
The military claims it has killed nearly 1,000 militants and lost 82 soldiers since the start of the operation.