Civil Military Relation and Stabilization in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan

The importance of civil military relations assumes seminal importance in ensuring the success of all phases of a counter insurgency campaign. In the true tradition of the Clausewitzian dictum that war is the continuation of policy and vice versa; Pakistan Army has been employed as a matter of...

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Main Author: Tughral Yamin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre for International Peace & Stability (CIPS) 2019-07-01
Series:NUST Journal of International Peace and Stability
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Online Access:https://njips.nust.edu.pk/index.php/njips/article/view/35
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description The importance of civil military relations assumes seminal importance in ensuring the success of all phases of a counter insurgency campaign. In the true tradition of the Clausewitzian dictum that war is the continuation of policy and vice versa; Pakistan Army has been employed as a matter of policy in counter insurgency operations in the erstwhile tribal areas. They have also been used in the stabilization operations to bring about normality in the insurgency ridden areas. In fact the employment of Pakistan Army in the stabilization process defies any previous example in any other country. In all phases of the conflict cycle, the military has worked hand in glove with its civilian counterparts. The civil-military coordination (CIMIC) in the insurgency ridden areas has taken place within the framework of the established ground rules of an organized counter insurgency campaign. It would not be unfair to say that the return to normality in the erstwhile FATA has only been possible because of a well-knit CIMIC architecture. This paper briefly explicates the salient points of the CIMIC aspect of the counter and post-insurgency part of the operations in the conflict zones and highlights the importance of this aspect of dealing with insurgencies.
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spelling doaj.art-f9bb2d2e7b704ebdbdec8065192f20fc2023-09-19T22:07:29ZengCentre for International Peace & Stability (CIPS)NUST Journal of International Peace and Stability2616-44262616-44342019-07-012210.37540/njips.v2i2.35 Civil Military Relation and Stabilization in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), PakistanTughral Yamin The importance of civil military relations assumes seminal importance in ensuring the success of all phases of a counter insurgency campaign. In the true tradition of the Clausewitzian dictum that war is the continuation of policy and vice versa; Pakistan Army has been employed as a matter of policy in counter insurgency operations in the erstwhile tribal areas. They have also been used in the stabilization operations to bring about normality in the insurgency ridden areas. In fact the employment of Pakistan Army in the stabilization process defies any previous example in any other country. In all phases of the conflict cycle, the military has worked hand in glove with its civilian counterparts. The civil-military coordination (CIMIC) in the insurgency ridden areas has taken place within the framework of the established ground rules of an organized counter insurgency campaign. It would not be unfair to say that the return to normality in the erstwhile FATA has only been possible because of a well-knit CIMIC architecture. This paper briefly explicates the salient points of the CIMIC aspect of the counter and post-insurgency part of the operations in the conflict zones and highlights the importance of this aspect of dealing with insurgencies. https://njips.nust.edu.pk/index.php/njips/article/view/35Civil Military Coordination (CIMIC)Counter Insurgency Operations (COIN)Internally Displaced People (IDP)Temporarily Displaced People (TDP)FATAStabilization Operations
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Civil Military Relation and Stabilization in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan
NUST Journal of International Peace and Stability
Civil Military Coordination (CIMIC)
Counter Insurgency Operations (COIN)
Internally Displaced People (IDP)
Temporarily Displaced People (TDP)
FATA
Stabilization Operations
title Civil Military Relation and Stabilization in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan
title_full Civil Military Relation and Stabilization in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan
title_fullStr Civil Military Relation and Stabilization in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan
title_full_unstemmed Civil Military Relation and Stabilization in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan
title_short Civil Military Relation and Stabilization in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan
title_sort civil military relation and stabilization in federally administered tribal areas fata pakistan
topic Civil Military Coordination (CIMIC)
Counter Insurgency Operations (COIN)
Internally Displaced People (IDP)
Temporarily Displaced People (TDP)
FATA
Stabilization Operations
url https://njips.nust.edu.pk/index.php/njips/article/view/35
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