Operation Zarb-e-Azb

Zarb-e-Azb ({{langx|ur|{{nq|ضربِ عضب}}}} ALA-LC: {{transliteration|ur|ALA-LC|Ẓarb-i ʿAẓb}} {{IPA|ur|zərb-e əzb|pron}}) means "sharp and cutting strike".{{cite news|author=Web Desk |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/722202/army-launches-operation-in-north-waziristan/ |title=Operation Zarb-e-Azb updates |work=The Express Tribune |date=10 June 2014 |access-date=15 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714153529/http://tribune.com.pk/story/722202/army-launches-operation-in-north-waziristan/ |url-status=live |archive-date=14 July 2014}} Azb also refers to the sword owned by the Islamic prophet Muhammad, which he used in the battles of Badr and Uhud.{{cite news|url=http://dunyanews.tv/index.php/en/Pakistan/225567-Negotiations-end-Pak-Army-formally-launches-opera |title=Negotiations end, Pak Army formally launches operation Zarb-e-Azb against terrorists; Dunya News |publisher=Dunyanews.tv |access-date=15 June 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116111442/http://dunyanews.tv/index.php/en/Pakistan/225567-Negotiations-end-Pak-Army-formally-launches-opera |url-status=live | archive-date=16 January 2017}}

For the first time, the Pakistani military implemented a military strategy called "Seek, Destroy, Clear, Hold." The Pakistani military will seek the target. Once found, it will be destroyed. When destroyed, the infrastructure, bodies and weapons will be cleared and the area will be held both during this time and after its completion to ensure post-operation security and infrastructure rebuilding and/or area rehabilitation. The Seek and destroy component is from the Vietnam War whereas the Clear and hold component is from the Iraq War. The Pakistani military combined the two doctrines as a single doctrine for the operation to be successful.

Peace negotiations with the Taliban were announced by Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after his election,{{cite news|author=Shahzeb Jillani |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26065385 |title=Pakistan enters peace talks with Taliban |publisher=BBC |date=6 February 2014 |access-date=15 June 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703073652/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26065385 |url-status=live | archive-date=3 July 2014}} although previous attempts to engage TTP in dialogue had failed. The first session of talks, between committees appointed by the Pakistani Government and the Taliban, was held on 26 March 2014 at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House in Islamabad.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26731838 |title=First day of Pakistan Taliban peace talks concluded |publisher=BBC |date=26 March 2014 |access-date=15 June 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703193749/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26731838 |url-status=live | archive-date=3 July 2014}} The Taliban did not name representatives from their ranks, instead nominating pro-Taliban religious figures to present their views. The terrorists called for the implementation of Sharia in Pakistan; the Government of Pakistan demanded the cessation of hostilities, insisting that talks be held within the framework of the Pakistani constitution. A month-long ceasefire was reached on 1 March 2014.{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1090330/pakistani-taliban-announce-month-long-ceasefire |title=Pakistani Taliban announce month-long ceasefire – Pakistan |work=Dawn|location=Pakistan |access-date=15 June 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713175352/http://www.dawn.com/news/1090330/pakistani-taliban-announce-month-long-ceasefire |url-status=live | archive-date=13 July 2014}}

Besides the meetings at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House, negotiations also involved helicopter travel by government representatives to the areas under militant control near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. The government had indicated that stronger military action would be implemented if the talks failed.

Negotiations collapsed after the execution of 23 Pakistani Frontier Corps soldiers by the Taliban on 17 February 2014.{{cite news|last=Crilly |first=Rob |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/10643505/Peace-talks-collapse-as-Taliban-execute-23-Pakistani-soldiers.html |title=Peace talks collapse as Taliban execute 23 Pakistani soldiers |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=17 February 2014 |access-date=15 June 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627135218/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/10643505/Peace-talks-collapse-as-Taliban-execute-23-Pakistani-soldiers.html |url-status=live | archive-date=27 June 2014}}{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-taliban-idUSBREA1G0MP20140217 | title=Peace talks between Pakistan and Taliban collapse after killings | work=Maria Golovnina and Amjad Ali | date=17 February 2014 | agency=Reuters | access-date=15 June 2014 | last=Golovnina | first=Maria | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711031206/http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/17/us-pakistan-taliban-idUSBREA1G0MP20140217 |url-status=live | archive-date=11 July 2014}} The soldiers had been held by the insurgents since 2010, and on 17 April 2014 the TTP formally ended the ceasefire.{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1100415/ttp-ends-ceasefire-says-talks-option-open |title=TTP ends ceasefire, says talks option open – Newspaper |work=Dawn|location=Pakistan |date=17 April 2014 |access-date=15 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713211728/http://www.dawn.com/news/1100415/ttp-ends-ceasefire-says-talks-option-open |url-status=live |archive-date=13 July 2014}}

Taliban infighting since March 2014 killed more than 90 militants. The strife, triggered by differences between the Mehsud group (led by Sheheryar Mehsud) and another TTP faction (led by Khan Said Sajna), impeded the negotiations.{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1107309 |title=Taliban infighting impedes Pakistan peace talks – Pakistan |work=Dawn|location=Pakistan |access-date=15 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713211724/http://www.dawn.com/news/1107309 |url-status=live |archive-date=13 July 2014}} The negotiations were irreversibly damaged by a terrorist attack on Karachi Airport for which the Taliban claimed responsibility and which killed 28 people (including security personnel).{{cite news|author=Jon Boone in Islamabad |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/09/pakistan-taliban-karachi-attack-peace-talks |title=Pakistani Taliban claim Karachi attack and leave peace talks in crisis |work=The Guardian |access-date=15 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714180029/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/09/pakistan-taliban-karachi-attack-peace-talks |url-status=live |archive-date=14 July 2014}} A Pakistani military official was quoted to have said, "The army is ready for an operation."{{cite news |url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/gunmen-attack-karachi-airport-1402301470 |title=Pakistan Weighs Strike Against Taliban Over Airport Attack | work=The Wall Street Journal | date=9 June 2014 | last=Shah | first=Saeed|url-access=subscription}}

{{main|2014 Jinnah International Airport attack}}

The operation began one week after a terrorist attack on Pakistan's busiest airport. On 8 June 2014, 10 militants from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and TTP attacked Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, killing 28 people including security personnel and wounding at least 18.{{cite news|title=Heavy fighting reported at Karachi airport|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/06/heavy-fighting-reported-at-karachi-airport-201468185852200231.html|publisher=Al Jazeera|access-date=8 June 2014|date=8 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706122510/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/06/heavy-fighting-reported-at-karachi-airport-201468185852200231.html |url-status=live|archive-date=6 July 2014}}

In retaliation, the Pakistani military launched a series of air-strikes targeting terrorist hideouts in the areas bordering Afghanistan. At least 25 militants were killed on 10 June. The figure also included foreign militants killed.{{cite news|author=Web Desk |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/719855/aerial-bombing-in-tirah-valley-kills-15-militants/ |title=Aerial bombing in Tirah valley kills 25 militants |work=The Express Tribune |access-date=17 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715003000/http://tribune.com.pk/story/719855/aerial-bombing-in-tirah-valley-kills-15-militants/ |url-status=live |archive-date=15 July 2014}} Two drone attacks on 12 June killed Uzbek, Afghan and local militants.{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1112050 |title=Successive drone strikes leave at least 16 dead in N Waziristan – Pakistan |work=Dawn|location=Pakistan |access-date=17 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717143808/http://www.dawn.com/news/1112050 |url-status=live |archive-date=17 July 2014}}{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1112253 |title=Drone targeted Haqqani network commander, Afghan Taliban: sources – Pakistan |work=Dawn|location=Pakistan |access-date=17 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714205846/http://www.dawn.com/news/1112253 |url-status=live |archive-date=14 July 2014}} On 15 June the Pakistani military intensified air-strikes and bombed eight foreign militant hideouts, killing as many as 140 militants (most Uzbek, including persons linked to the airport attack and airport attack commander and mastermind Abu Abdur Rehman Almani) in North Waziristan.{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1112875/mostly-uzbeks-killed-in-overnight-n-waziristan-bombing-army |title=Mostly Uzbeks killed in overnight N Waziristan bombing: army – Pakistan |work=Dawn|location=Pakistan |access-date=15 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716120136/http://www.dawn.com/news/1112875/mostly-uzbeks-killed-in-overnight-n-waziristan-bombing-army |url-status=live |archive-date=16 July 2014}}{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1112901/ |title=Karachi airport attack mastermind killed in N Waziristan: Sources – Pakistan |work=Dawn|location=Pakistan |access-date=15 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716133103/http://www.dawn.com/news/1112901 |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 July 2014}}

{{quote box |quote = Using North Waziristan as a base, these terrorists had waged a war against the state of Pakistan and had been disrupting our national life in all its dimensions, stunting our economic growth and causing enormous loss of life and property. They had also paralyzed life within the agency and had perpetually terrorized the entire peace loving and patriotic local population.|author=Inter-Services Public Relations{{cite web|url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&date=2014/6/15|title=Press Releases of 15 June|date=15 June 2014|access-date=20 June 2014|publisher=ISPR|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240527021841/https://www.webcitation.org/6RDA8Bm64?url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp%3Fo=t-press_release&date=2014/7/19|archive-date=27 May 2024|url-status=live}}{{cite news|author=Omer Farooq Khan |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Pak-military-launches-onslaught-against-Taliban/articleshow/36616779.cms |title=Pak military launches onslaught against Taliban |work=The Times of India |access-date=16 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618001930/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Pak-military-launches-onslaught-against-Taliban/articleshow/36616779.cms |url-status=live |archive-date=18 June 2014}}}}

The Pakistani military had prepared for the operation long before, and the government prepared for a three-front operation:{{cite news|author=آصف فاروقی بی بی سی اردو ڈاٹ کام، اسلام آباد |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/2014/06/140615_preperation_waziristan_operation_tim.shtml |title=پاکستان – BBC Urdu – 'حکومت نے آپریشن کے لیے 3 محاذوں پر تیاری کی' |publisher=BBC |date=1 January 1970 |access-date=16 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617190616/http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/2014/06/140615_preperation_waziristan_operation_tim.shtml |url-status=live |archive-date=17 June 2014}} isolating targeted militant groups, obtaining support from the political parties and saving civilians from the backlash of the operation.

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that the nation stood by its military: "The decision was taken after the strategy of dialogue failed. The operation will continue until it reaches its logical conclusion. Any group that challenges Pakistan's constitution, attacks civilians, soldiers, and government installations and uses Pakistani territory to plan terrorist attacks will be targeted". Asif added that internally displaced persons would be assisted by the federal and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governments: "We will try to ensure that the displaced do not have to stay away from their homes for too long."{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1112910/supporters-and-critics-weigh-in-on-operation |title=Supporters and critics weigh in on operation – Pakistan |work=Dawn|location=Pakistan |access-date=15 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714182723/http://www.dawn.com/news/1112910/supporters-and-critics-weigh-in-on-operation |url-status=live |archive-date=14 July 2014}}

The combat troops encircled militant bases in the towns of Mirali and Miranshah. Pakistani officials said that the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) were requested to seal the border on their side so that militants do not escape.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27858234 |title=Pakistan army launches 'major offensive' in North Waziristan |publisher=BBC |date=15 June 2014 |access-date=16 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714115419/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27858234 |url-status=live |archive-date=14 July 2014}} The operation involved the Air Force, Navy artillery, tanks and ground troops. According to a military statement, "On the directions of the government, armed forces of Pakistan have launched a comprehensive operation against foreign and local terrorists who are hiding in sanctuaries in North Waziristan." An official with the military said that between 14,000 and 20,000 soldiers were normally stationed in North Waziristan before the operation, and he expected the offensive to require no more than a total of 30,000 troops.

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{{term|15 June 2014}}

{{defn|The first phase of the operation began with intensified bombings in North Waziristan, targeting militant training facilities, hideouts, and other infrastructure.{{cite news |url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/06/26/national/operation-zarb-e-azb-ground-offensive-initiates/ | title=Operation Zarb-e-Azb: Ground offensive initiates | work=Pakistan Today | date=26 June 2014 | access-date=27 June 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701060051/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/06/26/national/operation-zarb-e-azb-ground-offensive-initiates/ |url-status=live | archive-date=1 July 2014}} The Pakistani military destroyed eight militant hideouts in the previous night's airstrikes. Hideouts in Degan-Boya and Datta Khel were targeted by jet aircraft, since foreign and local insurgents linked to the Karachi airport attack were confirmed there; an ammunition dump was also destroyed. As many as 140 militants (mostly Uzbek) were reportedly killed in the strikes, including commander and airport attack mastermind Abu Abdur Rehman Almani.{{Citation | url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&date=2014/6/16 | title=Press Releases of 16 June | date=16 June 2014 | publisher=ISPR | access-date=20 June 2014 | archive-date=27 May 2024 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20240527021841/https://www.webcitation.org/6RDA8Bm64?url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp%3Fo=t-press_release&date=2014/7/19 | url-status=live }} North Waziristan was sealed by troops on its border with neighbouring agencies and FATA regions to block the movement of militants. In North Waziristan, troops cordoned off insurgent bases (including those in the towns of Mir Ali and Miranshah). Logistical and administrative arrangements for IDPs were made by the Disaster Management Agency, with the establishment of registration points and IDP camps. Surrender points were established for militants wishing to give up their arms. Aerial surveillance of the area was conducted. Afghan security forces were requested to seal the border on their side to prevent militants from escaping across the border and initiate immediate measures to eliminate TTP militants and their hideouts in Kunar, Nuristan and elsewhere in Afghanistan.}}

{{term|16 June 2014}}

{{defn|Seven fleeing militants were killed on the outskirts of Mirali overnight, with three soldiers injured in the exchange of fire. In a separate incident, seven more militants were killed when they tried to flee from the cordoned-off area. Two Pakistani soldiers were reported killed in an exchange of gunfire. Six militant hideouts in Shawal, North Waziristan were destroyed by an early-morning airstrike by two fighter jets, with 27 militants killed. There were no civilians in Shawal.{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1113108 |title=NWA operation: Seven more militants killed; toll rises to 187 – Pakistan |work=Dawn|location=Pakistan |access-date=16 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140616174451/http://www.dawn.com/news/1113108 |url-status=live |archive-date=16 June 2014}}{{cite news|url=http://dunyanews.tv/index.php/en/Pakistan/225598-North-Waziristan-12-militants-killed-in-air-strik |title=North Waziristan: 12 militants killed in air strikes |publisher=Dunyanews.tv |access-date=16 June 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140616051708/http://dunyanews.tv/index.php/en/Pakistan/225598-North-Waziristan-12-militants-killed-in-air-strik |url-status=live |archive-date=16 June 2014}} Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported six soldiers killed and three injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion between the Afghan border and Ghulam Khan Tehsil in North Waziristan. According to ISPR, a convoy of security forces was targeted on Bane Dar Road in Ghulam Khan (on the Pakistani-Afghan border). Forces cordoned off the area, launching a search operation. Three insurgents were killed by Special Services Group sniper fire while planting IEDs near Miramshah.}}

{{term|17 June 2014}}

{{defn|Airstrikes destroyed six hideouts in North Waziristan, killing 25 foreign and local militants. Airstrikes were also conducted in the Hasokhel area of Mir Ali.{{citation|url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&date=2014/6/17|title=Press Release No PR131/2014-ISPR|publisher=ISPR|date=17 June 2014|access-date=17 June 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240527021841/https://www.webcitation.org/6RDA8Bm64?url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp%3Fo=t-press_release&date=2014/7/19|archive-date=27 May 2024|url-status=live}} At least three suspected militants were killed when they attempted to flee a cordoned-off area in Miramshah, with one soldier injured in the exchange of fire.{{cite news |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/723501/fresh-blitz-kills-28-more-militants/ | title=Fresh blitz kills 28 more militants | work=The Express Tribune | date=18 June 2014 | access-date=18 June 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621044046/http://tribune.com.pk/story/723501/fresh-blitz-kills-28-more-militants/ |url-status=live | archive-date=21 June 2014 }} No operations had begun in developed areas to ensure that no militants could escape the cordon and all verified civilians were evacuated. More than 40 percent of North Waziristan was cleared of militants in the first three days of the operation.{{cite news |url=http://www.express.pk/story/263750/ | title=دہشت گردوں سے شمالی وزیرستان کے40 فیصد سے زائد علاقے کو خالی کرالیا گیا | work=Amir Khan | date=18 June 2014 | agency=Express News | access-date=18 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724141325/http://www.express.pk/story/263750/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 July 2014}}}}

{{term|19 June 2014}}

{{defn|Fifteen militants were reportedly killed overnight in the Zartatangi Heights, east of Miramshah, by army Cobra helicopter gunships. The area was one of the main communications centres of the insurgents.{{citation|url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&date=2014/6/19|title=Press Release No PR135/2014-ISPR|date=19 June 2014|access-date=19 June 2014|publisher=ISPR|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240527021841/https://www.webcitation.org/6RDA8Bm64?url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp%3Fo=t-press_release&date=2014/7/19|archive-date=27 May 2024|url-status=live}} In a separate incident, eight Uzbek militants were killed near Miramshah while planting IEDs on the road between Miramshah and Mir Ali. The evacuation of the civilian population from Miramshah and Ghulam Khan began. Checkpoints were established in a number of locations, where IDPs received food and medicine from security forces. As many as 400 Afghan families left North Waziristan for Afghanistan via Ghulam Khan.{{Citation | url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&date=2014/6/20 | title=Press Releases of 20 June | date=20 June 2014 | publisher=ISPR | access-date=20 June 2014 | archive-date=27 May 2024 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20240527021841/https://www.webcitation.org/6RDA8Bm64?url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp%3Fo=t-press_release&date=2014/7/19 | url-status=live }}}}

{{term|20 June 2014}}

{{defn|Three militant hideouts in the Qutab Khel area, on the outskirts of Miramshah, were destroyed in the early morning by army Cobra helicopter gunships with artillery and sniper assistance. Twelve militants, including some foreigners, were killed in the strikes and a large cache of arms and ammunition destroyed. Militants inside cordoned-off areas attempted to flee. Six attempts were halted overnight, and three local residents without identification were arrested trying to flee from the cordon. Another 24 suspects disguised as IDPs were arrested at security checkpoints in Mirali and Miramshah. The civilian evacuation continued from North Waziristan towards Bannu, with 200,000 IDPs evacuated so far.}}

{{term|21 June 2014}}

{{defn|A total of 30 militants were killed in early-morning airstrikes in uninhabited areas of Khyber and North Waziristan Agencies. Jet aircraft destroyed two hideouts near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Khyber Agency, killing 10 militants. These surgical strikes were in line with the security forces' strategy to take on the militants across the FATA.{{citation|url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&date=2014/6/21|title=Press Releases of 21 June|date=21 June 2014|access-date=21 June 2014|publisher=ISPR|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240527021841/https://www.webcitation.org/6RDA8Bm64?url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp%3Fo=t-press_release&date=2014/7/19|archive-date=27 May 2024|url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/22-Jun-2014/30-more-terrorists-killed-in-nwa-khyber-agency-strikes | title=30 more terrorists killed in NWA, Khyber Agency strikes | work=Daily Times | date=22 June 2014 | access-date=24 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725125333/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/22-Jun-2014/30-more-terrorists-killed-in-nwa-khyber-agency-strikes |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 July 2014}} Three hideouts were destroyed in Hassu Khel, North Waziristan, killing 20 militants.}}

{{term|23 June 2014}}

{{defn|Eight militant hideouts near Mir Ali were destroyed by jet aircraft during the early morning, killing 15. Tunnels were spotted in the targeted areas.{{Citation | url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&date=2014/6/23 | title=Press Releases of 23 June | date=23 June 2014 | publisher=ISPR | access-date=23 June 2014 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20240527021841/https://www.webcitation.org/6RDA8Bm64?url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp%3Fo=t-press_release&date=2014/7/19 | archive-date=27 May 2024 | url-status=live }} Ten militants were killed attempting to flee from cordoned-off bases in Spinwam and Mir Ali, with two Pakistani soldiers also reportedly killed in an exchange of fire. The curfew was lifted for two hours to evacuate the remaining civilians. At the Saidgai security checkpoint, 414,429 IDPs were registered to date. An army medical corps field hospital was being established in Bannu for displaced persons. The civilian evacuation was almost complete. About 450,000 IDPs arrived in Bannu, and were registered at the Saidgai checkpoint.{{cite news |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-06/24/c_133431283.htm | title=Over 450,000 people displaced in northwestern Pakistan | agency=Xinhua News Agency | date=23 June 2014 | access-date=24 June 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625171427/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-06/24/c_133431283.htm |url-status=dead | archive-date=25 June 2014}}{{cite news |url=http://www.affairs.com.pk/News_Operation-Zarb-e-Azb-updates-Evacuation-of-IDPs-from-N-Waziristan-comes-to-an-end_47461 | title=Operation Zarb-e-Azb updates: Evacuation of IDPs from N Waziristan comes to an end | work=affairs.com.pk | date=24 June 2014 | access-date=25 June 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625092505/http://affairs.com.pk/News_Operation-Zarb-e-Azb-updates-Evacuation-of-IDPs-from-N-Waziristan-comes-to-an-end_47461|url-status=dead | archive-date=25 June 2014}}}}

{{term|24 June 2014}}

{{defn|Twenty militants were killed and 12 hideouts destroyed in early-morning air strikes in Khyber Agency. Twenty-seven militants were killed in afternoon jet strikes in Mir Ali and the surrounding area, with 11 hideouts and a large weapons cache destroyed.{{Citation | url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&date=2014/6/24 | title=Press Releases of 24 June | date=24 June 2014 | publisher=ISPR | access-date=24 June 2014 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20240527021841/https://www.webcitation.org/6RDA8Bm64?url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp%3Fo=t-press_release&date=2014/7/19 | archive-date=27 May 2024 | url-status=live }} An afternoon suicide car-bomb attempt was foiled in the Spinwam area of North Waziristan. When an explosive-laden vehicle approached a checkpoint outside a civilian hospital, soldiers fired at the vehicle (which exploded 100 meters from the checkpoint. Two soldiers and one civilian were reportedly killed when the roof of a nearby building collapsed from the explosion.}}

{{term|25 June 2014}}

{{defn|Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets destroyed five hideouts in Mir Ali, killing 13 militants.{{Citation | url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&date=2014/6/25 | title=Press Releases of 25 June | date=25 June 2014 | publisher=ISPR | access-date=25 June 2014 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20240527021841/https://www.webcitation.org/6RDA8Bm64?url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp%3Fo=t-press_release&date=2014/7/19 | archive-date=27 May 2024 | url-status=live }}

Twelve militants surrendered to Pakistani forces.}}

{{term|26 June 2014}}

{{defn|The evacuation of 450,000 civilians was completed, and the operation's second phase began with a ground offensive by the Pakistani military. Seven militants surrendered at the North Waziristan surrender center, bringing the total to 19.{{cite web|title=ISPR Press Releases of 28 June|url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&date=2014/6/28|date=28 June 2014|work=ISPR|access-date=28 June 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240527021841/https://www.webcitation.org/6RDA8Bm64?url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp%3Fo=t-press_release&date=2014/7/19|archive-date=27 May 2024|url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=http://arynews.tv/en/zarb-e-azb-327-militants-killed-so-far-tells-dg-ispr/ | title=Zarb-e-Azb: 327 militants killed so far, tells DG ISPR | work=ARY News | date=26 June 2014 | access-date=27 June 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628184636/http://arynews.tv/en/zarb-e-azb-327-militants-killed-so-far-tells-dg-ispr/ |url-status=live | archive-date=28 June 2014}}}}

{{term|27 June 2014}}

{{defn|PAF aircraft destroyed six confirmed hideouts on the outskirts of Mir Ali in an evening raid, killing 11 militants. TTP Miranshah Commander Umer was killed on the outskirts of the town by security forces that night.}}

{{term|28 June 2014}}

{{defn|Militant groups were targeted during the early morning by integrated Pakistani artillery, tank and heavy-weapons fire outside Miranshah, killing seven. An al-Qaeda commander, revealed by initial interrogation as an explosives, IED and suicide-belt expert, was arrested trying to flee from a surrounded base.

Three militants were arrested by security forces while trying to cross the Indus River near Mianwali. All river crossings were fortified to seal escape routes.}}

{{term|29 June 2014}}

{{defn|Sixteen militants were killed when PAF fighter jets targeted their hideouts in Mir Ali, North Waziristan.{{cite news|title=Jets strafe militant hideouts; 16 killed|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/728978/jets-strafe-militant-hideouts-16-killed/|date=30 June 2014|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630191759/http://tribune.com.pk/story/728978/jets-strafe-militant-hideouts-16-killed/|url-status=live|archive-date=30 June 2014}}{{cite news|title=Zarb-e-Azb: 16 more terrorists eliminated, 7 hideouts smashed|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-152325-Zarb-e-Azb:-16-more-terrorists-eliminated,-7-hideouts-smashed|date=30 June 2014|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630115045/http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-152325-Zarb-e-Azb:-16-more-terrorists-eliminated,-7-hideouts-smashed|url-status=live|archive-date=30 June 2014}}

According to military sources, seven militant hideouts, explosives and ammunition dumps were also destroyed in the airstrikes.}}

{{term|30 June 2014}}

{{defn|Early-morning ground operations began in and around Miramshah. Search operations were conducted by infantry and the Special Services Group, killing 15 militants. Troops discovered underground tunnels and IED-preparation factories in the cleared areas, with three soldiers reportedly injured in an exchange of fire. The civilian population had been evacuated.{{cite web|title=ISPR Press releases of 30 June|url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&date=2014/6/30|publisher=ISPR|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240527021841/https://www.webcitation.org/6RDA8Bm64?url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp%3Fo=t-press_release&date=2014/7/19|archive-date=27 May 2024|url-status=live}} Since the beginning of the operation 376 militants were killed and 19 surrendered, with 61 hideouts destroyed in the operation's first phase. Seventeen soldiers were reportedly killed.}}

{{term|1 July 2014}}

{{defn|According to the ISPR, during ground operations in Miranshah a landmine factory was discovered and 225 cylinders, 700 pipes filled with explosive materials and 150 unfinished land mines were recovered.{{cite news|title=Haqqani fighters won't be spared either|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/729926/haqqani-fighters-wont-be-spared-either/|date=2 July 2014|work=Express Tribune|access-date=2 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705072929/http://tribune.com.pk/story/729926/haqqani-fighters-wont-be-spared-either/|url-status=live|archive-date=5 July 2014}} Two Pakistani soldiers were killed and a third reportedly injured when militants ambushed a military vehicle in Mir Ali, North Waziristan.{{cite web|title=Pakistan reiterates NWA offensive will hit Haqqani network|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1116308/militant-ambush-in-nwa-kills-two-security-personnel|publisher=DAWN|access-date=2 July 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703065834/http://www.dawn.com/news/1116099/zarb-i-azb-15-suspected-militants-killed-in-ground-offensive| archive-date=3 July 2014|url-status=live|date=July 2014}}{{cite news|title=Militant ambush in NWA kills two security personnel|url=http://thefrontierpost.com/article/181419/Militant-ambush-in-NWA-kills-two-security-personnel/|date=1 July 2014|access-date=2 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714162807/http://thefrontierpost.com/article/181419/Militant-ambush-in-NWA-kills-two-security-personnel/|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 July 2014}}{{cite news|title=Two soldiers killed in NWA ambush|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-31324-Two-soldiers-killed-in-NWA-ambush|date=2 July 2014|work=The News|access-date=2 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702215658/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-31324-Two-soldiers-killed-in-NWA-ambush|url-status=live|archive-date=2 July 2014}}}}

{{term|2 July 2014}}

{{defn|Ten militants were killed when Pakistani helicopters shelled hideouts in the Khar Warsak region, {{convert|12|km}} north of Miramshah, with three hideouts destroyed in the airstrikes.{{cite news|title=Helicopters destroy 3 militant hideouts near Miramshah, kill 10 terrorists|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/730036/helicopters-destroy-3-militant-hideouts-near-miramshah-kill-10-terrorists/|date=2 July 2014|access-date=2 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705072912/http://tribune.com.pk/story/730036/helicopters-destroy-3-militant-hideouts-near-miramshah-kill-10-terrorists/|url-status=live|archive-date=5 July 2014}}}}

{{term|3 July 2014}}

{{defn|The bodies of seven militants were recovered in the Darpa Khel area of Mir Ali. A security official reportedly said, "Bodies were of suspected militants who were gunned down by security forces in Mir Ali tehsil of the agency", adding that the forces had advanced from Mir Ali and Miramshah Bazaar towards the outskirts of the agency after destroying three hideouts in Mir Ali (one of which held foreign militants).{{cite news|title=Bodies of seven suspected militants recovered in North Waziristan|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/730731/bodies-of-seven-suspected-militants-receovered-in-north-waziristan/|date=3 July 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=5 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705064832/http://tribune.com.pk/story/730731/bodies-of-seven-suspected-militants-receovered-in-north-waziristan/|url-status=live|archive-date=5 July 2014}}}}

{{term|4 July 2014}}

{{defn|Pakistani soldier Niak Fiaz Mohammad was killed by an IED explosion, during a house-to-house search operation in North Waziristan. Mohammed's funeral was held in Bannu before the soldier's body was transported to his hometown, Mansehra. ISPR director-general Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa said, "We salute the courage and bravery of Niak Fiaz Shaheed."{{cite news|title= NWA blast leaves soldier dead|url=http://www.nation.com.pk/national/05-Jul-2014/nwa-blast-leaves-soldier-dead|date=5 July 2014|work=The Nation|access-date=5 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705092549/http://www.nation.com.pk/national/05-Jul-2014/nwa-blast-leaves-soldier-dead|url-status= dead|archive-date=5 July 2014}}

A Pakistani soldier from Azad Kashmir was killed in the Jord region of North Waziristan. The soldier, Sadheer Ismail from Malsi Ghari Dupatta, was buried in his family cemetery. Pakistan Army personnel attended Ismail's funeral, where friends praised his determination and resolve.{{cite news|title=In the line of duty: AJK soldier laid to rest|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/731792/in-the-line-of-duty-ajk-soldier-laid-to-rest/|date=7 July 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=8 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713100327/http://tribune.com.pk/story/731792/in-the-line-of-duty-ajk-soldier-laid-to-rest/|url-status=live|archive-date=13 July 2014}}}}

{{term|5 July 2014}}

{{defn|Airstrikes targeted Miramshah and the village of Boya, destroying five militant hideouts, caves, and an ammunition cache. The early-morning strikes killed 20 militants, most of whom were reportedly Uzbeks.{{cite web|title=ISPR Press releases of 5 July|url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&date=2014/7/5|publisher=ISPR|access-date=6 July 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240527021841/https://www.webcitation.org/6RDA8Bm64?url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp%3Fo=t-press_release&date=2014/7/19|archive-date=27 May 2024|url-status=live}} A Pakistani soldier was killed during the ground offensive that morning when an IED exploded.}}

{{term|6 July 2014}}

{{defn|Hundreds of Taliban fighters reportedly cut their hair and beards to flee the operation. According to IDPs, the Taliban disguised themselves in the weeks before the Pakistan Army operation. Although the militants advocated sharia in Pakistan and were contemptuous of Western culture, refugees said that in North Waziristan the militants enjoyed imported products.{{cite news|title=Taliban cut hair and beards to flee army assault|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1117448/taliban-cut-hair-and-beards-to-flee-army-assault|access-date=6 July 2014|work=Dawn|agency=AFP|date=6 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714155849/http://www.dawn.com/news/1117448/taliban-cut-hair-and-beards-to-flee-army-assault |url-status=live|archive-date=14 July 2014}}{{cite news|title=Taliban cut hair and beards to flee Pakistan Army assault|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/south-asia/taliban-cut-hair-and-beards-to-flee-pakistan-army-assault_945421.html|date=6 July 2014|work=Zee News|access-date=6 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714213502/http://zeenews.india.com/news/south-asia/taliban-cut-hair-and-beards-to-flee-pakistan-army-assault_945421.html|url-status=live|archive-date=14 July 2014}}}}

{{term|7 July 2014}}

{{defn|Pakistani Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif visited North Waziristan. Sharif was received by Lieutenant General Khalid Rabbani, the Peshawar corps commander, and briefed by the general officer commanding for the operation. He commended the troops for their determination, commitment and resolve, praising the progress achieved since the beginning of the operation.{{cite web|title=ISPR Press Releases of 7 July|url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&date=2014/7/7|date=7 July 2014|work=ISPR|access-date=7 July 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240527021841/https://www.webcitation.org/6RDA8Bm64?url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp%3Fo=t-press_release&date=2014/7/19|archive-date=27 May 2024|url-status=live}}}}

{{term|8 July 2014}}

{{defn|Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said in an interview with Radio Pakistan that 400 militants and 20 Pakistani soldiers had been killed so far in the operation. Although he declined to provide a time frame for the operation's end, he expressed a resolve to finish as early as possible.{{cite news|title=Operation Zarb-e-Azb: 400 militants killed so far, says Khawaja Asif|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/732742/operation-zarb-e-azb-400-militants-killed-so-far-says-khawaja-asif/|date=8 July 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=8 July 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140709180532/http://tribune.com.pk/story/732742/operation-zarb-e-azb-400-militants-killed-so-far-says-khawaja-asif/|url-status=live|archive-date=9 July 2014}} Airstrikes by the PAF killed 13 militants (including foreigners) in the Digaan area of North Waziristan, according to an ISPR press release. Seven militant hideouts were also destroyed.{{cite news|title=13 more terrorists killed in Operation Zarb-e-Azb|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-153148-13-more-terrorists-killed-in-Operation-Zarb-e-Azb-|date=8 July 2014|work=The News|access-date=8 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709041601/http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-153148-13-more-terrorists-killed-in-Operation-Zarb-e-Azb-|url-status=live|archive-date=9 July 2014}}{{cite news|title=Another 13 Militants Killed In North Waziristan, Says ISPR|url=http://newsweekpakistan.com/another-13-militants-killed-in-north-waziristan-says-ispr/|date=8 July 2014|work=Newsweek Pakistan|access-date=8 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710125356/http://newsweekpakistan.com/another-13-militants-killed-in-north-waziristan-says-ispr/|url-status=live|archive-date=10 July 2014}}}}

{{term|9 July 2014}}

{{defn|Pakistani airstrikes targeted three hideouts, killing 11 militants in Shawal.{{cite news|title=Zarb-e-Azb: 80 percent of Miranshah cleared; 11 more killed in jet bombing|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/10-Jul-2014/zarb-e-azb-80-percent-of-miranshah-cleared-11-more-killed-in-jet-bombing|date=10 July 2014|work=Daily Times|access-date=10 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713004341/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/10-Jul-2014/zarb-e-azb-80-percent-of-miranshah-cleared-11-more-killed-in-jet-bombing|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 July 2014}} Ground operations continued in Miramshah, which was 80-percent cleared.}}

{{term|10 July 2014}}

{{defn|The Pakistani army invited local and international media to Miramshah to observe the militant facilities. Flags, weapons and explosive materials were shown. ISPR Director Major General Asim Bajwa and Operation Commander Major General Zafar Khan briefed the media on the operation's progress. They said that as many as 400 terrorists were killed and another 130 injured to date. Eleven IED factories were uncovered, and over 2,000 IEDs confiscated. Bajwa said that underground tunnels built by the militants (one a kilometer long) had also been discovered: "This (Miranshah) was one of their major base, we have dislodged them from here and now they are on the run, We have also discovered their command and control centre, which would definitely affect their capabilities."{{cite news|title=Operation Zarb-e-Azb: Terrorists are on the run, says Bajwa|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/733537/operation-zarb-e-azb-terrorists-are-on-the-run-says-bajwa/|date=10 July 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=10 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711094815/http://tribune.com.pk/story/733537/operation-zarb-e-azb-terrorists-are-on-the-run-says-bajwa/|url-status=live|archive-date=11 July 2014}}}}

{{term|11 July 2014}}

{{defn|Injured Taliban commander Adnan Rashid, al-Qaeda commander Mufti Zubair Marwat and Marwat's two guards were captured by Pakistani security forces in the Shakai Valley of South Waziristan when they tried to escape from cordoned-off North Waziristan, and were moved to an undisclosed location by army helicopter. Marwat was reportedly the brother of Mufti Sajjad Marwat, an al-Qaeda spokesman for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Rashid was planning to flee to Afghanistan.{{cite news|title=Key TTP commander Adnan Rashid arrested in S Waziristan: sources|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1119405/key-ttp-commander-adnan-rashid-arrested-in-s-waziristan-sources|date=16 July 2014|work=Dawn|access-date=16 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717043207/http://www.dawn.com/news/1119405/key-ttp-commander-adnan-rashid-arrested-in-s-waziristan-sources|url-status=live|archive-date=17 July 2014}} The arrest was confirmed by the TTP.{{cite news|title=TTP confirm arrest of key commander Adnan Rashid|url=http://www.nation.com.pk/national/16-Jul-2014/ttp-confirm-arrest-of-key-commander-adnan-rashid|date=16 July 2014|work=The Nation|access-date=16 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716123920/http://www.nation.com.pk/national/16-Jul-2014/ttp-confirm-arrest-of-key-commander-adnan-rashid|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 July 2014}}}}

{{term|12 July 2014}}

{{defn|Thirteen militants, primarily foreign, were killed in an early-morning PAF airstrike after firing rockets at a security checkpoint in Mir Ali; seven hideouts and an ammunition cache were also destroyed.{{Cite web|title=ISPR Press Release of 12 June|url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&date=2014/7/12|date=12 July 2014|work=ISPR|access-date=13 July 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240527021841/https://www.webcitation.org/6RDA8Bm64?url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp%3Fo=t-press_release&date=2014/7/19|archive-date=27 May 2024|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=13 militants killed in fresh air strikes in Mirali|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/734739/13-militants-killed-in-fresh-air-strikes-in-mirali/|date=12 July 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=13 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164409/http://tribune.com.pk/story/734739/13-militants-killed-in-fresh-air-strikes-in-mirali/|url-status=live|archive-date=14 July 2014}}

The connection of the cleared area in Miramshah and the Miramshah-Dattakhel road continued. In Khar Warsak and Zartangi, security forces discovered six motorcycle IEDs, two vehicle IEDs, two 12.7 mm guns, one 14.5 mm gun, three vehicles and eleven explosive belts during the previous 24 hours. Two explosive-laden vehicles were also destroyed in airstrikes at Degan. Three militants, including one Uzbek, were arrested in Boya. Two suicide bombers were identified and chased, but they blew themselves up when encircled by security forces near the town. Eighteen militants were killed in PAF airstrikes in the Mosaki area, {{convert|25|km}} east of Miramshah, and artillery shelling in the Kharkamar area, {{convert|30|km}} west of Miramshah. "Six terrorist hideouts and a huge ammunition cache were destroyed and at least 13 militants, mostly Uzbek, were killed in the Saturday morning strikes, five militants were killed and two militant hideouts were destroyed by artillery fire in the Kharkamar area on Saturday night", a security official said.{{cite news|title=Jets, artillery kill 18 in anti-militant offensive|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/735133/jets-artillery-kill-18-in-anti-militant-offensive/|date=13 July 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=16 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719150227/http://tribune.com.pk/story/735133/jets-artillery-kill-18-in-anti-militant-offensive/ |url-status=live|archive-date=19 July 2014}}}}

{{term|13 July 2014}}

{{defn|According to the ISPR, five hideouts in Mir Ali were targeted by the military and several militants were killed.}}

{{term|14 July 2014}}

{{defn|After Miramshah was under control, a ground offensive was launched in Mirali (second-largest town in North Waziristan) and the nearby Boya area.{{cite news|title=Troops gain control of Miramshah, enter Mirali|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1119444/troops-gain-control-of-miramshah-enter-mirali|date=16 July 2014|work=Dawn|access-date=16 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717043332/http://www.dawn.com/news/1119444/troops-gain-control-of-miramshah-enter-mirali |url-status=live|archive-date=17 July 2014}}

Pakistani troops killed six militants (two of them suicide bombers), including Taliban commander Matiullah.}}

{{term|15 July 2014}}

{{defn|In a media briefing, ISPR director general Major General Asim Bajwa said that 451 militants were dead and 88 hideouts{{cite news|title=Five soldiers killed as forces move into Mirali|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/07/15/national/five-soldiers-killed-as-forces-move-into-mirali/|date=16 July 2014|publisher=Pakistan Today|access-date=16 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725080928/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/07/15/national/five-soldiers-killed-as-forces-move-into-mirali/ |url-status=live|archive-date=25 July 2014}} destroyed. According to Bajwa, 26 soldiers were killed in the operation to date. According to ISPR, five Pakistani soldiers were killed in exchanges of fire in and around Mirali (including an officer, Captain Akash Rabbani). Two soldiers were injured, and 11 insurgents were killed.{{cite news|title=Press Releases of 15 July|url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&date=2014/7/15|date=15 July 2014|publisher=ISPR|access-date=16 July 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240527021841/https://www.webcitation.org/6RDA8Bm64?url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp%3Fo=t-press_release&date=2014/7/19|archive-date=27 May 2024|url-status=live}}}}

{{term|16 July 2014}}

{{defn|Thirty-five militants were killed in airstrikes in the Shawal area. According to an ISPR press release, "Today, early morning at least 35 fleeing terrorists were killed through aerial strikes in Shawal valley".{{cite news|title=Nawaz, army chief discuss progress of N Waziristan operation|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1119587/fresh-north-waziristan-jet-strikes-kill-35-suspected-militants|date=16 July 2014|work=Dawn (newspaper)|access-date=16 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717043753/http://www.dawn.com/news/1119587/fresh-north-waziristan-jet-strikes-kill-35-suspected-militants |url-status=live|archive-date=17 July 2014}}{{cite news|title=Press Releases of 16 July|url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&date=2014/7/16|date=16 July 2014|publisher=ISPR|access-date=17 July 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240527021841/https://www.webcitation.org/6RDA8Bm64?url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp%3Fo=t-press_release&date=2014/7/19|archive-date=27 May 2024|url-status=live}} The Mir Ali ground offensive following the clearance of Miranshah continued, with airstrikes expected.}}

{{term|18 July 2014}}

{{defn|House-to-house searches were conducted in areas of Mir Ali. Four militants were killed in an exchange of fire and 12 IEDs, an IED factory and caches of ammunition and foreign currency were seized.}}

{{term|19 July 2014}}

{{defn|"The command and control system of terrorists was destroyed in North Waziristan," said Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif. "There is no place for terrorism in a democratic country."{{cite news|title=Command and control system of terrorists destroyed in NW: Khawaja Asif|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/737895/command-and-control-system-of-terrorists-destroyed-in-nw-khawaja-asif/|date=19 July 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=20 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719121640/http://tribune.com.pk/story/737895/command-and-control-system-of-terrorists-destroyed-in-nw-khawaja-asif/|url-status=live|archive-date=19 July 2014}} The villages of Boya and Degan were cleared by Pakistani military,{{Cite web|title=Press Releases of 19 July|url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&date=2014/7/19|publisher=ISPR|access-date=20 July 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240527021841/https://www.webcitation.org/6RDA8Bm64?url=https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp%3Fo=t-press_release&date=2014/7/19|archive-date=27 May 2024|url-status=live}}

and the ground offensive continued in areas of Mirali. Corps Commander Lieutenant General Khalid Rabbani visited Mirali, Boya and Degan, meeting with the troops, and relief for IDPs was underway.}}

{{term|20 July}}

{{defn|Twenty-eight militants were killed in airstrikes targeting six hideouts in the Shawal area of North Waziristan.{{cite news|title=Zarb-e-Azb: 28 terrorists killed in Shawal air strikes|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-154446-Zarb-e-Azb:-28-terrorists-killed-in-Shawal-air-strikes|date=20 July 2014|work=The News|access-date=20 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720221531/http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-154446-Zarb-e-Azb:-28-terrorists-killed-in-Shawal-air-strikes|url-status=live|archive-date=20 July 2014}}}}

{{term|23 July 2014}}

{{defn|Twenty militants, including foreigners, were killed by Pakistani airstrikes which destroying four hideouts in the Shawal tehsil of North Waziristan.{{cite news|title=Twenty terrorists killed in air strikes|url=http://radio.gov.pk/newsdetail/69511/1|date=23 July 2014|work=Radio Pakistan|access-date=23 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728121338/http://radio.gov.pk/newsdetail/69511/1|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 July 2014}} The ground operation in Mir Ali continued, with an ammunition factory and foreign currency seized from Mir Ali Bazaar. According to ISPR, a disposal operation of mines and explosive materials was underway in Miramshah with six IED factories cleared by army engineers to date.}}

{{term|24 July 2014}}

{{defn|Two Pakistani soldiers were killed in an evening IED explosion near Ghulam Khan, in North Waziristan (near the Pakistani-Afghan border).{{cite news|title=Two soldiers killed in IED blast on Pakistan-Afghanistan border|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/740545/two-soldiers-killed-in-ied-blast-on-pakistan-afghanistan-border/|date=24 July 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=24 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725223407/http://tribune.com.pk/story/740545/two-soldiers-killed-in-ied-blast-on-pakistan-afghanistan-border/|url-status=live|archive-date=25 July 2014}}}}

{{term|26 July 2014}}

{{defn|During the Mir Ali ground offensive, eight militants were killed and five hideouts were destroyed.{{cite news|title=Zarb-e-Azb: Eight militants killed and five hideouts destroyed|url=http://www.nation.com.pk/national/26-Jul-2014/zarb-e-azb-eight-militants-killed-and-five-hideouts-destroyed|date=26 July 2014|work=The Nation|access-date=26 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726213346/http://www.nation.com.pk/national/26-Jul-2014/zarb-e-azb-eight-militants-killed-and-five-hideouts-destroyed|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 July 2014}}}}

{{term|27 July 2014}}

{{defn|Pakistani security forces cleared 70 percent of Mir Ali and adjacent areas.{{cite news|title=Zarb-i-Azb: Army claims 70pc area of Mirali cleared in NWA|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1121964/zarb-i-azb-army-claims-70pc-area-of-mirali-cleared-in-nwa|date=27 July 2014|work=Dawn|access-date=27 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727203850/http://www.dawn.com/news/1121964/zarb-i-azb-army-claims-70pc-area-of-mirali-cleared-in-nwa|url-status=live|archive-date=27 July 2014}}}}

{{term|29 July 2014}}

{{defn|The Pakistani Chief of Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif celebrated the Eid al-Fitr with army soldiers and IDPs in Baka Khel and Bannu.{{cite news|title=Army chief celebrates Eid with troops, IDPs|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1122544|date=1 August 2014|work=Dawn|access-date=14 August 2014}}}}

{{term|30 July 2014}}

{{defn|According to the official sources, a Pakistan Army check post was attacked by Afghan militants in Lower Dir. The cross-border attack involved 70-80 militants. In retaliation, at least seven militants were killed and nine others were injured.}}

{{term|2 August 2014}}

{{defn|During the ground operation in Mirali, three militats were killed in fire-exchange. An ammunition dump was also seized.{{cite news|title=Three terrorists killed in operation in Mir Ali|url=http://www.radio.gov.pk/newsdetail/69719/1|date=2 August 2014|work=Radio Pakistan|access-date=14 August 2014|archive-date=14 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814194340/http://www.radio.gov.pk/newsdetail/69719/1|url-status=dead}}}}

{{term|4 August 2014}}

{{defn|During ground offensive in Datta Khel area, Seven Uzbek militants were killed in fire-exchange, two soldiers identified as Subedar Mashkoor and Lans Naik Zaheer were also killed. Data Khel was cleared and the ground operation continued in Mirali and other areas.{{cite news|title=Operation Zarb-e-Azb continues, 2 soldiers and 7 Uzbek militants killed in clash|url=http://theasiantime.com/story/990|date=4 August 2014|work=The Asian Time|access-date=14 August 2014}}{{cite news|title=Seven Uzbek militants and two soldiers killed in FATA|url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=8/5/2014&id=1|work=South Asia Terrorism Portal|access-date=14 August 2014}}}}

{{term|5 August 2014}}

{{defn|Airstrikes on 6 militant hideouts were conducted by the Pakistani military, killing at least 30 militants. According to ISPR, the raids were carried out in the Datta khel, Marshikhel and Kamsham areas. Mirali was also cleared and the ground operation in Mirali came to an end.{{cite news|title=Jets flatten six hideouts, killing 30 terrorists|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/744912/jets-flatten-six-hideouts-killing-30-terrorists/|date= 6 August 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=14 August 2014}}}}

{{term|9 August 2014}}

{{defn|The Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during National Security Conference in Islamabad said: "We pay tribute to the sacrifices of our armed forces in the war against terrorism and express solidarity with their families." Sharif added that the "intensity of the blowback of the military operation would be low."{{cite news|title=Nawaz expresses confidence over PTI dialogue during National Security Conference|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/746381/intensity-of-operation-zarb-e-azb-blowback-will-be-low-says-pm-nawaz/|date=9 August 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=14 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811045917/http://tribune.com.pk/story/746381/intensity-of-operation-zarb-e-azb-blowback-will-be-low-says-pm-nawaz/|archive-date=11 August 2014}}}}

{{term|14 August 2014}}

{{defn|A Pakistani security forces camp in Miramshah was targeted with rockets by unknown militants. No loss of life occurred.{{cite news|title=Rockets fired into security forces camp in Miramshah|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/748589/rockets-fired-into-security-forces-camp-in-miramshah/|date=14 August 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=14 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814145338/http://tribune.com.pk/story/748589/rockets-fired-into-security-forces-camp-in-miramshah/|archive-date=14 August 2014}}}}

{{term|19 August 2014}}

{{defn|48 militants were killed in airstrikes and shelling by gunship helicopters of the Pakistani military, destroying seven militant hideouts and several vehicles in North Waziristan and Khyber Agency.{{cite news |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1126325/48-suspected-militants-killed-in-fresh-nwa-khyber-airstrikes | title=48 suspected militants killed in fresh NWA, Khyber airstrikes | work=Zahir Shah Sherazi | date=19 August 2014 | agency=Dawn | access-date=19 August 2014}}}}

{{term|30 August 2014}}

{{defn|32 militants were killed and three hideouts destroyed by army gunship helicopters in the remote areas of North Waziristan. According to ISPR, 23 explosive laden vehicles and four ammunition dumps were also destroyed.{{cite news|title=32 killed as army target militants in North Waziristan|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/30-Aug-2014/32-killed-as-army-target-militants-in-north-waziristan|date=30 August 2014|work=Daily Times|access-date=20 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020192450/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/30-Aug-2014/32-killed-as-army-target-militants-in-north-waziristan|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 October 2014}}}}

{{term|3 September 2014}}

{{defn|According to the ISPR, 910 militants had been killed so far in the operation. The ISPR statement added that eighty-two soldiers had also been killed (42 were killed in North Waziristan Agency), while 269 others have been injured. The Pakistan Armed Forces had cleared Miramshah, Mirali, Datta Khel, Degan, Boya areas of North Waziristan which were considered strongholds of terrorists.{{cite news|title=910 militants killed since start of Operation Zarb-e-Azb: ISPR|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/757315/910-militants-killed-to-date-since-start-of-operation-zarb-e-azb-ispr/|date=3 September 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=20 October 2014}}}}

{{term|8 September 2014}}

{{defn|Ten militants were killed and five vehicles were destroyed by Pakistani gunship helicopters in Boya Degan, according to ISPR.{{cite news|title=Airstrikes in North Waziristan kill 10 suspected militants|url=http://www.thefrontierpost.com/airstrikes-in-north-waziristan-kill-10-suspected-militants/|date=8 September 2014|work=The Frontier Post|access-date=20 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020192343/http://www.thefrontierpost.com/airstrikes-in-north-waziristan-kill-10-suspected-militants/|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 October 2014}}}}

{{term|9 September 2014}}

{{defn|A Pakistani soldier and six militants were killed in a counterattack during a clearing operation near Datta Khel. A civilian logistic staff member was also killed while providing supplies to the Pakistani forces.{{cite news|title=Six militants, soldier killed in Pak clashes|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/world/neighbours/six-militants-soldier-killed-in-pak-clashes/|date=9 September 2014|work=Indian Express|access-date=20 October 2014}}}}

{{term|10 September 2014}}

{{defn|35 militants were killed when Pakistan bombed three militant hideouts in Datta Khel. Another 30 militants were killed when Pakistani fighter planes bombed two militant hideouts in Shawal.{{cite news|title=At Least 65 Militants Killed in Airstrikes, Pakistan Says|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/world/asia/at-least-65-militants-killed-in-airstrikes-pakistan-says.html|date=10 September 2014|work=The New York Times|access-date=20 October 2014}}}}

{{term|12 September 2014}}

{{defn|DG ISPR Asim Bajwa stated that the Pakistani Army was ready to go into remote areas to take down militants, if required. He added that the 10 militants behind the attack on Malala Yousafzai that took place on 12 October 2012 had been arrested, and those behind attack on Ziarat residency had also been arrested. He revealed that over 1,000 militants had been killed in North Waziristan including 45 hardcore militants, while 134 hardcore militants had also been arrested.{{cite news|title=Malala Yousafzai's attackers arrested: DG ISPR|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/761376/malala-yousafzais-attackers-arrested-dg-ispr/|date=12 September 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=20 October 2014}}}}

{{term|14 September 2014}}

{{defn|Three Frontier Corps personnel were killed when a group of militants launched a rocket attack on a mountain fort in Spinwam area of North Waziristan near Afghan border.{{cite news|title=Militant attack on army fort kills three FC men in North Waziristan|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/762137/militant-attack-on-army-fort-kills-three-fc-men-in-north-waziristan/|date=14 September 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=20 October 2014}}}}

{{term|15 September 2014}}

{{defn|Fifteen militants were killed in fresh air strikes in North Waziristan. "Army Aviation Combat helicopters in precise strikes in Tabai area of North Waziristan Agency destroyed 10 explosive laden vehicles and 5 terrorists hideouts, 15 terrorists were killed," an ISPR statement said.{{cite news|title=Pak army kills 15 militants; 3 die in attacks targeting police|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/world/neighbours/pak-army-kills-15-militants-3-die-in-attacks-targeting-police/|date=15 September 2014|work=The Indian Express|access-date=20 October 2014}}}}

{{term|16 September 2014}}

{{defn|Twenty militants were killed in Pakistani airstrikes in Khyber Agency's Tor Darra area targeting three militant hideouts and destroying two ammunition dumps. Another 11 militants were killed as a militant attack from across the border targeted Pakistani security forces in Dandi Kuch in the Spinwam area of North Waziristan. Pakistani troops also arrested one terrorist. Three Pakistani paramilitary soldiers were also killed in the gun-battle.{{cite news|title=11 terrorists, 3 FC soldiers killed as cross border attack thwarted in NWA|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1132307|date=16 September 2014|work=Dawn|access-date=20 October 2014}}}}

{{term|17 September 2014}}

{{defn|At least 11 militants and three soldiers were killed on Tuesday when Afghan terrorists attacked a Pakistani border post in North Waziristan Agency from Afghanistan. Another 40 militants were killed in air raids on militant hideouts in North Waziristan. "Precision air strikes destroyed five terrorists' hideouts as well as ammunition dumps in village Nawe Kili and Zaram Asar in an area north of Dattakhel", ISPR said. "Many foreigners were among those killed in the air strikes", it added.{{cite news|title=Jets strafe hideouts of militants; 40 killed|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/763846/jets-strafe-hideouts-of-militants-40-killed/|date=18 September 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021094515/http://tribune.com.pk/story/763846/jets-strafe-hideouts-of-militants-40-killed/|archive-date=21 October 2014}}}}

{{term|18 September 2014}}

{{defn|23 militants were killed in airstrikes on militant hideouts. "Today in precise aerial strikes carried out on terrorists hideouts in Zerom, Ismail Khel, and Datta Khel in North Waziristan, 23 terrorists were killed," said ISPR.{{cite news|title=23 militants killed in fresh airstrikes|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/764338/23-militants-killed-in-fresh-airstrikes/|date=19 September 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923063556/http://tribune.com.pk/story/764338/23-militants-killed-in-fresh-airstrikes/|archive-date=23 September 2014}}}}

{{term|20 September 2014}}

{{defn|TTP spokesperson Shahidullah Shahid confirmed that a senior Commander Gul Hasan Afghani was killed in clashes with the Pakistan Army in the Boya area of the agency two days ago.{{cite news|title=Clashes with security forces: TTP commander killed in North Waziristan|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/764825/clashes-with-security-forces-ttp-commander-killed-in-north-waziristan/|date=20 September 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924215330/http://tribune.com.pk/story/764825/clashes-with-security-forces-ttp-commander-killed-in-north-waziristan/|archive-date=24 September 2014}} At least three militants were killed in an exchange of fire with the security forces in Boya area of the North Waziristan, the ISPR said. A Pakistan Army's naib subedar Muzzamil was also killed during the fire exchange.{{cite news|title=Clashes with security forces: TTP commander killed in North Waziristan|url=http://www.dnd.com.pk/three-militants-killed-exchange-fire-security-forces-ispr/|date=20 September 2014|work=Dispatch News Desk|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102122914/http://www.dnd.com.pk/three-militants-killed-exchange-fire-security-forces-ispr/|archive-date=2 November 2014}}}}

{{term|23 September 2014}}

{{defn|A suicide attack targeted the convoy of Frontier Corps Deputy Inspector General killed at least five people in Peshawar Cantonment including a Soldier and wounded 18 others. FC soldier NK Zareen Afridi was among those who embraced martyrdom .The banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack.{{cite news|work=Dawn News|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1133944/five-killed-in-peshawar-suicide-attack-on-fc-convoy|title=Five killed in Peshawar suicide attack on FC convoy | date = 23 September 2014}}}}

{{defn|Twenty-three militants were killed in airstrikes in the Bangidar area of Ghulam Khanx in North Waziristan Agency, according to an ISPR press release.{{cite news|title=23 killed in air attacks on militant hideouts|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1133679|date=23 September 2014|work=Dawn|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923031242/http://www.dawn.com/news/1133679|archive-date=23 September 2014}} According to ISPR reports, nineteen militants were killed in air strikes on militant hideouts in Dandi Kachkol near Ghulam Khan, Gurbaz and Mana near Pasht Ziarat in North Waziristan.{{cite news|title=Air strikes kill 19 suspected terrorists in North Waziristan|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1133838|date=23 September 2014|work=Dawn|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140930081014/http://www.dawn.com/news/1133838|archive-date=30 September 2014}}}}

{{term|28 September 2014}}

{{defn|At least 15 militants were killed when Pakistan air force jets struck militant hideouts in North Waziristan. Foreign militants were also among the dead. Five militant hideouts were also destroyed.{{cite news|title=15 militants killed in North Waziristan air strikes|url=http://newsite.geo.tv/2014/09/28/15-militants-killed-in-north-waziristan-air-strikes/|date=28 September 2014|work=Geo News|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102124343/http://newsite.geo.tv/2014/09/28/15-militants-killed-in-north-waziristan-air-strikes/|archive-date=2 November 2014}}}}

{{term|3 October 2014}}

{{defn|Fifteen militants were killed by airstrikes in the Jamrud and Bara areas of Khyber Agency, and three militant hideouts were destroyed, ISPR said in a press-release. Over 1,200 militants had been killed in the operation so far.{{cite news|title=Zarb-e-Azb: 15 militants killed in Khyber Agency airstrike|url=http://www.rtilive.pk/detail/17526/Zarb-e-Azb:_15_militants_killed_in_Khyber_Agency_airstrike|date=3 October 2014|work=RTi Live|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102125201/http://www.rtilive.pk/detail/17526/Zarb-e-Azb:_15_militants_killed_in_Khyber_Agency_airstrike|archive-date=2 November 2014}}}}

{{term|5 October 2014}}

{{defn|Despite the upcoming winter, the Pakistani military decided to continue the operation, dispelling an impression that the harsh weather may force military authorities to halt Operation Zarb-e-Azb, which has been ongoing since mid-June 2014. "Conducting operation in winters is certainly a challenge for the security forces but it is also a challenge for militants," a military official told the media.{{cite news|title=Offensive will continue in winter: official|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/771925/offensive-will-continue-in-winter-official/|date=5 October 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029024048/http://tribune.com.pk/story/771925/offensive-will-continue-in-winter-official/|archive-date=29 October 2014}}}}

{{term|12 October 2014}}

{{defn|At least 11 militants were killed in military airstrikes targeting two militant hideouts in North Waziristan. In separate airstrikes in the Khyber Agency's Kuki Khel area, at least 10 militants were killed. Three militant hideouts were also destroyed, said an ISPR statement.{{cite news|title=21 killed in NWA, Khyber Agency airstrikes|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/10/12/national/21-killed-in-nwa-khyber-agency-airstrikes/|date=12 October 2014|work=Pakistan Today|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102131137/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/10/12/national/21-killed-in-nwa-khyber-agency-airstrikes/|archive-date=2 November 2014}}}}

{{term|15 October 2014}}

{{defn|Five people were killed and seven were injured in a suicide attack targeting members of a peace committee, in the Peer Mela area of Tirah valley.{{cite news|title=Khyber Agency violence: Suicide bombing kills five in Tirah Valley|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/776268/khyber-agency-violence-suicide-bombing-kills-five-in-tirah-valley-front-page/|date=16 October 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028225842/http://tribune.com.pk/story/776268/khyber-agency-violence-suicide-bombing-kills-five-in-tirah-valley-front-page/|archive-date=28 October 2014}}

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{{term|16 October 2014}}

{{defn|In an apparent response to the previous day's suicide bombing, 21 suspected terrorists were killed in airstrikes in the Khyber Agency's Tirah Valley, the Pakistani military said. Five terrorist hideouts were also destroyed.{{cite news|title=21 'militants' killed in Tirah Valley air blitz|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/776885/21-militants-killed-in-tirah-valley-air-blitz/|date=17 October 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028110931/http://tribune.com.pk/story/776885/21-militants-killed-in-tirah-valley-air-blitz/|archive-date=28 October 2014}}}}

{{term|17 October 2014}}

{{defn|Eight militants were killed in the Aka Khel area of Khyber Agency, in clashes with Pakistani security forces. A militant hideout was also destroyed during the clashes.{{cite news|title=8 militants killed in Khyber Agency clashes

|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/776950/8-militants-killed-in-khyber-agency-clashes/|date=17 October 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028225829/http://tribune.com.pk/story/776950/8-militants-killed-in-khyber-agency-clashes/|archive-date=28 October 2014}}}}

{{term|21 October 2014}}

{{defn|28 militants, including foreign militants, were killed in Pakistani airstrikes in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan.{{cite news|title=Aerial strikes kill 28 terrorists|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/779159/aerial-strikes-kill-28-terrorists/|date=22 October 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028095207/http://tribune.com.pk/story/779159/aerial-strikes-kill-28-terrorists/|archive-date=28 October 2014}}}}

{{term|22 October 2014}}

{{defn|DG ISPR Asim Bajwa, addressing the media after a friendly cricket match was played between the IDPs, accompanied by star cricketer Shahid Afridi and the Pakistani Army, said that Operation Zarb-e-Azb is going well, and that 1,100 militants have been killed so far. He refused to give a specific timeline of the operation's completion, and said that the army is working towards making a "comprehensive plan" to rehabilitate them.{{cite news|title=With Shahid Afridi on their side, Bannu IDPs defeat army in cricket match|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/779250/with-shahid-afridi-on-their-side-bannu-idps-defeat-army-in-cricket-match/|date=22 October 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028225740/http://tribune.com.pk/story/779250/with-shahid-afridi-on-their-side-bannu-idps-defeat-army-in-cricket-match/|archive-date=28 October 2014}}}}

{{term|25 October 2014}}

{{defn|18 militants were killed in Pakistani airstrikes in Khyber Agency's Khyber district near the Afghan border.{{cite news|title=Air strikes kill 18 militants in Khyber Agency|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/781349/air-strikes-kill-18-militants-in-khyber-agency/|date=26 October 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028095041/http://tribune.com.pk/story/781349/air-strikes-kill-18-militants-in-khyber-agency/|archive-date=28 October 2014}}}}

{{term|27 October 2014}}

{{defn|Pakistani officials claimed to have found evidence of "new sanctuaries" set up by the TTP and its affiliates in the Afghan territory, near the border with North Waziristan Agency.{{cite news|title=Operation Zarb-e-Azb: TTP sets up new sanctuaries in Afghanistan|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/781704/operation-zarb-e-azb-ttp-sets-up-new-sanctuaries-in-afghanistan/|date=27 October 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028063235/http://tribune.com.pk/story/781704/operation-zarb-e-azb-ttp-sets-up-new-sanctuaries-in-afghanistan/|archive-date=28 October 2014}} In two separate incidents of aerial strikes, 33 militants were killed and nine militant hideouts were destroyed, according to the ISPR. "In early morning aerial strikes ahead of Dattakhel, 18 militants were killed. Later, in Gharlamai area another 15 militants were killed by gunship helicopters," the ISPR statement added.{{cite news|title=Two Uzbeks among 33 militants killed in NWA air strikes|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-33744-Two-Uzbeks-among-33-militants-killed-in-NWA-air-strikes|date=28 October 2014|work=The News|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101073007/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-33744-Two-Uzbeks-among-33-militants-killed-in-NWA-air-strikes|archive-date=1 November 2014}}}}

{{term|29 October 2014}}

{{defn|Twenty militants were killed, and eight others were injured in airstrikes conducted by the Pakistan Air Force in the Akka Khel area of the Khyber Agency.{{cite news|title=Air strikes kill 20 militants in Khyber Agency|url=http://newsite.geo.tv/2014/10/29/air-strikes-kill-20-militants-in-khyber-agency/|date=29 October 2014|work=Geo News|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102143449/http://newsite.geo.tv/2014/10/29/air-strikes-kill-20-militants-in-khyber-agency/|archive-date=2 November 2014}}}}

{{term|6 November 2014}}

{{defn|"Operation Zarb-e-Azb has helped disrupt Haqqani network's ability to launch attacks on Afghan territory", a senior commander for US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, Lieutenant General Joseph Anderson said in a Pentagon-hosted video briefing from Afghanistan. He added that the Haqqani network was now fractured too.{{cite news|title=US commander commends Zarb-e-Azb for disrupting Haqqani network's ability to target Afghanistan|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/786641/us-commander-commends-zarb-e-azb-for-disrupting-haqqani-networks-ability-to-target-afghanistan/|date=6 November 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706005742/http://tribune.com.pk/story/786641/us-commander-commends-zarb-e-azb-for-disrupting-haqqani-networks-ability-to-target-afghanistan/|url-status=live|archive-date=6 July 2015}}}}

{{term|14 November 2014}}

{{defn|Thirty militants including foreigners were killed in air strikes on militant hideouts in Datta Khel.{{cite news|title=Zarb-e-Azb: 30 more terrorists killed|url=http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/14-Nov-2014/zarb-e-azb-30-more-terrorists-killed|date=14 November 2014|work=SAMAA TV|access-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523224139/http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/14-Nov-2014/zarb-e-azb-30-more-terrorists-killed|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 May 2015}}}}

{{term|16 November 2014}}

{{defn|27 militants including foreigners and commanders were killed in air strikes in Datta Khel militant hideouts. Last night, seven suspected terrorists were also killed during a search operation in Datta Khel. In the exchange of fire, three Pakistani soldiers were also killed while four were injured. "The Haqqani network and East Turkistan Movement have been eliminated from the area", commander of Operation Zarb-e-Azb Major General Zafarullah Khan said. He added that 1,198 terrorists were killed and another 356 were injured so far.{{cite news|title=Three soldiers, 34 militants killed in Miranshah|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/792075/three-soldiers-34-militants-killed-in-miranshah/|date=16 November 2014 |work=The Express Tribune|access-date=23 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411092701/http://tribune.com.pk/story/792075/three-soldiers-34-militants-killed-in-miranshah/|url-status=live|archive-date=11 April 2015}}}}

{{term|25 November 2014}}

{{defn|Twenty terrorists, including members of the Haqqani network were killed in aerial strikes in North Waziristan.{{cite news|title=Airstrikes in North Waziristan killed Haqqani militants: intelligence officials|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/796940/airstrikes-in-north-waziristan-killed-haqqani-militants-intelligence-officials/|date=25 November 2014 |work=The Express Tribune|access-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620181216/http://tribune.com.pk/story/796940/airstrikes-in-north-waziristan-killed-haqqani-militants-intelligence-officials/|url-status=live|archive-date=20 June 2015}}}}

{{term|2 December 2014}}

{{defn|32 militants, including foreigners, were killed in airstrikes in Datta Khel and Orakzai regions. In another incident, Pakistani military repulsed a pre-dawn militant attack on a military check post in the Sherin Dara area of Orakzai Agency.{{cite news|title=Foreigners among 32 killed in Orakzai, North Waziristan|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/801037/foreigners-among-32-killed-in-orakzai-north-waziristan/|date=3 December 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520001403/http://tribune.com.pk/story/801037/foreigners-among-32-killed-in-orakzai-north-waziristan/|url-status=live|archive-date=20 May 2015}}}}

{{term|3 December 2014}}

{{defn|Fifteen militants were killed in aerial strikes targeting militant hideouts in North Waziristan.{{cite news|title=15 militants killed in air strikes in North Waziristan|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/801097/15-militants-killed-in-air-strikes-in-north-waziristan/|date=3 December 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524121531/http://tribune.com.pk/story/801097/15-militants-killed-in-air-strikes-in-north-waziristan/|url-status=live|archive-date=24 May 2015}}}}

{{term|6 December 2014}}

{{defn|Pakistani special forces killed al Qaeda commander Adnan Gulshair el Shukrijumah. Several other militants were also killed during a targeted operation in the Wana subdivision of South Waziristan Agency. During the fore exchange, a Pakistani soldier Havildar Masood was also killed while another was critically injured.{{cite news|title=South Waziristan raid: Security forces kill key al Qaeda leader|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/803062/south-waziristan-raid-security-forces-kill-key-al-qaeda-leader/|date=7 December 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150625183545/http://tribune.com.pk/story/803062/south-waziristan-raid-security-forces-kill-key-al-qaeda-leader/|url-status=live|archive-date=25 June 2015}}}}

{{term|8 December 2014}}

{{defn|Airstrikes killed 30 militants, including important commanders in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan. The killed were local commanders of Hafiz Gul Bahadur and his ally Sadiq Noor.{{cite news|title='Key commanders' among at least 30 killed in North Waziristan airstrikes|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/803516/key-commanders-among-at-least-30-killed-in-north-waziristan-airstrikes/|date=8 December 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628044306/http://tribune.com.pk/story/803516/key-commanders-among-at-least-30-killed-in-north-waziristan-airstrikes/|url-status=live|archive-date=28 June 2015}}}}

{{term|9 December 2014}}

{{defn|It was rumoured that Hafiz Gul Bahadur, a militant commander, was killed in air strikes in Datta Khel district of North Waziristan Agency. A compound where 30 to 40 top commanders of Gul Bahadur's Shura Mujahideen were having a consultative meeting, was targeted killing all of them.{{cite news|title=Datta Khel air strikes: Rumours swirl about death of Haqqani network's ally|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/803848/datta-khel-air-strikes-rumours-swirl-about-death-of-haqqani-networks-ally/|date=9 December 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620163123/http://tribune.com.pk/story/803848/datta-khel-air-strikes-rumours-swirl-about-death-of-haqqani-networks-ally/|url-status=live|archive-date=20 June 2015}}}}

{{term|26 December 2014}}

{{defn|Aerial strikes in Datta Khel killed 23 terrorists. An underground ammunition dump and tunnel system was also destroyed.{{cite news|title=Fresh air strikes kill 23 terrorists, destroy underground tunnel system in North Waziristan|url=http://www.thenewstribe.com/2014/12/26/fresh-air-strikes-kill-23-terrorists-destroy-underground-tunnel-system-in-nwa/|date=26 December 2014|work=The News Tribe|access-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807154233/http://www.thenewstribe.com/2014/12/26/fresh-air-strikes-kill-23-terrorists-destroy-underground-tunnel-system-in-nwa/|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 August 2015}}}}

{{term|31 December 2014}}

{{defn|Pakistani air-strikes in the Shawal area of North Waziristan killed 23 terrorists.{{cite news|title=23 terrorists killed in latest air strikes in Shawal|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/815334/23-terrorists-killed-in-air-strikes-in-shawal/|date=31 December 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=24 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511024432/http://tribune.com.pk/story/815334/23-terrorists-killed-in-air-strikes-in-shawal/|url-status=live|archive-date=11 May 2015}}}}

{{term|7 January 2015}}

{{defn|Twelve militants were killed as gunship helicopters targeted militant hideouts in Datta Khel. In the air-strikes, four militant hideouts and seven vehicles were also destroyed.{{cite news|title=Gunships foray militant hideouts in North Waziristan, kill 12 terrorists|url=http://www.thenewstribe.com/2015/01/07/gunships-foray-militant-hideouts-in-north-waziristan-kill-12-terrorists/|date=7 January 2015|work=The News Tribe|access-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629115858/http://www.thenewstribe.com/2015/01/07/gunships-foray-militant-hideouts-in-north-waziristan-kill-12-terrorists/|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2015}}}}

{{term|16 January 2015}}

{{defn|Director General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa said security forces have killed 2,000 militants in North Waziristan so far. Bajwa added that 200 soldiers had been killed during the Operation Zarb-e-Azb and 800 others were injured.{{cite news|title=2,000 militants killed in North Waziristan so far: DG ISPR|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/822707/2000-militants-killed-in-north-waziristan-so-far-dg-ispr/|date=16 January 2015|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320154015/http://tribune.com.pk/story/822707/2000-militants-killed-in-north-waziristan-so-far-dg-ispr/|url-status=live|archive-date=20 March 2015}}}}

{{term|25 January 2015}}

{{defn|35 militants, including foreigners, were killed in air strikes targeting militant hideouts in Datta Khel.{{cite news|title=Aerial strikes kill 35 terrorists in North Waziristan|url=http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/25-Jan-2015/aerial-strikes-kill-35-terrorists-in-north-waziristan|date=25 January 2015|work=SAMAA TV|access-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620162728/http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/25-Jan-2015/aerial-strikes-kill-35-terrorists-in-north-waziristan|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 June 2015}}}}

{{term|27 January 2015}}

{{defn|76 militants including foreigners were killed in the Pakistani air-strikes targeting militant hideouts in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan. 53 militants were killed in the first round and 23 militants were killed in the second round of the air-strikes. Six militant hideouts and an ammunition dump was destroyed.{{cite news|title=Foreigners among 76 suspected militants killed in fresh North Waziristan air strikes|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/828472/foreigners-among-53-militants-killed-in-fresh-north-waziristan-air-strikes/|date=27 January 2015|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=24 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524134936/http://tribune.com.pk/story/828472/foreigners-among-53-militants-killed-in-fresh-north-waziristan-air-strikes/|url-status=live|archive-date=24 May 2015}}}}

{{term|20 February 2015}}

{{defn|A Pakistan Army Major Zahid Shaheed was killed in Datta Khel with a sniper rifle. In Pakistani retaliation, 5 terrorists were killed.{{cite news|title=N Waziristan operation: Army officer, 5 militants slain|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/841782/n-waziristan-operation-army-officer-5-militants-slain/|date=21 February 2015|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521210019/http://tribune.com.pk/story/841782/n-waziristan-operation-army-officer-5-militants-slain/|url-status=live|archive-date=21 May 2015}}}}

{{term|22 April 2015}}

{{defn|At least 35 militants were killed in aerial strikes in South Waziristan and Datta Khel area of North Waziristan, according to ISPR.{{cite news|title=35 militants killed in North and South Waziristan air strikes|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/873973/7-security-personnel-injured-in-south-waziristan-gun-battle/|date=22 April 2015|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525171307/http://tribune.com.pk/story/873973/7-security-personnel-injured-in-south-waziristan-gun-battle/|url-status=live|archive-date=25 May 2015}}}}

{{term|23 May 2015}}

{{defn|Four Pakistani soldiers were killed and two others were injured in Dattakhel area of North Waziristan Agency at night after their vehicle was targeted by an improvised explosive device. In Pakistani counter-retaliation, the military launched a search-operation killing seven militants in the pursuing fire-exchange.{{cite news|title=Four soldiers, 7 militants killed|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1183863/four-soldiers-7-militants-killed|date=24 May 2015|work=Dawn News|access-date=24 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525055725/http://www.dawn.com/news/1183863/four-soldiers-7-militants-killed|archive-date=25 May 2015|url-status=live}}}}

{{term|28 June 2015}}

{{defn|23 militants were killed in the Pakistani military air-strikes in the North Waziristan and Khyber agencies. Foreign militants were also among those killed in strikes which also targeted ammunition dumps.{{cite news|title=Pakistan military says 23 militants killed in air strikes|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/south-asia/pakistan-military-says-23-militants-killed-in-air-strikes_1621588.html|date=5 July 2015|work=Zee News|access-date=5 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714205228/http://zeenews.india.com/news/south-asia/pakistan-military-says-23-militants-killed-in-air-strikes_1621588.html|url-status=live|archive-date=14 July 2015}}}}

{{term|5 July 2015}}

{{defn|Seven Pakistani soldiers were killed in the Taliban attacks in North and South Waziristan. in Pir Ghr, Taliban attacked a Pakistani military convoy and killed two soldiers and wounded another three. Another two remote-controlled bomb attacks targeting military vehicles in North Waziristan and South Waziristan killed five soldiers and injured six. According to the Pakistani intelligence officials, the Pakistani military was facing fierce resistance in the final push towards Shawal valley.{{cite news|title=Seven Pakistani troops killed as army pushes to finish anti-Taliban offensive|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/seven-pakistani-troops-ki/1962180.html|date=5 July 2015|work=Channel NewsAsia|access-date=5 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707060643/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/seven-pakistani-troops-ki/1962180.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 July 2015}} In the pursuing fire-exchange and military's retaliation, 12 militants were killed in Datta Khel in the North Waziristan agency.{{cite news|title=7 Pakistani Troops Killed in Bomb Attack, Firefight|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/seven-pakistani-troops-killed-in-bomb-attack-firefight/2849484.html|date=5 July 2015|work=VOA News|access-date=5 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706040930/http://www.voanews.com/content/seven-pakistani-troops-killed-in-bomb-attack-firefight/2849484.html|url-status=live|archive-date=6 July 2015}}{{cite news|title=12 terrorists killed by security forces in North Waziristan|url=http://www.thenewstribe.com/2015/07/05/12-terrorists-killed-by-security-forces-in-north-waziristan/|date=5 July 2015|work=The News Tribe|access-date=5 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707002209/http://www.thenewstribe.com/2015/07/05/12-terrorists-killed-by-security-forces-in-north-waziristan/|archive-date=7 July 2015|url-status=live}}}}

{{term|7 July 2015}}

{{defn|A Pakistani soldier was killed in Taliban attack on an army bunker in the South Waziristan agency.{{cite news|title=Taliban kill Pakistani soldier in attack on army bunker|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/916527/taliban-kill-pakistani-soldier-in-attack-on-army-bunker/|date=7 July 2015|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=7 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708081058/http://tribune.com.pk/story/916527/taliban-kill-pakistani-soldier-in-attack-on-army-bunker/|url-status=live|archive-date=8 July 2015}}}}

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On 3 April, the Pakistani government declared victory and the end of the operation after clearing 640 square kilometers in Shawal, killing some 250 terrorists.{{Cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/103332-Large-part-of-Shawal-cleared-as-operation-Zarb-e-Azb-enters-final-phase|title=Large part of Shawal cleared as operation Zarb-e-Azb enters final phase|website=www.geo.tv}}

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Pakistan Army major was killed and six soldiers injured in a roadside IED explosion in South Waziristan Agency

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{{main|List of drone attacks in Pakistan}}

Drone strikes, which were halted for six months at the request of the Pakistani government, resumed for the operation. The following drone strikes took place during the operation:{{cite news|title=Drone strike in North Waziristan kills 20|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/736367/drone-strike-in-north-waziristan-kills-15/|date=16 July 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=16 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718044115/http://tribune.com.pk/story/736367/drone-strike-in-north-waziristan-kills-15/ |url-status=live|archive-date=18 July 2014}}

• 11 June 2014: Two strikes in Miramshah killed 16 suspected militants and injured several others. These were the first drone strikes of 2014; the previous strike occurred on 25 December 2013 in the Qutab Khel area of Miramshah, killing four suspected militants.
• 18 June 2014: At least six militants were killed in Miramshah.
• 10 July 2014: A strike in the Datta Khel area killed seven militants and injured three others.
• 16 July 2014: Four missiles were fired in a strike in the tehsil of Datta Khel, two on a house and two on a vehicle, killing twenty militants and injuring five.
• 19 July 2014: Eleven militants, including two commanders, were killed in the tehsil of Madakhel, Data Khel, North Waziristan. Most of the militants belonged to the Punjabi faction of the Taliban.{{cite news|title=Unending campaign: Drone strike kills 11 suspected militants in North Waziristan|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/737823/unending-campaign-drone-strike-kills-11-suspected-militants-in-north-waziristan/|date=19 July 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=20 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720185829/http://tribune.com.pk/story/737823/unending-campaign-drone-strike-kills-11-suspected-militants-in-north-waziristan/|url-status=live|archive-date=20 July 2014}}
• 6 August 2014: A strike in Datta Khel killed six militants and injured two others.{{cite news|title=Drone strike kills 6 in North Waziristan|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/745020/drone-strike-in-north-waziristan-kills-6-2/|date=6 August 2014|work=The ExpressTribune|access-date=14 August 2014}}
• 24 Sept 2014: At least 8 people including Uzbek Militants were reportedly killed in a US drone strike Dattakhel tehsil of North Waziristan.{{cite news |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1134041/drone-strike-in-north-waziristan-kills-at-least-eight | title=Drone strike in North Waziristan kills at least eight | work=Zahir Shah Sherazi | date=24 September 2014 | agency=Dawn | access-date=24 September 2014}}
• 5 October 2014: At least 5 suspected militants were killed in a US drone strike in Shawal area of South Waziristan tribal region.{{cite web |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1136422/drone-strike-kills-five-in-south-waziristan | title=Drone strike kills five in South Waziristan | publisher=DAWN | access-date=7 October 2014 | author=Zahir Shah Sherazi| date=5 October 2014 }}
• 6 October 2014: At least 8 suspected militant were killed and several other injured in a U.S. drone strike in Shawal district of North Waziristan.{{cite news |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1136589/drone-strike-kills-eight-wounds-six-in-north-waziristan | title=Drone strike kills eight, wounds six in North Waziristan | work=Zahir Shah Sherazi | date=6 October 2014 | agency=Dawn | access-date=7 October 2014}}
• 7 October 2014: At least 3 suspected militants were killed in a U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan region.{{cite news |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1136601/second-drone-attack-of-the-day-kills-three-suspected-militants-in-nwa | title=Second drone attack of the day kills three suspected militants in NWA | work=Zahir Shah Sherazi | date=7 October 2014 | agency=Dawn | access-date=7 October 2014}}
• 30 October 2014: A US drone strike killed at least 4, injuring several others in Birmal Tehsil of South Waziristan.{{cite news |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1141332/drone-strike-kills-four-suspected-militants-in-north-waziristan | title=Drone strike kills four suspected militants in North Waziristan | work=Zahir Shah Sherazi | date=30 October 2014 | agency=Dawn | access-date=30 October 2014}}
• 11 November 2014: A US drone strike in Doa Toi area of Datakhel tehsil in North Waziristan Agency killed 4 suspected militants.{{cite news |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1143781/us-drone-strike-kills-four-in-north-waziristan | title=US drone strike kills four in North Waziristan | work=Zahir Shah Sherazi | date=11 November 2014 | agency=DAWN | access-date=11 November 2014}}
• 21 November 2014:Reportedly Five suspected militants including two commander of 'Qaedat al-Jihad in the sub-continent', a newly established branch of Al Qaeda were killed in a US Drone strike in Datakhel region of North Waziristan Agency.{{cite news |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1145863/key-qaeda-commanders-sarbuland-retired-major-adil-reported-killed-in-drone-attack | title=key-qaeda-commanders-sarbuland-retired-major-adil-reported-killed-in-drone-attack | work=Zahir Shah Sherazi | date=21 November 2014 | agency=DAWN | access-date=21 November 2014}}
• 6 December 2014: A US drone strike killed a key Al Qaeda leader Umar Farooq along with four others in Datakhel region of North Waziristan Agency.{{cite web | url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/12/al-qaeda-commander-killed-pakistan-20141278342530784.html | title=Al-Qaeda commander 'killed' in Pakistan | publisher=Aljazeera | date=7 December 2014 | access-date=7 December 2014 | archive-date=7 December 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207091442/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/12/al-qaeda-commander-killed-pakistan-20141278342530784.html | url-status=dead }}
• 26 December 2014: Two separate US Drone strikes in the Kund and Mangroti area of Shawal in North Waziristan Agency killed at least 7 suspected militants.{{cite news |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1153275/7-suspected-militants-including-3-foreigners-killed-in-north-waziristan-drone-strikes | title=7-suspected-militants-including-3-foreigners-killed-in-north-waziristan-drone-strikes | work=Zahir Shah Sherazi | date=26 December 2014 | agency=Dawn | access-date=26 December 2014}}

• 4 January 2015: A reportedly high-value unidentified Uzbek commander of Taliban's Gul Bahadur group was killed along with 8 others by a US drone strike in Shawal area of North Waziristan Agency.{{cite news |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1155037/hafiz-gul-bahadur-group-targeted-in-n-waziristan-drone-strike | title=Hafiz Gul Bahadur group targeted in N Waziristan drone strike | work=Zahir Shah Sherazi | date=3 January 2014 | agency=Dawn | access-date=3 January 2015}}
• 15 January 2015: A US drone strike reportedly killed 7 suspected militants in Wacha Dara area of Liddah Tehsil of South Waziristan Agency.{{cite news |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1157194/us-drone-strike-kills-seven-in-south-waziristan | title=US drone strike kills seven in South Waziristan | work=Zahir Shah Shirazi | date=15 January 2015 | agency=Dawn | access-date=16 January 2015}}
• 19 January 2015: A US drone strike killed 6 while injuring 4 others in the ShahiKhel area of North Waziristan's Shawwal tehsil.{{cite news |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1158011/us-drone-attack-in-north-waziristan-kills-six | title=US drone attack in North Waziristan kills six | work=Zahir Shah Shirazi | date=19 January 2015 | agency=Dawn | access-date=19 January 2015}}
• 28 January 2015: A US drone strike killed 7 while injuring another militant in the Shawal area of North Waziristan.{{cite news |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1159998/us-drone-strike-kills-six-in-north-waziristan | title=US drone strike kills six in North Waziristan | work=Zahir Shah Shirazi | date=28 January 2015 | agency=Dawn | access-date=28 January 2015}}
• 18 March 2015: A US drone strike killed a TTP commander Khawrey Mehsud along with 3 others in Shabak area of Kurram Agency.{{cite web |url=http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2015/01/05/obama-2015-pakistan-drone-strikes/ | title=Obama 2015 pakistan drone strikes | work=The Bureau of Investigative Journalism | date=5 January 2015 | publisher=thebureauinvestigates.com | access-date=16 April 2015}}
• 12 April 2015: A U.S. drone strike killed 4 suspected militants in North Waziristan.{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-drones-idUSKBN0N30FE20150412 | title=Drone strike in northwest Pakistan kills four suspected militants | publisher=Reuters | work=Javed Hussain and Saud Mehsud | date=12 April 2015 | access-date=16 April 2015}}
• 16 May 2015: A drone strike Killed 7 to 13 militants in the Mana area of North Waziristan Agency.{{cite web|last1=Press Release|title=Pakistan Condemns US Drone Strike in North Waziristan|url=http://www.mofa.gov.pk/pr-details.php?mm=Mjc5NA,,|website=mofa.gov.pk|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Government of Pakistan|access-date=10 June 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Walker|first1=Lauren|title=Report: Drone Strikes Kill Dozens in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen in May|url=http://www.newsweek.com/report-drone-strikes-kill-dozens-afghanistan-pakistan-and-yemen-may-338614|website=newsweek.com|publisher=NEWSWEEK|access-date=10 June 2015|date=2 June 2015}}
• 18 May 2015: A U.S. drone strike killed 6 suspected militants in Zoye Narye Area of North Waziristan.{{cite news|title=US drone attack in NWA kills six|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1182490|date=17 May 2015|work=Dawn News|access-date=14 June 2015}}
• 2 June 2015: Four suspected militants were killed in a drone strike targeting a vehicle in the Shawal area of North Waziristan.{{cite news|title=US drone strike kills four suspected militants in North Waziristan|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/896008/drone-strikes-kill-four-in-north-waziristan/|date=2 June 2015|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=14 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722041235/http://tribune.com.pk/story/896008/drone-strikes-kill-four-in-north-waziristan/|url-status=live|archive-date=22 July 2015}}
• 6 June 2015: At least nine suspected militants were killed in a strike in Shawal's Zoya Saidgai area, considered to be a hideout of the Afghan Taliban.{{cite news|title=At least nine killed in NWA drone strike|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/06/06/national/at-least-nine-killed-in-nwa-drone-strike/|date=6 June 2015|work=Pakistan Today|access-date=14 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924122504/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/06/06/national/at-least-nine-killed-in-nwa-drone-strike/ |url-status=live|archive-date=24 September 2015}}{{cite news|title=US kills Afghan Taliban fighters in drone strike in Pakistan|url=http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2015/06/us-kills-afghan-taliban-fighters-in-drone-strike-in-pakistan.php|date=6 June 2015|work=Long War Journal|access-date=14 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608182553/http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2015/06/us-kills-afghan-taliban-fighters-in-drone-strike-in-pakistan.php |url-status=live|archive-date=8 June 2015}}

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On 13 June 2015, the Pakistani military reported progress in the operation in the course of a year. DG ISPR Asim Saleem Bajwa reported that 2,763 militants had been killed so far, including 218 terrorist commanders in 9,000 intelligence based operations (IBOs). "Some 837 hideouts of terrorists have been destroyed and 253 tonnes of explosives recovered so far during the operation", he said. The Army also recovered 18,087 weapons, including heavy machine guns, light machine guns, sniper rifles, rocket launchers and AK-47s . Bajwa said that thousands of terrorists were also arrested, their strongholds cleared and their communication infrastructure destroyed. "347 officers and soldiers of Pakistan Armed Forces have embraced martyrdom", he added.{{cite news|title=2,763 terrorists killed in Operation Zarb-e-Azb|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/903282/2763-terrorists-killed-in-operation-zarb-e-azb/|date=14 June 2015|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=14 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615003833/http://tribune.com.pk/story/903282/2763-terrorists-killed-in-operation-zarb-e-azb/|url-status=live|archive-date=15 June 2015}}{{cite news|title=2,763 terrorists, 347 Pakistan army personnel killed in Zarb-e-Azb so far: ISPR|url=http://www.dnd.com.pk/2763-terrorists-347-pakistan-army-personnel-killed-in-zarb-e-azb-so-far-ispr/93924|date=13 June 2015|work=DND|access-date=14 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615053424/http://www.dnd.com.pk/2763-terrorists-347-pakistan-army-personnel-killed-in-zarb-e-azb-so-far-ispr/93924|url-status=live|archive-date=15 June 2015}} The year 2015 was declared to be "a year of victory" and the operation itself a "manifestation of the resolve to root out terrorism in the country" by the Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif.{{cite news|title=A hard-fought year|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/904105/a-hard-fought-year/|date=16 June 2015|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=17 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618160906/http://tribune.com.pk/story/904105/a-hard-fought-year/|url-status=live|archive-date=18 June 2015}}

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One and a half years after the start of Zarb-e-Azb, phenomenal successes were achieved, with the last pockets close to the Pakistan-Afghan border being cleared. Terrorist backbone broken and structure dismantled. Nexus with sleeper cells largely disrupted. Intelligence based Operations (IBOs) busted remaining sleeper cells. 3,400 terrorists were killed, with 837 hideouts from where they were carrying out terrorist activities destroyed. During the last 18 months over 13,200 IBOs carried out across the country in which 183 terrorists were killed, 2,193 arrested. IBOs continue. 488 officers and men of Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps KPK, Baluchistan, Rangers Sindh were killed and 1,914 injured in Operation Zarb-e-Azb. Total 11 military courts. 142 cases referred to military courts. 55 cases decided, 87 cases in process. 31 terrorists convicted.{{cite news|title= Zarb-i-Azb : Phenomenal success achieved, says ISPR|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1225922/|date=12 December 2015|work=Dawn News|access-date=12 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617153717/http://www.dawn.com/news/1188058|archive-date=17 June 2015 |url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Pak to launch 'final phase' of Operation Zarb-i-Azb next month|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/pak-to-launch-final-phase-of-operation-zarb-i-azb-next-month-115061400508_1.html|date=14 June 2015|work=Business Standard|access-date=17 June 2015}} In July, the Pakistan Army Chief, General Raheel Sharif visited the military's forward-most positions near the Afghan border in North Waziristan{{cite news|title=COAS visits forward most locations near Pak-Afghan border|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/03-Jul-2015/coas-visits-forward-most-locations-near-pak-afghan-border|date=3 July 2015|work=The Nation|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704192314/http://nation.com.pk/national/03-Jul-2015/coas-visits-forward-most-locations-near-pak-afghan-border|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 July 2015}} He was briefed about the progress and future plans for Operation Zarb-e-Azb. Sharif also visited South Waziristan and Wana agencies. It was reported that the Pakistani military had just completed the preliminary preparations for final phase. In the area around Shawal, peaks were cleared.

As a result of the operation, 929,859 displaced civilians (from 80,302 families) were registered by Pakistani authorities as of 14 July. Financial support, relief goods and food packages were being distributed{{cite news|title=US, UAE provide $51m for N Waziristan IDPs|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/731993/us-uae-provide-51m-for-n-waziristan-idps/|date=6 July 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=7 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711111047/http://tribune.com.pk/story/731993/us-uae-provide-51m-for-n-waziristan-idps/|url-status=live|archive-date=11 July 2014}}{{cite news|title=0.57m IDPs registered, Rs 329.5m distributed so far, Nawaz informed|url=http://paktribune.com/news/057m-IDPs-registered-Rs-3295m-distributed-so-far-Nawaz-informed-270135.html|date=7 July 2014|work=Pakistan Tribune|access-date=7 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714222108/http://paktribune.com/news/057m-IDPs-registered-Rs-3295m-distributed-so-far-Nawaz-informed-270135.html|url-status=live|archive-date=14 July 2014}} and 59 donation points were established across Pakistan by the army.

On 10 July, the Foreign Office of Pakistan said that the rehabilitation of internally displaced persons was an internal matter and reiterated that Pakistan had not requested international assistance. "We have very clear instructions from the prime minister [to not seek external assistance], Pakistan has neither made nor intends to make a request for international assistance. It has been made very clear that all expenditure related to temporarily displaced Pakistanis will be met from our own resources", Pakistani Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said.{{cite news|title=PM has given clear instructions not to seek external assistance: FO|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/733684/pm-has-given-clear-instructions-not-to-seek-external-assistance-fo/|date=10 July 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=10 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711013529/http://tribune.com.pk/story/733684/pm-has-given-clear-instructions-not-to-seek-external-assistance-fo/|url-status=live|archive-date=11 July 2014}} However, it was reported that the United States allocated $31 million for IDPs and an additional $9.3 million for health, hygiene, water and sanitation for IDPs and livestock.{{cite news|last1=Haider|first1=Mateen|title=Zarb-i-Azb: US announce $9.3 million more in IDPs aid|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1120886/zarb-i-azb-us-announce-93-million-more-in-idps-aid|access-date=22 Jul 2014|publisher=Dawn|date=22 Jul 2014}} It was also reported that the United Arab Emirates government allocated $20.5 million in IDP humanitarian aid.

In February 2014, the Pakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar told a visiting US Senator Jack Reed that the cost of the operation so far had reached {{PKRConvert|40|b}} and could go as high as {{PKRConvert|130|b}}.{{cite news|title=Seeking assistance: Zarb-e-Azb to cost $1.3b, Dar tells US legislator|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/840678/seeking-assistance-zarb-e-azb-to-cost-1-3b-dar-tells-us-legislator/|date=19 February 2015|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=24 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524135019/http://tribune.com.pk/story/840678/seeking-assistance-zarb-e-azb-to-cost-1-3b-dar-tells-us-legislator/|url-status=live|archive-date=24 May 2015}}

On 8 December 2014, the military approved the phased repatriation of the IDPs. The Pakistani army chief said the early return of the IDPs was his top priority. According to senior military officials, civilian authorities were directed to plan the return of the IDPs to their homes in areas which have been cleared of terrorists.{{cite news|title=Winding up the offensive: Army gives nod for return of IDPs to N Waziristan|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/803426/winding-up-the-offensive-army-gives-nod-for-return-of-idps-to-n-waziristan/|date=8 December 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620185141/http://tribune.com.pk/story/803426/winding-up-the-offensive-army-gives-nod-for-return-of-idps-to-n-waziristan/|url-status=live|archive-date=20 June 2015}} On 31 March 2015, the repatriation started. On the first day, 219 IDPs belonging to 62 families left Bannu for Spinwam and Shahmeri in North Waziristan. In the first phase until 24 April, about 1,200 families were to return to their homes in Sinwam, Shamiri, Mirali and Bubali areas of NWA. Each family was given {{PKRConvert|25000}} as cash assistance and {{PKRConvert|10000}} ( Dollar rate was 101 PKR in march 2015, adjusted in inflation it was $247 and $99 precisely) as transportation expenses at Mirzail. Food ration for six months and non-food items would also be given to each household. For effective disease control, children under five years of age were administered anti-polio vaccines and under 10 years of age were administered anti-measles vaccines.{{cite news|title=IDPs' return to North Waziristan begins|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1173162|date=1 April 2015|work=Dawn News|access-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620182649/http://www.dawn.com/news/1173162|archive-date=20 June 2015|url-status=live}} As of 4 May 2015, only 230 displaced families had returned since the launch of the repatriation programme. "The civil administration can send entire displaced population back to their homes within a month if the area is de-notified as conflict zone," said an official dealing with IDPs repatriation. According to the official sources, the cut-off date for the return of IDPs was December 2016.{{cite news|title=Return of North Waziristan IDPs continues at snail's pace|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1179902|date=4 May 2015|work=Dawn News|access-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507184234/http://www.dawn.com/news/1179902|archive-date=7 May 2015|url-status=live}}

The decision by the Pakistani military to launch a comprehensive operation was widely supported, with journalists, opinion-makers, politicians and other social-media users commending the operation.{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1112911/ |title=Operation 'Zarb-e-Azb' gets a 'thumbs up' on social media – Pakistan |work=Dawn|location=Pakistan |access-date=15 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716094052/http://www.dawn.com/news/1112911 |archive-date=16 July 2014 |url-status=live}}

22px - PTI chairman Imran Khan endorsed the military operation in North Waziristan as it became clear that the Taliban were not seriously negotiating.{{cite news|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/722854/groundswell-of-support-pti-endorses-operation-to-flush-out-waziristan-militants/ |title=Groundswell of support: PTI endorses operation to flush out Waziristan militants |publisher=The Express Tribune |date=17 June 2014 |access-date=8 July 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714210149/http://tribune.com.pk/story/722854/groundswell-of-support-pti-endorses-operation-to-flush-out-waziristan-militants/ |url-status=live | archive-date=14 July 2014}} A week before, reiterating his party's stance on peace talks with militants, Imran said that an offensive in North Waziristan would unite militant forces against the Pakistani state. "Conducting such a military operation when most of the groups in NWA want talks is suicidal," Imran said in a statement, adding that most groups in North Waziristan desired peace talks with the government.{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1113121 |title=PTI endorses Zarb-e-Azb operation — Pakistan |publisher=Dawn (newspaper) |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=8 July 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711012703/http://www.dawn.com/news/1113121 |url-status=live | archive-date=11 July 2014}} The PTI position changed as it became clear that negotiations were fruitless.

22px - Jamat-e-Islami (JI), one of Pakistan's leading religious parties, continued to oppose any operation in North Waziristan. JI leader Siraj-ul-Haq urged the government to keep the option of negotiations with the Taliban.{{cite news|title=Siraj-ul-Haq urges govt to keep doors open for peace talks|url=http://khybernews.tv/newsDetails.php?cat=7&key=NjAxODI=|publisher=Khyber News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709101526/http://khybernews.tv/newsDetails.php?cat=7&key=NjAxODI= |url-status=dead|archive-date=9 July 2014}} He warned that a military operation in North Waziristan would trigger a massive human tragedy, saying that it was the duty of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to consider the views of the nation and its leadership (inside and outside Parliament) before making a crucial decision affecting national security.{{cite news|title=Operation to cause colossal human tragedy, claims JI|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-256531-Operation-to-cause-colossal-human-tragedy--claims-JI|work=The News|date=17 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711175124/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-256531-Operation-to-cause-colossal-human-tragedy--claims-JI |url-status=live|archive-date=11 July 2014}}

22px - According to Muttahida Qaumi Movement senator Babar Khan Ghauri, "This is a commendable decision by the government. We have been repeatedly telling the current government that instead of engaging the terrorists in dialogue, government should act against these elements. Karachi has a number of terrorists and it might suffer from a blow back; this should be tackled so Karachi does not have to suffer on account of this." MQM head Altaf Hussain said, "I welcome this operation and I am glad that government is supporting the armed forces, those who have not backed the operation must realize that it is a matter of national security. I appeal to them to come on same page by setting aside their political compulsions." he said.{{cite news |url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/06/16/national/better-late-than-never-5/ | title=Better late than never! | work=Staff report | date=16 June 2014 | agency=Pakistan Today | access-date=18 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713124220/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/06/16/national/better-late-than-never-5/ |url-status=live |archive-date=13 July 2014}}{{cite news |url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-30958-Massive-political-support-for-military-operation | title=Massive political support for military operation |date=16 June 2014 | work=Asim Yasin, The News | access-date=18 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713170457/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-30958-Massive-political-support-for-military-operation |url-status=live |archive-date=13 July 2014}}

22px - Awami National Party (ANP) member Zahid Khan said, "We also held a dialogue previously (during our government) but that did not produce effective results. We wanted peace and we were okay if that came through dialogue but unfortunately that could not happen. This time, knowing from our experience, we had cautioned the government that [the] dialogue approach would not work. Government should have taken the parliament into confidence before launching the operation but it didn't."

North Waziristan tribal elders assured their support for Operation Zarb-e-Azb, according to a statement released by ISPR director-general Major General Asim Bajwa. "Many tribal elders from around Miranshah, Mir Ali, Datta Khel assure support to army operation," Bajwa tweeted. "The tribesmen have assured the army that they would not let the militant to return to the area."{{cite news|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/06/21/national/tribal-elders-of-north-waziristan-assure-support-to-zarb-e-azb-ispr/ |title=Tribal elders of North Waziristan assure support to Zarb-e-Azb: ISPR |publisher=Pakistan Today |access-date=21 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713130831/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/06/21/national/tribal-elders-of-north-waziristan-assure-support-to-zarb-e-azb-ispr/ |url-status=live |archive-date=13 July 2014}}

On 22 June 2014, more than 100 Islamic scholars issued a joint fatwa in support of the operation, calling it a jihad: "Crushing of the attempts to disrupt peaceful atmosphere in a Muslim state is jihad".{{cite news |url=http://paktribune.com/news/Ulema-declare-operation-Zarb-e-Azb-as-jihad-269863.html | title=Ulema declare operation Zarb-e-Azb as jihad | work=Pak Tribune | date=23 June 2014 | access-date=23 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714152449/http://paktribune.com/news/Ulema-declare-operation-Zarb-e-Azb-as-jihad-269863.html |url-status=live |archive-date=14 July 2014}}

• {{flagu|Afghanistan}} – Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Janan Mosazai stated that his government would provide "every possible assistance" to defeat the militants in the operation.{{cite news |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/19-Jun-2014/afghanistan-assures-pakistan-of-full-support-in-nwa-operation | title=Afghanistan assures Pakistan of full support in NWA operation | work=Daily Times Pakistan | date=19 June 2014 | access-date=23 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714204155/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/19-Jun-2014/afghanistan-assures-pakistan-of-full-support-in-nwa-operation |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 July 2014}}
• {{flagu|United Arab Emirates}} – Interior minister Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan said that his government would co-operate with Pakistan in the war against the extremists.{{cite news|url=http://www.newspakistan.pk/2014/06/24/uae-extends-support-pakistan-militants/ |title=UAE Extends Support to Pakistan against Militants | News Pakistan |publisher=Newspakistan.pk |date=27 February 2012 |access-date=26 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714163746/http://www.newspakistan.pk/2014/06/24/uae-extends-support-pakistan-militants/ |url-status=live |archive-date=14 July 2014}}
• {{flagu|United Nations}} – In a statement, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimated that as of 23 June more than 450,000 people were internally displaced from the war-torn region. Other UN agencies, such as the UNHCR, agreed to provide tents and other facilities to the camps.{{cite news|author=APP |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/726869/uae-announces-2-5m-for-idps-in-n-waziristan/ |title=UAE announces $2.5m for IDPs in N Waziristan – The Express Tribune |publisher=Tribune.com.pk |access-date=26 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712161935/http://tribune.com.pk/story/726869/uae-announces-2-5m-for-idps-in-n-waziristan/ |url-status=live |archive-date=12 July 2014}} The World Health Organization (WHO) provided medicines and vaccines to the IDPs to avert a polio outbreak.{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1114844/polio-may-spread-in-wake-of-north-waziristan-operation-un |title=Polio may spread in wake of North Waziristan operation: UN – Pakistan |publisher=Dawn |date=24 June 2014 |access-date=26 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713192558/http://www.dawn.com/news/1114844/polio-may-spread-in-wake-of-north-waziristan-operation-un |url-status=live |archive-date=13 July 2014}}
• {{flagu|United States}} – The US supported military operations against Taliban militants, a spokesman from the US Embassy in Pakistan said on 16 June, and the US supported every Pakistani step taken for the establishment of peace.{{cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com/article-150955-US-supports-operation-Zarb-e-Azb-against-Taliban |title=US supports operation 'Zarb-e-Azb' against Taliban |work=The News International |date=9 June 2014 |access-date=16 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714222648/http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-150955-US-supports-operation-Zarb-e-Azb-against-Taliban |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 July 2014}} The United States had pressured Pakistan for a military operation in North Waziristan for years, and the US Congress linked military assistance to Pakistan for the next fiscal year with military operations in North Waziristan in June 2014.{{cite news|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-255979-US-pressure-for-operation-in-Waziristan-mounts |title=US pressure for operation in Waziristan mounts |work=The News International |access-date=17 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714222547/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-255979-US-pressure-for-operation-in-Waziristan-mounts |url-status=live |archive-date=14 July 2014}} Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, said that the Pentagon was unaware of Pakistan's decision to launch a new offensive in North Waziristan: "The Pakistan military and the government understand the threat, and they continue to go after that threat."{{cite news|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-150881-US-not-taken-into-confidence-over-North-Waziristan-operation |title=US not taken into confidence over North Waziristan operation |work=The News International |date=9 June 2014 |access-date=16 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713170515/http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-150881-US-not-taken-into-confidence-over-North-Waziristan-operation |url-status=live |archive-date=13 July 2014}} On 5 November 2014, Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, a senior commander for US and Nato forces in Afghanistan, said in a Pentagon-hosted video briefing from Afghanistan that the Haqqani network is now "fractured" like the Taliban. "They are fractured. They are fractured like the Taliban is. That's based pretty much on the Pakistan's operations in North Waziristan this entire summer-fall," he said, acknowledging the effectiveness of Pakistan's military offensive. "That has very much disrupted their efforts in Afghanistan and has caused them to be less effective in terms of their ability to pull off an attack in Kabul," Anderson added.{{cite news|title=Operation Zarb-i-Azb disrupted Haqqani network: US general|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1142664/|date=6 November 2014|work=Dawn|access-date=7 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107130307/http://www.dawn.com/news/1142664/|url-status=live|archive-date=7 November 2014}}
• {{flagu|China}} – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that terrorism was a problem common to China and Pakistan, since militants were the enemy of both countries, adding that China fully supported the operation.{{cite news|title=China supports military operation|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1118302/|date=10 July 2014|work=Dawn|access-date=10 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710153549/http://www.dawn.com/news/1118302|url-status=live|archive-date=10 July 2014}}
• {{flagu|Russia}} – Chairman of the State Duma Sergey Naryshkin commended the operation, while the Pakistani Army Chief, General Raheel Sharif was on an official visit to Russia. "We will stand by Pakistan in its fight against terrorism and extremism for stability in the region. Our relations are independent, more consistent and will further grow," he added.{{cite news|title=Chairman State Duma appreciates Pakistan's efforts for stability in region|url=http://www.geo.tv/article-188355-Chairman-State-Duma-appreciates-Pakistans-efforts-for-stability-in-region|access-date=19 June 2015}}{{cite news|title=Russia stands with Pakistan in fight against extremism, Army chief told|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/905232/russia-stands-with-pakistan-in-fight-against-extremism-army-chief-told/|access-date=19 June 2015}}{{cite news|title=Deal with Russia for purchase of Mi-35 attack helicopters on the cards|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1188819/deal-with-russia-for-purchase-of-mi-35-attack-helicopters-on-the-cards|access-date=19 June 2015}}{{cite news|title=Russia praises Operation Zarb-e-Azb|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-38096-Russia-praises-Operation-Zarb-e-Azb|date=18 June 2015|work=The News|access-date=18 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619002428/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-38096-Russia-praises-Operation-Zarb-e-Azb|url-status=live|archive-date=19 June 2015}}

{{main|2014 Wagah border suicide attack}}

On 2 November 2014, a suicide bombing following the daily parade took place at Wagah border in Pakistan, more than 55 killed and over 200 injured.{{cite news|title=Suicide bombing? At least 55 killed, over 200 injured in Wagah border bomb blast|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-others/at-least-55-killed-200-injured-in-bomb-blast-at-wagah-border-in-pakistan/|publisher=IndianExpress.com}} The attack was claimed by militant groups jamaat-ul-Ahrar and jundallah, sub-groups of TTP.

{{main|2014 Peshawar school attack}}

On 16 December 2014, seven gunmen belonging to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP){{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-live-pakistan-school-siege-terrorists-hold-at-least-500-students-hostage-3-dead-28-injured-2044341 | title=Peshawar school attack: Over 100 killed in Pakistani Taliban attack, hundreds of students hostage | publisher=DNA India | date=16 December 2014 | access-date=16 December 2014}} entered an Army Public School in Pakistani city of Peshawar and opened fire on school staff and children, killing 145 people consisting majority of students.{{cite web |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/807564/gunmen-target-school-in-peshawar/ | title=Peshawar school hostage crisis updates | publisher=The Express Tribune | date=16 December 2014 | access-date=16 December 2014}}{{cite news |last=Kearney |first=Seamus |date=16 December 2014 |title=Children targeted in Pakistan's deadliest militant attack in years; 132 students are killed |url=http://www.euronews.com/2014/12/16/children-targeted-in-pakistan-s-deadliest-militant-attack-in-years-132-students/ |newspaper=Euronews |access-date=16 December 2014}}{{cite news |last=Popham |first=Peter |date=16 December 2014 |title=Peshawar school attack: 'I will never forget the black boots...It was like death approaching me' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/peshawar-school-attack-i-will-never-forget-the-black-bootsit-was-like-death-approaching-me-9929563.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/peshawar-school-attack-i-will-never-forget-the-black-bootsit-was-like-death-approaching-me-9929563.html |archive-date=24 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Independent |access-date=16 December 2014 }} The spokesperson of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Mohammad Omar Khorasani, took the responsibility for the attack and said it was revenge for Operation Zarb-e-Azb.{{cite web| url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/12/16/national/militants-attack-peshawar-school-five-students-injured/| title=TTP militants storm Peshawar school; 131 killed, more than 100 injured| publisher=Pakistan Today| access-date=16 December 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218181927/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/12/16/national/militants-attack-peshawar-school-five-students-injured/| archive-date=18 December 2014| url-status=dead}}

{{Main|2014 Peshawar school massacre|l1 = Targeted killings of TTP terrorists by Pakistan Armed Forces and police encounters in Pakistan}}

Responding to TTP's retaliatory attacks, Pakistan has mounted deadliest counter-retaliation on TTP; first removing the moratorium on executions of terrorists by the Presidential Order, and secondly establishing military courts commissions (roughly based on Gitmo). Pakistani authorities have issued "hang till death" orders to jail superintendents at the nationwide prisons. In weeks, a number of high-value detainees convicted on a terrorism charges were hanged.

Since December 2014, Pakistan's intelligence community, law enforcement agencies, antiterrorism forces, and inter-provincial police have been engaged in deadly police encounters in all over the country. News media have been televising the live actions on tracking down the militants and targeting the TTP operatives in series of police encounters. In the afternoon of 20 December, the KP Police and the special agents of the FIA raided a safe house in Shabqadar, a town located in {{convert|30|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Peshawar. In an exchange of fire at the safe house, the KPK police and the other law enforcement agencies gunned down the six TTP fighters, including their commander and two other high-value targets who assisted in the attack.{{cite news |title=Six militants killed in Peshawar operation|url=http://dunyanews.tv/index.php/en/Pakistan/250949-Six-militants-killed-in-Peshawar-operation|access-date=20 December 2014|publisher=Dunya News|date=20 December 2014}} At the night of 20 December, the team of Pakistan Rangers personnel raided a safe house in Manghopir area of Karachi and killed five members of the TTP in a deadly shoot out.{{cite news|title=Rangers kill three 'terrorists' in Karachi shootout|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-169225-Rangers-kill-three-terrorists-in-Karachi-shootout--|access-date=20 December 2014}}

On 22 December 2014, Karachi Police and the CID teams chased down and killed the TTP leader, Abid Muchar,{{cite news|title=TTP commander Abid Muchar, three militants killed in Karachi|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/809291/ttp-commander-abid-muchar-three-militants-killed-in-karachi/|access-date=22 December 2014|publisher=Express Tribunes|date=22 December 2014}} along with his three associates in a police encounter. The same night, another action in took place in Karachi when the CID teams, in a high-speed chase in Hawke's Bay Beach, chased and apprehended five members of al-Qaeda's South Asian chapter who are suspected of planning an attack on a naval dockyard in Karachi in September.

Acting on a MI information, the navy's SSGN teams were inserted in secret hideout in Khyber Agency and stalked the six terrorists led by Saddam Jan— the mastermind of the Army Public School attack— at the midnight of 26 December 2014.{{cite news|last1=Yusufzai|first1=Ashfaq|title=Mastermind of Peshawar school attack killed|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/11313678/Mastermind-of-Peshawar-school-attack-killed.html|agency=Telegraph, Pakistan Bureau|publisher=Telegraph, Pakistan Bureau, 2014|date=26 December 2014|quote=Pakistan says it has killed the alleged mastermind of a school attack in Peshawar that claimed the lives of 132 children |access-date=20 June 2015}} In a late night operations, the SSGN combat teams reportedly hunted and killed Jan along with his six militants, while trying to seek sanctuary. An unnamed senior Pakistan government official confirmed the report.

On 9 January 2015, the CID teams gunned down the four al-Qaeda operatives after another high speed chase took place in Qayyumabad in Karachi.{{cite news|last1=Samaa TV|title=Al-Qaeda Karachi chief among 4 militants killed|url=http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/09-Jan-2015/al-qaeda-karachi-chief-among-4-militants-killed|access-date=9 January 2015|agency=Samaa TV|publisher=Samaa TV|date=9 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109123842/http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/09-Jan-2015/al-qaeda-karachi-chief-among-4-militants-killed|archive-date=9 January 2015|url-status=dead}} In another separate midnight action in Lahore, the teams of FIA's special agents, assisted by the Punjab Police, raided a house located in Burki Road. Lasting almost two-hour gun battle, the FIA teams hunted and gunned down Roohullah (alias: Asadullah)—the mastermind of the Wagah border attack along with three of his associates. Since the attack, the FIA had been on a hunt for Roohullah and was finally killed in a police encounter in Lahore.{{cite news|last1=Haider|first1=Nadeem|title=Wagah blast 'mastermind', two others killed in Lahore|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1156151/wagah-blast-mastermind-two-others-killed-in-lahore|access-date=10 January 2015|agency=Dawn News|publisher=Dawn News, 9 January|date=10 January 2015}}

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