PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNAL DISPLACED PERSONS IN THE WAKE OF OPERATION ZARB-E-AZB CAMPED IN DISTRICT LAKKI MARWAT

Abstract

This paper focuses the Problems and challenges faced by Women and children’s due to displacement caused by Operation Zarb-e-Azb. More specifically, the paper will discuss and analyze the problems and challenges experienced by IDP’s settled in Lakki Marwat. The thesis will discuss what rights the displaced people had and explore to what extent the rights were provided by the authorities. Problems faced by the women and children discussed and analyzed include; their Identity issue, the susceptibility of the women and children to diseases, mental disorders and Psychological Health Issues, Children affected by War on terror, Due to stern traditional Laws (Pashtun-wali code of Conduct) and Tribal Cultural Background women as a victim of inaccessibility to education and also victimized on the basis of Gender based violence (GBV).