The proclamation of the Pakistani Prime minister Nawaz Shariff to advance with the collective measures to end to terrorism is a certainly a welcome move a positive step seems across the developed states to stop terrorism in the Indian subcontinent.

The operation is set to eliminate militant groups in its army operation in the North Waziristan tribal region. The operation will target insurgents fleeing across to neighboring Afghanistan aimed at the Haqqani network, a group affiliated with the Afghani Taliban. The operation is targeted at the North Waziristan province.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif rightly, if belatedly, requested Afghan President Hamid Karzai to seal the escape routes from North Waziristan into Afghanistan. This terrorist group regarded as a major threat to Afghanistan stability.

The Haqqani network maintains a safe haven in North Waziristan, Pakistan, across Afghanistan’s southeastern border. Earlier the Pakistani Army has consistently refused to launch a military operation in North Waziristan despite the presence of al-Qaeda senior leadership. Elements within the Pakistani security establishment continue to view the Haqqani network as a useful ally and proxy force to represent their interests in Afghanistan. To this end, Haqqani forces have repeatedly targeted Indian infrastructure and construction projects in Afghanistan.