In an effort to win over the locals and to prevent the spread of militancy, the Army is trying to revive life in the highly-rugged terrain that has been the breeding ground of the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP).
The Army has set up the first poultry and cattle farms in the area, and has encouraged agriculture in Jandola, Wana and Miranshah. They are also teaching the locals duck and fish farming.
With these efforts, the locals hope that they will be able to start rebuilding their lives and have a better, violence free future.
Correction: In an earlier version of this article, Jandola was misspelled. The correction has been made.
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@I.F: the correction has been made, i think i was right. Jandola is part of SWA.
@Dr Khan: you must go there in Jandola and see the reality i suggest
Dr Khan plz think fairly don't try to serve the enemies of Pakistan by the way what you have given to Pakistan and who are innocent?, those who slaughter people and abuse noble people when they were occupying those areas or should they give you their taste of innocence like they did to men women in different areas so that you can understand their brutality. I'm sure like most of the people who don't have facts and figures you are sharing you "intellectual views".
No positive steps can be expected from pakistan army...first they target the innocent civilians and then they give the so called aid...by the way are these farms surely for the locals and not for the ever growing appetite of pakistani military???
@Khalid Amir Khan, Jandola is Frontier Region of Tank, not South Waziristan!!!
Positive Move....May my brothers and sister of waziristan live a peaceful and prosperous life....Ameen
will the Government of people ever do something?
Every positive step is to be appreciated though it would have been better if the army did something to cleanse off all the militants and stop drones
PAK ARMY ZINDABAD