The Saudi Contribution to the Humanitarian Response for Internally Displaced and Crises Affected Population in Pakistan Communi
The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia The Saudi Contribution to the Humanitarian Response for Internally Displaced and Crises Affected Population in Pakistan Community Infrastructure Restoration and Rehabilitation in 6 tehsils of District Swat PAK-09/ER-119 Progress Report As of March 20, 2013 A. Project Summary: Name of Project Community Infrastructure Restoration & Rehabilitation in 6 Tehsils of District Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Initial Approved USD 5,397,300 Funds Additional Approved USD 2.2 M Funds Project Target Restoration and rehabilitation of 585 damaged community infrastructure schemes (Link roads, Small bridges, culverts, streets, drainage Channels) Geographic Focus Six Tehsils including Babozai, Charbagh, Kabal, Khwazakhela, Matta Khararai, Matta Sebujni) of District Swat Approximate 937,593 individuals including 453,407male and 484,186 female Beneficiaries B. Background Pakistan has seen waves of extremist violence since 2002 when the Taliban government in Afghanistan was toppled by a US-led coalition. Remnants of the Taliban crossed the porous Afghanistan-Pakistan border to take refuge in the Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA). Soon Pakistan saw an emergence of Pakistani Taliban who eventually built strongholds in the adjoining North-West Frontier Province (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), and gained control of Swat Valley in 2007. In February 2009, the provincial government signed a peace deal with the militant group in order to stop their terrorist attacks. The ceasefire was short lived, and after a series of blatant suicide bombings, on April 27, 2009, the government launched military operations to drive out the Taliban from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; this triggered a massive humanitarian crisis. The crisis between the militants and armed forces in Swat, Buner, Dir, and Shangla districts of Malakand Division forced over 2.3 million people to leave their homes.
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