Important Pakistan’s Military Operations Operation Sirat-e-Mustaqeem The Operation Sirat-e-Mustaqeem was a Pakistan Army operation in Bara Tehsil of Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The operation was commenced on June 28, 2008, and was halted by the Army on July 9, 2008. PDF Download LINK is available at the bottom Operation Sherdil The Battle of Bajaur or Operation Sherdil was a military offensive in the Bajaur region of Pakistan launched by the Frontier Corps and supported by a Combat Brigade of the Pakistan Army. The Bajaur area had been under Taliban control since early 2007, and was said to be Al-Qaeda’s main command and control hub for operations in Northeast Afghanistan, including Kunar province. Bajaur is now cleared of Taliban. Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham The Orakzai and Kurram offensive also known as Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will teach you a lesson) is a Pakistani military operation against the Tehrik-i-Taliban in the Orakzai Agency and Kurram Agency area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas that began on 23 March 2010. It is part of the ongoing War in North-West Pakistan. Operation Brekhna Mohmand Offensive also known as Operation Brekhna is a Pakistani military operation against the Tehrik-i-Taliban in the Mohmand Agency area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas that began in 2009. It is part of the ongoing War in North-West Pakistan. Downloaded from www.csstimes.pk | 1 Important Pakistan’s Military Operations Operation Zarb-e-Azb The operation was launched by the Pakistan Armed Forces on 15 June 2014 in North Waziristan against various militant groups, including the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Jundallah, al-Qaeda, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) and the Haqqani network. Operation Khyber Khyber is Code Name for a military offensive being conducted by Pakistan’s military in the Khyber Agency. Operation Khyber was originally announced in 2014 as a part of Pakistan Army’s extension of Operation Zarb-e-Azb to parts of Khyber Agency. It was conducted in four phases, with Khyber – 1 to 4 Operation Khyber-1 The operation ‘Khyber-1’ began with airstrikes against Lashkar-e-Islam outs in areas under the Mangal Bagh led group’s control in Tirah and Bara on 17 October 2014, Ultimately killing 21 militants including Mangal Bagh and destroying their three key bases. Operation Khyber-2 Announced in February 2015 and launched in March 2015, Operation Khyber-2 was aimed to clear the Tirah valley main target being Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan. The operation formally ended on 15 June 2015, marking a one-year anniversary of Operation Zarb-e-Azab. Operation Khyber-3 Launched on 16 August 2016, Khyber-3 intended to clear areas beyond the Tirah Valley closer to the Durand Line nine militant dens were decimated along the border. More than 40 terrorists were killed and 21 injured, the operation ended up greatly affecting the cross Downloaded from www.csstimes.pk | 2 Important Pakistan’s Military Operations border movement of terrorists. The operation Khyber-3 was conceived ended with the start of Khyber-4. Operation Khyber-4 Operation Khyber-4 was announced on 15 July 2017 as part of Pakistan Army’s ongoing offensive Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad against militancy. The ISPR announced the end of first phase of Operation Khyber-4 on 21 July 2017, declaring the operation to be successful. On 21 August 2017, ISPR announced the successful completion of Operation Khyber-4. The ground objectives in the Rajgal and Shawal valleys were achieved Operation Rah-e-Haq The First Battle of Swat, also known as Operation Rah-e-Haq, was fought between Pakistan and the Taliban over control of the Swat on October 25, 2007. Operation Black Thunderstorm Aggressive military operation that commenced on April 26, 2009 conducted by the Pakistan Army, with the aim of retaking Buner, Lower Dir, Swat and Shangla districts from the Taliban after the militants took control of them since the start of the year. Operation Rah-e-Rast The Second Battle of Swat also known as Operation Rah-e-Rast, began in May 2009 and involved the Pakistani Army and Taliban militants in a fight for control of the Swat district of Pakistan. Downloaded from www.csstimes.pk | 3 Important Pakistan’s Military Operations Operation Janbaz The Pakistan Army General Headquarters attack (Codename: Operation Janbaz), was a hostage-rescue mission carried by SSG Division during which, on 10 October 2009, when 10 gunmen in military uniform opened fire on the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. Operation Rah-e-Nijat The Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path to Salvation) was a strategic offensive military operation by the unified command of Pakistan Armed Forces against the Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP) in the South Waziristan that began on June 19, 2009; a major ground-naval-air offensive was subsequently launched on October 17. Operation Sunrise The Siege of Lal Masjid (code-named Operation Sunrise) was a confrontation in July 2007 between Islamic fundamentalist militants and the Government of Pakistan Operation Raddul Fasad The armed forces launched a country-wide crackdown code named ‘Raddul Fasad’ (Elimination of Mischief) against terrorists and extremists. The operation entailed the conduct of Broad Spectrum Security (Counter Terrorism) operations by Rangers in Punjab, continuation of ongoing operations across the country and focus on more effective border security management. Operation Zarb-e-Ahan A ground operation against Chotu Gang, codenamed Zarb-i-Ahan, began in the riverine Kacha areas of Rajanpur district earlier April 2016. On the 18th day of Operation Zarb-e- Ahan in South Punjab by the Rangers and Police, the ISPR announced that the Pakistan Downloaded from www.csstimes.pk | 4 Important Pakistan’s Military Operations Army had taken charge of the operation and launched a full-fledged ground and aerial offensive in Rajanpur against the notorious Chottu gang. Operation Safed Sagar Operation Safed Sagar was the code name assigned to the Indian Air Force’s strike to support the Ground troops during Kargil war that was aimed to flush out Regular and Irregular troops of the Pakistani Army from vacated Indian Positions in the Kargil sector along the Line of Control. It was the first large scale use of air power in the Jammu and Kashmir region since the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Operation Trident Operation Trident was an offensive operation launched by the Indian Navy on Pakistan’s port city of Karachi during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Operation Trident saw the first use of anti-ship missiles in combat in the region. The operation was conducted on the night of 4–5 December and inflicted heavy damage on Pakistani vessels and facilities. Operation Dwarka Operation Dwarka was a naval operation by the Pakistan Navy to attack the Indian coastal town of Dwarka on 7 September 1965. This was the first use of Pakistan Navy in any of the Indo-Pakistan Wars. It was one of the significant naval events of the 1965 Indo-Pak war, and Pakistan celebrates 8 September as “Victory Day” for Pakistan Navy. Operation Gibraltar Operation Gibraltar was the codename given to the strategy of Pakistan to infiltrate Jammu and Kashmir, and start a rebellion against Indian rule. Pakistan specifically choose this name to draw a parallel to the Arab invasion of Spain that was launched from the port of Gibraltar. The operation sparked the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, the first major engagement between the two neighbours since the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. Downloaded from www.csstimes.pk | 5 Important Pakistan’s Military Operations Operation Chengiz Khan Operation Chengiz Khan was the code name assigned to the preemptive strikes carried out by the Pakistani Air Force on the forward airbases and radar installations of the Indian Air Force on 3 December 1971, and marked the formal initiation of hostilities of the Indo- Pakistani War of 1971. The operation targeted 11 of India’s airfields and also included artillery strikes on Indian positions in Kashmir. Operation Grand Slam Operation Grand Slam was a key operation of the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War. It refers to a plan drawn up by the Pakistan Army, in May 1965, to attack the vital Akhnoor Bridge in Jammu and Kashmir. The bridge was not only the lifeline of an entire infantry division in Jammu and Kashmir, but could also be used to threaten Jammu, an important logistical point for Indian forces. Operation Fair Play Operation Fair Play was the code name for the 5 July 1977 coup by Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, overthrowing the government of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Operation Midnight Jackal Operation Midnight Jackal was a covert-intelligence operation that was reported as one of high profile political scandal during the first government of Prime minister Benazir Bhutto in 1989. The Midnight Jackal was exposed by “IB” when it had obtained a conversation of two active-duty army officers of ISI to topple down the government of Benazir Bhutto. This operation “Mid-night Jackal” was headed by Masood Khattak Downloaded from www.csstimes.pk | 6 Important Pakistan’s Military Operations Operation Cyclone Operation Cyclone was the code name for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program to arm and finance the mujahideen, in Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989, prior to and during the military intervention by the USSR in support of its client, the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. The program leaned heavily towards supporting militant Islamic groups that were favored by the regime of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq in neighboring Pakistan, rather than other, less ideological Afghan resistance groups that had also been fighting the Marxist-oriented Democratic Republic of Afghanistan regime since before the Soviet intervention.