PSYCHOLOGICAL VULNERABILITIES OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN PAKISTAN AND ITS EFFECTS ON GENERAL COMMUNITY

Abdur Rahman Aleemi (), Dr.Muhammad Tariq Chaudhry, Muhammad Azeem Qureshi () and Dr.Roomana Anwar
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Muhammad Azeem Qureshi: Institute of Business & Technology, Karachi
Dr.Roomana Anwar: Baqai Medical University, Karachi

IBT Journal of Business Studies (JBS), 2015, vol. 11, issue 2, 160-172

Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of psychological problems faced by IDPs displaced as a result of Operation ZarbiAzb of North Waziristan on local Community.IDPs coming from Waziristan and surroundings including men and women of all ages and childeren are the ones who are more vulnerable to physical and mental stresses likely to be caused by military actions of terrorists and counteraction by Pakistani Armed Forces.They have residence in shelter homes, tents are in a community which is different and most of the time hostile from their own community.The stresses like violence, migration, imposed poverty unhygienic and unsystemic living atmosphere of camps lead the IDPs to a change in everyday life activities away from their own cultural routines which in turn is causing deterioration of society as well.Methodology/Sampling This is primarily an exploratory study done on the field in IDP camps situated in Bannu disctrict.We approached a sample of 500 IDPs and identified around 200 to be suffering from psychological issues, who were interviewd and and were administered with questionnaires with the help of trained surveryours and medical team.Findings It is noted that such transitory unplanned no systemic living has caused an increase in activities like thieving, use of drugs, abduction for ransom, and other forms of violence and such like activities.The relationship between psychological issues of IDPs and the effects on community Proxied by Crime rate were subjected to descriptive analysis and were found that significantly good number of IDPs suffers from psychiatric disorders and there is a significant increase in crime rate for areas with sufficient number of IDPs around.Practical Implications Displacement results in emergence of particular vulnerabilities for those affected, and also for the surrounding communities, thereafter necessitating specific measures for the provision of assistance and further protection corresponding to vulnerabilities.

Keywords: War on terror; internal displacement; resettlement; trauma; PTSD; psychological disorders; crime rate; Military Operation; Zarb-i-Azb (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.46745/ilma.ibtjbs.2015.112.1

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