Swat Valley Refugees

There is no doubt that the Swat Valley used to be one of the most visited and the most beautiful areas of Pakistan, but this was before it fell victim to a bloody conflict between the Taliban militants and the Pakistani government. This war has caused hundreds of thousands of victims and millions of refugees. This article on Valleyswat.org is about Swat Valley Refugees, about the people who have had the chance to run for their lives. Read on and find more about the disappointing situation of people living in a 3rd millennium world.

According to the United Nations, Swat Refugees numbers are constantly increasing surpassing the numbers of refugees from the Rwanda conflict back in the 1990s. Swat Refugees are the people who used to live in Swat, the perturbed area of Pakistan but who were lucky enough to find shelter elsewhere. The others still need to cope with the poverty in Swat valley and the fear that any moment they could be killed by the Taliban forces.

The conflict in the swat Valley started over the desire of the Taliban militants to impose sharia law in the area. The government tried to keep the insurgents under control but as their numbers increased, the government did not manage to put an end to a situation that became more and more dangerous. In the last year, the Pakistani government managed to catch some of the Taliban leaders in the area, but the situation of the Swat Valley refugees is not yet solved. The number one leader of this Taliban group, Fazlullah is still at large and encourages its troops to keep on fighting for what they call ‘order and peace’. Even more, the natural catastrophe from 2010 in the form of destructive floods has helped the militants re-gather and strengthen their force even more.

Even though compromise is sought over, the Swat Valley Refugees cannot still return to their homes. Yet, many of the Swat Refugees may not even have a home anymore as it may have been destroyed by the insurgents or by the floods. Swat Valley Refugees are situated in nearby zones that have not fallen into the hands of the Taliban forces and are still peaceful. But life if difficult as it is for these people and having to accommodate Swat Refugees may be impossible for many of them. and yet, as a result of their religious believes, Swat refugees can still find a home in the houses of those who have been lucky enough not to live an conflict area.

To conclude, Swat Valley Refugees are unfortunately in a grim situation as peace does not seem to be achieved in the close future and as poverty threats to cause them losing the places they have found in the homes of people in the nearby provinces.