Operation Zarb-e-Azb ( Pashto / ALA-LC : ) was a joint military offensive conducted by the Pakistan Armed Forces against various militant groups , including the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan ( TTP ) , the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan , the East Turkestan Islamic Movement , Lashkar-e-Jhangvi , al-Qaeda , Jundallah and the Haqqani network . The operation was launched on 15 June 2014 in North Waziristan along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border as a renewed effort against militancy in the wake of the 8 June attack on Jinnah International Airport in Karachi , for which the TTP and the IMU claimed responsibility . As of 14 July 2014 , the operation internally displaced about 929,859 people belonging to 80,302 families from North Waziristan
8 June attack on Jinnah International Airport
2014 Jinnah International Airport attack
Operation Zarb-e-Azb