In response to the IMU 's Jinnah Airport attack on 8 June 2014 , the Pakistani military launched an operation on 15 June 2014 against the militants in North Waziristan including the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan ( TTP ) , Al-Qaeda , East Turkestan Islamic Movement ( ETIM ) , the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan ( IMU ) and the Haqqani network . Up to 30,000 soldiers were involved in the operation . It had been described as a " comprehensive operation " that aimed to flush out foreign and local militants hiding in North Waziristan
Jinnah Airport attack
2014 Jinnah International Airport attack
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa