Exploring Psychosocial Issues among Terrorist Attack Victims in North Waziristan

Abstract

The study’s purpose was on the psychosocial problems faced by Waziristani victims of terrorist attacks. Terrorism is an evil and hazardous activity that harms all living things, including humans, animals, and property. Because of this, a study on those who have experienced terror-inducing incidents or actions. The author traveled to the terrorist attack victims’ area (North Waziristan), where data was collected through open-ended interview questions. The sample was recruited by using the Snowball sampling technique. The question was asked from different domains like psychological, social, and physical domains. Also, the author asked questions about the coping strategies of the individual user to overcome the traumatic incident. Eventually, after successful data collection, the data were analyzed by using envoi software, and also IPA method was used. After successful analysis various psychological, social, and physical issues were reported during the interview and the author also explored the coping strategies which people use after suffering from a terrorist attack incident.