Newborns at IDP camp named 'Mutasareena', 'Azb Khan'

E-Paper | May 22, 2026

BANNU: A baby girl who was recently born into a family of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from North Waziristan tribal region at a IDP camp set up in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu district has been named as Mutasareena (affectee), DawnNews reported.

Father of Mutasareena said he had named his daughter to signify the family's exit from NWA, leaving all their property behind.

Similarly a baby boy who was born into another IDP family was named 'Azb Khan' after the name of the operation being carried out in NWA.

The father of the boy said he hoped that his son would grow up to be brave and courageous like soldiers of the Pakistan Army.

More than 460,000 (IDPs) have moved out of North Waziristan region and registered at Saidgi checkpost in Frontier Region of Bannu. according to officials.

Many others have taken refuge at their relatives place on a self-help basis.

The exodus was prompted by the the Zarb-i-Azb operation launched in the NWA by the Pakistan Army, following a militant attack on Karachi airport.

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Aurang

Jul 02, 2014 05:47pm

Poor innocent victim of this operation - thanks our past policies!

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janan

Jul 02, 2014 11:35pm

She is too small name her anything but when she grown up she has to live with her name, therefore give her good name.

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Amarnath

Jul 02, 2014 11:50pm

"The father of the boy said he hoped that his son would grow up to be brave and courageous like soldiers of the Pakistan Army." how innocent can people get

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noobguy19

Jul 03, 2014 12:12am

I salute the courage and patience of my brothers in tribal region shown for the future of Pakistan and I regreat the mistakes that led to these sufferings.

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Rashid Ishaq

Jul 03, 2014 12:21am

May Allah help you all and you get the blessings of Holy Month of Ramadan too. Ameen

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aaa

Jul 03, 2014 01:46am

had hai matasereena that is not a good name. There should be a good name.

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Ahmed

Jul 03, 2014 01:55am

@Aurang You mean poor innocent victims of the talibans and their evil supporters in Pakistan.

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Jul 03, 2014 03:22am

"The father of the boy said he hoped that his son would grow up to be brave and courageous like soldiers of the Pakistan Army." And IDP and still grateful.

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Nero

Jul 03, 2014 03:36am

This shows the intelligence of the parents. It is said that a person's name effect the personality of a child, so one should always have a nice meaning name for one's child. But here they have given her a strange name. What if she remains "mutassir" all her life?

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Akil Akhtar

Jul 03, 2014 05:03am

The child would have to live with that name forever. Shows our lack of respect for our children who we think are our possessions rather than human beings.

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Taj wazir

Jul 03, 2014 06:06am

IDPs are going through very painful time and collecting sad memories for rest of their lives because of our previous incompetent army and civil leadership who were too busy robbing country's wealth and didn't give a damn about the nation.

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Samra

Jul 03, 2014 08:49am

Naming their children after their current conditions is not justified. These names will never let them forget about these painful times even after they are long over. Also, it is likely to impact children's psyche once they are grown up enough to understand the meaning of their names.

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