Pakistan dikecam karena gagal mengatasi gerilyawan muslim garis keras yang berlindung di zona suku setelah pasukan pimpinan AS menyerbu Afghanistan menyusul serangan-serangan 11 September 2001 terhadap wilayah-wilayah Amerika.
Pakistan has come under fire for failing to tackle Islamic insurgents who took shelter in the tribal zone after US-led forces invaded Afghanistan in the wake of the September 11 attacks on the United States.