Abstract

It was a descriptive study that explored the relationship of War on Terror and the Academic Achievements of War on Terror Stricken Students’ in Village Safi, Mohmand Agency. The study was descriptive in nature. The population of the study constituted of all male and female students of Secondary Schools in village Safi. There were total 115 Schools in village Safi, Mohmand Agency in which 09 were secondary schools (07 were boys’ and 02 were girls’). The target population was all 9th Class students and teachers in Safi, Mohmand Agency. Purposive Sampling technique was used. Only those students were included in the study who appeared in board examination in the year (2016) and were victim of War on Terror. The sampling included 100 students (both male and female) from all the secondary schools 70 from male (10 students per schools) and 30 from female schools (15 students per schools) and 80 teachers were randomly selected from the same schools. Pearson correlation was used for data analysis. Results showed that there was strong negative correlation between the academic achievements of class 9th students and War on Terror. The analysis also indicated that students’ who were victim of war of terror did not like to face and meet strangers and it had a high positive impact on their academic achievements at secondary level in village Safi, Mohmand Agency. Some recommendations were also given in study which included that in spite of all efforts made by the government, the present strategy is not workable, so existing strategy may be revised. The government, parents, psychologists, psychiatrists and educationists may be aware about the relationship of War on Terror and its impact on students’ academic achievement. Guidance and counseling services should be introduced in schools, psychosocial trainings may be arranged for teachers and awareness programs for self management may be recommended. To improve the situation in schools in village Safi, Mohmand Agency, further research on this topic may be conducted.