Pakistan to launch operation against armed groups amidst turmoil.

Pakistan's government has announced plans to launch a nationwide operation to root out armed groups in the country, despite facing a full-blown economic and political crisis. The move comes after a recent rise in attacks on security forces by the Pakistan Taliban. The last time Pakistan launched an all-out operation against armed groups was in 2014, costing the country billions of dollars and resulting in more than a million people being displaced and hundreds being killed. The country is in danger of defaulting on its debt, with an IMF bailout programme stalled since November last year, while a bruising political battle is raging between the government and former Prime Minister Imran Khan.