ISLAMABAD - Hundreds of fear-stricken displaced people of Swat are pouring in the Capital in pursuit of secure shelters and have also succeeded in accommodating themselves in various vicinities of the city but the imprints of horrific incidents of terror could easily be noticed on their faces as some of them suffering from clinical depression induced by emotional trauma. Though many of the refugees have managed to reach at some safe places but they are still fighting the distress caused by the ongoing military operation against militants in Malakand Division. A visit to IDPs in different localities of the Capital revealed that they were overpowered by fear and anxiety. The innocent people affected from the ongoing military operation against militant in Malakand Division have taken temporary shelters in different areas of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. In Capital, they have taken refuge mostly in different areas, including Bhara Kahu, Alipur Firash, Chak Shahzad and Nurpur Shahan. Sleepless nights, flashbacks and hallucination have become routine for the migrants who were forced to migrate within their very own country. The tales of misery and agony of IDPs can melt even a stone heart. Physiatrists define emotional and psychological trauma result of extraordinarily stressful events that shattered your sense of security, making you fell helpless and vulnerable in a dangerous world. In medical terms, these migrants are suffering form Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. And the kind of depression, the IDPs are going through is due to collapse of their relationship with their native towns. These people are going through a tough time, which they never imagined. They have been traumatised and are suffering from extreme depression, said Professor Rizwan Taj Head of Psychiatry Department of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) while talking to TheNation. He said traumatic experiences in childhood could have a severe and long-lasting impact. When childhood trauma is not resolved, this fundamental absence of fear and helplessness carries over into adulthood, setting the stage for further mental disease, he added. Our minors travelled hundreds of miles along with us and they are still scared of fighting. Our children often ask that if those guys who are fighting can come there? Sher Zman lamented while narrating his ordeal.Whenever I think about the situation happened in my village, sever headache hits me and feel extremely tired, he added. Another victim of the military operation, Alam Khan managed to reach the Capital on Thursday was seemed to collapse with grief and fear as one day earlier he had lost his three family members, including wife, daughter and son.He along with a minor daughter reached Islamabad while facing immense hardships, including fear of death and hunger but all of his grief of losing his life partner and children was noticed on his face. This situation calls for taking some kind of permanent solution to the problems being faced by the IDPs, including provision of timely treatment to the victims suffering from mental illnesses and depression.