Journal of Advance Public Policy and International Affairs (JAPPIA) Open Access, Double Blind Peer Review, Referral International Journal Indexed in Google Scholar, Thomson Reuter RID, Academic and Open Access Directory 1 Impact of Drone Attacks Anxiety on Students at Secondary Level in North Waziristan Agency Mati Ullah 1 Irfan Ullah Khan_PhD 2 Muhammad Saqib Khan_PhD 3 1.Department of Education & Research, University of Science & Technology, Bannu 2.Department of Public Administration, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan 3.Department of Business Administration, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan Abstract The study was descriptive in nature. The population of the study consisted of all 10th Class students of Govt High Schools in North Waziristan Agency. Four hundred & Forty Three respondents were selected as sample from the selected Govt High Schools in North Waziristan Agency. Respondents were selected by applying Simple Random sampling technique. The study was delimited to only 10th class students of thirty schools (15 male and 15 female Govt High Schools in North Waziristan Agency in which 202 were male and 201 were female. The purpose of the study was to identify anxiety caused due to drone attacks in 10th Class students in North Waziristan Agency. Findings of the study indicate that US drone attacks has very bad effects on students and the various anxiety problems caused by US drone strikes have physically, mentally, sociologically and psychologically traumatized them in North Waziristan Agency. Keywords: drone attacks, anxiety, students, School. 1. INTRODUCTION Anxiety was introduced into English from Danish, Norwegian and Dutch word angst and the German word Angst/Furcht in 19 th century In Latin anxiete/angustia existed in 8 th century. And Old High German angust and in ancient Greek ankho which means fear. Angst is the normal word, which describes an intense feeling of fear/worry or inner turmoil while furcht is the elevated level of fear. (Brown, 2007) found that anxiety is the subjective feeling of nervousness, tension and worry associated with an arousal of the automatic nervous system. Panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, social phobia (or social anxiety disorder), specific phobias, and generalized anxiety disorders were the different types of anxiety disorders prevalent in North Waziristan Agency (Kessler, et al., 2005; Regier, et al., 1998; Kushner, et al., 1999; & Zeb, et al., 2013). Feelings of worry or dread, trouble concentrating, feeling tense, irritating, restlessness, watching for signs of danger and feeling blank mindedness were the emotional symptoms of an anxiety; stomach upset or dizziness, diarrhea, shortness of breath, tremors (quivering), muscles tension, headache, fatigue, insomnia (poor sleep) and sweating were the physical symptoms of anxiety; feelings of sadness, poor appetite, loss of energy, guilt feelings, headaches and pains were the symptoms of mixed anxiety disorders in North Waziristan Agency (Zeb et al., 2013; Kessler, et al., 2005; Bell-Dolan et al., 1990; & Muris 1998). The principal medications used for anxiety disorders were antidepressants and anti-anxiety drugs such as venlafaxine XR, Moclobemide, Clomipramine and Imipramine, Fluoxetine (Prozac), Sertraline (Zoloft), Escitalopram (Lexapro), Paroxetine (Paxil), and Citalopram (Celexa) (Zeb et al., 2013; Hyman & Rudorfer, 2000).