The operation was primarily launched to end the political movement of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan in Bajaur.

The Operation Sherdil witnessed the valour of Bajaur Scouts and its Commandant Nauman Saeed during this operation when Scouts under the command of Colonel Nauman rescued the convoy of Inspector-General Frontier Corps Major-General Tariq Khan who was ambushed on 9 September 2009 at Nissarabad.

Col. Nauman went back to the ambush site with a tank and a Quick Response Force to extricate the crew of a vehicle that was disabled by the militants fire.

The operation resulted in decisive victory for Pakistan in which around 1800 militans were killed and area was cleaned-off from the militants.

During times of extraordinary law and order crisis, the government occasionally grants power to the Chitral Scouts to arrest and detain a criminals.