*Jehanzeb Iqbal has an MSc in Arts & Science of Warfare. The author can be reached at gulegulmit2015@gmail.com. ** The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS). Abstract: The military analysts from across the globe have … Read more
Although the current phase of Baloch insurgency is the longest in the history of Balochistan, some critics say Baloch separatists have failed to achieve their objectives. As a result, the Baloch underground organizations have become radicalized. In this context, they cite the example of the Majeed Brigade, the suicide squad within the Balochistan Liberation Army … Read more
Besides religious and sectarian minorities, places of religious significance have also been regularly targeted in militant extremist across the country over the last 15 years. In May 2019, at least eight people were killed in a suicide bombing outside the shrine of the one of the country’s most revered Sufi shrines in the city of … Read more
With the Rangers-led targeted operation aimed at restoring peace to Karachi entering its fourth year, there was marked improvement in the overall law and order situation in the city in the year 2016. However, even as fatalities from political violence and gang wars sharply declined in Karachi amid the ongoing operation, the city continued to … Read more
Contrary to the Balochistan government’s claims of restoration of peace and rooting out terrorist activities in the province, acts of terrorism continued to be reported throughout 2016. Although, in the wake of the National Action Plan (NAP), violence by separatist insurgents receded to some extent, attacks by banned sectarian and other militant extremist groups rose. … Read more
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