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Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Does Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan Actually Exist?

In February 2023, a new militant outfit announced its emergence as Tehreek-e-Jihad-e-Pakistan (TJP).

TJP claimed its first attack in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province’s Chaman district in February this year and later claimed to have been involved in the recent explosions in the counter-terrorism facility in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province’s Swat city, which official investigations until now indicate it was not an act of terrorism.

However, on 27th April 2023, the group came up with another claim stating to have been involved in a Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) suicide attack on a security forces compound in the southern district of

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An Assessment Of Islamic State’s Threat To Pakistan: Propaganda And Reality

On April 24, the English language branch of Islamic State Khorasan (ISKP) Al-Azaim Media – the official mouthpiece of the outfit – published a new 25-minute-long video titled “The Unrestrained Metastasis within the Body of the Ummah” centred around Pakistan, the video is original in content and was published in the English language with Urdu subtitles, the second of its kind. The latter had been released in December 2022, the first-ever video dedicated uniquely to Pakistan, titled “For the Muslims in the Land of Muhammad Ibn Qasim”.

The new video is a long tirade against Pakistan, particularly focusing on social,

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BNA’s Lynchpin: Shambay Arrested in Intelligence Based Operation – The most high profile arrest in decades

Commanders and founding members of Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA) Gulzar Imam and Sarfraz Banugulazi.

Gulzar Imam alias Shambay, a “high-value target”, “hardcore”, leader and founder of a key Baloch insurgent group, Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA), responsible for dozens of violent attacks in Pakistan, was arrested in a successful high-profile intelligence-based operation by the security forces, said Pakistan’s military official media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement on Friday.

“He was apprehended after an innovatively conceived, carefully planned, and meticulously executed operation, spanned over months over various geographical locations,” the ISPR statement reads.

BNA subsequently issued a formal

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Sawt Khorasan: Issue 7

In the 7th issue of Islamic State Khorasan Arabic language magazine Sawt Khorasan, most articles revolve around sectarian contents rather than political ones, in contrast to previous issues which featured a mix of both.

Imitating previous messages by ISKP, the editorial attacks the Taliban for their recent operation in Herat, which led to the death of a woman from Baghlan affiliated with the group. ISKP continues to exploit this incident in order to capitalize on the sentiments of hatred and indignation towards the Taliban, urging Muslims in Kunar, Nangarhar, Badakhshan, Kabul, Herat, and Balkh to resist.

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Timeline of Insurgency in Balochistan

A violent insurgency with separatist tendencies broke out in southwestern Balochistan province in the early days of its accession to Pakistan. Baloch-dominated regions of the province, ever since, faced waves of violence with no end in sight.

With the accession of Kalat to Pakistan in March 1948 and the eventual attempts by the state for greater political autonomy, there have been different violent phases of armed unrest. However, the latest and prevailing one erupted in early 2000 following the assassination of the Bugti tribe’s chieftain Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti during a military operation in 2006. Nawab Akbar Bugti was also

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