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In a small smoke filled room surrounded by brooding old geezers, I sit watching the news on an old television set. A noteworthy analyst from a mainstream news channel is dissecting the response of an ambulance crew attending an emergency incident.
The host increases his verbosity as a preacher who would pontificate at a sermon and the manner in which the two guests verbally sparred with each other was a bizarre display of oppositional conversation you can only witness on Pakistani television and that got me thinking.
As a people we have mastered the art of shrugging off responsibility and sneering at the efforts of others. Pakistanis are blessed and some would argue “cursed” with the analysis “keera/worm”.
This is a country where we are fascinated with scrutinizing the gastric contents of our heads of state and oblivious to the matters that deserve our immediate attention, such as that gaping open manhole down the road.
Applying our analytical skills introspectively is not so easy for us. Everything from silence on the regressive treatment of women in society, through to our continued denial of the enemies within who shamelessly don the guise of cleric and preacher, sullying the sanctity of our faith.
In more ways then one we are like the damsel in distress, locked helplessly in a tower, awaiting a hero to deliver us. So where does our "long war" come into all this! Ah, now you see, this is where it gets interesting:
Following the APS tragedy, the military launched an all out offensive against the Taliban and their associates in Pakistan and thus operation: Zarb-e-azb was launched, the civilian government instructed provincial governments to review security of schools and on the 16th of December 2014, the Government of the Punjab, Home department issued notice NO.SO (IS-11) 3-3/09/2014 which instructed schools to review and strengthen their physical security.
The government also published it's vaunted National Action Plan to counter terrorism with a list of 20 key points:
1. Implementation of death sentence of those convicted in cases of terrorism. [1]
2. Special trial courts under the supervision of Army. The duration of these courts would be two years. [1]
3. Militant outfits and armed gangs will not be allowed to operate in the country. [2]
4. NACTA, the anti-terrorism institution will be strengthened. [3]
5. Strict action against the literature, newspapers and magazines promoting hatred, extremism, sectarianism and intolerance. [4]
6. Choking financing for terrorist and terrorist organizations. [5]
7. Ensuring against re-emergence of proscribed organizations. [6]
8. Establishing and deploying a dedicated counter-terrorism force. [7]
9. Taking effective steps against religious persecution. [8]
10. Registration and regulation of religious seminaries. [9]
11. Ban on glorification of terrorists and terrorist organizations through print and electronic media. [10]
12. Administrative and development reforms in FATA with immediate focus on repatriation of IDPs. [11]
13. Communication network of terrorists will be dismantled completely. [12]
14. Measures against abuse of internet and social media for terrorism. [13]
15. Zero tolerance for militancy in Punjab. [14]
16. Ongoing operation in Karachi will be taken to its logical end. [15]
17. Balochistan government to be fully empowered for political reconciliation with complete ownership by all stakeholders. [16]
18. Dealing firmly with sectarian terrorists. [17]
19. Formulation of a comprehensive policy to deal with the issue of Afghan refugees, beginning with registration of all refugees. [18]
20. Revamping and reforming the criminal justice system.[19]
Now enough of the traffic lights, what does this all mean? have we made any real progress?
Terrorist Incidents 2014:
Terrorist Incidents 2015:
2015 vs 2016
As you will see in 2016, with the exception of KP, which witnessed a 2% increase in terrorism incidents, the rest of the country has seen a 28% decline in terrorism incidents from 2015.
Whilst it is too early to make an assessment of the impact of NAP and the trends of terrorism and crime in Pakistan in 2017, in an effort to provide clarity, I have mapped all the crime and terrorism incidents in Pakistan from Jan - Nov 25 2017 which are available in the map below:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=16KHldiHly3M553hc1HIPlZaHiEQbo8u9&usp=sharing
Now before we all get our panties in a twist, I just want to put it out there that terrorism by it's very nature appeals to the sensational media around the world driving "TV ratings" and viewers to the said channel, who can blame them in this information driven age, whoever has the edge in information wins. However as you will see from the graph below, terrorism related incidents only represent a small number of responses vs the mundane daily occurrences that go unnoticed such as a car crash or building fire (more on this later).
Point 2: Targeting terrorism, targets crime and both destabilise our country.
Since the start of the war on terrorism, Pakistan witnessed a number of changes, one of the major changes that came about as a result of 9/11 was the change in Pakistan's internal security posture, one which would alter and alienate the very environment around us in the coming months and years.
2001 onwards saw a massive influx of multinational executives, logistics companies, NGOs, Government functionaries, foreign military, press and corporate sector types flood into Pakistan. At one point the housing in Islamabad was so saturated with demand that price of an average rented house in sector F8 went from $400 to $1500/$2000.
The prevalent lack of infrastructure and trust deficit between the public and law enforcement coupled with the rise in crime, insecurity and terrorism gave entrepreneurial minded ex military officers they idea of taking the traditional role of a Chowkidar and throwing in a few bells and whistles and this led to birth to the Private security industry.
In 2000 the Ministry of Interior pushed through "THE PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANIES ORDINANCE, 2001" Which was adopted in in Punjab, KPK and Sindh in 2002 "The Private Security Companies Ordinance-2002" Available to read here: http://www.defencejournal.com/2002/sept/private_security.htm
As the years passed, the dynamics of threat shifted and companies developed new and more innovative methods to capitalise on the insecurity of the masses, rapidly growing to around an estimated $60 Million US, that is one big pie.
At it's peak in 2011 Pakistan was host to the Who's Who of International Private security, however following the arrest of armed US contractors in Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar, the government proposed the Foreign Security Agencies Act, along with greater scrutiny of foreign PSCs in the country: http://www.na.gov.pk/uploads/documen...318855_132.pdf
This subsequently led to heads rolling and the first on the chopping block was a Pakistan outfit InterRisk which closely followed by a major player Pax Mondial. After several complaints lodged by the security services, Paxmondial's Pakistan office was forcibly closed at the hands of the Securities & Exchange Commission:
http://www.secp.gov.pk/orders/pdf/or...L_PAKISTAN.PDF
Not soon after the closure of Pax Mondial's Pakistan Office, several larger companies decided to pack up and leave due to the hostile posture adopted by the state intelligence apparatus and rigid corporate regulations:
US security contractors survive, UK firms pack up | Latest news, Breaking news, Pakistan News, World news, business, sport and multimedia | DAWN.COM
Since then G4S has decided to sell off its Pakistani operations to it's partner Pakistani partner Wackenhut Pvt Limited.
Source: G4S Pakistan buyout to be done in two weeks – The Express Tribune
At present the only three FSA's operating in Pakistan under permit are:
Dynacorp ( State Department & Government of PakistanContracts)
Catalyst Services LLC ( Providing construction and Life Support Services to the US diplomatic mission in Pakistan).
KSI Sallyport LLC
In addition to the above please read #7 for a full breakdown of how international non state actors impact our national security. Also see: http://pakconnects.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/german-intelligence-cell-busted-in.html
Coming back to the subject of NAP. Community buy in and the NAP go hand in hand to help improve public safety and the overall security outlook for the entire country, it is no secret that certain crime outfits fund and promote terrorism, see: http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=247792
Crime Statistics of Pakistan: 2015 - Pakistan Statistics Bureau
There is a saying, no action from the top is effective unless it has people who are willing to carry it forward to ensure sustainable results and ultimately that has to include public buy in, points 4/5/6 of the national action plan dealing with issues such as restricting funding of terrorist groups, countering hate speech are only effective if the public engage in countering narratives at a grassroots level.
Furthermore security is never 100%, to quote US President Barrack Obama "We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."
This includes school management, parents, communities, employers and members of the public playing their part, despite the tragic and heart wrenching incident of APS would it shock the readers to know that many schools continued to drag their feet on security school premises post APS, despite government notices for strengthening school security such as: Punjab, Home department issued notice NO.SO (IS-11) 3-3/09/2014.
In September 2015, the Sindh High Court initiated contempt of court proceedings against Education secretary for non compliance to a court order: http://tribune.com.pk/story/952542/...-proceedings-sought-in-schools-security-case/
Is it any surprise now that according to an audit conducted on the 28th of January 2015, 80% of the 20,000 schools and educational institutions in Karachi lacked adequate security measures as required under the security plan designed by the Sindh Government.
The plan which was unveiled in March 2015 is very well written and structured. It deals with hard security concepts such as physical security of the school and surrounding areas, hiring of armed guards, and softer social elements you would expect from such a document including engaging with the community and local religious groups etc.
However only as far back as July 2015, the Sindh high court issued a strong notice to the Provisional Chief Secretary to identify schools in the province that had not adopted the security protocols required by all educational establishments in the country.
And this is where the such elaborate and well-meaning plans come to a grinding halt, and this can be seen time and time again with international interventions in Pakistan when it comes to development and aid. Where this is little or no buy-in from the local and provincial governments, any proposed action at federal level will only be good table-talk.
Moreover, our establishments fascination with the physical nature of security and a bunker mentality, only compounds this problem further. Schools in Pakistan are a mixture of privately owned and government run and as such the management and service users of each school will be very different.
In a country where if you have the cash and the connections you can get everything from armoured luxury vehicles through to air-conditioned safe rooms it should come as no surprise that last year Pakistan imported $1.3 Billion USD worth of safety and security equipment.
The insecurity in Pakistan and the lack of public confidence in Law Enforcement has created a cottage industry of private safety and security companies and consultants.
Following on from that incident the private sector launched special “discount” packages for schools to deploy everything from guards, CCTV through to a farcical display by a team of Elite police instructors in Karachi teaching university students and teachers how to handle automatic weapons and the finer points of HEAT: Hostile Environment Awareness Training
(something which is normally reserved for aid agency workers and journalists being deployed to war zones).
It is clearly evident, the government of Pakistan especially the military and law enforcement agencies have made huge sacrifices to help reduce terrorism, insecurity and instability. As a nation we should be looking at what role we can play at a grassroots level to make NAP a success and ensure the safety and security of our nation as whole.
In closing I want to leave you with a beautiful picture that @Windjammer shared with us, proof of the sacrifices of our brave men and women in Pakistan Army and hope for a better Pakistan:
=========================================================
[1]https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2017/03/senate-approves-two-year-extension-to-military-courts/
[2]http://nacta.gov.pk/proscribed-persons/
[3]However, a slow implementation of National Action Plan (NAP) measures failed to complement these gains. [Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies - Security report 2016 - foreword] Available from http://pakpips.com
[4]https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/10/12/government-action-needed-against-intolerance/ ( The states response to hate crime is lethargic and at some points bordering on appeasement!)
[5] Some really good progress has been made but as most of the funding to such outfits in done at grassroots level with little or no reporting, there is no empirical evidence to support the argument that the policy and enforcement is having any measurable impact![See:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1159304/operation-launched-against-charity-boxes
http://nacta.gov.pk/counter-financing-of-terrorism/
[6]Lashkar-eJhangvi (LeJ) relabeled LeJ Al-Alami, and restructuring of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan as Jamaatul Ahrar indicate that the challenge of militancy is far more complicated, to be dealt only through hard approaches. Banned outfits have moved from the Physical domain to social media to recruit and indoctrinate: https://www.dawn.com/news/1335561
[7] The CTD around the country have had some measurable successes, please refer to the Incident Tracker for more detailed breakdown.
[8]There has been very little action on this front. The recent incidents in Faizabad are a reminder that the Blasphemy law is a dark stamp on the face of Pakistani Jurisprudence. merely invoking the prophets name will result in an innocent being dragged through the legal system if they are lucky, or worse through the streets by a mob.
[9] In the report titled “Registration of madrassas and NAP “ Mujtaba Rathore argues that Since the National Action Plan (NAP) was put in place, the progress on one of its points, about registration and regulation of madrassas, seems to be far from satisfactory. The full report can be read here: http://pakpips.com/downloads/pdf/Mujt-Rathore-Madrassa-Registration.pdf
[10] Again this is one element that the government will struggle to enforce, however progress is being made to curtail abuse of social media and cyber space policing via PECB but at what cost. See: http://bolobhi.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Initial-Analysis-PECB-April-2016.pdf
[11]https://www.radiotnn.com/repatriation-of-dande-darpakhel-idps-to-start-on-september-7/
[12] Please refer back to footnotes 10, 8 and 6
[13] Please refer back to footnotes 10, 8 and 6
[14] On a personal note this has always been contentious, it should be Zero tolerance for militancy in ALL OF PAKISTAN.
[15] Some serious gains have been made on the back of the Karachi Operations, however continuing the momentum is the real challenge: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1262320/karachi-operations-success-linked-strategic-partnership/
[16] this is a work in progress and in my opinion beyond the actual mandate of NACTA: http://nacta.gov.pk/mandate/
[17]Civilians were the apparent targets of 89 attacks (about 20 percent). As many as 27 attacks (over 6 percent) hit tribal elders and volunteers constituting anti-militant peace committees and locally raised lashkars, mainly in FATA and KP. As many as 20 attacks apparently targeted political leaders and workers. A total of 34 attacks (about 8 percent) had sectarian targets, mainly members of the Sunni and Shia as well as Bohra community, and worship places including imambargahs and shrines.
[18]https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...repatriation-of-afghan-refugees-idUSKBN1751PY
[19] Pakistan Penal Code 1860... Do I need to say anything else? https://www.dawn.com/news/1303938
======================================================
References:
In a small smoke filled room surrounded by brooding old geezers, I sit watching the news on an old television set. A noteworthy analyst from a mainstream news channel is dissecting the response of an ambulance crew attending an emergency incident.
The host increases his verbosity as a preacher who would pontificate at a sermon and the manner in which the two guests verbally sparred with each other was a bizarre display of oppositional conversation you can only witness on Pakistani television and that got me thinking.
As a people we have mastered the art of shrugging off responsibility and sneering at the efforts of others. Pakistanis are blessed and some would argue “cursed” with the analysis “keera/worm”.
This is a country where we are fascinated with scrutinizing the gastric contents of our heads of state and oblivious to the matters that deserve our immediate attention, such as that gaping open manhole down the road.
Applying our analytical skills introspectively is not so easy for us. Everything from silence on the regressive treatment of women in society, through to our continued denial of the enemies within who shamelessly don the guise of cleric and preacher, sullying the sanctity of our faith.
In more ways then one we are like the damsel in distress, locked helplessly in a tower, awaiting a hero to deliver us. So where does our "long war" come into all this! Ah, now you see, this is where it gets interesting:
Following the APS tragedy, the military launched an all out offensive against the Taliban and their associates in Pakistan and thus operation: Zarb-e-azb was launched, the civilian government instructed provincial governments to review security of schools and on the 16th of December 2014, the Government of the Punjab, Home department issued notice NO.SO (IS-11) 3-3/09/2014 which instructed schools to review and strengthen their physical security.
The government also published it's vaunted National Action Plan to counter terrorism with a list of 20 key points:
1. Implementation of death sentence of those convicted in cases of terrorism. [1]
2. Special trial courts under the supervision of Army. The duration of these courts would be two years. [1]
3. Militant outfits and armed gangs will not be allowed to operate in the country. [2]
4. NACTA, the anti-terrorism institution will be strengthened. [3]
5. Strict action against the literature, newspapers and magazines promoting hatred, extremism, sectarianism and intolerance. [4]
6. Choking financing for terrorist and terrorist organizations. [5]
7. Ensuring against re-emergence of proscribed organizations. [6]
8. Establishing and deploying a dedicated counter-terrorism force. [7]
9. Taking effective steps against religious persecution. [8]
10. Registration and regulation of religious seminaries. [9]
11. Ban on glorification of terrorists and terrorist organizations through print and electronic media. [10]
12. Administrative and development reforms in FATA with immediate focus on repatriation of IDPs. [11]
13. Communication network of terrorists will be dismantled completely. [12]
14. Measures against abuse of internet and social media for terrorism. [13]
15. Zero tolerance for militancy in Punjab. [14]
16. Ongoing operation in Karachi will be taken to its logical end. [15]
17. Balochistan government to be fully empowered for political reconciliation with complete ownership by all stakeholders. [16]
18. Dealing firmly with sectarian terrorists. [17]
19. Formulation of a comprehensive policy to deal with the issue of Afghan refugees, beginning with registration of all refugees. [18]
20. Revamping and reforming the criminal justice system.[19]
Now enough of the traffic lights, what does this all mean? have we made any real progress?
Terrorist Incidents 2014:
Terrorist Incidents 2015:
2015 vs 2016
As you will see in 2016, with the exception of KP, which witnessed a 2% increase in terrorism incidents, the rest of the country has seen a 28% decline in terrorism incidents from 2015.
Whilst it is too early to make an assessment of the impact of NAP and the trends of terrorism and crime in Pakistan in 2017, in an effort to provide clarity, I have mapped all the crime and terrorism incidents in Pakistan from Jan - Nov 25 2017 which are available in the map below:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=16KHldiHly3M553hc1HIPlZaHiEQbo8u9&usp=sharing
Now before we all get our panties in a twist, I just want to put it out there that terrorism by it's very nature appeals to the sensational media around the world driving "TV ratings" and viewers to the said channel, who can blame them in this information driven age, whoever has the edge in information wins. However as you will see from the graph below, terrorism related incidents only represent a small number of responses vs the mundane daily occurrences that go unnoticed such as a car crash or building fire (more on this later).
Point 2: Targeting terrorism, targets crime and both destabilise our country.
Since the start of the war on terrorism, Pakistan witnessed a number of changes, one of the major changes that came about as a result of 9/11 was the change in Pakistan's internal security posture, one which would alter and alienate the very environment around us in the coming months and years.
2001 onwards saw a massive influx of multinational executives, logistics companies, NGOs, Government functionaries, foreign military, press and corporate sector types flood into Pakistan. At one point the housing in Islamabad was so saturated with demand that price of an average rented house in sector F8 went from $400 to $1500/$2000.
The prevalent lack of infrastructure and trust deficit between the public and law enforcement coupled with the rise in crime, insecurity and terrorism gave entrepreneurial minded ex military officers they idea of taking the traditional role of a Chowkidar and throwing in a few bells and whistles and this led to birth to the Private security industry.
In 2000 the Ministry of Interior pushed through "THE PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANIES ORDINANCE, 2001" Which was adopted in in Punjab, KPK and Sindh in 2002 "The Private Security Companies Ordinance-2002" Available to read here: http://www.defencejournal.com/2002/sept/private_security.htm
As the years passed, the dynamics of threat shifted and companies developed new and more innovative methods to capitalise on the insecurity of the masses, rapidly growing to around an estimated $60 Million US, that is one big pie.
At it's peak in 2011 Pakistan was host to the Who's Who of International Private security, however following the arrest of armed US contractors in Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar, the government proposed the Foreign Security Agencies Act, along with greater scrutiny of foreign PSCs in the country: http://www.na.gov.pk/uploads/documen...318855_132.pdf
This subsequently led to heads rolling and the first on the chopping block was a Pakistan outfit InterRisk which closely followed by a major player Pax Mondial. After several complaints lodged by the security services, Paxmondial's Pakistan office was forcibly closed at the hands of the Securities & Exchange Commission:
http://www.secp.gov.pk/orders/pdf/or...L_PAKISTAN.PDF
Not soon after the closure of Pax Mondial's Pakistan Office, several larger companies decided to pack up and leave due to the hostile posture adopted by the state intelligence apparatus and rigid corporate regulations:
US security contractors survive, UK firms pack up | Latest news, Breaking news, Pakistan News, World news, business, sport and multimedia | DAWN.COM
Since then G4S has decided to sell off its Pakistani operations to it's partner Pakistani partner Wackenhut Pvt Limited.
Source: G4S Pakistan buyout to be done in two weeks – The Express Tribune
At present the only three FSA's operating in Pakistan under permit are:
Dynacorp ( State Department & Government of PakistanContracts)
Catalyst Services LLC ( Providing construction and Life Support Services to the US diplomatic mission in Pakistan).
KSI Sallyport LLC
In addition to the above please read #7 for a full breakdown of how international non state actors impact our national security. Also see: http://pakconnects.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/german-intelligence-cell-busted-in.html
Coming back to the subject of NAP. Community buy in and the NAP go hand in hand to help improve public safety and the overall security outlook for the entire country, it is no secret that certain crime outfits fund and promote terrorism, see: http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=247792
Crime Statistics of Pakistan: 2015 - Pakistan Statistics Bureau
There is a saying, no action from the top is effective unless it has people who are willing to carry it forward to ensure sustainable results and ultimately that has to include public buy in, points 4/5/6 of the national action plan dealing with issues such as restricting funding of terrorist groups, countering hate speech are only effective if the public engage in countering narratives at a grassroots level.
Furthermore security is never 100%, to quote US President Barrack Obama "We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."
This includes school management, parents, communities, employers and members of the public playing their part, despite the tragic and heart wrenching incident of APS would it shock the readers to know that many schools continued to drag their feet on security school premises post APS, despite government notices for strengthening school security such as: Punjab, Home department issued notice NO.SO (IS-11) 3-3/09/2014.
In September 2015, the Sindh High Court initiated contempt of court proceedings against Education secretary for non compliance to a court order: http://tribune.com.pk/story/952542/...-proceedings-sought-in-schools-security-case/
Is it any surprise now that according to an audit conducted on the 28th of January 2015, 80% of the 20,000 schools and educational institutions in Karachi lacked adequate security measures as required under the security plan designed by the Sindh Government.
The plan which was unveiled in March 2015 is very well written and structured. It deals with hard security concepts such as physical security of the school and surrounding areas, hiring of armed guards, and softer social elements you would expect from such a document including engaging with the community and local religious groups etc.
However only as far back as July 2015, the Sindh high court issued a strong notice to the Provisional Chief Secretary to identify schools in the province that had not adopted the security protocols required by all educational establishments in the country.
And this is where the such elaborate and well-meaning plans come to a grinding halt, and this can be seen time and time again with international interventions in Pakistan when it comes to development and aid. Where this is little or no buy-in from the local and provincial governments, any proposed action at federal level will only be good table-talk.
Moreover, our establishments fascination with the physical nature of security and a bunker mentality, only compounds this problem further. Schools in Pakistan are a mixture of privately owned and government run and as such the management and service users of each school will be very different.
In a country where if you have the cash and the connections you can get everything from armoured luxury vehicles through to air-conditioned safe rooms it should come as no surprise that last year Pakistan imported $1.3 Billion USD worth of safety and security equipment.
The insecurity in Pakistan and the lack of public confidence in Law Enforcement has created a cottage industry of private safety and security companies and consultants.
Following on from that incident the private sector launched special “discount” packages for schools to deploy everything from guards, CCTV through to a farcical display by a team of Elite police instructors in Karachi teaching university students and teachers how to handle automatic weapons and the finer points of HEAT: Hostile Environment Awareness Training
(something which is normally reserved for aid agency workers and journalists being deployed to war zones).
It is clearly evident, the government of Pakistan especially the military and law enforcement agencies have made huge sacrifices to help reduce terrorism, insecurity and instability. As a nation we should be looking at what role we can play at a grassroots level to make NAP a success and ensure the safety and security of our nation as whole.
In closing I want to leave you with a beautiful picture that @Windjammer shared with us, proof of the sacrifices of our brave men and women in Pakistan Army and hope for a better Pakistan:
=========================================================
[1]https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2017/03/senate-approves-two-year-extension-to-military-courts/
[2]http://nacta.gov.pk/proscribed-persons/
[3]However, a slow implementation of National Action Plan (NAP) measures failed to complement these gains. [Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies - Security report 2016 - foreword] Available from http://pakpips.com
[4]https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/10/12/government-action-needed-against-intolerance/ ( The states response to hate crime is lethargic and at some points bordering on appeasement!)
[5] Some really good progress has been made but as most of the funding to such outfits in done at grassroots level with little or no reporting, there is no empirical evidence to support the argument that the policy and enforcement is having any measurable impact![See:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1159304/operation-launched-against-charity-boxes
http://nacta.gov.pk/counter-financing-of-terrorism/
[6]Lashkar-eJhangvi (LeJ) relabeled LeJ Al-Alami, and restructuring of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan as Jamaatul Ahrar indicate that the challenge of militancy is far more complicated, to be dealt only through hard approaches. Banned outfits have moved from the Physical domain to social media to recruit and indoctrinate: https://www.dawn.com/news/1335561
[7] The CTD around the country have had some measurable successes, please refer to the Incident Tracker for more detailed breakdown.
[8]There has been very little action on this front. The recent incidents in Faizabad are a reminder that the Blasphemy law is a dark stamp on the face of Pakistani Jurisprudence. merely invoking the prophets name will result in an innocent being dragged through the legal system if they are lucky, or worse through the streets by a mob.
[9] In the report titled “Registration of madrassas and NAP “ Mujtaba Rathore argues that Since the National Action Plan (NAP) was put in place, the progress on one of its points, about registration and regulation of madrassas, seems to be far from satisfactory. The full report can be read here: http://pakpips.com/downloads/pdf/Mujt-Rathore-Madrassa-Registration.pdf
[10] Again this is one element that the government will struggle to enforce, however progress is being made to curtail abuse of social media and cyber space policing via PECB but at what cost. See: http://bolobhi.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Initial-Analysis-PECB-April-2016.pdf
[11]https://www.radiotnn.com/repatriation-of-dande-darpakhel-idps-to-start-on-september-7/
[12] Please refer back to footnotes 10, 8 and 6
[13] Please refer back to footnotes 10, 8 and 6
[14] On a personal note this has always been contentious, it should be Zero tolerance for militancy in ALL OF PAKISTAN.
[15] Some serious gains have been made on the back of the Karachi Operations, however continuing the momentum is the real challenge: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1262320/karachi-operations-success-linked-strategic-partnership/
[16] this is a work in progress and in my opinion beyond the actual mandate of NACTA: http://nacta.gov.pk/mandate/
[17]Civilians were the apparent targets of 89 attacks (about 20 percent). As many as 27 attacks (over 6 percent) hit tribal elders and volunteers constituting anti-militant peace committees and locally raised lashkars, mainly in FATA and KP. As many as 20 attacks apparently targeted political leaders and workers. A total of 34 attacks (about 8 percent) had sectarian targets, mainly members of the Sunni and Shia as well as Bohra community, and worship places including imambargahs and shrines.
[18]https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...repatriation-of-afghan-refugees-idUSKBN1751PY
[19] Pakistan Penal Code 1860... Do I need to say anything else? https://www.dawn.com/news/1303938
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References:
- http://tribune.com.pk/story/927539/...easures-at-schools-shc-tells-chief-secretary/
- http://tribune.com.pk/story/967921/...thorities-to-ensure-private-schools-security/
- http://tribune.com.pk/story/952542/...-proceedings-sought-in-schools-security-case/
- Pakistan Security Report - 2014/2015/2016
- Terrorism in Pakistan 2016
- Mapping data was created by opensource intelligence collated by myself from Jan-Nov 2017.
