Context:
- In the recent Bomb blast in Pakistan’s mosque near the police line area took around 100 lives, and was considered as an act which the nation has to pay for its deeds.
Behind the attack:
- Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP): TTP is a group belong to Pakistani version of the Sunni Islamist insurgency. The blast bears the hallmarks of a TTP attack which targeted at security personnel.
- Result of misdeeds: Pakistan was largely seen as one of the victors of the Afghan civil war and supported Taliban’s capture of Kabul.
- Historical support to terror groups: As Pakistan since its inception has supported terrorist groups and several times it backfired its own people and territory.
Terror groups active in Pakistan:
- Taliban’s ideology followed till Pakistani groups: After the Taliban’s return to power again, the insurgency of borders increased and TTP wants to do in Pakistan what Taliban has done in Afghanistan.
- Agreement for ceasefire: TTP and the Pakistani government has agreed to ceasefire as mediated by Afghan Taliban few years back, which was broken now by the group.
- Political tactics: Previous government has adopted a policy of engagement towards the TTP, which the present one failed to do so.
Pakistan’s deteriorating conditions:
- Economic instability: Pakistan’s currency tanking, its foreign reserves falling, inflation soaring and the power situation remaining grim for economic instability in the nation. Unable to pay its debts, the government is in talks with the IMF for a bailout package.
- Harbouring Terrorism and extremism: Pakistan should realise that its policy of selectively fighting and selectively harbouring terrorism and extremism has done it more harm than good.
- Need for a paradigm shift: Pakistan must approach against terrorism, while, more urgently, amassing its resources and going after the TTP, which is posing the biggest internal security threat to the Pakistani state.
Question Mapping
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- Introduction with the formation of Taliban government and its extreme objectives.
- Explain how Pakistan supporting selective terrorism has done more harm than good to Pakistan and how India is getting affected by such activities.
- Here present how India can play a significant role in maintaining peace and security in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan and harmonious bilateral relations between them.
- Conclude with how State-sponsored terrorism by Pakistan has led to security issues in the region.