Fighting Militants in Pakistan: Who Is In Charge?

A lethal attack on a Pakistani police academy in Quetta, the provincial capital of Baluchistan, highlights the country’s power struggle over policy towards militant Saudi-backed Islamist groups nurtured by the Pakistan military and intelligence service. It also spotlights China’s willingness to acco...

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Main Author: James, Michael Dorsey
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84216
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41715
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spelling ntu-10356/842162020-11-01T06:42:56Z Fighting Militants in Pakistan: Who Is In Charge? James, Michael Dorsey S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Middle East and North Africa (MENA) South Asia A lethal attack on a Pakistani police academy in Quetta, the provincial capital of Baluchistan, highlights the country’s power struggle over policy towards militant Saudi-backed Islamist groups nurtured by the Pakistan military and intelligence service. It also spotlights China’s willingness to accommodate Pakistani ambivalence towards militants. 2016-12-06T09:00:17Z 2019-12-06T15:40:45Z 2016-12-06T09:00:17Z 2019-12-06T15:40:45Z 2016 Commentary James, M. D. (2016). Fighting Militants in Pakistan: Who Is In Charge? (RSIS Commentaries, No. 268). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84216 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41715 en RSIS Commentaries, 268-16 Nanyang Technological University 3 p. application/pdf
spellingShingle Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
South Asia
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Fighting Militants in Pakistan: Who Is In Charge?
title Fighting Militants in Pakistan: Who Is In Charge?
title_full Fighting Militants in Pakistan: Who Is In Charge?
title_fullStr Fighting Militants in Pakistan: Who Is In Charge?
title_full_unstemmed Fighting Militants in Pakistan: Who Is In Charge?
title_short Fighting Militants in Pakistan: Who Is In Charge?
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South Asia
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