New wave of terrorism exposes Pakistan policy failures

The Sunni extremist group Jammat-ul-Ahrar has emerged as a deadly threat to Pakistan's security

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  • Emergence
  • Strategy
  • Attacks planned
  • Official response
  • Radd-ul-Fasaad
  • Blame game
  • Deeper malaise
  • Good and bad jihadis
  • Critical local networks
  • Denial of the IS presence
  • Winds of change?
  • Longer-term consequences

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