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Pakistan sectarian violence
October 05, 2022
Renewed Sectarian Tensions Risk Radicalizing Crisis-hit Pakistan
By Liam Gibson
Radicalization of the historically moderate Barelvi sub-sect and rapid growth of the local Islamic State chapter could trigger a new wave of inter-communal violence.
April 09, 2022
The Emerging IS Threat in Pakistan
By Muhammad Akbar Notezai
Given Pakistan's lax approach to religious extremist groups, it was only a matter of time before IS reared its ugly head.
March 04, 2022
Sectarian Terror Strikes Pakistan Again
By Riaz Khan
At least 30 Shiite Muslims were killed and dozens others wounded in the suicide attack on a mosque in Peshawar.
January 13, 2021
Pakistan Continues to Sacrifice Shia Hazaras to Safeguard Jihadist ‘Assets’
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
A wide array of causes has led to Pakistan adopting a decades-old policy of appeasement toward anti-Shia militancy. The Hazaras pay the price.
April 25, 2019
Fear and Loathing in Balochistan
By Muhammad Akbar Notezai
Terror attacks and violence continues to plague the province – and the Hazaras bear the brunt of the danger.
April 16, 2019
Hazaras Gripped by Religious Extremism in Balochistan
By Maisam Iltaf
More than 2,000 Hazaras have been killed since 2004, with the latest deadly attack on April 12.
September 20, 2018
Chitral: A Portrait of Sectarian Tension in Pakistan
By Shah Meer Baloch
Far from the headlines, a district in KP provides worrying evidence of a rise in religious hatred.
August 01, 2017
Freedom and Fear: India and Pakistan at 70
By Pippa Virdee
70 years later, the neighbors and rivals still struggle with the “unfinished business of partition.”
April 07, 2017
Pakistan's National Security Adviser on Counterterrorism
By Zeeshan Salahuddin
Lt. Gen. Janjua speaks about his strategy and his views on current progress in Pakistan’s fight on terror.
April 04, 2017
US-Pakistan Counterterrorism Needs a New Focus
By Ahmad Majidyar
Sunni-Shia sectarian violence in Pakistan could destabilize the entire South Asia region if left unchecked.
December 24, 2016
Is Pakistan's National Action Plan Actually Working?
By Zeeshan Salahuddin
Two years after Pakistan unveiled its strategy for fighting terrorism, the results are mixed.
October 06, 2016
The Saudi-Iran Rivalry and Sectarian Strife in South Asia
By Abha Shankar
Iran and Saudi Arabia are recruiting and radicalizing local Muslim populations in Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan.
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