The Rise of the Pakistani Taleban and the Pakistani Unity
Pakistan, Sept. 25 -- As Zaid Hamid said, "It's not that we like the Taleban, but they are all we've got," (Leiven, 2011) .This statement was very important then and now also. Pakistan and mainly ISI discouraged the use of power against the Taleban. It was the reason that after 2002 Taleban had grown strong roots in Pakistani society especially in Punjab. Lashkar-e-Taiba had developed the charitable and educational networks which resulted in creating sympathy for them among the masses.
However, An additional factor that resulted in delaying military intervention in FATA was that neither the Pakistani Government nor the Military had ever been extended to tribal areas. They continued to rule the tribal area as the British did. The Military...
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