The Rise of Religious Extremism in Baluchistan

“Once you unleash these monsters, as you know from Afghanistan, you cannot control them.”



by Muhammad Akbar Notezai



Religious extremism is on the rise in Baluchistan. Several factors are driving this, but undoubtedly one concerns Baluchistan’s northern regions, specifically Zhob district, which adjoins the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Following Operation Zarb-i-Azb in