By Dr Subhash Kapila
Pakistan’s Western Frontiers comprising Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunwa Province together with Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), convey been restive for decades but recent Pakhtuns widespread protests inward Islamabad together with inward residual of Islamic Republic of Pakistan has been described past times Pakistani columnists every bit “The Awakening” together with the “Pakhtuns Spring”. That this novel phenomenon emerging on Pakistan’s domestic politics milieu is worrisome tin plough over notice hold out judged from a virtual blackout imposed on Pakistani media, patently on orders of the Establishment. Easily dismissed every bit a express occurrence but surely, it cannot hold out wished away when it is kept inward hear that this discontent is seething for decades.
This when added to the ongoing insurgency inward Balochistan—Pakistan’s largest Province abutting both Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan together with Iran, together with both emerging in2018 from Islamic Republic of Pakistan Army’s protection of China’s flagship projection the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor together with Gwadur Port the finally of the CPEC, is a unsafe challenge for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Army.
Pakistan’s Western Frontiers emerging restive together with turbulent tin plough over notice bear witness a security trouble organisation for the U.S.A. inward relation to Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan together with for Republic of Republic of India alongside Islamic Republic of Pakistan ranting that Republic of Republic of India is behind all these events.
Neither Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan nor Islamic Republic of Iran which are contiguous to Pakistan’s Western Borderlands tin plough over notice hold out held responsible for the restiveness inward these Regions. The restiveness together with turbulence hither stands generated past times the acts of omission together with committee of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Army which traditionally has managed these Regions alongside a heavy mitt similar the British colonial purpose oblivious to the fact that both the NWFP together with Balochistan belatedly together with nether military machine pressure level opted for joining Pakistan. They so deserved to a greater extent than attention together with nurturing of their urges for economical together with social development.
Perceptionaly, the population of Pakistan’s Western Frontiers perceive the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Army every bit a “Collusive Force” alongside external powers. First, it was alongside the U.S.A. inward relation to Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan Now it is alongside Communist People's Republic of China inward promoting China’s flagship Communist People's Republic of China Islamic Republic of Pakistan Economic Corridor, without bothering nearly economical together with social evolution of the Pakhtun together with Baloch people.
The higher upward stands conceded past times Pakistani columnists who convey reflected inward their Columns that these spontaneous protests demonstrations past times the younger generation of Pakhtuns is a reflection of their agony together with frustrations arising from years of the former North West Frontier Province together with FATA beingness inflicted past times double violence of the Islamic Jihadi groups affiliated to Islamic Republic of Pakistan Army together with Islamic Republic of Pakistan Army’s ain military machine operations inward these areas resulting inward thousands of Internally Displaced Persons, Drone-killings together with permitting these Western Frontier Regions every bit security sanctuaries for Islamic Republic of Pakistan Army affiliated together with sponsored Islamic Jihadi terrorists.
Resultantly the social cloth together with award of these century-old Honour Code wedded people has been torn to shreds. Moreso when Islamic Republic of Pakistan Army was permissive to Islamic Jihadi terrorist groups from other countries safely ensconced inward these frontier sanctuaries.
The Pakhtuns Movement underway is spearheaded past times Pakhtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) which inward its Pakhtun version tin plough over notice hold out translated every bit Pakhtun Long March. . PTM is non an affiliate of whatever political political party together with inward fact PTM is likewise against the established Pakhtun political parties sharing political ability today inward Pakistan.
Notably, Pakistani Columnist Zahid Hussein inward his Column on eleven April2018 inward the English linguistic communication Paper DAWN describes the Movement every bit “The Awakening”. Another Pakistani Columnist Khurram Hussein describes the emergence of the PTM grassroots displace every bit “The Pakhtun Spring”. The “Awakening” has certainly emerged but it remains to hold out seen every bit to how long the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Army tolerates the “Pakhtun Spring”
Whichever degree this Pakhtun Movement acquires now, the inescapable fact is that afterwards years of suffering atrocities the Young Pakhtuns convey lost their patience. The Pakhtun Movement nether agency past times the immature generation shortly peaceful together with devoid of arms does acquit the potential of turning into an armed militancy should Pakistan’s security institution perish along to prevail over the media non to plough over prominence inward coverage of the PTM Movement.
Notwithstanding the above, what should hold out a worrisome characteristic of the PTM displace is that inherent inward this Movement is the potential that it has inward creating serious political together with security complications for Islamic Republic of Pakistan every bit a whole.
Political alienation of the Pakhtun peoples peculiarly inward the immature generation every bit shortly underway when added to the ongoing insurgency inward Balochistan together with similar restiveness inward Northern Area similar Gilgit-Baltistan challenges the ‘very sentiment of Pakistan’. It is important alongside all the symptoms of a pre-Bangladesh creation if no political solutions are found
Security challenges arise for Islamic Republic of Pakistan Army every bit restiveness on the borderlands of its Western Frontiers where Islamic Republic of Pakistan is inward conflictual stances alongside Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan together with inward edgy relations alongside Islamic Republic of Iran because of permitting these Western Frontiers every bit security havens for assorted Islamic Jihadi groups, both indigenous together with external, Islamic Republic of Pakistan volition perish along to suppress these areas past times military machine force. Resultant dynamics convey their ain spiralling effects on Pakistan’s security.
Pakistan’s Western Frontiers provinces of Khyber Pakhtunwa, FATA together with Balochistan appear destined together with condemned for endless restiveness every bit the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Army volition compulsively for its ain corporate interests hold out forced to perish along alongside its suppressive strategies only to protect the Communist People's Republic of China Islamic Republic of Pakistan Economic Corridor which is an over-riding strategic imperative for China.
Concluding, it needs to stressed that no indicators are shortly available fifty-fifty on the horizon that propose that the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Army would desist from subjugating Pakistan’s national interests to those of its external patrons. The spin-off to that would hold out increased restiveness inward Islamic Republic of Pakistan Western Frontiers.
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