IS makes inroads into Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD–The self-styled Islamic State (IS) or Daesh led by Commander Abu Bakar Baghdadi is making inroads in Pakistan which is already plagued with al-Qaeda and Taliban-sponsored terrorism.

The gradual rise of IS in Pakistan signifies a dangerous new dimension in the ongoing war against terrorism which seems to be leading nowhere. The spread of IS’s extremist ideology and its networking in Pakistan, coupled with the creeping incursions of the outfit inside neighboring Afghanistan, poses a serious threat to peace and stability in the region.

But the bizarre stance adopted by the federal government about the existence of IS network in Pakistan shows it is either deliberately dismissing the rising threat for public consumption, or it is unmindful of the wider ramifications. The November 2015 Paris terror attacks and the March 2016 Brussels suicide strikes point to IS transforming itself into a global terrorist network.

http://atimes.com/2016/06/is-making-inroads-in-pakistan/

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1. No surprise IMO.

If IS/Daesh is routed from Syrian and Iraq, they're going to go somewhere else to regroup. They won't disband.

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2. Yep. They never learn. nt