پاکستان کے خلاف فائفتھ جنریشن وار اور ہائبرڈ وار شروع ہو چکی ہے by liaqatraza

We face many external threats, whereas, on internal front, we face host of challengers with varying objectives, ranging from political anarchy to separatist demands. External forces can synchronize with internal players, to pose a hybrid threat. External and internal threats if not curtailed can merge to achieve short term goals and then can go to create situations leading to our regression on core issues. Pakistan is currently facing major threats both on external and internal fronts i.e. Non-State and State Actors. The same shall be discussed in succeeding paragraphs. Non-State Actors. Unlike the 4GW or the insurgency warfare (e.g. Vietnam, Afghanistan) the non-state actors are no longer mere proxies of a country but are the prime threat to its existence. In the 5GW the armed groups or networks neither fight in the name of the state nor are under its control.23 The specific examples of non-state actors in Pakistan include following. • TTP. Tehrik Taliban Pakistan shares the anti US agenda as well as a sectarian agenda to operate within Pakistan. It was formed after the NATO operations in Afghanistan post 9/11. As a follow-up of US intervention in Afghanistan, a section of radical elements within Pakistan started a movement to support the Afghani Taliban. In December 2007, the existence of the TTP was officially announced by merging 13 groups under the leadership of Bait Ullah Mehsud. The sole objective of the TTP meeting was to unite against NATO/ American forces in Afghanistan and to wage war against Pakistani forces. The outfit was banned in Pakistan on August 25, 2008. On July 29, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) put the TTP on its international anti-terrorism sanctions. • ISIS. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and its acronym Daesh. It is a Salafi jihadist militant group that follows a fundamentalist doctrine. The ISIL originated as Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad in 1999, which pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda and participated in the Iraqi insurgency following the 2003 invasion of Iraq by Western forces. The group first proclaimed itself a worldwide caliphate and thus religious, political and military authority over all Muslims worldwide.24 In Pakistan the exact extent of ISIS’s threat is unknown, but few recent examples indicates its some presence in the country. • Sectarian Organizations. Since the time of its inception Pakistan has been under a threat of sectarian conflicts. The main contenders are the majority Sunnis almost 80 percent and the Shias forming one fifth of the population. The ill-fated aspect of this encounter is that all the involved, do violence with the claim of noble service to their common religion, Islam. This had resulted in killings of intellectuals, scholars, and innocent worshipers across the country.25 State Actors. Hybrid threat waged by a state against another state has four strands i.e. political subversion, proxies, coercive deterrence and intervention. • Political Subversion. Political subversion of Pakistan being carried out in mainly five domains as under: - • Diplomatic. Hostile countries have gone on all out diplomatic offensive to subvert Pakistan. Themes which are being propagated include portraying Pakistan as Hub of Terrorism, Pakistan standing isolated and Pakistan is supporting insurgencies in other countries. • Economic • CPEC. CPEC has been termed as game changer for Pakistan’s economy. All out efforts are in open to subvert this corridor of economic prosperity by spreading false information regarding its route and trust deficit between provinces. • Karachi. Karachi is the hub of Pakistan economy and our 65 % revenue is generated in Karachi. Presence of Armed wings in political parties, life threats to industrialist and extortion in Karachi is threat to country. • Military • A nefarious design to create a wedge between Armed forces and government is being run by anti-state actors. • Our defence forces are maintaining near permanent state of readiness (alert). The three services remain under constant threat of terror attacks on their administrative setups, causing triple stretch and fatigue. • Militaries around the world fight and defend territorial integrity of a country however seldom their battlefield becomes their own home ground. Fighting within own population does bring its own risks and vulnerabilities. • Nuclear Assets. Narratives against our nuclear asset are:- • Efforts to project a theme that a non-nuclear Pakistan will be more peaceful, economically viable and in harmony with the neighbours. • Pakistan is projected as the centre of proliferation despite stringent measures on Pakistan’s part. • Despite a viable and a strong nuclear security system, Pakistan is still singled out for security concerns.