Pakistan’s security establishment has appointed Mir Shafiq-ur-Rehman Mengal, a controversial figure from Balochistan, to coordinate arms and logistics supply for ISIS and ISKP in the restive province, top intelligence officials have revealed to CNN-News18.

Mir Shafiq, a tribal leader from Khuzdar and long considered close to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), has reportedly been tasked with overseeing a covert operational framework aimed at consolidating extremist groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, and ISIS under a single umbrella in Balochistan.

According to intelligence inputs, the move signals a drastic shift in Pakistan’s internal counter-insurgency tactics, allegedly outsourcing operations to radical jihadist proxies under the guise of fighting terrorism.

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