Pakistan’s embattled military leadership has devised a controversial new strategy in Balochistan, exposing both its military weakness and deepening reliance on extremist groups. According to media reports, Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir, unable to contain the rising tide of Baloch insurgency, has handed over the fight to two terror groups, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) led by India’s most wanted Hafiz Saeed, and the Islamic State’s Khorasan branch (ISKP).

Recent visuals reveal ISI’s role in brokering an alliance between the two outfits. ISKP commander Mir Shafiq Mengal and LeT’s Nizam-e-Ala Mohammed Ashfaq were pictured together during a meeting reportedly facilitated by Pakistan’s spy agency. Mengal, son of former CM Nasir Mengal, is infamous for leading the “Death Squad” targeting Baloc

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