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HOW TO COUNTER THE INSURGENCIES​

In the wake of near daily attacks on security forces and civilians in Balochistan and KP, it is evident that Pakistan needs to reassess its strategy vis-à-vis counterinsurgencies in both provinces.
Ejaz Haider Published March 30, 2025
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“And worse I may be yet: the worst is not/ So long as we can say,
‘This is the worst.’” — Edgar in King Lear, Act 4, Scene 1

AESOP’S FABLE

A gnat woke up one day in the savannah to a bright and sunny day. He felt good and boastful. “A great day to do some stinging,” he mused. Buzzing around, he spotted a lion and began circling him. The lion got annoyed. “What are you doing?” The cheeky gnat replied, “You may be king of the beasts but you don’t frighten me.” “I can destroy you with one swipe of my paw,” said the lion. “No, you can’t,” said the gnat and kept buzzing around the lion. The lion kept trying to swat the gnat but the infuriating insect would elude him.

The annoying gnat then audaciously lodged himself in the lion’s nose and began stinging him. Try as the lion might, he couldn’t dislodge the pesky insect. Finally, he said, “Okay, I concede.” Hearing that the gnat flew away, gleeful that he had defeated the mighty lion. “I deserve a home fit for a king,” the gnat said to himself. He sees a web draped over a bush. “Perfect place for me to rest.” That was his undoing. The moment the gnat got into the web, the spider laughed and said, “Ha, you are trapped!”

“How dare you. I am king of the beasts. Even the lion ceded to me,” the gnat said. “No, you are not. You are a trapped little gnat and you can’t go anywhere unless I let you,” said the spider. The gnat kept trying to fly away but couldn’t. He finally conceded and said to the spider, “Please let me go. I won’t be boastful and I won’t annoy anyone.”

As we witness a spike in audacious terror attacks, the Jaffar Express one in Balochistan and the Bannu Cantonment attack in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) being just two recent examples, the fable has a lesson for us.

The terrorist attack on the Jaffar Express train on March 11 in Balochistan was only the most high-profile one in recent days. In the wake of near daily attacks on security forces and civilians in Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, it is evident that Pakistan needs to reassess its strategy vis-à-vis counterinsurgencies in both provinces. Ejaz Haider explains how to think about it…

 

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