This is apropos two back-to-back letters to Editor carried by the newspaper on Thursday and yesterday. Sarah Adam’s revelations extend beyond Kashmir. India is also financing, training, and arming Baloch separatists via TTP networks operating from Afghan soil.
These militants, under the guise of “freedom fighters,” have been responsible for killing Pakistani soldiers, police, and civilians, including fellow Baloch who support federal integration and CPEC development. India’s objective is clear: destabilize Balochistan, interrupt CPEC’s infrastructure rollout, and cripple Pakistan’s economic lifeline. Projects like Gwadar Port, Gwadar International Airport, and trans-provincial road links — all essential components of CPEC — are under constant threat from Indian-backed militants.
But this strategy is also on the brink of collapse. With growing Afghan interest in joining CPEC, and the Taliban regime recognizing the economic and geopolitical advantages of aligning with China and Pakistan, there is a strong chance that the Taliban will pivot toward protecting CPEC rather than attacking it. Sarah Adam’s testimony is not just intelligence—it is a strategic roadmap for Pakistan’s next moves.
Islamabad must act swiftly to internationalize Adam’s findings by presenting them at the United Nations, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the European Union, and in key world capitals. It must engage with the Taliban-led government in Kabul to dismantle Indian-backed militant camps and cut off funding channels to the TTP.
Domestically, Pakistan should secure all CPEC zones through enhanced surveillance, deploy advanced technology to trace and intercept cross-border infiltration, and intensify efforts to dismantle TTP sleeper cells within the country. Simultaneously, it must expand community engagement, integration, and reconciliation programmes to strengthen ideological counter-radicalization efforts, particularly in Kashmir and Balochistan.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
The writer is a former Press Secretary to the President, An ex-Press Minister at Embassy of Pakistan to France, a former MD, SRBC Macomb, Detroit, Michigan
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