Key Points
With a spate of high-profile raids and attacks on military installations, the Pakistani Army is facing its worst crisis since 2014, when it had launched its largest crackdown on militant groups under Operation Zarb-e-Azb...
Last week's two attacks - a strike on an army convoy that killed 14 soldiers in Gwadar and a raid on the Mianwali training air base of the Pakistan Air Force that damaged some assets - are symbolic of what has been a testing year...
What makes the losses glaring this year is that in 2014 the Pakistani Army had launched a massive crackdown on a network of militant groups, including Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)..
Moreover, Pakistani Army has faced the wrath of political protesters, who have attacked several installations after the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and even burnt down the house of the Lahore Corps Commander...
"Pakistan military finds itself stretched thin, as it must simultaneously address insurgency in Balochistan, confront TTP and maintain its role as a centre of political power during times of political turmoil in Pakistan," he said.. (Catch all the Business News, Breaking News Events and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.)..
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