Zahid Hussain comes on for an explosive episode of The Pakistan Experience on the history of militancy in Pakistan.

On this episode, Zahid Hussain talks about TTP 2.0, Afghanistan, Kashmir, the 1980s, Benazir Bhutto, Hamid Gul, Musharraf, Lal Masjid, Baloch Insurgency, 9th May and more.

Zahid Hussain is an award-winning journalist and writer. He is a correspondent for The Times of London and The Wall Street Journal. He also has covered Pakistan and Afghanistan for several other international publications, including Newsweek, the Associated Press and The Economist.

Hussain has authored two books: Frontline Pakistan: The struggle with militant Islam (2007) and The scorpion’s Tail: The relentless rise of Islamic militants in Pakistan (2010). The books have won widespread acclaim as seminal texts on the subject.

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Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

1:15 TTP 2.0, Militancy and Afghan Policy

8:30 History of Militant Policy in Pakistan and Kashmir

14:00 ISI and the 1980s

17:49 Pakistan as a Frontline State

20:30 Benazir Bhutto's policy on militancy and her assassination's

28:30 Musharraf and Zia-ul-Haq

34:30 Lal Masjid, State Patronage and Legacy

43:00 Musharraf, Bugti and Baloch Insurgency

56:30 State Policy, Doctrines and 9th May

1:05:32 Audience Questions