Research Associate, under the Pakistan News Digest Project, IDSA, Dr Zainab Akhter’s article, titled ‘Pakistan’s Strategy Post Pulwama’ was published by the All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR on March 01, 2019.
Post the Pulwama attacks under international pressure Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan directed the concerned organizations to ante up action against the extremist outfits in the country. As a result, the religious seminaries related to JeM were taken under government control. At this mere eyes wash, India launched a scathing pre-emptive air attack and targeted the JeM terror camps in Balakot, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Amid escalation between the two nations, the reaction of Pakistan needs to be accounted for, analyses the article.