Dealing with FTFs
States can restrict the movement of foreign terrorist fighters.
Mohammad Ali Babakhel
Nigeria’s Taliban
Nigeria is ranked as the third most terrorism-affected country.
Security mosaic
Internal security cannot be tackled in isolation.
Relics of the past
Police stations function along outdated lines.
Reluctance to report
Every delay benefits perpetrators of child sexual abuse.
Sisyphean task
Police reforms are piecemeal and inconsistent.
Colonial imprint
The 1861 police law is averse to democratic values.
New provinces?
Administrative readjustments have lacked a holistic approach.
An amended or new NAP?
Kinetic options may quell terrorism but a diagnostic approach can kill the virus
of violent extremism.
New districts
The creation of districts must be protected.
TTP resurgence?
Noor Wali is attempting to bring together the disparate groups.
The 31st Amendment
Change in Fata’s status alone may not pay dividends.
Police reforms
Investigation units in particular are in dire need of an overhaul.
Private protocols
The police should exist to ensure collective, not personal, security.
Before merger
North-west Pakistan has seen many administrative changes.
Policing Fata
Tribal forces are loyal to tribal values.
Policing the capital
Merely increasing manpower won’t improve standards.
Fata as a province
What might administrative and financial autonomy look like?
Integrating Fata
We must learn from previous mergers.
Reforms for peace
Fata must be brought into the fold.