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In June, Pakistan’s Central Apex Committee on the National Action Plan (NAP) announced a new counterterrorism framework called Azm-e-Istehkam (Resolve for Stability) to reinvigorate ongoing efforts to curb extremism and militancy. The new framework aims to build on NAP’s implementation, announced in 2014 and revised in 2021, by focusing on its six neglected points. Under Azm-e-Istehkam, the existing kinetic efforts are to be complemented by support from other law enforcement agencies as well as legislative, socioeconomic and diplomatic measures.
On the face of it, Azm-e-Istehkam has three key components which differentiates it from previous counterterrorism operations.
First, Azm-e-Istehkam is not a new military operation like Rah-e-Nijat or Zarb-e-Azb which resulted in large-scale internal displacements of people in conflict zones. Rather, it will be the continuation of ongoing Intelligence Based Operations (IBOs) which will be expedited under improved institutional cooperation and coordination. It will combine NAP’s kinetic and non-kinetic components to build a decisive and irreversible momentum against terrorism in Pakistan.
Second, keeping in view Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)’s hideouts in Afghanistan, Azm-e-Istehkam will equally focus on diplomatic efforts to build pressure on the Taliban to stop the use of Afghan soil for militancy against Pakistan and withdraw its support from TTP. According to the United Nations’ recent report, the Taliban provide $50,500 on a monthly basis to TTP to make sure its fighters are paid on time and do not defect to........

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