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ISW & @criticalthreats are tracking the latest developments in #Pakistan, where hostility between former Prime Minister Imran #Khan's Tehrik-e-Insaf Party (PTI) and the Pakistani military had led PTI protesters to target military and police infrastructure across the country. 🧵⬇️
https://twitter.com/criticalthreats/status/1656409767756066818
2/ Demonstrators set fire to multiple police stations in #Islamabad and exchanged small arms fire with #Pakistani security forces outside the Frontier Corps’ headquarters in #Peshawar on May 10.
3/ The #Pakistani government may choose to expand its crackdown against the PTI in response to attacks on the military, which could exacerbate the protests and open new security gaps that Salafi-jihadi groups could exploit.
4/ Indeed, the #Pakistani prime minister called PTI protesters “terrorists” on May 10, suggesting the Pakistani government is preparing to crack down on unrest further.
5/ #Pakistan’s military capacity is already limited, and the government announced military expenditure cuts on April 26. The deployments could further delay a nationwide counter–Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan campaign which Pakistan’s chief of army staff announced on April 7.
6/ Read more on the unfolding events in #Pakistan in today's Salafi-Jihadi Movement Update Special Edition from @criticalthreats and @TheStudyofWar: understandingwar.org/backgrounder/s…
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