CINXE.COM
Could An Islamist-Separatist Alliance Be Brewing In Balochistan?
<html> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.huffingtonpost.in:80/smubashir-noor/could-an-islamist-separatist-alliance-be-brewing-in-balochistan/?utm_hp_ref=in-blog","20160818050453","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1471496693"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" /> <!-- End Wayback Rewrite JS Include --> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Could An Islamist-Separatist Alliance Be Brewing In Balochistan?</title> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=Edge,chrome=1"/> <meta name="description" content="Another day, another sensele ma acre. This time on 8 August in Quetta, provincial capital of Pakistan&#039;s sparsely populated and restive Balochistan province, where a"/> <meta property="og:type" content="article"/> <meta property="og:image" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453im_/http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/crop/4485x2245+0+0/resize/630x315!/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fhss%2Fstorage%2Fmidas%2F3bb2e9137c4f528d95a92483e64ae101%2F204174993%2FRTSLQOV.jpeg"/> <meta property="og:site_name" content="Huffington Post India"/> <meta property="og:title" content="Could An Islamist-Separatist Alliance Be Brewing In Balochistan?"/> <meta property="og:description" content="Another day, another sensele ma acre. This time on 8 August in Quetta, provincial capital of Pakistan&#039;s sparsely populated and restive Balochistan province, where a"/> <meta property="og:url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/smubashir-noor/could-an-islamist-separatist-alliance-be-brewing-in-balochistan/"/> <meta property="og:app_id" content="1417461038565182"/> <meta property="fb:app_id" content="1417461038565182"/> <meta property="twitter:site" content="HuffPostIndia"/> <meta property="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"/> <meta property="twitter:title" content="Could An Islamist-Separatist Alliance Be Brewing In Balochistan?"/> <meta property="twitter:image" content="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/crop/4485x2245+0+0/resize/630x315!/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fhss%2Fstorage%2Fmidas%2F3bb2e9137c4f528d95a92483e64ae101%2F204174993%2FRTSLQOV.jpeg"/> <meta name="twitter:description" content="Another day, another sensele ma acre. This time on 8 August in Quetta, provincial capital of Pakistan&#039;s sparsely populated and restive Balochistan province, where a"/> <meta name="robots" content="noodp,noydir"/> <meta property="keywords" content="balochistan,isis,pakistan,quetta,quetta hospital bombing,taliban,terrorism"/> <meta property="article:section" content="News"/> <link rel="canonical" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/smubashir-noor/could-an-islamist-separatist-alliance-be-brewing-in-balochistan/"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://m.huffingtonpost.in/smubashir-noor/could-an-islamist-separatist-alliance-be-brewing-in-balochistan/"/> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453im_/http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.huffingtonpost.in/assets-h30115bcaf12a8dc7cbb7a294298167cb/favicon.ico?h=61c1967455183953421b6403ad5bb590"> <link rel="icon" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453im_/http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.huffingtonpost.in/assets-h30115bcaf12a8dc7cbb7a294298167cb/favicon.ico?h=61c1967455183953421b6403ad5bb590" type="image/x-icon"/> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453cs_/http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.huffingtonpost.in/assets-h30115bcaf12a8dc7cbb7a294298167cb/css/styles.min.css?h=68dc9fdd1ad900f1227ce06ae21c3814"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453cs_/http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.huffingtonpost.in/assets-h30115bcaf12a8dc7cbb7a294298167cb/css/permalink.min.css?h=e3edaeb97e9d4182d5f347d174e50651"> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453js_/http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.huffingtonpost.in/assets-h30115bcaf12a8dc7cbb7a294298167cb/js/common.min.js?h=f0cbe391a0938b2344079966d027e006"></script> <!-- Lotame audience extraction script for ad-targeting --> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453js_/http://ad.crwdcntrl.net/5/c=2800/pe=y/var=_ccaud"></script> <!-- End lotame audience extraction--> <script> if (typeof HPAds !== 'undefined') { HPAds.ad_reload_old = HPAds.ad_reload; HPAds.ad_reload = function(placement, id) { jQuery(document).trigger('reloadAd', document.getElementById(id)); }; } window.dfpSizes = { "leaderboard_flex": [[728,90], [1003,90]], "leaderboard_bottom": [728,90], "slideshow_300x250_req": [300,250], "slideshow_728x90_req": [728,90], "right_rail_flex": [[300,250], [300,600], [300,100]], "right_rail_lower": [300,250], "right_rail_300x250_lower": [300,250], "mid_article": [300,250], "entry_paragraph_4": [300,250], "sharebox_260x60": [260,60], "blog_rail_top_flex": [[300,250], [300,150]], "left_skyscraper": [[160,600], [120,600]], "right_skyscraper": [[160,600], [120,600]] }; window.dfpTags = ["@aol-amp-render","balochistan","isis","pakistan","quetta","quetta-hospital-bombing","taliban","terrorism"]; var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; googletag.slots = googletag.slots || {}; (function() { var gads = document.createElement('script'); gads.async = true; gads.type = 'text/javascript'; var useSSL = 'https:' == document.location.protocol; gads.src = (useSSL ? 'https:' : 'http:') + '//web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.googletagservices.com/tag/js/gpt.js'; var node = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; node.parentNode.insertBefore(gads, node); })(); </script> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { //Audience Segment Targeting var _auds = []; if(typeof(_ccaud)!='undefined') { for(var i=0;i<_ccaud.Profile.Audiences.Audience.length;i++) if(i<200) _auds.push(_ccaud.Profile.Audiences.Audience[i].abbr); } //End Audience Segment Targeting //Contextual Targeting var _HDL = (document && document.title) || ""; var _ARC1 = ''; var _Hyp1 = ''; var _article = window.dfpTags.join(","); var _tval = function(v) { if(typeof(v)=='undefined') return ''; if(v.length>100) return v.substr(0,100); return v; }; //End Contextual Targeting googletag.pubads().setTargeting('sg', _auds) .setTargeting('HDL', _tval(_HDL)) .setTargeting('ARC1', _tval(_ARC1)) .setTargeting('Hyp1', _tval(_Hyp1)) .setTargeting('article', _tval(_article)); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('entry_id', '21449723'); googletag.enableServices(); }); </script> <!-- below_entry_recirc header --> <script type="text/javascript"> function adwidget(data,container) { waitForGlobal("colombia", function(){ if (data !== null) { var conObj = document.getElementById(container); var conText= ""; if(data.hasOwnProperty('paidAds')){ for(var i=0; i<data.paidAds.length; i++) { conText+='<div class="colombiaAds" onmouseover = "javascript:document.getElementById(\'colombialogo'+i+'\').src=\'http://static.clmbtech.com/ad/commons/images/colombia_red_small.png \'" onmouseout = "javascript:document.getElementById(\'colombialogo'+i+'\').src=\''+data.paidAds[i].colombiaLogo+'\'"><a target="_blank" href="' + data.paidAds[i].clk[0] + '" title="' + data.paidAds[i].mainimage + '"><img class="lazy" src="' + data.paidAds[i].mainimage + '" alt="' + data.paidAds[i].mainimage + '"></a><a target="_blank" href="' + data.paidAds[i].clk[0] + '">' + data.paidAds[i].title + '</a><p class="sponsored">Sponsored by ' + data.paidAds[i].brandtext + '<img class="flr" id="colombialogo'+i+'" src="' + data.paidAds[i].colombiaLogo + '" width="14" height="14"></p></div>'; } } if(data.hasOwnProperty('organicAds')){ conText += "<br><br><div>Organic Ads</div>"; for(var j=0; j<data.organicAds.length; j++) { conText+='<div class="colombiaAds" onmouseover = "javascript:document.getElementById(\'colombialogo'+j+'\').src=\'http://static.clmbtech.com/ad/commons/images/colombia_red_small.png \'" onmouseout = "javascript:document.getElementById(\'colombialogo'+j+'\').src=\''+data.organicAds[j].colombiaLogo+'\'"><a target="_blank" href="' + data.organicAds[j].clk[0] + '" title="' + data.organicAds[j].mainimage + '"><img class="lazy" src="' + data.organicAds[j].mainimage + '" alt="' + data.organicAds[j].mainimage + '"></a><a target="_blank" href="' + data.organicAds[j].clk[0] + '">' + data.organicAds[j].title + '</a><p class="sponsored">Sponsored by ' + data.organicAds[j].brandtext + '<img class="flr" id="colombialogo'+j+'" src="' + data.organicAds[j].colombiaLogo + '" width="14" height="14"></p></div>'; } } conObj.innerHTML = conText; conObj.style.display = ''; } }); } </script> <!-- /below_entry_recirc header --> <script> var _HPJS = (function (_mod) { "use strict"; _mod.loadJS = function (src, options) { var options = options || {}; var ref = window.document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; var script = window.document.createElement("script"); script.src = src; script.async = options.async; script.defer = options.defer; ref.parentNode.insertBefore(script, ref); return script; } _mod.loadJSLater = function (url, timeout) { var ran = false; var loader = function () { if (ran) { return; } ran = true; _mod.loadJS(url, {async:true}); } window.addEventListener ? window.addEventListener("load",loader,false) : window.attachEvent && window.attachEvent("onload",loader); // in case the load event never fires setTimeout(loader, timeout || 15000); } _mod.waitForGlobal = function(identifier, cb, poll) { var test = typeof identifier === "function" ? identifier : function() { return !!window[identifier]; }; var interval; if(test()) { cb(); } else { interval = setInterval(function(){ if(test()) { cb(); clearInterval(interval); } }, poll || 50); } }; return _mod; }(_HPJS || {})); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; modulousQueue.add(function() { var crwd = document.createElement('script'); var gads = document.createElement('script'); crwd.async = gads.async = true; crwd.type = gads.type = 'text/javascript'; var useSSL = 'https:' == document.location.protocol; gads.src = (useSSL ? 'https:' : 'http:') + '//web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.googletagservices.com/tag/js/gpt.js'; //<!-- Lotame audience extraction script for ad-targeting --> crwd.src = "https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://ad.crwdcntrl.net/5/c=2800/pe=y/var=_ccaud"; //<!-- End lotame audience extraction--> var node = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; node.parentNode.insertBefore(gads, node); node.parentNode.insertBefore(crwd, node); }); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> waitForGlobal(function(){ return !!window['_ccaud']; }, function(){ googletag.cmd.push(function() { //<!-- Audience Segment Targeting --> var _auds = new Array(); if(typeof(_ccaud)!='undefined') { for(var i=0;i<_ccaud.Profile.Audiences.Audience.length;i++) if(i<200) _auds.push(_ccaud.Profile.Audiences.Audience[i].abbr); } //<!-- End Audience Segment Targeting --> window.dfpTags = ["@aol-amp-render","balochistan","isis","pakistan","quetta","quetta-hospital-bombing","taliban","terrorism"]; //<!-- Contextual Targeting --> var _HDL = (document && document.title) || ""; var _ARC1 = ''; var _Hyp1 = ''; var _article = window.dfpTags.join(","); var _tval = function(v) { if(typeof(v)=='undefined') return ''; if(v.length>100) return v.substr(0,100); return v; }; //<!-- End Contextual Targeting --> googletag.pubads() .setTargeting('sg', _auds) .setTargeting('HDL', _tval(_HDL)) .setTargeting('ARC1', _tval(_ARC1)) .setTargeting('Hyp1', _tval(_Hyp1)) .setTargeting('article', _tval(_article)); //googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); googletag.readyForDisplay = true; }); }); </script> <meta name="taboola.category" content="news"/> <!-- ads_asset_insert --> <style> .dfp img,object,embed { max-width: none !important; } .placement-leaderboard_flex > #ad_leaderboard_flex { display: inline-block; } </style> <!-- tacProp object --> <script type="text/javascript"> tacProp={vert:"India",tags:"kvpagetype=bpage,blog,listicle,slideshow;kvedittags=balochistan,isis,pakistan,quetta,quetta hospital bombing,taliban,terrorism,;kvblogger=smubashir-noor;kventryid=21449723;kvcmsid=bsd:;kvvert=news;"}; tacProp.tags += ( (typeof HPAds!=="undefined") && (typeof HPAds.adtech_client_side_inf=="function") ) ? HPAds.adtech_client_side_inf() : ""; if (typeof adSetOthAT=="function") adSetOthAT(tacProp.tags); </script> <!-- end of tacProp object --> <!-- Begin Quantcast Tag --> <script type="text/javascript"> var _qevents = _qevents || []; (function() { var elem = document.createElement('script'); elem.src = (document.location.protocol == "https:" ? "https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/https://secure" : "https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://edge") + ".quantserve.com/quant.js"; elem.async = true; elem.type = "text/javascript"; var scpt = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; scpt.parentNode.insertBefore(elem, scpt); })(); </script> <!-- End Quantcast Tag --><!-- Parsely header code start --> <script type="application/ld+json"> { "@context": "https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://schema.org", "@type": "NewsArticle", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "URL", "@id": "https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/smubashir-noor/could-an-islamist-separatist-alliance-be-brewing-in-balochistan/" }, "headline": "Could An Islamist-Separatist Alliance Be Brewing In Balochistan?", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://o.aolcdn.com/dims5/amp:561449ab9493e70bb6da5595b639d4ae3b069f32/t:2000,1000/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fhss%2Fstorage%2Fmidas%2F3bb2e9137c4f528d95a92483e64ae101%2F204174993%2FRTSLQOV.jpeg", "width": 2000, "height": 1000 }, "dateCreated": "2016-08-12 06:29:00.000000", "datePublished": "2016-08-12 06:29:00.000000", "dateModified": "2016-08-13 00:38:45.000000", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "S.Mubashir Noor" }, "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "S.Mubashir Noor" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "The Huffington Post", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "", "width": 580, "height": 60 } }, "description": "Another day, another sensele ma acre. This time on 8 August in Quetta, provincial capital of Pakistan's sparsely populated and restive Balochistan province, where a", "articleSection": "News", "keywords": ["balochistan","isis","pakistan","quetta","quetta hospital bombing","taliban","terrorism", "type: blog"], "inLanguage": "en_IN", "thumbnailUrl": "https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://o.aolcdn.com/dims5/amp:274f79045c51c650e6951718308193929ecd26c1/t:200,150/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fhss%2Fstorage%2Fmidas%2F3bb2e9137c4f528d95a92483e64ae101%2F204174993%2FRTSLQOV.jpeg", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/smubashir-noor/could-an-islamist-separatist-alliance-be-brewing-in-balochistan/" } </script> <!-- Parsely header code end --> <!-- Begin Google Analytics --> <script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-5594188-31', 'auto'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <!-- End Google Analytics --> <!-- Begin Omniture Head --> <script type="text/javascript"> bN_cfg = { h: location.hostname, b: "b.aol.com", p: { "dL_ch": "in.hpmg", "dL_flid": "_", "dL_dpt": "permalink", "a_type": "vertical", "a_value": "india", "cobrand": "HuffPost", "cms_src": 'AMP', "dL_author":"S.Mubashir Noor", "dL_pubts":1470997740000, "dL_tags": 'balochistan,isis,pakistan,quetta,quetta\x2Dhospital\x2Dbombing,taliban,terrorism', "dL_cmsID":"bsd:21449723", "dL_vid": "video_novideo", "dL_blogID": "3" } }; function runOmni() { s_265.prop45 = 'aws'; s_265.prop54 = 'blogsmith'; s_265.pfxID = 'hpo'; s_265.channel = 'in.hpmg'; s_265.linkInternalFilters = 'javascript:,huffingtonpost.in'; s_265.prop16 = 'page'; s_265.prop1 = 'permalink'; s_265.pageName = "" + document.title; s_265.prop8 = 'bss:1033'; s_265.prop12 = "" + document.URL.split('?')[0]; s_265.prop18 = "in-blog"; s_265["channel"] = 'in.hpmg'; s_265["pfxID"] = 'hpo'; s_265["pageName"] = 'Could\x20An\x20Islamist\x2DSeparatist\x20Alliance\x20Be\x20Brewing\x20In\x20Balochistan\x3F'; s_265["prop9"] = 'bsd\x3A21449723'; s_265["prop19"] = 'balochistan\x7Cisis\x7Cpakistan\x7Cquetta\x7Cquetta_hospital_bombing\x7Ctaliban\x7Cterrorism'; s_265["prop22"] = 'smubashir\x2Dnoor'; s_265["prop23"] = '08\x2D12\x2D2016'; s_265["prop62"] = 'video_novideo'; s_265["prop65"] = 'blogger_content'; s_265.t(); } s_265_account ="aolinhuffpo,aolind"; (function(d){ var s = d.createElement('script'); s.src = "https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://o.aolcdn.com/os_merge/?file=/aol/beacon.min.js&file=/aol/omniture-intl.min.js"; d.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(s); })(document); </script> <!-- End Omniture Head --> </head> <body class="country-in locale-en_IN entry"> <script>!function (d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], p = /^http:/.test(d.location) ? 'http' : 'https'; if (!d.getElementById(id)) { js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.async = true; js.src = p + '://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js'; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); } }(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');</script> <div id="fb-root"></div> <script>(function (d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.async = true; js.src = "//web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.5&appId=46744042133"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script> <!-- ads_top_1x1 --> <div id="modulous_top_1x1" class="ad_spot"> <script async src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453js_/http://plugin.mediavoice.com/mediaconductor/mc.js"></script> <script> window.mediaconductor=window.mediaconductor||function(){(mediaconductor.q=mediaconductor.q||[]).push(arguments);}; mediaconductor("init", "f973cef88d354d8bad211ff1c046ae17"); mediaconductor("exec"); </script> <style>.preview{border:1px solid #949494;border-radius:5px;overflow:hidden;margin-top:12px;width:300px;margin-bottom:10px}.preview a{text-decoration:none;color:#333;font-weight:700}.preview .preview_image_wrapper{margin-bottom:10px}.preview .carousel{padding:0;margin-top:5px}.preview .preview_h4{font-size:16px;line-height:18px}.preview li{padding:4px 8px 8px}.preview .preview_image_wrapper{text-align:center}.preview .preview_meta_links{font-size:13px;margin-top:5px;text-align:center;padding:0}.preview_meta_links a{color:#2e7060}.preview .preview_entry{margin-bottom:5px;width:282px}.preview ul.preview_meta_links li{display:inline;color:#aaa;padding:0;margin-right:1px}.commercial_title{position:absolute;margin:-14px 8px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fff;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:5px;background-color:#2e7060;font:700 10px/15px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif}</style><style type="text/css">.shares .email{display: none !important;}</style><!--Visual Revenue Reader Response Tracking Script (v6) --> <script type="text/javascript"> var _vrq = _vrq || []; _vrq.push(['id', 619]); _vrq.push(['automate', false]); _vrq.push(['track', function(){}]); (function(d, a){ var s = d.createElement(a), x = d.getElementsByTagName(a)[0]; s.async = true; s.src = 'https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://a.visualrevenue.com/vrs.js'; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); })(document, 'script'); </script> <!-- End of VR RR Tracking Script - All rights reserved --> <div id="dfp_OOP_INNOV1" class="dfp clearfix"> <script> var __dfpLog = function(log){ try { var __t = window.console && window.console.log(log); }catch(e){ } }; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var div = document.getElementById('dfp_OOP_INNOV1'); var prefix = window.dfpPrefix; var slot = googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot(prefix + '_OOP_INNOV1', 'dfp_OOP_INNOV1').addService(googletag.pubads()); var loaded = false; var reloadAdHandler = function(jQuery) { jQuery(document).on('reloadAd', function(ev, elem) { if (!elem.contains(div)) { return; } if (loaded) { googletag.pubads().refresh([slot]); } else { loaded = true; } }); }; var ___expr = window.jQuery && reloadAdHandler(jQuery) || window.require && require(['jquery'], reloadAdHandler); if (typeof debugadcode == 'function') { debugadcode('DFP', {placement: 'top_1x1', slot: window.dfpPrefix + '_OOP_INNOV1'}); } }); </script> </div> <div id="dfp_OOP_INNOV2" class="dfp clearfix"> <script> var __dfpLog = function(log){ try { var __t = window.console && window.console.log(log); }catch(e){ } }; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var div = document.getElementById('dfp_OOP_INNOV2'); var prefix = window.dfpPrefix; var slot = googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot(prefix + '_OOP_INNOV2', 'dfp_OOP_INNOV2').addService(googletag.pubads()); var loaded = false; var reloadAdHandler = function(jQuery) { jQuery(document).on('reloadAd', function(ev, elem) { if (!elem.contains(div)) { return; } if (loaded) { googletag.pubads().refresh([slot]); } else { loaded = true; } }); }; var ___expr = window.jQuery && reloadAdHandler(jQuery) || window.require && require(['jquery'], reloadAdHandler); if (typeof debugadcode == 'function') { debugadcode('DFP', {placement: 'top_1x1', slot: window.dfpPrefix + '_OOP_INNOV2'}); } }); </script> </div> <div id="dfp_OOP_INNOV3" class="dfp clearfix"> <script> var __dfpLog = function(log){ try { var __t = window.console && window.console.log(log); }catch(e){ } }; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var div = document.getElementById('dfp_OOP_INNOV3'); var prefix = window.dfpPrefix; var slot = googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot(prefix + '_OOP_INNOV3', 'dfp_OOP_INNOV3').addService(googletag.pubads()); var loaded = false; var reloadAdHandler = function(jQuery) { jQuery(document).on('reloadAd', function(ev, elem) { if (!elem.contains(div)) { return; } if (loaded) { googletag.pubads().refresh([slot]); } else { loaded = true; } }); }; var ___expr = window.jQuery && reloadAdHandler(jQuery) || window.require && require(['jquery'], reloadAdHandler); if (typeof debugadcode == 'function') { debugadcode('DFP', {placement: 'top_1x1', slot: window.dfpPrefix + '_OOP_INNOV3'}); } }); </script> </div> </div> <div id="AolTrafficInfo" data-blogid="1033" data-postid="21449723"></div> <div class="master-container"> <div class="mobile-only"> <nav class="mobile"> <ul> <li class="left-nav-menu"> <a href="#" style="margin-top: 4px;" class="editions-mobile-open"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453im_/http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.huffingtonpost.in/assets-h30115bcaf12a8dc7cbb7a294298167cb/images/editions-icon.jpg?h=31d3cd23904bed1e7f3c10cfd42844fe"> </a> </li> <li class="title"> <a href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/"><img onerror="this.src='http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.huffingtonpost.in/assets-h30115bcaf12a8dc7cbb7a294298167cb/logos/hp_mobile.png?h=d341510f3815ebf7790bbaec7d7acc00';this.onerror=null;" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453im_/http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.huffingtonpost.in/assets-h30115bcaf12a8dc7cbb7a294298167cb/logos/hp_mobile.svg?h=03d453bbc7328aee9e228d65b0f8be59"></a> </li> <li class="right-nav-menu"> <a href="#" id="hamburger-nav" class="hamburger-nav hamburger-nav-closed"> <!-- <img class="burger-icon" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.huffingtonpost.in/assets-h30115bcaf12a8dc7cbb7a294298167cb/images/burger-icon.jpg?h=7a8302ebb1455cb35edbe440f9cfc9f2"> <img class="burger-icon hidden" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.huffingtonpost.in/assets-h30115bcaf12a8dc7cbb7a294298167cb/images/editions-close-icon.jpg?h=cfac340b2ba9f64fcb28e4dcd6e8aaae"> --> </a> </li> </ul> <script type="text/javascript"> function onHamburgerClick() { var $mobileMenu = $('.mobile-menu'); $mobileMenu.toggleClass('pane-open'); $('.shareBarBottom').css('display', 'none'); if ($mobileMenu.hasClass('pane-open')) { $('body').addClass('mobile'); $(this).parent().css('background', '#284E45'); $(this).toggleClass('hamburger-nav-open'); $(this).toggleClass('hamburger-nav-closed'); } else { $('body').removeClass('mobile'); $(this).parent().css('background', '#2e7061'); $(this).toggleClass('hamburger-nav-open'); $(this).toggleClass('hamburger-nav-closed'); $('.shareBarBottom').css('display', 'inherit'); } } document.getElementsByClassName('hamburger-nav')[0].addEventListener('click', onHamburgerClick); </script> </nav> <div class="mobile-menu pane"> <div class="pane-inner"> <div class="pane-navigation-container"> <a href="#mobile-topNav"> <div class="pane-navigation-item pane-navigation-item-current">All Sections</div> </a> </div> <div class="pane-list-container"> <div class="pane-window pane-window-current"> <!-- Top Nav --> <ul id="mobile-topNav"> <li class="pane-vertical-item"> <a class="pane-vertical-link" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/" onclick="HPTrack.trackPageview('/t/a/topnav_topNav/v2');"> FRONT PAGE </a> </li> <li class="pane-vertical-item"> <a class="pane-vertical-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/analysis/" onclick="HPTrack.trackPageview('/t/a/topnav_topNav/v2');"> Analysis </a> </li> <li class="pane-vertical-item"> <a class="pane-vertical-link" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/" onclick="HPTrack.trackPageview('/t/a/topnav_topNav/v2');"> News </a> </li> <li class="pane-vertical-item"> <a class="pane-vertical-link" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/politics/" onclick="HPTrack.trackPageview('/t/a/topnav_topNav/v2');"> Politics </a> </li> <li class="pane-vertical-item"> <a class="pane-vertical-link" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/blog/" onclick="HPTrack.trackPageview('/t/a/topnav_topNav/v2');"> Blogs </a> </li> <li class="pane-vertical-item"> <a class="pane-vertical-link" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/business/" onclick="HPTrack.trackPageview('/t/a/topnav_topNav/v2');"> Business </a> </li> <li class="pane-vertical-item"> <a class="pane-vertical-link" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/tech/" onclick="HPTrack.trackPageview('/t/a/topnav_topNav/v2');"> Tech </a> </li> <li class="pane-vertical-item"> <a class="pane-vertical-link" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/entertainment/" onclick="HPTrack.trackPageview('/t/a/topnav_topNav/v2');"> Entertainment </a> </li> <li class="pane-vertical-item"> <a class="pane-vertical-link" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/lifestyle/" onclick="HPTrack.trackPageview('/t/a/topnav_topNav/v2');"> Lifestyle </a> </li> <li class="pane-vertical-item"> <a class="pane-vertical-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/world/" onclick="HPTrack.trackPageview('/t/a/topnav_topNav/v2');"> World </a> </li> <li class="pane-vertical-item"> <a class="pane-vertical-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/viral/" onclick="HPTrack.trackPageview('/t/a/topnav_topNav/v2');"> Viral </a> </li> <li class="pane-vertical-item"> <a class="pane-vertical-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/video/" onclick="HPTrack.trackPageview('/t/a/topnav_topNav/v2');"> Video </a> </li> </ul> <!-- end Top Nav --> </div> <!-- Mobile Nav Footer --> <div class="pane-window__footer" data-beacon="{"p":{"mlid":"pane_footer"}}"> <div class="pane-window__footer-items"> <a class="pane-window__footer-items-link" data-beacon="{"p":{"mnid":"feedback"}}" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/mailto:mwfeedback@huffingtonpost.com">Feedback</a> <a class="pane-window__footer-items-link" data-beacon="{"p":{"mnid":"view_desktop"}}" href="?m=false">View Desktop</a> </div> <div class="pane-window__footer-info"> <a class="pane-window__footer-info-link" data-beacon="{"p":{"mnid":"terms"}}" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/p/huffpost-india-terms.html">Terms</a> | <a class="pane-window__footer-info-link" data-beacon="{"p":{"mnid":"privacy"}}" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/p/huffpost-india-privacy-policy.html">Privacy Policy</a> <p class="pane-window__footer-info-copy">Copyright 漏2016 TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. | "The Huffington Post" is a registered trademark of TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. All rights reserved.</p> </div> </div> <!-- end Mobile Nav Footer --> </div> </div> </div> <div class="editions-mobile"> <ul class="unstyled"> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://m.huffpost.com/AR"> 毓乇亘賷 (Arabic) </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://m.huffpost.com/AU"> Australia </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://m.huffpost.com/BR"> Brasil </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://m.huffpost.com/CA"> Canada </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://m.huffpost.com/DE"> Deutschland </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://m.huffpost.com/ES"> Espa帽a </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://m.huffpost.com/FR"> France </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://m.huffpost.com/GR"> 螘位位维未伪 (Greece) </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://m.huffingtonpost.in/"> India </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://m.huffpost.com/IT"> Italia </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://m.huffpost.com/JP"> 鏃ユ湰 (Japan) </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://m.huffpost.com/KR"> 頃滉淡 (Korea) </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://m.huffpost.com/MG"> Maghreb </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://m.huffpost.com/UK"> United Kingdom </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://m.huffpost.com/US"> United States </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="inner-container"> <div class="desktop-only"> <!-- ads_leaderboard_flex --> <div id="modulous_leaderboard_flex" class="ad_spot desktop-only"> <style type="text/css">#topnav_margin_btm { margin0 !important }</style> <div id="ad_leaderboard_flex" class="ad_wrapper_"><div id="dfp_ATF_728" class="dfp clearfix"> <script> var __dfpLog = function(log){ try { var __t = window.console && window.console.log(log); }catch(e){ } }; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var div = document.getElementById('dfp_ATF_728'); var prefix = window.dfpPrefix; var slot = googletag.defineSlot(prefix + '_ATF_728', window.dfpSizes['leaderboard_flex'], 'dfp_ATF_728').addService(googletag.pubads()); var loaded = false; var reloadAdHandler = function(jQuery) { jQuery(document).on('reloadAd', function(ev, elem) { if (!elem.contains(div)) { return; } if (loaded) { googletag.pubads().refresh([slot]); } else { loaded = true; } }); }; var ___expr = window.jQuery && reloadAdHandler(jQuery) || window.require && require(['jquery'], reloadAdHandler); if (typeof debugadcode == 'function') { debugadcode('DFP', {placement: 'leaderboard_flex', slot: window.dfpPrefix + '_ATF_728'}); } }); </script> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript">if (typeof HPAds !== 'undefined') { HPAds.ad_onload('div[id^="ad_leaderboard_flex"] iframe','HPAds.ad_uac_onload_handler(\' iframe[class^="uac_"]\',this,\'bottom_ad_border_div\',10)') }</script> </div> <div data-beacon="{" p":{"mnid":"logo","mlid":"masthead"}}" class="logo_in centered masthead"> <div> 18 August 2016 </div> <div> <a href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453im_/http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.huffingtonpost.in/assets-h30115bcaf12a8dc7cbb7a294298167cb/logos/india.gif?h=84148157fb2e1898312a7c053f5a8120" alt="Huffington Post India"> </a> </div> </div> <div> <ul class="horizontal misc-nav"> <li> <div class="edition_nav"> <div class="selector">Edition: <strong>IN</strong> <span class="arrow-down"></span></div> <ul> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/?country=AR"> <span class="left">毓乇亘賷 (Arabic)</span> <span class="right">AR</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/?country=AU"> <span class="left">Australia</span> <span class="right">AU</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/?country=BR"> <span class="left">Brasil</span> <span class="right">BR</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/?country=CA"> <span class="left">Canada</span> <span class="right">CA</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/?country=DE"> <span class="left">Deutschland</span> <span class="right">DE</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/?country=ES"> <span class="left">Espa帽a</span> <span class="right">ES</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/?country=FR"> <span class="left">France</span> <span class="right">FR</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/?country=GR"> <span class="left">螘位位维未伪 (Greece)</span> <span class="right">GR</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/?country=IN"> <span class="left">India</span> <span class="right">IN</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/?country=IT"> <span class="left">Italia</span> <span class="right">IT</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/?country=JP"> <span class="left">鏃ユ湰 (Japan)</span> <span class="right">JP</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/?country=KR"> <span class="left">頃滉淡 (Korea)</span> <span class="right">KR</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/?country=MG"> <span class="left">Maghreb</span> <span class="right">MG</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/?country=UK"> <span class="left">United Kingdom</span> <span class="right">UK</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/?country=US"> <span class="left">United States</span> <span class="right">US</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li class="right"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/https://twitter.com/HuffPostIndia" class="twitter-follow-button" data-show-count="false" data-show-screen-name="false">Follow @HuffPostIndia</a> </li> <li class="right"> <div class="fb-like" data-href="http://facebook.com/HuffPostIndia" data-layout="button_count" data-action="like" data-show-faces="false" data-share="false"></div> </li> </ul> <!-- Top nav --> <nav class="primary"> <ul> <li id="topnav-item-front-page" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"india-front-page"}}"> <a href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/">FRONT PAGE</a> </li> <li id="topnav-item-analysis" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"india-analysis"}}"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/analysis/">Analysis</a> </li> <li id="topnav-item-news" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"india-news"}}"> <a href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/">News</a> </li> <li id="topnav-item-politics" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"india-politics"}}"> <a href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/politics/">Politics</a> </li> <li id="topnav-item-blogs" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"india-blogs"}}"> <a href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/blog/">Blogs</a> </li> <li id="topnav-item-business" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"india-business"}}"> <a href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/business/">Business</a> </li> <li id="topnav-item-tech" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"india-tech"}}"> <a href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/tech/">Tech</a> </li> <li id="topnav-item-entertainment" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"india-entertainment"}}"> <a href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/entertainment/">Entertainment</a> </li> <li id="topnav-item-lifestyle" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"india-lifestyle"}}"> <a href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/lifestyle/">Lifestyle</a> </li> <li id="topnav-item-world" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"india-world"}}"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/world/">World</a> </li> <li id="topnav-item-viral" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"india-viral"}}"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/viral/">Viral</a> </li> <li id="topnav-item-video" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"india-video"}}"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/video/">Video</a> </li> </ul> </nav> <nav class="secondary"> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/the-morning-wrap/">The Morning Wrap</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/olympics/">Rio Olympics</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/narendra-modi/">Narendra Modi</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/arvind-kejriwal/">Arvind Kejriwal</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/whats-working/">What's Working</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/books/">Books</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/style/">Style</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/food/">Food</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/bollywood/">Bollywood</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/comedy/">Comedy</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/social-media/">Social Media</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/travel/">Travel</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/the-huffington-post/id306621789?mt=8">iOS App</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.huffingtonpost.android">Android App</a></li> </ul> </nav> <!-- /Top nav --> </div> </div> <!-- ads_leaderboard_below_nav --> <div id="modulous_leaderboard_below_nav" class="ad_spot desktop-only"> </div> <div class="wide"> <header class="entry__header" data-beacon="{"p":{"mnid":"headline"}}"> <!-- SGC mobile logo --> <a class="mobile-only" href=""> <div class="sgp_section"></div> <div class="sgp_presented_by"></div> <img alt="" class="custom-header__image custom-header__image--image-only" src="/web/20160818050453im_/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/smubashir-noor/could-an-islamist-separatist-alliance-be-brewing-in-balochistan/?utm_hp_ref=in-blog"> </a> <span class="entry-eyebrow">THE BLOG</span> <div class="headline"> <h1 class="headline__title">Could An Islamist-Separatist Alliance Be Brewing In Balochistan?</h1> </div> <div class="timestamp"> <span class="timestamp__date--published">12/08/2016 3:59 PM IST</span> | <span class="timestamp__date--modified"> <strong>Updated</strong> August 13, 2016 10:08 </span> </div> <div class="js-horizontal-share share-bar share-bar--horizontal desktop-only" data-beacon="{"p":{"mnid":"headline_share_bar"}}"> <div class="share-bar__social-counts"> <span class="share-bar__social-counts__number"></span> </div> </div> <div class="author-byline"> <ul class="author-list"> <li class="author-card"> <div class="author-card__headshot" style="background-image: url(https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453im_/http://o.aolcdn.com/dims5/amp:aa0f655ef8fe4a812b97123d6476ad95f46a17ba/t:100,100/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fs.huffpost.com%2Fcontributors%2Fsmubashir-noor%2Fheadshot.jpg);"></div> <div class="author-card__details"> <span class="author-card__details-container"> <a class="author-card__details__name" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"author"}}" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/smubashir-noor/"> S.Mubashir Noor </a> <span class="author-card__social-container desktop-only"> </span> </span> <span class="author-card__microbio desktop-only"> Freelance journalist </span> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </header> </div> <div class="row cols2"> <div class="col first"> <article class="entry__content "> <div class="top-media" data-beacon="{"p":{"mnid":"top_media"}}"> <div class="top-media--image image"> <img class="image__src" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453im_/http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/crop/4485x2245+0+0/resize/630x315!/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fhss%2Fstorage%2Fmidas%2F3bb2e9137c4f528d95a92483e64ae101%2F204174993%2FRTSLQOV.jpeg"> <div class="image__credit"> Naseer Ahmed / Reuters </div> <div class="image__caption"> Friends and relatives of victims grieve at the scene of a bomb blast outside a hospital in Quetta. </div> </div> </div> <div class="entry__body post-contents" data-part="contents"> <!-- ads_sharebox_260x60 --> <div id="sharebox_260x60" class="advertisement sharebox_260x60" "ad_spot desktop-only"> <div class="ad_share_box"> <div style="display:none;line-height:normal;font:0.6em sans-serif;color:#909090;" class="sharebox-label">ADVERTISEMENT</div> <style>#ad_sharebox_260x60 img {padding:0;margin:0;}</style> <div id="ad_sharebox_260x60" class="ad_wrapper" style="padding:0;background:none;"><div id="dfp_SPL_ARTLOG_260x60" style="margin-top: 3px;" class="dfp clearfix"> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { var div = document.getElementById('dfp_SPL_ARTLOG_260x60'); var prefix = "/7176/HUFFINTONPOST/HUFFINTONPOST_WEB/HUFFP_SPL/HUFFP_SPL_ARTLOG/HUFFP"; var slot = googletag.defineSlot(prefix + '_SPL_ARTLOG_260x60', window.dfpSizes['sharebox_260x60'], 'dfp_SPL_ARTLOG_260x60').addService(googletag.pubads()); var loaded = false; var reloadAdHandler = function(jQuery) { jQuery(document).on('reloadAd', function(ev, elem) { if (!elem.contains(div)) { return; } if (loaded) { googletag.pubads().refresh([slot]); } else { loaded = true; } }); }; window.jQuery && reloadAdHandler(jQuery) || window.require && require(['jquery'], reloadAdHandler); if (typeof debugadcode == 'function') { debugadcode('DFP', { placement: 'sharebox_260x60', slot: window.dfpPrefix + '_SPL_ARTLOG_260x60' }); } }); </script> </div> </div></div> <script> (function(){ var box = document.getElementById('ad_sharebox_260x60').parentNode; var label = box.querySelector('.sharebox-label'); function resize() { var ifr = box.querySelector('iframe'); if ((!ifr && box.offsetWidth > 10 && box.offsetHeight > 10) || (ifr && ifr.offsetWidth > 10 && ifr.offsetHeight > 10)) { box.style.paddingBottom = '5px'; box.style.marginRight = '20px'; label.style.display = ''; } else { label.style.display = 'none'; box.style.marginRight = box.style.paddingBottom = ''; } } for (i=0; i<10000; i+= 500) { window.setTimeout(resize, i); } }()); </script> </div> <p>Another day, another senseless massacre. This time on 8 August in Quetta, provincial capital of Pakistan's sparsely populated and restive Balochistan province, where a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/08/pakistan-blast-quetta-hospital-lawyer-killed-160808050839643.html" target="_blank">suicide bombing</a> at a local hospital claimed over 70 civilian lives, mostly lawyers. Three days later, the security detail of a local judge <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.dawn.com/news/1276864" target="_blank">miraculously escaped</a> a roadside bomb without fatalities.</p> <!-- entry_paragraph_1_ad --> <div id="entry_paragraph_1" class="ad_spot desktop-only"> </div> <p></p> <blockquote class="pull-quote"><span class="quote">Someone close to the victims may have been sympathetic to both Baloch nationalism and the Sharia-imposition tirades of these monsters.</span></blockquote> <p></p> <p>Government and military spokespersons have <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/international/pakistan/pakistan-witnesses-80--decline-in-terror-attacks" target="_blank">insisted</a> all year that incidents of terrorism countrywide are down by 80%, and the insurgents -- mainly Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) affiliates --are scrabbling to evade the army's comprehensive counter-terror sweep: Operation Zarb-e-Azb (Urdu for "Decisive Strike").</p> <!-- entry_paragraph_2_ad --> <div id="entry_paragraph_2" class="ad_spot desktop-only"> </div> <p>Desperate and cornered, hence, the insurgents are hitting "soft targets," such as in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/27/asia/pakistan-lahore-deadly-blast/" target="_blank">Easter suicide bombing</a> in Lahore in March that felled 75, to shake the resolve of ordinary Pakistanis who unanimously back Operation Zarb-e-Azb despite the collateral damage. Or so goes the incumbent national narrative jointly crafted by Islamabad and General Headquarters.</p> <!-- entry_paragraph_3_ad --> <div id="entry_paragraph_3" class="ad_spot desktop-only"> <div class="spot-im-recommendations-widget-placeholder" data-rows="1"></div><br/><br/> </div> <p>While this is likely to be true, the sheer scale of attacks the insurgents are still capable of is alarming. And in the Quetta attack, the Taliban (or ISIS, since both claim it) have shown a remarkable capacity to evolve from opportunistic detonations in the middle of a crowd to planned, guerrilla-style ambush. Like the Viet Cong. This must worry Pakistan's top brass seeing how America's military might eventually withered before Ho Chi Minh's war strategy.</p> <!-- entry_paragraph_4_ad --> <div id="entry_paragraph_4" class="ad_spot desktop-only"> <div style="display:table;margin:0 auto;padding:5px 0 15px;"><div id="dfp_MID_300" style="width:300px;margin:auto"> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { var prefix = '' || window.dfpPrefix; var div = document.getElementById('dfp_MID_300'); div.id = div.id + '_' + Math.round(Math.random()*1e16); var slot = googletag.defineSlot(prefix + '_MID_300', [300,250], div.id).addService(googletag.pubads()); waitForGlobal(function() { return !!window['googletag']['readyForDisplay']; }, function() { googletag.display(div.id); jQuery(document).on('reloadAd', function(ev, elem) { if (elem && !elem.contains(div)) { return; } googletag.pubads().refresh([slot]); }); }); }); if (typeof debugadcode == 'function') { debugadcode('DFP', {placement: 'entry_paragraph_4', slot: window.dfpPrefix+'_MID_300'}); } </script> </div></div> </div> <p>The 8<sup>th</sup> of August began with the drive-by shooting of Bilal Kasi, president of the Balochistan Bar Association, by unknown assassins. His murder was the latest in a streak of targeted killings involving lawyers. Since June, at least two other members of his fraternity (a college law professor and a high court advocate) had been gunned down in similar circumstances.</p> <p>After Kasi's killing, his colleagues thronged the Civil Hospital in Quetta to mourn him and announce the now customary province-wide boycott of legal proceedings. What awaited them instead was a suicide bomber laden with 8kg of explosives. Whoever plotted the attack had clearly scouted the area beforehand and knew how the lawyers would react.</p> <p>The congregation was purportedly targeted because lawyers "support democracy and make laws," according to a militant with ISIS ties interviewed by the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.wsj.com/articles/pakistan-probes-islamic-state-links-in-quetta-hospital-bombing-1470758955" target="_blank"><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a>. Since parliament is the sole institution in Pakistan empowered to draft and enact legislation, perhaps he meant they were targeted for being symbols of the state?</p> <p>Following the carnage, the usual contagion of blame-mongering took hold. Various government functionaries <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/foreign-hand-not-ruled-out-in-quetta-attack-pakistan-116081101591_1.html" target="_blank">blamed India</a> for "destabilizing" Balochistan to frustrate Pakistan's marquee development blueprint: the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Others railed against Afghanistan, or more pertinently its spy apparatus NDS, for strategically <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/26690-kabul-rejects-claims-india-plots-attacks-on-pakistan-from-afghanistan" target="_blank">providing a haven</a> to TTP insurgents and abetting their attacks inside Pakistan. Essentially, a mirror of Kabul's accusations.</p> <p>A few political mavericks even <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://dailytimes.com.pk/pakistan/10-Aug-16/aitzaz-questions-role-of-intelligence-agencies-after-quetta-attack" target="_blank">dared criticize</a> Pakistan's feared security agencies for the massive "intelligence failure." Balochistan, of course, has been wracked by a low-grade insurgency since 2006 when Gen. Pervez Musharraf ordered the army to take out the popular, Oxford-educated chieftain Akbar Bugti on charges of conspiracy against the state.</p> <p>Baloch dissidents, many of whom live abroad in self-imposed exile, have long accused the army of extrajudicial murders and kidnappings that have exacerbated the insurgency and stoked anti-Pakistan sentiments in a new generation of Balochis.</p> <p></p> <blockquote class="pull-quote"><span class="quote">The forces of ideology and race do not often mix, but in this case they have a common enemy in the Pakistan army.</span></blockquote> <p></p> <p>Unsurprisingly, in the rush to finger-wag at Pakistan's neighbours, law enforcement as well as politicians have leapt past standard investigation protocols. For starters, the police need to rigorously probe Kasi's current case files and those of the previously slain lawyers to itemize who they were defending or prosecuting. Chances of his murder and the suicide bombing being unrelated are slim, but not zero, especially with the competing claims from Taliban and ISIS.</p> <p>Additionally, considering the clockwork-like timing of the explosion to cause maximum casualties, it is also possible the plotters had inside help. Someone close to the victims may have been sympathetic to both Baloch nationalism and the Sharia-imposition tirades of these monsters.</p> <p>Pakistan formalized its landmark National Action Plan (NAP) against terrorism with broad political consensus following the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Peshawar_school_massacre">Army Public School massacre in December 2015</a>. Though there have been steady gains, Islamabad must be wary of an unholy alliance between the remnants of the Taliban and Baloch separatists. The forces of ideology and race do not often mix, but in this case they have a common enemy in the Pakistan army.</p> <p> <!-- Slideshow Embed --> <section class="col first"> <div class="slideshow" data-beacon="{"p":{"mnid":"slideshow","lnid":"open","dL_sDpt":"gallery"}}" data-data-url="/_/slideshow/420454/with-slides" data-slideshow-id="420454" id="slideshow-420454" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453im_/https://s.blogcdn.com/slideshows/images/slides/400/733/0/S4007330/slug/l/elephant-rajes-taking-swim-in-sea-1.jpg);"> <div class="slideshow__preview"> <div class="slideshow__preview__icon"></div> <div class="slideshow__preview__text"> <div class="slideshow__preview__text__title">Photos: A Last Look At Andaman's Only Swimming Elephant </div><!-- look for a preview text title or social title --> </div> </div> <div> <!-- Slideshow overlay --> <div class="slideshow-overlay hidden" data-beacon="{"p":{"mlid":"slideshow"}}" id="overlay-420454"> <div class="slideshow-overlay__header"> <div class="slideshow-overlay__header__hp"></div> <h2 class="slideshow-overlay__header__title">Photos: A Last Look At Andaman's Only Swimming Elephant </h2> <div class="slideshow-overlay__header__close" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"close"}}" data-slideshow-id="420454"></div> <!-- Slideshow overlay sharebar --> <div class="slideshow-overlay__header__share" data-beacon="{"p":{"mnid":"slideshow_share_bar"}}" data-sharingimage="https://s.blogcdn.com/slideshows/images/slides/400/733/0/S4007330/slug/l/elephant-rajes-taking-swim-in-sea-1.jpg"> <div class="share-bar share-bar--slideshow-top" data-beacon="{"p":{"mnid":"slideshow_share_bar"}}"> <ul class="share-bar__list"> <li class="bN facebook share-bar__item" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"facebook","mpid":0}}" data-type="facebook"> <a class="share-bar__item-link" href="#" target="_blank"></a> </li> <li class="bN share-bar__item twitter" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"twitter","mpid":1}}" data-type="twitter"> <a class="share-bar__item-link" href="#" target="_blank"></a> </li> <li class="bN pinterest share-bar__item" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"pinterest","mpid":2}}" data-type="pinterest"> <a class="share-bar__item-link" data-pin-custom="true" href="#" target="_blank"></a> </li> <li class="bN google share-bar__item" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"google","mpid":3}}" data-type="google"> <a class="share-bar__item-link" href="#" target="_blank"></a> </li> <li class="bN email share-bar__item" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"email","mpid":4}}" data-type="email"> <a class="share-bar__item-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/mailto:/?subject=Could%20An%20Islamist-Separatist%20Alliance%20Be%20Brewing%20In%20Balochistan%3F&body=Article%3A%20%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.in%2Fsmubashir-noor%2Fcould-an-islamist-separatist-alliance-be-brewing-in-balochistan%2F"></a> </li> </ul> </div> <!-- <span class="share-text">Share</span> --> </div> </div> <div class="slideshow-overlay__container__ad-con"> <div class="slideshow-overlay__container__ad-con__top-ad"></div> </div> <!-- Slideshow Overlay Header --> <div class="slideshow-overlay__container"> <div class="slideshow-overlay__container__left"> <div class="slideshow-overlay__container__left__nav"> <div class="slideshow-overlay__container__left__nav__prev" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"prev","dL_sDpt":"gallery"}}" data-slideshow-id="420454"></div> <div class="slideshow-overlay__container__left__nav__current">1</div> <div class="slideshow-overlay__container__left__nav__of"> <div class="slideshow-overlay__container__left__nav__of__line"></div> <div class="slideshow-overlay__container__left__nav__of__word">of</div> </div> <div class="slideshow-overlay__container__left__nav__total">14</div> <div class="slideshow-overlay__container__left__nav__next" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"next","dL_sDpt":"gallery"}}" data-slideshow-id="420454"></div> </div> <div class="slideshow-overlay__container__left__info"> <div class="slideshow-overlay__container__left__info__slide-title"></div> <div class="slideshow-overlay__container__left__info__slide-caption"></div> </div> <div class="slideshow-overlay__container__left__side-share" data-beacon="{"p":{"mnid":"slide_share_bar"}}" data-sharingimage="https://s.blogcdn.com/slideshows/images/slides/400/733/0/S4007330/slug/l/elephant-rajes-taking-swim-in-sea-1.jpg"> <p class="share-text">Share this slide:</p> <div class="share-bar share-bar--slideshow-left" data-beacon="{"p":{"mnid":"slide_share_bar"}}"> <ul class="share-bar__list"> <li class="bN facebook share-bar__item" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"facebook","mpid":0}}" data-type="facebook"> <a class="share-bar__item-link" href="#" target="_blank"></a> </li> <li class="bN share-bar__item twitter" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"twitter","mpid":1}}" data-type="twitter"> <a class="share-bar__item-link" href="#" target="_blank"></a> </li> <li class="bN pinterest share-bar__item" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"pinterest","mpid":2}}" data-type="pinterest"> <a class="share-bar__item-link" data-pin-custom="true" href="#" target="_blank"></a> </li> <li class="bN google share-bar__item" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"google","mpid":3}}" data-type="google"> <a class="share-bar__item-link" href="#" target="_blank"></a> </li> <li class="bN email share-bar__item" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"email","mpid":4}}" data-type="email"> <a class="share-bar__item-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/mailto:/?subject=Could%20An%20Islamist-Separatist%20Alliance%20Be%20Brewing%20In%20Balochistan%3F&body=Article%3A%20%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.in%2Fsmubashir-noor%2Fcould-an-islamist-separatist-alliance-be-brewing-in-balochistan%2F"></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="slideshow-overlay__container__left__side-ad"></div> </div> <div class="slideshow-overlay__container__content"> <div class="slideshow-overlay__container__content__slide"> </div> <div class="slideshow-overlay__container__content__credit"></div> </div> </div> <!-- Slideshow Overlay Slides Container --> <div class="slideshow-overlay__data"> </div> </div><!-- Slideshow Overlay --> </div> </div> </section> </p> <div class="tag-cloud" data-beacon="{"p":{"mnid":"more"}}"> <span class="tag-more">MORE:</span> <a class="tag" data-beacon="{'p':{'mpid':0}}" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/balochistan/"> Balochistan </a> <a class="tag" data-beacon="{'p':{'mpid':1}}" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/isis/"> Isis </a> <a class="tag" data-beacon="{'p':{'mpid':2}}" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/pakistan/"> Pakistan </a> <a class="tag" data-beacon="{'p':{'mpid':3}}" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/quetta/"> Quetta </a> <a class="tag" data-beacon="{'p':{'mpid':4}}" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/quetta-hospital-bombing/"> Quetta Hospital Bombing </a> <a class="tag" data-beacon="{'p':{'mpid':5}}" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/taliban/"> Taliban </a> <a class="tag" data-beacon="{'p':{'mpid':6}}" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/news/terrorism/"> Terrorism </a> </div> <!-- Mobile Conversations --> <a class="follow-us__correction" data-post-origin="amp" data-post-id="21449723" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"citation","mnid":"entry_text","mpid":12}}" id="suggest-corrections" data-popup-target="#corrections_container">Suggest a correction</a> <div id="corrections_container" style="display: none;"> <div id="corrections" class="popup"> <div class="popup-body"> <span class="popup-exit"></span> <div class="popup-content corrections"> <div class="popup-window__title"> Contact Us </div> <div class="popup-window__subheading"> Use this form to alert a HuffPost editor about a factual or typographical error in this story. </div> <div class="popup-window__form-container" id="corrections_form_container"> <div class="popup-window__form-error" id="corrections_error"></div> <div class="popup-window__input-row"> <div class="popup-window__input-label"> <label for="corrections_name"> Your Name </label> </div> <div class="popup-window__input"> <input class="popup-window__text-input" id="corrections_name" placeholder="Pat Smith"> </div> </div> <div class="popup-window__input-row"> <div class="popup-window__input-label"> <label for="corrections_email"> Your Email </label> </div> <div class="popup-window__input"> <input class="popup-window__text-input" id="corrections_email" placeholder="pat@example.com"> </div> </div> <div class="popup-window__input-row"> <div class="popup-window__input-label-textarea"> <label for="corrections_message"> What is the correction? Describe the error here. </label> <span class="popup-window__input-label-textarea-limit" id="corrections_message_limit"> 1000 characters remaining </span> </div> </div> <div class="popup-window__input-row"> <div class="popup-window__textarea"> <textarea class="popup-window__textarea-input" id="corrections_message" placeholder="i.e. a name was wrong in a recent story..." maxlength="1000"></textarea> </div> </div> <div class="popup-window__input-row"> <input checked="checked" id="corrections_newsletter" type="checkbox"> <label class="popup-window__checkbox-label" for="corrections_newsletter"> Sign up for The Morning Email </label> </div> <input type="hidden" name="csrf" id="csrf" value="eyJyIjoiZ0ZoR2E4Nk5US1wvK2h0ZllJNkhMQnlkZVZKT21BWDRcL1VuVHZhNk9zZkRjPSIsInQiOjE0NzE0OTY2OTMsInMiOiJtc0FLTGhHc1FNVmRWbTJxbWhUbDZsQ3JvSXpcLytjVUhBdWQ4OVN5b0s2OWtxU09QOENndTJDQ1wveVoyM2dxM3pzTE4wNEdrWHh6STIrcVNIdWNpbXR3PT0ifQ=="/> <div class="popup-window__input-row"> <button class="popup-window__submit" id="corrections_submit"> Send </button> <button class="popup-window__cancel" id="corrections_cancel"> Cancel </button> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- This script needs to remain inline. This script needs to run when the suggest corrections form is added to the popup overlay --> <script type="text/javascript"> if (window.jQuery) { $(document).keyup(function (e) { if (e.keyCode === 27 && $('html').hasClass('overlay')) { clearPopup(); } }); $('.popup-overlay').click(function (e) { var $target = $(e.target); if ($target.hasClass('popup-overlay')) { clearPopup(); } }); $('.popup-overlay').find('.popup-exit, .popup-window__cancel').click(function () { clearPopup(); }); $('.popup-overlay').find('#corrections_submit').click(function () { submitForm($('.popup-overlay')); console.log($('#csrf').val()); }); $('.popup-overlay').on('keyup keydown', '#corrections_message', function(event) { var remaining = parseInt($(event.target).attr('maxlength')) - event.target.value.length; var text = "{0} characters remaining"; $('.popup-overlay #corrections_message_limit').text(text.replace('{0}', remaining)); }); } </script> </div> <div class="modal hidden" data-beacon="{" p":{"mlid":"modal","mnid":"slideshow"}}" id="modal"> <i class="modal__close bN" data-beacon="{" p":{"lnid":"close"}}"></i> <div class="modal__content"> <div data-beacon="{"p":{"mnid":"slideshow","lnid":"open"}}" id="slideshow-page"> <h2 class="headline__title"></h2> <!-- Slideshow Overlay Slides Container --> <ul class="listicle" data-id="" data-length="19" id="listicle-"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <!-- Desktop Conversations --> <div id="conversations"> <a name="comments"></a> <div class="spot-im-frame-inpage" data-post-id="amp-21449723" data-messages-count="3"></div> </div> <div class="entry-recirc-mod" data-beacon="{"p":{"mnid":"entry_recirc_mod"}}"> <span class="header">More On This Topic</span> <ul> <li class="first"> <span class="post-image"> <a href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/08/17/india-accepts-pakistans-proposal-for-talks-on-kashmir/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453im_/http://o.aolcdn.com/dims5/amp:99e858feb7443372b520beb62f8ad9c4f78b32e0/t:185,135/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fhss%2Fstorage%2Fmidas%2F5be703eb7a62fddea37a1e78db5b23e2%2F204213196%2F539438288.jpg"> </a> </span> <span class="post-title"> <a href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/08/17/india-accepts-pakistans-proposal-for-talks-on-kashmir/">India Accepts Pakistan's Proposal To Discuss Terrorism, But Keeps Kashmir Off The Table</a> </span> </li> <li> <span class="post-image"> <a href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/08/16/radical-islamist-preacher-anjem-choudary-found-guilty-of-support/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453im_/http://o.aolcdn.com/dims5/amp:3639d0a83cfefb147d6845fb2b96e33f8acfa38f/t:185,135/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.huffingtonpost.com%2Fasset%2F600_600%2F57b333d9170000d002d1f155.jpg"> </a> </span> <span class="post-title"> <a href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/08/16/radical-islamist-preacher-anjem-choudary-found-guilty-of-support/">Radical Islamist Preacher Anjem Choudary Found Guilty Of Supporting ISIS</a> </span> </li> <li> <span class="post-image"> <a href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/08/16/is-balochistan-as-an-answer-to-kashmir-a-self-goal/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453im_/http://o.aolcdn.com/dims5/amp:6a7313465b50d11ac83b24cbffffefe81e56bedb/t:185,135/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fhss%2Fstorage%2Fmidas%2F5a8ddddaee22127cae14e6e68d87fa05%2F204207225%2F589688074.jpg"> </a> </span> <span class="post-title"> <a href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/08/16/is-balochistan-as-an-answer-to-kashmir-a-self-goal/">Is Balochistan As An Answer To Kashmir A Self-Goal?</a> </span> </li> </ul> </div> <!-- ads_below_entry_recirc --> <div id="modulous_below_entry_recirc" class="ad_spot desktop-only"> <!-- below_entry_recirc --> <!-- HUFFP_ROS_RCMW_AS_BTF_CTN,position=1--> <div id="div-clmb-ctn-195656-1" style="float:left;min-height:2px;width:100%;" data-slot="195656" data-position="1" data-section="0" class="colombia"></div> <!-- HUFFP_ROS_AS_CTN_NAT,position=1--> <div id="div-clmb-ctn-206523-1" style="float:left;min-height:2px;display;block;width:100%;height795px" data-slot="206523" data-position="1" data-section="0" class="colombia"></div> <!-- /below_entry_recirc --> </div> <!-- ads_article_foot --> <div id="modulous_article_foot" class="ad_spot desktop-only"> </div> <div class="advertisement mobileweb_taboola treated" data-beacon="{"p":{"mnid":"ad","lnid":"mobileweb_taboola"}}"> </div> <div class="advertisement mobileweb_instream_banner treated" data-beacon="{"p":{"mnid":"ad","lnid":"mobileweb_instream_banner"}}"> <span class="advertisement__label">Advertisement</span> </div> </div> <div class="col last" data-beacon="{"p":{"mlid":"col3"}}"> <!-- ads_right_rail_flex --> <div id="modulous_right_rail_flex" class="ad_spot desktop-only"> <script type="text/javascript"> if ( "function" === typeof(adSetSyncDelay) ) { adSetSyncDelay('125'); } </script> <div id="ad_right_rail_flex" class="ad_wrapper_top"><div id="dfp_ATF_300" class="dfp clearfix"> <script> var __dfpLog = function(log){ try { var __t = window.console && window.console.log(log); }catch(e){ } }; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var div = document.getElementById('dfp_ATF_300'); var prefix = window.dfpPrefix; var slot = googletag.defineSlot(prefix + '_ATF_300', window.dfpSizes['right_rail_flex'], 'dfp_ATF_300').addService(googletag.pubads()); var loaded = false; var reloadAdHandler = function(jQuery) { jQuery(document).on('reloadAd', function(ev, elem) { if (!elem.contains(div)) { return; } if (loaded) { googletag.pubads().refresh([slot]); } else { loaded = true; } }); }; var ___expr = window.jQuery && reloadAdHandler(jQuery) || window.require && require(['jquery'], reloadAdHandler); if (typeof debugadcode == 'function') { debugadcode('DFP', {placement: 'right_rail_flex', slot: window.dfpPrefix + '_ATF_300'}); } }); </script> </div> </div> </div> <!-- ads_text_sponsorship --> <div id="modulous_sponsorship" class="ad_spot desktop-only"> </div> <div class="mod mod-follow tabs desktop-only" data-beacon="{"p":{"mnid":"mod-follow"}}"> <div class="mod-head"> <h3>FOLLOW HUFFPOST</h3> </div> <div class="mod-body"> <ul class="platform tabs-control"> <li class="fb facebook-icon" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"fb"}}"> <a href="#">Facebook</a> <div class="icon-pointer"></div></li> <li class="twitter twitter-icon" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"twitter"}}"> <a href="#">Twitter</a> <div class="icon-pointer"></div></li> <li class="youtube youtube-icon" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"youtube"}}"> <a href="#"></a> <div class="icon-pointer"></div></li> <li class="mobile mobile-icon" data-beacon="{"p":{"lnid":"mobile"}}"> <a href="#">Mobile</a> <div class="icon-pointer"></div></li> </ul> <ul class="platform-content tabs-content"> <li class="fb-panel fb" style="display: none;"> <ol class="options"> <li> <span class="name">India</span> <div class="share-button"> <div class="fb-like" data-href="http://facebook.com/HuffPostIndia" data-layout="button_count" data-action="like" data-show-faces="false" data-share="false"></div> </div> </li> </ol> </li> <li class="twitter-panel twitter" style="display: none;"> <ol class="options"> <li> <span class="name">India</span> <div class="share-button"> <span data-placement="Header/India"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/https://twitter.com/HuffPostIndia" class="twitter-follow-button" data-show-count="false" data-show-screen-name="false">Follow @HuffPostIndia</a> </span> </div> </li> </ol> </li> <!-- /.twitter --> <div class="youtube-panel youtube"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZfsrIV68Oegr5bJgAMLBDA">Visit YouTube <i class="fa fa-youtube"></i></a></div> <li class="mobile-panel mobile" style="display: none;"> <a class="ios sprite" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://itunes.apple.com/IN/app/the-huffington-post/id306621789?mt=8"></a> <a class="android sprite" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.huffingtonpost.android&hl=en_IN"></a> <a class="blackberry sprite" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/https://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/19143/"></a> </li> <!-- /.mobile --> <li class="email" style="display: list-item;"> <form class="subscribe"> <h3 class="follow-us__newsletters-heading">HUFFPOST NEWSLETTERS</h3> <p class="newsletter-signup__label">Get top stories and blog posts emailed to me each day. Newsletters may offer personalized content or advertisements. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://privacy.aol.com/">Learn More.</a></p> <input class="text" name="email" placeholder="address@email.com" type="text"> <input name="list" type="hidden" value=""> <input name="template" type="hidden" value=""> <input type="hidden" name="site" value=""> <input class="button" type="submit" value="Subscribe!"> <label class="signup_error" style="display:none;"><strong>Please enter a valid email address</strong></label> <p class="instructions"> <!-- %strong Thanks! --> <!-- You're now signed-up for the HuffPost Daily Brief and Politics newsletter. --> </p> </form> </li> <!-- /.email --> </ul> </div> <div class="mod-footer"></div> </div> <div id="right-rail-trending"> <section class="component js-scroll loaded recirc recirc--trending recirc--vertical recirc--page" data-beacon="{" p":{"mlid":"trending"}}"> <h3 class="recirc__title"> <span class="recirc__title__text">TRENDING</span> </h3> <div class="recirc__content"> <div class="card recirc__item " data-beacon="{" p":{"mnid":"news","plid":"21453834","mpid":0"> <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__headlines"> <h2 class="card__headline js-card-headline"> <a class="card__link" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/08/17/wrestler-sakshi-malik-wins-indias-first-medal-at-rio-olympic-ga/">Rio Olympic Games: Wrestler Sakshi Malik Wins India's First Medal</a> </h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="recirc__content"> <div class="card recirc__item " data-beacon="{" p":{"mnid":"news","plid":"21450007","mpid":1"> <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__headlines"> <h2 class="card__headline js-card-headline"> <a class="card__link" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/08/11/these-olympic-beach-volleyball-photos-prove-that-sports-are-for/">These Olympic Beach Volleyball Photos Prove That Sports Are For Everyone</a> </h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="recirc__content"> <div class="card recirc__item " data-beacon="{" p":{"mnid":"news","plid":"21453696","mpid":2"> <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__headlines"> <h2 class="card__headline js-card-headline"> <a class="card__link" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/08/17/watch-deputy-cm-catches-a-hospital-worker-watching-a-movie-whil/">VIDEO: Manish Sisodia Catches Hospital Worker Watching Movie While Patients Wait Outside</a> </h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="recirc__content"> <div class="card recirc__item " data-beacon="{" p":{"mnid":"news","plid":"21453295","mpid":3"> <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__headlines"> <h2 class="card__headline js-card-headline"> <a class="card__link" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/08/17/photos-inside-akshay-kumar-and-twinkle-khannas-artistically-de/">PHOTOS: Inside Akshay Kumar And Twinkle Khanna's Artistically Decorated Home</a> </h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="recirc__content"> <div class="card recirc__item " data-beacon="{" p":{"mnid":"news","plid":"21447038","mpid":4"> <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__headlines"> <h2 class="card__headline js-card-headline"> <a class="card__link" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/08/08/why-the-death-vault-that-propelled-dipa-karmakar-to-olympics-fin/">Why The Death Vault That Propelled Dipa Karmakar To Olympics Final Is So Controversial</a> </h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="recirc__content"> <div class="card recirc__item " data-beacon="{" p":{"mnid":"news","plid":"21453981","mpid":5"> <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__headlines"> <h2 class="card__headline js-card-headline"> <a class="card__link" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/08/17/the-inspiring-story-of-sakshi-malik-the-olympic-winner-from-roh/">The Inspiring Story Of Sakshi Malik, The Olympic Winner From Rohtak, Where Wrestling Was 'Not For Girls'</a> </h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="recirc__content"> <div class="card recirc__item " data-beacon="{" p":{"mnid":"news","plid":"21449698","mpid":6"> <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__headlines"> <h2 class="card__headline js-card-headline"> <a class="card__link" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/preeity-verma-/theres-shobhaa-de-and-then-theres-the-rest-of-us/">There's Shobhaa De... And Then There's The Rest Of Us</a> </h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="recirc__content"> <div class="card recirc__item " data-beacon="{" p":{"mnid":"news","plid":"21453978","mpid":7"> <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__headlines"> <h2 class="card__headline js-card-headline"> <a class="card__link" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/08/17/sakshi-malik-gets-emotional-after-winning-bronze-at-rio-says-m/">Sakshi Malik Gets Emotional After Winning Bronze At Rio, Says 'Meri 12 Saal Ki Tapasya Rang Layi'</a> </h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="recirc__content"> <div class="card recirc__item " data-beacon="{" p":{"mnid":"news","plid":"21452338","mpid":8"> <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__headlines"> <h2 class="card__headline js-card-headline"> <a class="card__link" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/08/16/dipa-was-inconsolable-after-returning-to-games-village-says-coa/">Dipa Karmakar Was Inconsolable After Returning To Games Village, Says Coach</a> </h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="recirc__content"> <div class="card recirc__item " data-beacon="{" p":{"mnid":"news","plid":"21453172","mpid":9"> <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__headlines"> <h2 class="card__headline js-card-headline"> <a class="card__link" href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/08/17/chinese-swimmer-gives-zero-f-ks-about-being-on-her-period-at-ri/">Chinese Swimmer Gives Zero F**ks About Being On Her Period At Rio</a> </h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="more-from-author-mod" data-beacon="{"p":{"mnid":"more_from_author"}}"> <span class="header">More From This Author</span> <ul> <li class="first"> <span class="post-title"> <a href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/smubashir-noor/why-mullahs-are-mere-pawns-in-pakistans-persecution-of-ahmadis/">Why Mullahs Are Mere Pawns In Pakistan's Persecution Of Ahmadis</a> </span> <span class="post-image"> <a href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/smubashir-noor/why-mullahs-are-mere-pawns-in-pakistans-persecution-of-ahmadis/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453im_/http://o.aolcdn.com/dims5/amp:6959d63e087382b5fdb814abd631384b275a518c/t:300,125/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fi.huffpost.com%2Fgen%2F4437856%2Fimages%2Fn-PAKISTAN-628x314.jpg"> </a> </span> </li> <li> <span class="post-title"> <a href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/smubashir-noor/us-conservatives-are-co-opting-gay-rights-to-turn-up-the-heat-on/">US Conservatives Are Co-Opting Gay Rights To Turn Up The Heat On American-Muslims</a> </span> <span class="post-image"> <a href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/smubashir-noor/us-conservatives-are-co-opting-gay-rights-to-turn-up-the-heat-on/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453im_/http://o.aolcdn.com/dims5/amp:69d24bd94d5f0ba12a5233aa304d08ea26d05d9d/t:300,125/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fi.huffpost.com%2Fgen%2F4419890%2Fimages%2Fn-ORLANDO-628x314.jpg"> </a> </span> </li> <li> <span class="post-title"> <a href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/smubashir-noor/how-a-persecution-complex-underpins-pakistans-foreign-policy-p/">How A Persecution Complex Underpins Pakistan's Foreign Policy (Part 1: Afghanistan)</a> </span> <span class="post-image"> <a href="/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/smubashir-noor/how-a-persecution-complex-underpins-pakistans-foreign-policy-p/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453im_/http://o.aolcdn.com/dims5/amp:b7d4cbfb2ac7e149309f9f3694ebb03ccfa6b7cc/t:300,125/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fi.huffpost.com%2Fgen%2F4416840%2Fimages%2Fn-PAKISTAN-628x314.jpg"> </a> </span> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="most-popular"> <div id="modulous_gravity_most_popular" class="ad_spot"> <h2 class="mp_title">Suggested For You</h2> <div class="mp_cycle"> <div id="grv-personalization-396"></div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ (function() { window.gravityInsightsParams = { 'type': 'content', 'action': '', 'site_guid': '72ef14275a4db480ac8010c74ede260c' }; var adServerReq, bUrl, cburl, doUseGravityUserGuid, includeJs, jq, pfurl, type, ug, wlPrefix, wlUrl, _ref, _ref1, _ref2; includeJs = function(a) { var b; b = document.createElement("script"); b.async = !0; b.src = a; a = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; return a.parentNode.insertBefore(b, a) }; bUrl = ""; ug = (doUseGravityUserGuid = !0 === gravityInsightsParams.useGravityUserGuid ? 1 : 0) ? "" : gravityInsightsParams.user_guid || (null != (_ref = /grvinsights=([^;]+)/.exec(document.cookie)) ? _ref[1] : void 0) || ""; wlUrl = (wlPrefix = "https:" === location.protocol ? "https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/https://secure-api.gravity.com/v1/api/intelligence" : "https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://rma-api.gravity.com/v1/api/intelligence", jq = (null != (_ref1 = window.jQuery) ? null != (_ref2 = _ref1.fn) ? _ref2.jquery : void 0 : void 0) || "", type = "iframe", adServerReq = gravityInsightsParams.ad || "", cburl = gravityInsightsParams.cburl || "", pfurl = gravityInsightsParams.pfurl || "", "" + wlPrefix + "/wl?jq=" + jq + "&sg=" + gravityInsightsParams.site_guid + "&ug=" + ug + "&ugug=" + doUseGravityUserGuid + "&id=grv-personalization-396&pl=396" + ("&type=" + type + "&ad=" + adServerReq + "&cburl=") + encodeURIComponent(cburl) + "&pfurl=" + encodeURIComponent(pfurl) + ("&x=" + (new Date).getTime()) + ("undefined" !== typeof forceArticleIds && null !== forceArticleIds && forceArticleIds.join ? "&ai=" + forceArticleIds.join(",") : "") + ("undefined" !== typeof apids && null !== apids && "" !== apids ? "&apids=" + encodeURIComponent(apids) : "")); bUrl && includeJs(bUrl); wlUrl && (window.gravityInsightsParams.sidebar && (window.gravityInsightsParams.wlStartTime = (new Date).getTime()), includeJs(wlUrl)); })(); //]]> </script> </div> </div> <!-- ads_right_rail_lower --> <div id="modulous_right_rail_lower" class="ad_spot desktop-only"> <div id="dfp_BTF_300" class="dfp clearfix"> <script> var __dfpLog = function(log){ try { var __t = window.console && window.console.log(log); }catch(e){ } }; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var div = document.getElementById('dfp_BTF_300'); var prefix = window.dfpPrefix; var slot = googletag.defineSlot(prefix + '_BTF_300', window.dfpSizes['right_rail_lower'], 'dfp_BTF_300').addService(googletag.pubads()); var loaded = false; var reloadAdHandler = function(jQuery) { jQuery(document).on('reloadAd', function(ev, elem) { if (!elem.contains(div)) { return; } if (loaded) { googletag.pubads().refresh([slot]); } else { loaded = true; } }); }; var ___expr = window.jQuery && reloadAdHandler(jQuery) || window.require && require(['jquery'], reloadAdHandler); if (typeof debugadcode == 'function') { debugadcode('DFP', {placement: 'right_rail_lower', slot: window.dfpPrefix + '_BTF_300'}); } }); </script> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="desktop-only"> <!-- ads_leaderboard_bottom --> <div id="modulous_leaderboard_bottom" class="ad_spot desktop-only"> <div id="ad_leaderboard_bottom" class="ad_wrapper_"><div id="dfp_BTF_728" class="dfp clearfix"> <script> var __dfpLog = function(log){ try { var __t = window.console && window.console.log(log); }catch(e){ } }; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var div = document.getElementById('dfp_BTF_728'); var prefix = window.dfpPrefix; var slot = googletag.defineSlot(prefix + '_BTF_728', window.dfpSizes['leaderboard_bottom'], 'dfp_BTF_728').addService(googletag.pubads()); var loaded = false; var reloadAdHandler = function(jQuery) { jQuery(document).on('reloadAd', function(ev, elem) { if (!elem.contains(div)) { return; } if (loaded) { googletag.pubads().refresh([slot]); } else { loaded = true; } }); }; var ___expr = window.jQuery && reloadAdHandler(jQuery) || window.require && require(['jquery'], reloadAdHandler); if (typeof debugadcode == 'function') { debugadcode('DFP', {placement: 'leaderboard_bottom', slot: window.dfpPrefix + '_BTF_728'}); } }); </script> </div> </div> </div> <footer> <nav> <ul> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/rss/index.xml">RSS</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/www.huffingtonpost.in/p/huffpost-india-faqs/">FAQ</a> </li> </ul> </nav> <nav> <ul> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/p/huffpost-india-terms">User Agreement</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/p/huffpost-india-privacy-policy">Privacy</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/p/huffpost-india-about-us">About Us</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/p/huffpost-india-contact-us">Contact Us</a> </li> </ul> </nav> <nav> <ul> <li> Copyright 漏 2016 Times Internet Limited (and its licensors). </li> <li> All rights reserved. </li> </ul> </nav> <nav> <ul> <li> Part of <b>HPMG News</b> </li> </ul> </nav> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="popup-overlay"></div> <!-- ads_bottom_1x1 --> <div id="modulous_bottom_1x1" class="ad_spot"> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453js_/https://static.clmbtech.com/ase/9669/126/aa.js" type="text/javascript"></script><style> #ad_mid_article { float: none !important; } </style><script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453js_/http://tags.crwdcntrl.net/c/5232/cc_af.js"></script><script type="text/javascript"> try { // Make sure the adsDevilAd object exists before putting your function on it window.adsDevilAd=window.adsDevilAd||{}; adsDevilAd.adinfo=function(n,d,w,h){ // n will be the ad number, we assume the LB ad is #1. // NOTE: d=divName if you'd rather use that. And w,h are width and height respectively. if (window.adsDevilAd.ad[1].aolFormat == "Wallpaper") { window.floater.destroy(); jQuery('#badges_v2_1').css('display','none !important'); } } // end function } catch (e) {} </script> </div> <!--modulous footer --> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function(){ googletag.display('dfp_BTF_300'); }); </script> <!-- below_entry_recirc footer --> <script type="text/javascript"> if(typeof colombia == 'undefined') { var colombia = colombia || {}; colombia.fns = colombia.fns || []; (function() { var cads = document.createElement("script"); cads.async = true; cads.type = "text/javascript"; cads.src = "https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://static.clmbtech.com/ad/commons/js/colombia_v2.js"; var node = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; node.parentNode.insertBefore(cads, node); })(); } </script> <!-- /below_entry_recirc footer --> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function(){ googletag.display('dfp_OOP_INNOV1'); }); </script> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function(){ googletag.display('dfp_OOP_INNOV2'); }); </script> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function(){ googletag.display('dfp_OOP_INNOV3'); }); </script> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function(){ googletag.display('dfp_ATF_300'); }); </script> <script> // Restrict Most Popular title to 2 lines (function() { if (!window.jQuery) { return; } var $mpt = jQuery('.mp_title'); if ($mpt.length == 0) return; function numLines($elem) { lh = parseFloat($elem.css('line-height').replace('px', '')); return Math.round($elem.height()/lh); } for (i=0; i<10 && numLines($mpt)>2; i++) { $mpt.css('font-size', '-=1'); } })(); </script> <script> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> waitForGlobal("jQuery", function(){ var siw = jQuery("article .spot-im-recommendations-widget"); if (!siw.length) { siw = jQuery(".spot-im-recommendations-widget-placeholder"); if (siw.length) { siw.removeClass("spot-im-recommendations-widget-placeholder") .addClass("spot-im-recommendations-widget") .attr("data-spot-id", "sp_cfiP5HzG"); var scr = document.createElement("script"); scr.async = true; scr.type = "text/javascript"; scr.src = "https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/https://www.spot.im/embed/modules/launcher/bundle.js?module=recommendations"; var node = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; node.parentNode.insertBefore(scr, node); } } }); </script> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function(){ googletag.display('dfp_ATF_728'); }); </script> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function(){ googletag.display('dfp_BTF_728'); }); </script> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function(){ googletag.display('dfp_MID_300'); }); </script> <noscript> <h2>Using a mobile device? Go to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://m.huffingtonpost.in/">http://m.huffingtonpost.in/</a> for HuffPost Mobile.</h2> </noscript> <div id="mobile_promo"></div> <!-- START Nielsen Online SiteCensus V6.0 --> <!-- COPYRIGHT 2012 Nielsen Online --> <script type="text/javascript" src="//web.archive.org/web/20160818050453js_/http://secure-us.imrworldwide.com/v60.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> var pvar = { cid: "f2", content: "0", server: "secure-us" }; var trac = nol_t(pvar); trac.record().post(); </script> <noscript> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20160818050453im_/http://secure-us.imrworldwide.com/cgi-bin/m?ci=f2&cg=0&cc=1&ts=noscript" width="1" height="1" alt=""/> </noscript> <!-- END Nielsen Online SiteCensus V6.0 --> <!-- Begin comScore Tag --> <script type="text/javascript"> document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + (document.location.protocol == "https:" ? "https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/https://sb" : "http://b") + ".scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js' %3E%3C/script%3E")); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> var comscore_data = { c1:2, c2:null, c3:"", c4:"", c5:null, c6:"", c15:"", options: { url_append: "comscorekw=" } } COMSCORE.beacon(comscore_data); </script> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453im_/http://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=&c3=&c4=&c5=&c6=&c15=&cj=1"/> </noscript> <!-- End comScore Tag --> <!-- START Parse.ly --> <div id="parsely-root" style="display: none"> <div id="parsely-cfg" data-parsely-site="huffingtonpost.in"></div> </div> <script> (function(s, p, d) { var h=d.location.protocol, i=p+"-"+s, e=d.getElementById(i), r=d.getElementById(p+"-root"), u=h==="https:"?"d1z2jf7jlzjs58.cloudfront.net" :"static."+p+".com"; if (e) return; e = d.createElement(s); e.id = i; e.async = true; e.src = h+"//"+u+"/p.js"; r.appendChild(e); })("script", "parsely", document); </script> <!-- END Parse.ly --> <!-- Begin Quantcast Body Tag --> <script type="text/javascript"> _qevents.push({ qacct: "p-6fTutip1SMLM2", labels:"India" }); </script> <noscript> <div style="display: none;"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20160818050453im_/http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-6fTutip1SMLM2.gif?labels=India" style="display:none" height="1" width="1" alt="Quantcast"/> </div> </noscript> <!-- End Quantcast Body Tag --> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453js_/http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.huffingtonpost.in/assets-h30115bcaf12a8dc7cbb7a294298167cb/js/vendor.min.js?h=ce9d4f2bde56e131daa368451ebb3b05"></script> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453js_/http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.huffingtonpost.in/assets-h30115bcaf12a8dc7cbb7a294298167cb/js/scripts.min.js?h=a0de35b95d25dcbefec85fd165a129f9"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> var JST = {}; var HPPOST = HPPOST || {}; HPPOST.postTitle = "Could An Islamist-Separatist Alliance Be Brewing In Balochistan?"; HPPOST.postUrl = "//web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/smubashir-noor/could-an-islamist-separatist-alliance-be-brewing-in-balochistan/"; HPPOST.isWide = "false"; HPPOST.playListID = ""; HPPOST.playerID = "5738fc66e4b04144c42b4e24"; HPPOST.companyID = "56000e19e4b0e4e194b84b31"; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050453js_/http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.huffingtonpost.in/assets-h30115bcaf12a8dc7cbb7a294298167cb/js/build.min.js?h=e4e43fa0d09b1e35e8dfc0a9381bb6ea"></script> <script> Mobileweb.ads.slideshowLeft = "\x3Cdiv\x20id\x3D\x22dfp_SS_300\x22\x20class\x3D\x22dfp\x20clearfix\x22\x3E\x0D\x0A\x3Cscript\x3E\x0D\x0A\x0D\x0Avar\x20__dfpLog\x20\x3D\x20function\x28log\x29\x7B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20try\x20\x7B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20var\x20__t\x20\x3D\x20window.console\x20\x26\x26\x20window.console.log\x28log\x29\x3B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x7Dcatch\x28e\x29\x7B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x7D\x0D\x0A\x7D\x3B\x0D\x0A\x20\x0D\x0Agoogletag.cmd.push\x28function\x28\x29\x20\x7B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20var\x20div\x20\x3D\x20document.getElementById\x28\x27dfp_SS_300\x27\x29\x3B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20var\x20prefix\x20\x3D\x20window.dfpPrefixSlideshow\x3B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20var\x20slot\x20\x3D\x20\x0D\x0A\x20\x20googletag.defineSlot\x28prefix\x20\x2B\x20\x27_SS_300\x27,\x20window.dfpSizes\x5B\x27slideshow_300x250_req\x27\x5D,\x20\x27dfp_SS_300\x27\x29.addService\x28googletag.pubads\x28\x29\x29\x3B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20\x0D\x0A\x09\x0D\x0A\x20\x20var\x20loaded\x20\x3D\x20false\x3B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20var\x20reloadAdHandler\x20\x3D\x20function\x28jQuery\x29\x20\x7B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20jQuery\x28document\x29.on\x28\x27reloadAd\x27,\x20function\x28ev,\x20elem\x29\x20\x7B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20if\x20\x28\x21elem.contains\x28div\x29\x29\x20\x7B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20return\x3B\x20\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x7D\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20if\x20\x28loaded\x29\x20\x7B\x20\x20\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20googletag.pubads\x28\x29.refresh\x28\x5Bslot\x5D\x29\x3B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x7D\x20else\x20\x7B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20loaded\x20\x3D\x20true\x3B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x7D\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20\x7D\x29\x3B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x7D\x3B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x0D\x0A\x20\x20var\x20___expr\x20\x3D\x20window.jQuery\x20\x26\x26\x20reloadAdHandler\x28jQuery\x29\x20\x7C\x7C\x0D\x0A\x20\x20window.require\x20\x26\x26\x20require\x28\x5B\x27jquery\x27\x5D,\x20reloadAdHandler\x29\x3B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x0D\x0A\x20\x20if\x20\x28typeof\x20debugadcode\x20\x3D\x3D\x20\x27function\x27\x29\x20\x7B\x20debugadcode\x28\x27DFP\x27,\x20\x7Bplacement\x3A\x20\x27slideshow_300x250_req\x27,\x20slot\x3A\x20window.dfpPrefix\x20\x2B\x20\x27_SS_300\x27\x7D\x29\x3B\x20\x7D\x0D\x0A\x7D\x29\x3B\x0D\x0A\x0D\x0A\x0D\x0A\x09googletag.cmd.push\x28function\x28\x29\x7B\x20googletag.display\x28\x27dfp_SS_300\x27\x29\x3B\x20\x7D\x29\x3B\x0D\x0A\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x0D\x0A\x0D\x0A\x0D\x0A\x3C\x2Fscript\x3E\x0D\x0A\x3C\x2Fdiv\x3E\x0D\x0A"; Mobileweb.ads.slideshowTop = "\x3Cdiv\x20id\x3D\x22dfp_SS_728\x22\x20class\x3D\x22dfp\x20clearfix\x22\x3E\x0D\x0A\x3Cscript\x3E\x0D\x0A\x0D\x0Avar\x20__dfpLog\x20\x3D\x20function\x28log\x29\x7B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20try\x20\x7B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20var\x20__t\x20\x3D\x20window.console\x20\x26\x26\x20window.console.log\x28log\x29\x3B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x7Dcatch\x28e\x29\x7B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x7D\x0D\x0A\x7D\x3B\x0D\x0A\x20\x0D\x0Agoogletag.cmd.push\x28function\x28\x29\x20\x7B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20var\x20div\x20\x3D\x20document.getElementById\x28\x27dfp_SS_728\x27\x29\x3B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20var\x20prefix\x20\x3D\x20window.dfpPrefixSlideshow\x3B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20var\x20slot\x20\x3D\x20\x0D\x0A\x20\x20googletag.defineSlot\x28prefix\x20\x2B\x20\x27_SS_728\x27,\x20window.dfpSizes\x5B\x27slideshow_728x90_req\x27\x5D,\x20\x27dfp_SS_728\x27\x29.addService\x28googletag.pubads\x28\x29\x29\x3B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20\x0D\x0A\x09\x0D\x0A\x20\x20var\x20loaded\x20\x3D\x20false\x3B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20var\x20reloadAdHandler\x20\x3D\x20function\x28jQuery\x29\x20\x7B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20jQuery\x28document\x29.on\x28\x27reloadAd\x27,\x20function\x28ev,\x20elem\x29\x20\x7B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20if\x20\x28\x21elem.contains\x28div\x29\x29\x20\x7B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20return\x3B\x20\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x7D\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20if\x20\x28loaded\x29\x20\x7B\x20\x20\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20googletag.pubads\x28\x29.refresh\x28\x5Bslot\x5D\x29\x3B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x7D\x20else\x20\x7B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20loaded\x20\x3D\x20true\x3B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x7D\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20\x7D\x29\x3B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x7D\x3B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x0D\x0A\x20\x20var\x20___expr\x20\x3D\x20window.jQuery\x20\x26\x26\x20reloadAdHandler\x28jQuery\x29\x20\x7C\x7C\x0D\x0A\x20\x20window.require\x20\x26\x26\x20require\x28\x5B\x27jquery\x27\x5D,\x20reloadAdHandler\x29\x3B\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x0D\x0A\x20\x20if\x20\x28typeof\x20debugadcode\x20\x3D\x3D\x20\x27function\x27\x29\x20\x7B\x20debugadcode\x28\x27DFP\x27,\x20\x7Bplacement\x3A\x20\x27slideshow_728x90_req\x27,\x20slot\x3A\x20window.dfpPrefix\x20\x2B\x20\x27_SS_728\x27\x7D\x29\x3B\x20\x7D\x0D\x0A\x7D\x29\x3B\x0D\x0A\x0D\x0A\x0D\x0A\x09googletag.cmd.push\x28function\x28\x29\x7B\x20googletag.display\x28\x27dfp_SS_728\x27\x29\x3B\x20\x7D\x29\x3B\x0D\x0A\x0D\x0A\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x0D\x0A\x0D\x0A\x0D\x0A\x3C\x2Fscript\x3E\x0D\x0A\x3C\x2Fdiv\x3E\x0D\x0A"; Mobileweb.init(); </script> <script type="text/javascript">!function (t, e, n) { function a(t) { var a = e.createElement("script"); a.type = "text/javascript", a.async = !1, a.src = ("https:" === e.location.protocol ? "https" : "http") + ":" + n, (t || e.body || e.head).appendChild(a) } function o() { var t = e.getElementsByTagName("script"), n = t[t.length - 1]; return n.parentNode } var p = o(); t.spotId = "sp_cfiP5HzG", t.parentElement = p, a(p) }(window.SPOTIM = {features: {NEWSFEED: false}}, document, "//web.archive.org/web/20160818050453/http://www.spot.im/launcher/bundle.js"); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function () { var plids = [], mvts = []; $('.bN').each(function () { var beaconData = $(this).attr('data-beacon'); if (beaconData !== '') { beaconData = JSON.parse(beaconData); if (beaconData.p && beaconData.p.plid && beaconData.p.mvt) { plids.push(beaconData.p.plid); mvts.push(beaconData.p.mvt); } } }); if (mvts.length > 0) { bN.set('plids', plids.join(';'), true); bN.set('mvts', mvts.join(';'), true); bN.ping('mlt'); } }); </script> </body> </html> <!-- FILE ARCHIVED ON 05:04:53 Aug 18, 2016 AND RETRIEVED FROM THE INTERNET ARCHIVE ON 06:19:45 Nov 28, 2024. JAVASCRIPT APPENDED BY WAYBACK MACHINE, COPYRIGHT INTERNET ARCHIVE. ALL OTHER CONTENT MAY ALSO BE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT (17 U.S.C. SECTION 108(a)(3)). --> <!-- playback timings (ms): captures_list: 0.844 exclusion.robots: 0.038 exclusion.robots.policy: 0.023 esindex: 0.013 cdx.remote: 4.771 LoadShardBlock: 64.548 (3) PetaboxLoader3.datanode: 131.165 (4) load_resource: 205.221 PetaboxLoader3.resolve: 111.478 -->