Zahid Hussain comes on for an explosive episode of The Pakistan Experience on the history of militancy in Pakistan.

On this episode, Zahid Hussain talks about TTP 2.0, Afghanistan, Kashmir, the 1980s, Benazir Bhutto, Hamid Gul, Musharraf, Lal Masjid, Baloch Insurgency, 9th May and more.

Zahid Hussain is an awardwinning journalist and writer. He is a correspondent for The Times of London and The Wall Street Journal. He also has covered Pakistan and Afghanistan for several other international publications, including Newsweek, the Associated Press and The Economist.

Hussain has authored two books: Frontline Pakistan: The struggle with militant Islam (2007) and The scorpion’s Tail: The relentless rise of Islamic militants in Pakistan (2010). The books have won widespread acclaim as seminal texts on the subject.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:15 TTP 2.0, Militancy and Afghan Policy
8:30 History of Militant Policy in Pakistan and Kashmir
14:00 ISI and the 1980s
17:49 Pakistan as a Frontline State
20:30 Benazir Bhutto's policy on militancy and her assassination's
28:30 Musharraf and ZiaulHaq
34:30 Lal Masjid, State Patronage and Legacy
43:00 Musharraf, Bugti and Baloch Insurgency
56:30 State Policy, Doctrines and 9th May
1:05:32 Audience Questions