Pakistani internal security (catch all)

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An article from RFERL which starts with:

A yearlong string of targeted assassinations in western Pakistan’s North Waziristan region has prompted mass protests and accusations that the country’s powerful military is failing to prevent the return of the Taliban militants. Tribal leaders, activists, and politicians from the region are asking why the security forces are failing to protect people after claiming to have cleansed the region of Taliban and their Al-Qaeda and Central Asian militant allies.

Link:https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/pakista.../29905082.html

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A long BBC News report that opens with:

Tens of thousands of people have been killed in Pakistan's long battle with militants as part of the post-9/11 "war on terror". Evidence of murder and torture by soldiers and insurgents is emerging only now. The BBC has gained rare access to some of the victims.

Link:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-48139648

Hardly a Pakistani state "hearts & minds" approach to countering militancy. So in this case the promises made by Imran Khan were just that promises:

There was no response to BBC requests for comment from the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan, even though Mr Khan raised the issue of rights abuses in the tribal areas when he was an opposition politician.