While the analysis seems compelling, it is important to understand that Pakistans Afghanistan and Kashmir policy will continue to fuelled by these jehadis. And as much as Pakistan cries itself hoarse about the issue, it will continue to leverage them. This is akin to having a blood hound at your service, while they seem fierce to the outside world the owner is actually quite secure and he can actually blame it on the blood hound whenever things go wrong for him. Lets face it Pakistan is already an islamised society and Islamic radicalism is inbuilt in the society, so what if some poster boys can actually execute Pakistans designs in Afghanistan and Kashmir, which it cannot in the post 9/11 scenario. As the author himself says these forces do not represent any threat to Pakistans integrity, the real danger, as in the case of Baluchistan will come when the Pak Pashtuns join forces with their Afghan counterparts to stake their claim for a Pashtunistan. One thing is certain that Pakistan will only suffer when there is a stable India and Afghanistan encircling it. So long as Afghanistan continues to simmer through these jihadis, Pakistan will continue to be geopolitically important
