Islamic State – Pakistan Province
| Islamic State – Pakistan Province | |
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| Leaders |
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| Dates of operation | 2019–present |
| Split from |  Islamic State - Khorasan Province |
| Active regions | Pakistan (Punjab Province, Balochistan Province, Azad Kashmir), Iran (Sistan and Balochistan province) |
| Ideology | |
| Part of | Islamic State |
| Allies | Islamic State - Khorasan Province |
| Opponents |  Pakistan Afghanistan China India Iran Pakistani Taliban |
The Islamic State – Pakistan Province[a] (ISPP) is the Pakistani branch of the Islamic State.
History
[edit]In May 2019, the Islamic State announced the creation of Pakistan Province on Amaq News Agency. Prior to the creation of ISPP, the ISKP was in charge of Islamic State activities in all of Pakistan. ISKP is active in KPK, while ISPP is active in Pakistani provinces Punjab, Balochistan and Azad Kashmir, as well as Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran. It is a separate group from the unofficial ISJK faction. Shortly after its creation, ISPP killed a Pakistani policeman in Mastung and a TTP militant in Quetta.[1][2][3] ISPP also killed Shia Hazara refugees.[4][5] Immediately after the creation of ISPP, the Government of Punjab called for measures against ISPP.[6]
ISPP has claimed responsibility for the 2024 Sibi bombing and 2024 Balochistan bombings.[7]
On 15 April 2025, a bus carrying personnel from the Pakistani security forces was targeted with an improvised explosive device, resulting in the deaths of three soldiers and injuries to twenty others.[8] The Islamic State – Pakistan Province, a regional affiliate of the Islamic State, claimed responsibility for the attack.[9]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Arabic: الدولة الإسلامية – ولاية باكستان, romanized: ad-Dawlah al-Islāmīyah – Wilāyat Bākistan,
Urdu: اسلامی ریاست - پاکستان صوبہ, romanized: islami ryast - pakistan subah,
Punjabi: اسلامک سٹیٹ – پاکستان صوبہ, romanized: Isalāmika saṭēṭa - pākisatāna sūbā,
Pashto: اسلامي دولت – پاکستان ولایت, romanized: islami dawlat - pakistan wilayat
Balochi: ریاست اسلامی – استان پاکستان, romanized: ryásti islámi - estáni pákistán
See also
[edit]- Islamic State – Bengal Province, IS in Bangladesh
- Islamic State – Hind Province, IS in India
References
[edit]- ^ "داعش کا 'ہند صوبے' کے بعد 'پاکستان صوبے' کے قیام کا دعویٰ". www.urduvoa.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "کیا دولتِ اسلامیہ برصغیر میں قدم جما رہی ہے؟". BBC News اردو (in Urdu). Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "Islamic State Announces 'Pakistan Province' ". Voice of America. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
{{cite web}}: no-break space character in|title=at position 44 (help) - ^ "دولت اسلامیہ: نام نہاد 'پاکستان صوبے' کے نام سے پہلی ویڈیو جاری". BBC News اردو (in Urdu). 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "پاکستان نام نہاد دولت اسلامیہ کے اثر سے کیسے بچا رہا". BBC News اردو (in Urdu). 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "جمهور - داعش یک ولایت در پاکستان تاسیس کرد". خبرگزاری جمهور (in Persian). 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ "At least 30 dead in Balochistan explosions, day before Pakistan election". CNN. 2024-02-08. Archived from the original on 2024-02-08. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "Three personnel martyred, 20 hurt in Mastung blast". Dawn. April 16, 2025. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- ^ "Pakistan police bus bombing kills three". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-04-21.