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Imran Khan’s Links To Growing Extremism In Pakistan
The person primarily responsible for growing militancy in tribal areas is Imran Khan. He was calling for reconciliation with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) at a time when the militant group was brutally killing children. In 2018, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa even funded...
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