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    ISAS Briefs

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    445 : Terrorism in Balochistan: Shift towards Soft Targets?

    Anish Mishra

    31 August 2016

    A recent bomb blast in Quetta, capital city of Pakistan's Balochistan province, left over 70 dead and many others injured. It appears that the province's lawyers were on the radar of militant groups. This paper seeks to examine whether there is a shift under way towards soft targets.