Islamic State – Pakistan Province
{{Short description|Pakistani branch of the Islamic State}}
{{infobox war faction
| name = Islamic State – Pakistan Province
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| image = Islamic State – Pakistan Wilayah.svg{{!}}class=skin-invert
| leaders = *Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (2014–2019){{KIA}} {{small|(Leader of IS)}}
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (2019–2022){{KIA}} {{small|(Leader of IS)}}
Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (February 2022–October 2022){{KIA}} {{small|(Leader of IS)}}
Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi (2022–2023){{KIA}} {{small|(Leader of IS)}}
Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (2023–present) {{small|(Leader of IS)}}
| active = 2019–present
| split = {{Flag|Islamic State}} - Khorasan Province
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| area = Pakistan (Punjab Province, Balochistan Province, Azad Kashmir), Iran (Sistan and Balochistan province)
| ideology = {{Collapsible list|title={{nobold|Islamic Statism}}|
Anti-Barelvi
Anti-Deobandi
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| partof = {{Flag|Islamic State}}
| allies = {{Flag|Islamic State}} - Khorasan Province
| opponents = {{flag|Pakistan}}
{{flag|Afghanistan}}
{{flag|China}}
{{flag|India}}
{{flag|Iran}}
{{flagicon image|Flag of Tehrik-i-Taliban.svg}} Pakistani Taliban
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The Islamic State – Pakistan Province{{efn|{{langx|ar|الدولة الإسلامية – ولاية باكستان| ad-Dawlah al-Islāmīyah – Wilāyat Bākistan}},
{{Langx|ur|اسلامی ریاست - پاکستان صوبہ|translit=islami ryast - pakistan subah}},
{{Langx|pa|اسلامک سٹیٹ – پاکستان صوبہ|translit=Isalāmika saṭēṭa - pākisatāna sūbā}},
{{Langx|ps|اسلامي دولت – پاکستان ولایت|translit=islami dawlat - pakistan wilayat}}
{{Langx|bal|ریاست اسلامی – استان پاکستان|translit=ryásti islámi - estáni pákistán}}}} (ISPP) is the Pakistani branch of the Islamic State.
History
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.{{Cite web |title=داعش کا 'ہند صوبے' کے بعد 'پاکستان صوبے' کے قیام کا دعویٰ |url=https://www.urduvoa.com/a/islamic-state-announces-pakistan-province/4920183.html |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=www.urduvoa.com}}{{Cite news |title=کیا دولتِ اسلامیہ برصغیر میں قدم جما رہی ہے؟ |url=https://www.bbc.com/urdu/regional-48277522 |access-date=2024-06-17 |work=BBC News اردو |language=ur}}{{Cite web |title=Islamic State Announces 'Pakistan Province' |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/islamic-state-announces-pakistan-province/4918903.html |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Voice of America}} ISPP also killed Shia Hazara refugees.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-23 |title=دولت اسلامیہ: نام نہاد 'پاکستان صوبے' کے نام سے پہلی ویڈیو جاری |url=https://www.bbc.com/urdu/regional-56491548 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=BBC News اردو |language=ur}}{{Cite web |date=2021-01-15 |title=پاکستان نام نہاد دولت اسلامیہ کے اثر سے کیسے بچا رہا |url=https://www.bbc.com/urdu/pakistan-55667403 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=BBC News اردو |language=ur}} Immediately after the creation of ISPP, the Government of Punjab called for measures against ISPP.{{Cite web |last= |date=2019-05-18 |title=جمهور - داعش یک ولایت در پاکستان تاسیس کرد |url=https://www.jomhornews.com/fa/news/116526/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=خبرگزاری جمهور |language=fa}}
ISPP has claimed responsibility for the 2024 Sibi bombing and 2024 Balochistan bombings.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-08 |title=At least 30 dead in Balochistan explosions, day before Pakistan election |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/07/asia/balochistan-explosions-pakistan-election-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=2024-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208020715/https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/07/asia/balochistan-explosions-pakistan-election-intl/index.html |url-status=live }}
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.{{Cite news |date=April 16, 2025 |title=Three personnel martyred, 20 hurt in Mastung blast |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1904493/three-personnel-martyred-20-hurt-in-mastung-blast |access-date=April 22, 2025 |publisher=Dawn |language=en}} The Islamic State – Pakistan Province, a regional affiliate of the Islamic State, claimed responsibility for the attack.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan police bus bombing kills three |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/4/15/pakistan-police-bus-bombing-kills-three |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}
Notes
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See also
- Islamic State – Bengal Province, IS in Bangladesh
- Islamic State – Hind Province, IS in India
References
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Category:Factions of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Category:Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant by country
Category:Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and Pakistan