Islamic State – Pakistan Province

Islamic State – Pakistan Province
Leaders	Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (2014–2019) † (Leader of ISIL) Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (2019–2022) † (Leader of ISIL) Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (February 2022–October 2022) † (Leader of ISIL) Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi (2022–2023) † (Leader of ISIL) Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (2023–present) (Leader of ISIL)
Dates of operation	2019–present
Active regions	Punjab Province, Balochistan Province, Azad Kashmir
Ideology	Islamic Statism Sunni Islamism Pan-Islamism Islamic extremism Islamic Fundamentalism Qutbism Salafism Salafist Jihadism Anti-Barelvi Anti-Deobandi Anti-Sikh sentiment Anti-Hindu sentiment Anti-Zionism Antisemitism Anti-Christian sentiment Anti-Shi'ism
Part of	Islamic State
Allies	Islamic State – Khorasan Province
Opponents	Pakistan Pakistani Taliban

The Islamic State – Pakistan Province^[a] (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.^[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]

Notes

1. 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

• Islamic State – Bengal Province, IS in Bangladesh
• Islamic State – Hind Province, IS in India

References

1. "داعش کا 'ہند صوبے' کے بعد 'پاکستان صوبے' کے قیام کا دعویٰ". www.urduvoa.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
2. "کیا دولتِ اسلامیہ برصغیر میں قدم جما رہی ہے؟". BBC News اردو (in Urdu). Retrieved 2024-06-17.
3. "Islamic State Announces 'Pakistan Province'". www.voanews.com. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
4. "دولت اسلامیہ: نام نہاد 'پاکستان صوبے' کے نام سے پہلی ویڈیو جاری". BBC News اردو (in Urdu). 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
5. "پاکستان نام نہاد دولت اسلامیہ کے اثر سے کیسے بچا رہا". BBC News اردو (in Urdu). 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
6. "جمهور - داعش یک ولایت در پاکستان تاسیس کرد". خبرگزاری جمهور (in Persian). 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
7. "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.