Icarus
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But general kiyani was too much poltitical and during his tenure although we were recovering tribal areas but we were loosing urban areas ... soread of terrorism in Karachi was during his tenure ... so i dont give him credit ...
Gen Kiyani wasn't really political, he actually laid the foundation of the PA's non-political attitude that was then carried forward by Gen RH and Gen Bajwa. He was quite averse to politics. He was just quiet and that's what lead to some people thinking that he was perhaps conniving or plotting all the time.
As for the the rise of militancy in Karachi and urban centers as a whole. Yes that is true but that would have happened no matter who was at the helm because the military strength was entirely committed to FATA and LOC which meant that Police had to step up their internal security game in order to curb the elements fleeing from those areas along with IDPs.
In some places such as Peshawar and Lahore, the Police was able to meet the challenge and they performed really well. Karachi Police however found its hands full and the large number of no go areas did not help them either, thus resulting in a rise of militancy in the city. It was further compounded by the MQM's criminal syndicate as well which turned it into a quasi-ethnic conflict.
As soon as things settled down in FATA, the military and paramilitary moved to stabilize Balochistan and Karachi.